本周我们继续来学习与校园生活相关的词汇。
1. qualification /ˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n/
n. 资格证;合格证;
e.g. He is studying for his teaching qualification.
e.g. Too many children leave school without any educational qualifications.
剑雅13-4-1:Alex did not have a qualification from school in ______.
原文:I did not do well in my exams at school and I was really worried about because I failed math.
本题中: Fail= do not have a qualification.
v. qualify 使…获得资格;取得权力;
搭配:qualify for
e.g. Town residents qualify for a discount on the tickets.
e.g. To qualify for maternity leave you must have worked for the same employer for two years.
补充:maternity leave 产假
2. enroll /in'rəul/
v. (使)加入;登记;注册
常见搭配:enroll in
e.g. He has enrolled himself in advanced English.
e.g. I remember my first day at the registrar when I needed to enroll in my classes.
补充:advanced English 高 级课程
Registrar:登记处
v. 招生;招收(新成员);
e.g. They enrolled several volunteers for the study.
e.g. The college enrolls about 25,000 students.
n. enrollment 注册,入学等的人数
e.g. school enrollment 入学注册
e.g. University enrollments had risen by 50 per cent.
3. intermediate /ˌɪntə'miːdɪət/
adj. 中等程度的;中级的;
常见搭配:intermediate course, level, phase, stage
e.g. We can teach dancers up to intermediate level here.
e.g. The website is intended for intermediate and advanced French-language students and teachers.
补充:advanced course 高 级课程
Primary/ introductory course 初级课程
剑雅5-4-1:general level of English:_______________.
原文:What is your level of English?
Good, I think. I would like to say advanced, but my written work in below my level of spoken. So it is intermediate.
答案:intermediate
4. transfer /træns'fɜː/
v. 转学
搭配:transfer from …to ..
e.g. She transferred from another high school last year.
e.g. Lucas will transfer to secondary school this year.
n.转校生
e.g. The school accepts only a few transfers each year.
e.g. She's a transfer from the junior college.
补充:junior college 两年制专科学校;大专