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一、租房 RENTING A HOUSEland/lord, land/ladytypes dormitoryhostelhotel flat，bedsitterssurroundings rural areas,suburb,downtownrooms single room, double bedroom,bathroom,kitchen,balconyfacilities shower, central heater(ing),radiators,refrigeratorbed centralair-conditioning(中央空調)。
electricstores(電爐),radiators(暖氣)ectricity,utensil(器具、用具、家庭用具）facilitiesinbed bed linen, spread(床罩）,pillow, mattress, sheet,blanket,cushionparts entrance hall(lobby, porch)personalinformationofboarders: pay weekly/monthlylease,utilities,unfurnished/furnished,blackout（停電） guests andhours［推薦：］二、 學校生活(1)學習篇enrolment 註冊selective/elective/option選修課requiredcourse/compulsory course 必修課course arrangement課程安排application form申請表letter of recommendation推薦信programme/program 某一專業的課程總稱school學院graduate school研究生院undergraduate 本科postgraduate 研究生school ofArts and Sciences文理學院score 成績credit 學分degrees 學位assessment對學生的學習情況進行評估handout上課老師發的印刷品assignment 作業presentation針對某一專題進行的發言project需要學生進行獨立鑽研的課外課題paper/thesis/dissertation論文/碩士論文/博士論文essay短論文journal 周記/每周要做的作業participation 出勤lecture老師的講課tutorial助教的輔導TA(Teaching Assistant) 助教office hour教授與學生面談的時間coordinator課程協調人/班主任
(2) 生活篇campus 校園common room （英）師生公用的休息室canteen 餐廳dininghall食堂cafeteria 自助小餐廳accommodation住宿dorm/dormitory宿舍dormmate/roommate/flatmate/housemate合租一間宿舍/公寓/房屋的人parking lot停車場parking regulations 停車規定shopping mall購物中心teaching building教學樓/教室樓lecture theatre 大教室/階梯教室administratingoffice/admin office行政辦公室laboratory/lab 實驗室student union 學生會society學生社團club學生俱樂部student account 銀行中的學生帳戶currentaccount現金帳戶chequebook/checkbook 支票本withdraw cash 取錢deposit money ina bank存錢
(3) 課題研究篇research 研究deadline 最後期限poll （民意）調查survey調查hypothesis假設statistics 統計statistically valid統計學上有效的data/datum數據investigation 調查quantitative 數量的/定量的significantdifference顯著的差異interview 訪談respondents/interviewee回答調查問題者/被訪談的人questionnaire調查問卷multiple choice questions選擇題analyze/analyse data 分析數據results結果conclusion 結論interpretation解釋/闡釋opinion 觀點
(4)課程篇mathematic,literature,history,psychology,physics,philosophy,anthropologyArts(Humanities/Social)Science/Science
(5) COMPUTER LAB 計算機篇labrulesprintercopierfaxmachinemodermMacintoshnetwork, access to thenet
(6) LIBRARY 圖書館篇due, overdue and pay a fine,renew,informationdesk stacks(書庫) open/closed shelves,librarycardcallslip（索書單）catalogue(undertitles/authors/subjects),periodical(magazinesand journals),reference books,current/ back issues,librarian andreader
三、 指路、指示方向be far from 距離某處很遠be nearby 距離某處很近gostraightacross/to/through 徑直走過/向/過cross (over) 穿過（某條街道）be next to緊鄰turncenter/center 左轉/右轉go up/down 向上（北）/向下（南）go back/back/back up向回走goeast/west/south/north 向東/南/西/北go on/along…till youmeet…沿…一直走，直到…beon sb’s center/center 在某人的左邊/右邊be thefirst/second/third from thecenter/center 從左/右數第一/二/三個directlyopposite 和…相對be located behind/infront of 坐落在…的前面/後面be on thecorner of A street and B street在A和B街交匯的拐角處be in the corner of在…的角落裡ground floor （英）首層wing配樓/建築的一部分annex 配樓/建築的附屬建築basement地下室/第一層step 臺階wheel chair access無臺階的/殘疾人用aisle過道intersection/crossroad 十字路口a fork on the road分叉路口a T road丁字路口intersection/crossroads/junction/clover-leaf立交橋
四、 旅遊出行travel agency 旅行社flight number 航班號take off 起飛land降落checkin 辦理登機手續motel 汽車旅館hostel 青年旅社book the ticket 訂票passport護照visa籤證credit card 信用卡driving license/licence駕照expirev.駕照、護照等過期platform 站臺museum 博物館souvenir 紀念品art gallery畫廊hiking徒步旅行hitch-hike 搭便車旅行surfing 衝浪skiing 滑雪bag-packer肩背大包進行自助旅行的人