每日一句口语 185

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Last month, during an education forum¹, Huang Guitian,

assistant to the president of Peking University, called

for a halt to low-end internships, lambasting them as

"monotonous² and meaningless, adversely³ affecting students'

academic performance."

上个月，北京大学校长助理黄贵田在一个教育论坛上呼吁抵制

低端实习，痛批这些工作“单调乏味且毫无意义，还会对学生

学业造成不利影响。”

【Vocabulary】

1. forum：讨论会；论坛

Example:This is a forum for education and technology.这是一个有关教育和技术的讨论会。

2. halt：停止；中止；暂停

Example:He tried to bring that debate to a halt.他试图使这场辩论停止。

3. lambaste：痛打；痛骂

4. monotonous：单调的

Example:The preacher's monotonous voice put me to sleep.传教士单调的声音催我入眠。

5. adversely：不利地；有害地；逆向地

Example:This adversely affects water movement, permeability, and aeration⁴.

这对水分移动,渗透度及通气性有不利影响。

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 monotonous   

adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的

参考例句：

• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
• His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。

3 adversely   

ad.有害地

参考例句：

• We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
• Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。

4 aeration   

n. 通气，充气

参考例句：

• Theoretically sludge yield is nil for the extended aeration process. 对延时曝气法而言，理论上污泥生成量应为零。
• Roots must have good aeration in order to function properly. 为了根系机能正常活动，必须有个良好的通气条件。