day 57university life
unit 9 · school & workuniversity life
Talk about university: majors, degrees, fees, scholarships and graduating.
today’s words
- 入学 rùxué · to start school, enrol
- 学院 xuéyuàn · college, school (of a university)
- 本科 běnkē · undergraduate (course)
- 研究生 yánjiūshēng · postgraduate student
- 硕士 shuòshì · master’s degree
- 博士 bóshì · doctorate, PhD
- 教授 jiàoshòu · professor
- 院长 yuànzhǎng · dean, head (of a college or hospital)
- 专业 zhuānyè · major, field of study; professional
- 学费 xuéfèi · tuition fees
- 奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn · scholarship
- 操场 cāochǎng · sports ground (at a school)
- 毕业 bìyè · to graduate
- 毕业生 bìyèshēng · graduate
- 知识 zhīshi · knowledge
- 基础 jīchǔ · foundation, basis
- 基本 jīběn · basic; basically
- 基本上 jīběnshàng · basically, on the whole
sentences
- 小明明年六月就要毕业了。 · Xiaoming graduates next June.
- 他的专业是历史，学费不太贵。 · His major is history, and the fees aren’t too high.
- 他成绩很好，每年都获得奖学金。 · His grades are great; he wins a scholarship every year.
- 毕业生不是找工作，就是读研究生。 · Graduates either look for a job or go on to postgraduate study.
- 本科四年，他学到了很多基本知识。 · In four years as an undergraduate, he learned a lot of the basics.