情景会话口袋书人际篇73:升学(1)

 　　1. Passing the college entrance exam means being admitted into universities.

　　通过了高考意味着被大学录取。

　　还能这样说：

　　The college entrance exam is a pass to go to universities.

　　You can go to universities if you can pass the college entrance exams.

　　应用解析：

　　an admitted liar¹ 直认不讳的说谎者；

　　admittedly （常用于句首）无可否认地，诚然；

　　be admitted to sb.'s presence 获准见……

　　2. He came in the first place in this year's college entrance exam.

　　他是今年的高考状元。

　　还能这样说：

　　His name headed the list in the entrance exam.

　　He was number one in this year's college entrance exams.

　　谚语：

　　The first step is the hardest.

　　万事开头难。

　　3. She took the entrance exam but failed.

　　她参加了入学考试但未被录取。

　　还能这样说：

　　She took the entrance exam but didn't get in.

　　She failed in the entrance exam.

　　谚语：

　　The only time you mustn't fail is the last time.

　　未到最后关头，绝不放弃。

　　4. I am enrolled² by the University of Stanford.

　　我被斯坦福大学录取了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I am admitted by the University of Stanford.

　　I am accepted by the University of Stanford.

　　5. I spent much time in preparing for the entrance exam.

　　我花费了很多时间准备升学考试。

　　还能这样说：

　　I spend an abundance of time preparing for the entrance exam.

　　It took me a lot time to make preparation for the entrance exam.

　　应用解析：

　　spend all one's energies 竭尽全力；

　　spend and be spent 出钱又出力，尽全力；

　　spend itself 耗尽，消失，衰弱

　　6. My Alma Mater's enrollment³ quotas⁴ have surged by a large margin⁵.

　　我母校的升学率大幅度跃升。

　　还能这样说：

　　Graduation rates have increased a lot in my Alma Mater.

　　The proportion of students entering my Alma Mater increased to a great extent.

　　应用解析：

　　the surge of the sea 海浪澎湃；

　　a surge of pity 油然而生的怜悯之心；

　　a surge of smoke 浓烟滚滚

　　7. I've decided⁶ to apply for a university in Beijing.

　　我决定报考一所北京院校。

　　还能这样说：

　　I intend to attend a university in Beijing.

　　I have decided to go to Beijing to attend university.

　　8. She said that she would shut herself in her study to prepare for the graduate school entrance exam.

　　她说要闭关学习，专心考研。

　　还能这样说：

　　She said she would devote herself to study to get ready for the graduate school entrance exam.

　　She said she would be absorbed in study for the postgraduate⁷ entrance wxams.

　　应用解析：

　　shut the door on sth. 拒不考虑某事；

　　shut sb.'s mouth 防止某人说话，泄露机密；

　　shut sth. off 停止供应

1 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

2 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

4 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

5 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 postgraduate   

adj.大学毕业后的，大学研究院的；n.研究生

参考例句：

• I didn't put down that I had postgraduate degree.我没有写上我有硕士学位。
• After college,Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.大学毕业后， 玛丽想在法学院从事研究工作。