托福词汇精111期.docx

1、托福词汇精111期Vocational education/trainingn.职业教育interactvi.相互作用schoolingn.学校教育Curriculum/ curriculan.课程psychologicaladj.心理上的Participation/involvementn.参与distractionn.注意力分散；扰乱memorizevt.记忆acquireV获得Teacher-centeredadj.以老师为中心Student-centeredadj.以学生为中心Be proficient in在方面熟练（擅长）role modeln.行为榜样peern.同龄人overp

2、rotectiveadj.过分保护的Motivationn.积极性frustrationn.挫折parentingn.父母对子女的教育Critical thinking abilities批判性思维的能力Awareness of知道Creative/original有创造力的Well-acquainted with就是be proficient inPerform well表现优异Lay a solid foundation for奠定了坚实的基础Self-esteemn.自尊；自负；自大dignityn.尊严；高贵evaluationn.评价masteryn.掌握，精通，优势二Assignm

3、entn.作业（注意homework不可数，而assignment是可数名词）Electiven.选修课(必修课可以是compulsory courses, required courses)Creditn.在教育类话题中当然是指学分Children and youth这两词在美国书面语里有时会连在一起写，后面这个词一般是作为总称所以不要加复数，旨意年龄段非常具体，就是“青少年”Adolescentn.青少年adj.青春期的Teaching/pedagogical methodology教学法Adapt to sth./adjust oneself to sth./become accusto

4、med to sth适应Adaptabilityn.适应能力ApplyV应用（n.application）Segregate students把学生分开教育Team spirit团队精神Think independently独立思考Learn things through understanding在理解的基础上学习Students feedback/ students input学生的反馈Students appraise/ evaluate their teachers performance学生评价老师的教学Generalistn.通才Specialistn.专才Well-rounded

5、/ versatileAdj.全面发展的Contribute to societal well-being(or welfare)为社会健康发展做贡献Humanitiesn.人文科学Social science社会科学artsn.艺术Liberal studies/artsn.文科总称sciencesn.理科Engineeringn.工科Basic sciences基础科学Applied sciences应用科学Disciplinen.学科；纪律vt.管教Self-disciplinen.自制力三 Curiosityn.好奇心eliten.精英Test-oriented educationn.

6、应试教育（请注意-oriented是个挺常用的合成单词方法，意思是“以为导向的”如market-oriented economy）imaginativeAdj.富于想象力的Indulge in相当于addicted to沉迷于Thought-provokingAdj.发人深思的ignorantAdj.无知的illiteraten.文盲adj.文盲的preschoolern.学龄前儿童literacyn.对文字技能的掌握numeracyn.对数学知识的掌握Go astray误入歧途refreshingAdj.给人新鲜感的upliftingAdj.令人振奋的motivatingAdj.给人动力的S

7、ingle-parent familyn.单亲家庭minorsn.未成年人spoilVt.溺爱Juvenile delinquency/youth crime青少年犯罪bullyVt.欺负truancyn.逃学口语里是cut class or skipschoolenlightening很有启发的Formative years成型的阶段botanyn.植物学astronomyn.天文学Cultivate/foster/nurtureVt.培养Promote the students physical促进学生身心发展Psychological soundness/well-being/welfa

8、re心理健康Give the students motivation to do sth.给学生以动力motivate the students to do sth.Impart/inculcate knowledge传授知识Instill high moral values灌输高尚的道德观（这里value复数指价值观）Give the students inspiration给学生以灵感Students grasp/command of what has been taught学生对老师所教知识的掌握Employable/marketable skills就业技能Force-feed the

9、 students填鸭式教法教学生Ok, thats it! Remember practice makes 四Students should not be treated as passivereceptacles of predigested ideas学生不应该只是被动接受知识的容器Learn things by rote死记硬背Memorize for memorizations own sake为了记忆而记忆A sense of obligation/duty/responsibility责任感Memorize equations, formulas, theorems and la

10、ws记忆方程式、公式、定理、定律Follow sth. Blindly/ fullow sth.indiscriminately盲从Extinguish/ stifle/ constrain creativity限制创造力的发展Dampen/ sap the students enthusiasm打击学生的积极性（frustrate the students）Beget/ create undue pressure产生不必要的压力Mold ones character塑造某人的性格Adverse circumstances/adversityn.逆境Encourage the students

11、 to think critically鼓励学生用辩证的眼光看问题Extra-curricular activities课外活动A school is society in miniature学校是社会的缩影Indiscipline/ misbehavior/ mischiefn.不遵守纪律Disruptive students/ unruly students违反纪律的学生Theoretical knowledge理论知识bilingualAdj.双语的naggingAdj.絮絮叨叨的，形容嘴碎的人stimulatingAdj.有趣的（可代替interesting在教育类文章中）cognit

12、iveAdj.认知的guardiann.监护人valedictoriann.指中学毕业典礼上要做演讲的人Graduate summa cum lauden.大学毕业成绩最拔尖illuminateVt.本意是照亮，这里作阐明,解释清楚之意autonomyn.自我管理edificationn.启迪syllabusn.教学大纲五State-of-the-artAdj.指非常先进的Cutting-edgeAdj.尖端的revolutionizeVt.彻底变革automatedAdj.自动化的mechanizedAdj.机械化的Computer-generatedAdj.电脑生成的Assembly li

13、ne组装线Mass-production大规模生产Cost-effective/economicalAdj.省钱的transformVt.深刻改变breakthroughn.突破Break boundaries打破（传统的）界限Endless possibilities无限的可能advancev.&n.发展（名词形式也可作advancement）Information overload信息过剩Information explosion信息爆炸Self-sufficiencyn.自给自足The virtual world虚拟世界Be detached from reality脱离现实we

14、bcamn.电脑的摄像头inconceivableAdj.不可想象的telecommunicationsn.远程通讯productiveAdj.高生产率的（名词productivity也很常用）automationn.自动化availableAdj.可利用的novelAdj.新颖的durableAdj.耐用的User-friendlyAdj.对用户友好的，方便使用的ConventionalAdj.常规的Enhance=boostVt.增进，提高Speed up/accelerate加速（如the pace/tempo of life生活节奏）ManufactureVt.生产，制造Standar

15、dizedAdj.标准化的Printing press印刷机Telegraphn.电报Surgeryn.外科手术AdoptVt.采用Telecommutingn.在家远程上班Online banking网络银行（业务）六Augment/enhance/boost efficiencyAdj.指非常先进的Augment/enhance/boost productivityAdj.尖端的Labor-saving machineryVt.彻底变革Labor-replacing machineryAdj.自动化的automationAdj.机械化的biotechnologyAdj.电脑生成的clone

16、组装线telecommunication大规模生产Space exploration/space probeAdj.省钱的Ones genetic makeup/ones DNA programmingVt.深刻改变innovationsn.突破ingenious打破（传统的）界限At a staggering rate无限的可能Ultra-lightweightv.&n.发展（名词形式也可作advancement）Ultra-thin信息过剩portable信息爆炸antennan.自给自足Organ transplant虚拟世界pacemaker脱离现实transactionsn.

17、电脑的摄像头Manned landing on the moonAdj.不可想象的Manned spacecraftn.远程通讯Telecommunications satelliteAdj.高生产率的（名词productivity也很常用）Weather satellite/meteorological satelliten.自动化Launch padAdj.可利用的The Hubble Space TelescopeAdj.新颖的Bulletproof vestAdj.耐用的Cutting-edge technologyAdj.对用户友好的，方便使用的Information explosi

18、on(or overload)Adj.常规的The information age(or era)Vt.增进，提高The proliferation of the Internet/the extensive use of the Internet/ the widespread use of the Internet加速（如the pace/tempo of life生活节奏）Technological innovations/ inventions/ advances/ progressionsVt.生产，制造七curiosityn.好奇心Dependable/trustworthyAdj

19、.可靠的coveragen.报道（动词是cover）Make headlines成为头条新闻newsworthyAdj.有新闻价值的informativeAdj.信息量大的entertainingAdj.娱乐性强的commodityN商品commercializedAdj.商业化的privacyn.隐私ratingsn.收视率Go viral指某种事物在互联网、媒体或者公众中快速传开overratedAdj.评价过高的journalistsn.记者The press新闻界（写作文的时候常用这个词）groupiesn.（多指女孩子）追星族teenyboppern.追星族icon跟idol不同，有

20、点文化象征的意思Make a splash指演员在影视作品或者广告中突然成功clarifyVt.澄清censorshipn.审查Blow things out of proportion夸大事实（这个短语在美国描述媒体时常用）八我们的口号是：词汇是提高听力阅读的唯一途径！准备好了吗？Lets start!(o)/entirely cut off from the outside world完全与世隔绝swayvt.媒体影响公众意见经常会用sway然后后面再加宾语commercialn.电视、收音机或者互联网上的广告flyern.就是那种小传单广告billboardn.大幅广告牌（当然也是音乐排

21、行榜的名字）postern.海报tabloidn.这个跟中文的“小报儿”意思一模一样，还有个更形象的说法叫supermarket tabloidsquiz show有奖竞猜节目reality show真人秀sitcomn.情景喜剧soap opera肥皂剧variety show综艺节目current affairs时事the print media印刷媒体the electronic media电子媒体news outlets报道新闻的机构be awash with/be inundated with/be saturated with sth.充斥着.censorv.审查delete/el

22、iminate/excisev.删除excessive/gratuitous violent and pornographic contents过多的暴力与色情内容misleading/misrepresented/distortedadj.有误导性的fraudulentadj.诈骗性的false/bogusadj.虚假的report sth. in graphic detail报道非常详尽的细节exaggerate things/sensationalize things/blow things out of all proportions夸大事件objective and balanced

23、公正客观的expose/revealv.揭露violate (or intrude on/infringe on) someones privacy侵犯隐私九我们的口号是：词汇是提高听力阅读的唯一途径！准备好了吗？Lets start!(o)/tarnish (or sully/smear/besmirch) ones reputation毁坏某人的名誉paparazzi (paparazzi 是复数名词）n.狗仔队celebrities (pl.),a celebrity名人scandalsn.丑闻cover up/gloss over/whitewashv.掩盖objectiveadj.客

24、观的biasedadj.不客观的 （形容词为skewed/unobjective)factual accounts如实的描述reliableadj.可信的（形容词为trustworthy/dependable）up-to-date/up-to-the-minute及时的code of ethics/code of conduct道德准则scrutinizevt.监督ubiquitous/prevalentadj.形容词“无处不在的”absurd/ludicrousadj.荒唐的，可笑的（不是funny,而是ridiculous)high-profile/low-profileadj.高调的/低

25、调的exclusive news独家新闻the glitz and glamor（明星的）光环glamorousadj.魅力四射的in the spotlight/in the limelight处在公众注意力的焦点media hype这个完全就等于中文的“媒体炒作”gossipn.传闻（Gossip Girl 的粉丝请举手！）fabricatedadj.捏造十determinationn.决心（determined adj.有决心的）motton.座右铭a household name家喻户晓的名字，比如芙蓉姐姐或者Amber Lee Ettinger(Obama Girl)establis

26、hedadj.形容人时不是“建立的”，而是“有一定成就的”：an established painter.反义表达是：sb. is a flash in the pan意思是说某个名人只是“昙花一现”gloriousadj.辉煌的，名词为glorydespairn.&vi.绝望adaptableadj.适应能力强的famen.名望（经常连用：fame and wealth)prestigen.(很高的）声望reputationn.名声（其实不见得只是好名声，完全也可以说a bad reputation）misfortunen.不幸probabilityn.概率disabledadj.残

27、疾的（名词：disability.注意在美国因为politically correct 的问题一般不鼓励用handicapped 形容残疾人）succeed in sth.在某方面成功attituden.态度tenacity/perseverancen.毅力（前者的形容词是tenacious,后者的动词是persevere）a proven and straightforward way to do sth.一种直接而且被证明有效的去除.的方法commitment/undertaking/endeavorn.努力去做的事情go-getter很有本事极容易成功的那种人，多数时候是褒义词highl

28、y-sought-afteradj.很多人都希望得到的， covetedadversity/hardshipn.逆境（第一个词的形容词是adverse）have a yearning/longing/craving for sth.很渴望得到.十一我们的口号是：词汇是提高听力阅读的唯一途径！准备好了吗？Lets start!(o)/a proven and straightforward way to do sth.一种直接而且被证明有效的去除.的方法commitment/undertaking/endeavorn.努力去做的事情go-getter很有本事极容易成功的那种人，多数时候是褒义词highly-sought-afteradj.很多人都希望得到的， covetedadversity/hardshipn.逆境（第一个词的形容词是adverse）have a yearning/longing/craving for sth.很渴望得到.upward mobility这个词组是美国社会一直引以为傲的概念，如果真的深入谈能写本书。但用最简练的解释就是：个人通过自身努力活得更高社会地位的可能性。比如Bill Clinton出身单亲家庭，又是在美国各州中经济地位倒数第三的Arkansas长大（Mississippi一直稳居倒数第一），他肯定算是美国upward mobility的最有