新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 2-9

MODEL3   Publish or perish
Script
Chris:          Tell us, Professor Grant, What are your primary duties as a professor?
Professor Grant: Well, I do a lot of research and writing. It’s rough being an associate professor. It’s publish or perish.
Chris:          So you spent a lot of time in your office?
Professor Grant: Yes, but I also have to prepare class motes¹, give lectures, hold office hours. Teaching is an important part of being a professor.
Chris:           With all those responsibilities, you must make a lot of money.
Professor Grant: I wish. Actually, I spend a lot of tome applying foe² grants to fund my research. Then I can offer assistantships and scholarships to the worthy³ graduate.
Chris:         I see why they call you “the boss”. But being a professor sounds pretty competitive.
Professor Grant: Actually, I think you were in one of my classes…
Chris:          Um….I think you’re mistaken, Professor Grant!
Professor Grant: No, I remember very clearly now! You owe me an essay!
Chris:         Sorry, I have too much work to do for the Student Union Newsletter, and I have to work two jobs to pay for school.
Professor Grant: So you get an F in this course.

1 motes   

n.尘埃( mote的名词复数 )；斑点

参考例句：

• In those warm beams the motes kept dancing up and down. 只见温暖的光芒里面，微细的灰尘在上下飞扬。 来自辞典例句
• So I decided to take lots of grammar motes in every class. 因此我决定每堂课多做些语法笔记。 来自互联网

2 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。