背诵为王 第 三 册 第 07 课

Lesson7 Universities¹
Nearly² half of all Americans go on to college³ when they graduate⁴ from highschools. Some colleges⁵ are small, with only a few⁶ hundred students, but someof the big state⁷ universities are huge⁸, with up to 60,000 students. Thereare more than 2,600 universities in the USA, and nearly all colleges haveboth men and women students.
You can study many interesting subjects at college, in short or longcourses, but if you want to get a degree¹⁰, you have to study for at leastfour years. Classes start in September and go on to early June with a breakin the middle.
In Britain¹², you can get a degree at university¹³, or in some of the manycolleges of further¹⁴ education¹⁵. There are 42 universities in Britain. Thereare also many colleges in Britain that teach English as¹¹ a foreign¹⁶ language¹⁷.
Some have short courses⁹ (a few weeks or months), and some have one- or two-year courses.
University classes start in September and go on until¹⁸ mid-June with twobreaks, one at Christmas, and one at Easter¹⁹. Most degrees²⁰ take three years,but some take four.

大学
接近一半的美国中学毕业生到大学继续求学。一些小的学院仅有几百个学生，但一些大的州立大学着实很大，学生多达六万。美国有两千六百多所大学，且几乎所有大学男女生兼收。
在大学你能学习很多有意思的课程，时间可长可短，但如果你想拿学位的话，至少要花四年时间。大学九月开学，持续到下年六月初，中间有一段假期。
在英国，你可从大学或为数众多的继续教育学院获得学位。英国有四十二所大学。有许多大学把英语作为一门外语教授。有些大学有短期课程（几星期或几个月），另有一些大学有一到两年的课程。
大学从九月到次年六月中旬授课，圣诞节和复活节放假。大多数学位要求三年学习时间，有些要求四年。

1 universities   

n.大学( university的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities. 她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

3 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

4 graduate   

v.毕业；(在表、计、尺上)刻[分]度，定等级，分级；n.毕业生

参考例句：

• We shall graduate in the middle of next year.到明年的年中，我们就该毕业了。
• He was a college graduate.他是个大学毕业生。

5 colleges   

n.大学( college的名词复数 )；（英国）学院；学会；（尤指必须交费的）中学

参考例句：

• four major colleges of surgery, viz. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin 四所主要的外科学院，即伦敦、格拉斯哥、爱丁堡和都柏林
• Many colleges now have wired dormitories. 现在许多大学的学生宿舍已经联网。

6 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

7 state   

n.州，国，情形；adj.国家的，州的，正式的；vt.说，陈述，声明，规定

参考例句：

• I'm worried about her state of health.我担心她的身体状况。
• Each state of the United States has a capital.美国每一个州都有一个首府。

8 huge   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
• His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。

9 courses   

n.课程，路线；前进( course的名词复数 )；进程；课程；方针

参考例句：

• Certain courses are compulsory, others are optional. 某些课程是必修的，其他是选修的。
• All main courses come with salad or vegetables. 所有主菜都配有色拉或蔬菜。

10 degree   

n.学位，等级，程度，度数

参考例句：

• I got my degree last year.我去年获得学位了。
• Do you know the degree of the round angle?你知道周角的度数吗？

11 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

12 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

13 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

14 further   

adv.（在时间或空间上）距离更大地；更远地

参考例句：

• Have you had any further news?你有进一步的消息吗？
• We will help you further.我们会进一步帮助你的。

15 education   

n.教育；培养

参考例句：

• He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
• We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。

16 foreign   

adj.外国的；在外国的；来自外国的

参考例句：

• Are you interested in foreign languages? 你对外语感兴趣吗？
• To welcome our foreign friends. 欢迎我们的外国朋友。

17 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

18 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

19 Easter   

n.复活节

参考例句：

• We've spent our Easter holidays pleasantly.我们的复活节假期过得很愉快。
• They always go to church at Easter.他们在复活节时总是去教堂。

20 degrees   

n.度( degree的名词复数 )；程度；学位；（组织损伤的）深度

参考例句：

• It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius. 晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
• a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40摄氏度的温度