※ cheat sheet (学生考试时作弊用的)夹带
The instructor caught one of the students in our class using a cheat sheet and flunked him.
监考官在我们班当场抓住了夹带纸条作弊的学生,并给了他一个不及格。
※ co-ed (男女同校的学习,尤指大学)女生
Today’s co-ed wears stylish clothes.
现在的女学生穿着时髦。
※ cow college 农学院
Mark wanted to go to a big college in New York city rather than a cow college.
马克想进纽约市的一所规模较大的大学,而不想进农学院。
※ cram (尤指为了应付考试而)用功学习
I have a test tomorrow and I have to cram
我明天有个考试,所以现在得赶快突击一下。
※ crib 作弊
This answer must be a crib, it’s exactly the same as David’s.
这个答案可能是抄来的,跟戴维的一模一样。
※ cut class 故意旷课
Martin decided to cut class and spent the whole morning playing games at home.
马丁决定不去上课了,他整个上午都泡在家里玩游戏。
※ distance learning 远程教育(指利用高科技的传媒工具,如电视、电脑、传真等,使住在远方的学生也能接受教育)
Our university offered distance learning last year.
去年本校设有远程教育的课程。
※ dorm 寄宿宿舍,(特指)大学生宿舍
Shirley and Vicki live in the same dorm.
雪莉和维基住在同一个宿舍。
※ drop out 退学
George got a scholarship to Harvard but droped out half a year later.
乔治获得了哈佛大学的奖学金,但半年以后就退学了。
※ egg head 高级知识分子,学者,书呆子
Professor Pyle is a real egg head. He seems to live in the library.
派尔教授真是个书呆子,他好像住在图书馆了。
※ flunk out (因功课不及格)被开除
Sam flunked out of school and had to find a job.
萨姆因不及格而退学了,他不得不找个工作干。
※ frat house 男生公寓
There are several frat houses around the campus.
校园里有几栋男生公寓。
※ goof off 消磨时光
Instead of studying, Susan is always goofing off, staring out the window and thinking about boys.
苏珊不学习,一天到晚总是无所事事地盯着窗外,想着男朋友。
※ goose egg 零,(比赛、考试等得的)零分
Mark got a goose egg in the examination yesterday.
马克昨天考试得了一个零蛋。
※ ivy league university 名牌大学
Harvard has always been considered an ivy league university.
哈佛大学一直被公认为名牌大学。
※ jerkwater school 偏僻、贫穷或教学设施落后的学校
There are quite a few jerkwater schools in that region.
在那个地区还有几所教学设施落后的学校。
※ mickey mouse course 简单易学的课程
This semester I’m just taking a couple of mickey mouse courses.
这个学期我打算选两门简单的课程。
※ non-graded school 不分年级、依学生的能力可以跳级的学校
A non-graded school could be more appropriate for the bright students.
对聪明的学生来说,没有班级层次区别的学校也许更合适。
※ pop quiz 突然袭击式的测试或考试
Professor Pyle gave his class a pop quiz to see if they were reading their assignments.
为了看看学生是否做作业了,派尔教授突然给他们来了个小考。
※ prep school 预科学校,(通常指收费昂贵的贵族式)私立中学
The rich kids in the neighborhood went away to prep school.
※ prelim (指学期中所进行的)笔试,测验
Gary was sick and didn’t pass the prelim.
加里病了,结果测验不及格。
※ rack one’s brains 绞尽脑汁,试图解决难题
I racked my brains trying to solve that physics problem.
我绞尽脑汁地想解出那道物理难题。
※ rap session 小组讨论,座谈会,研讨会
Professor Pyle’s course is just one big rap session. He doesn’t lecture on anything.
派尔教授的课简直就是一个大型座谈会,他自己什么都不讲。