2020年2月9日——教育与学习1

第一组

platform

n.讲台

Speaker after speaker mounted/took the platform to denounce the policy.

演讲者一个接一个走上讲台谴责这项政策

 

public school

公立学校

She switched to public school for only one reason:basketball.

她换到公立学校的原因只有一个：篮球。

 

liberal arts

人文科学

He took liberal arts in college.

他大学学的是人文科学。

 

competition

n.竞争；比赛

Competition for jobs is intense.

求职的竞争非常激烈。

 

emphasize

v.强调

I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

我只是想强调一下学习外语的重要性。

 

means

n.方法

They had no means of communication.

他们没有通讯手段。

 

educate

v.教育

How much does it cost to educate a child privately?

让一个孩子接受私立教育需要花费多少钱？

 

cultivate

v.耕作；培养

Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

那里大部分土地太贫瘠，无法耕种。

 

nurture

v.养育；培育

She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

她想留在家里照看孩子。

 

association

n.协会

He joined the Football Association last year.

他去年加入了足球协会。