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第9章 出国留学(6)

6. Students are responsible for what transpired if they missa class. It is the student's responsibility to contact a classmateto determine what was missed.

7. Talking and other disruptive behaviors are not permittedwhile classes are in session.

8. Be polite and respectful towards others, instructor andother students.

9. It is the student's responsibility to notify the instructorof record in advance of a need for accommodation of adisability that has been verified by the University.

10. Students should address faculty as 'Professor'or 'Dr.'Calling faculty by their first names is not appropriate.

11. Students are expected to be professional and respectfulof other students, instructors, administration, and staff. Thatincludes verbal and physical behavior as well as language usedin email and phone messages.

12. Students (and faculty) must adhere to University rules.

大学课堂基本纪律守则

在大学课堂,尊重教师和同学,上课不妨碍或打扰教学活动尤为重要。因此,学生上课期间应该遵守以下基本规则:

1. 应该准时出勤并坚持上完课,随意迟到或早退都是不礼貌和扰乱他人的行为。

2. 所有手机和其他电子设备(如iPod)必须关闭(或调震动模式),并于上课期间放好。

3. 考试或课堂测验,不允许使用电子设备。(如手机,iPad,笔记本电脑等)4. 笔记本电脑只可用于作课堂笔记工具,其他用途如查阅电子邮件,上网等都是不允许的。

5. 禁止带食物和饮料入教室。这些物品只能在指定区域食用。

6. 学生缺课所遗漏的课程内容,自己负责联系其他同学补回遗漏的课程。

7. 上课期间,不允许私下交谈或其他扰乱课堂的行为。

8. 礼貌对待教师及其他学生。

9. 学生因伤残需要特殊安排,经学校证明并自行通知教师做特殊安排。

10. 学生应称呼教师为“教授”或“博士”,不能直呼其名。

11. 学生应该尊重其他学生、教师、行政人员和其他员工,包括口头的、行为上的,还包括邮件和电话里的用语等。

12. 所有学生和教师都必须遵守学校规则。

Section 12 课题作业 Assignment

国外大学的作业,一般是论文形式的。作业是与该门课程的成绩挂钩的,所以学生们都不敢轻视每次作业。教授讲课时候要认真听课,做笔记,课后还需要进行大量阅读、调查、实习搜集材料等活动,才能完成作业。

口头应急句

1. Have you finished the assignment?

你做完作业了吗?

2. Do you know how to write assignments better?

你知道如何更好地完成作业吗?

3. Do you get stuck on the assignment?

你写作业遇到困难了吗?

4. What is the best excuse for late homework assignment atcollege?

在大学里,延缓交作业的最好借口是什么?

5. Hate the fact that teachers cannot stop giving you loads ofassignments.

老师们不停地布置一大堆作业让人很反感。

6. This paper uses a unique data set to measure peer effectsamong college age roommates.

这篇论文引用一组独特的数据来评估啤酒对大学生产生的影响。

7. Our tutors always provide all subjects assignments by E-mail.

我们导师总是通过邮件给我们布置课题作业。

8. Anyway, it cannot be done now, instead, it can be finishedtonight.

现在反正做不完了,索性今晚再做吧!

9. With so much homework has not been finished, I'm quiteworried about that.

堆了那么多作业没做,我真是愁得要死。

10.Im very sleepy today because I stayed up late to do myhomework yesterday.

昨晚熬夜赶作业,所以我现在很困。

11.I have to stay up to finish my homework tonight.

今晚我得熬夜做作业。

12.Due to he often stayed up late to do homework, he fell illrecently.

由于经常熬夜写作业,他最近病倒了。

13.When is your assignment due?

你什么时候该交作业?

超经典情景对话链接

经典一

Monica: Hi, Professor Robben, I'm Monica. I take your course on Fridaymorning this semester.

Robben: Hi, Monica. May I help you?

Monica: Yes, I wanted to see you during your office hours because I missedclass last week. I was sick and had been staying in hospital.

Robben: I'm sorry to hear that. We went over a lot of material. So makesure you get the notes from another student in class.

Monica: Thanks, I will. Did you give any assignments?

Robben: Yes, I assigned an essay on the topics in chapter 3 of yourtextbook.

Monica: Oh, I see. Are there guidelines for the essay?

Robben: Yes, it should be 8-10 pages and it's due in two weeks. Take alook at your syllabus. It has more details.

Monica: I will. Thanks a lot.

莫妮卡:嗨!罗本教授,我是莫妮卡。我本学期周五早上选修您的课。

罗本:嗨!莫妮卡。需要帮忙吗?

莫妮卡:是的,我想在你课余时间与您谈谈,因为上周我没去上课,我生病住院了。

罗本:很遗憾。我们复习了许多内容,你可以向其他同学借一下笔记。

莫妮卡:谢谢,我会的。你布置作业了吗?

罗本:是的,作业是写一篇论文,是关于教材第三章内容的主题。

莫妮卡:哦,知道了。这个作业有参考吗?

罗本:有,应该在课文第8页至第10页之间,两周后交。看看课程教学大纲,你会知道具体情况的。

莫妮卡:好。谢谢。

要点提示:

have been doing 一直在…… sorry to hear that 抱歉;遗憾

go over 复习;仔细检查 make sure 确保,确定

be due in/to… 至……到期 stay up 熬夜

经典二

Have you finished the assignment?

John: Have you finished the assignment?

Max: No, I haven't started yet.

John: Are you crazy The teacher will collect it tomorrow morning.

Max: I'm going to write it tonight.

John: Then you have to stay up all night long.

Max: A piece of cake. I think I can handle it before 10 o'clock.

John: I don't think so. You should do a survey first, before you start it.

Max: Is that necessary?

John: Yes, as the professor said, this essay should base on your ownreliable survey data.

Max: Really Gosh, I have never done that before.

John: You should have thought over it.

约翰:你做完作业了吗?

马克斯:没,还没开始呢。

约翰:你疯了?老师明天上午要收作业了。

马克斯:我打算晚上写。

约翰:那你只好熬夜了。

马克斯:小事一桩,我认为在10点之前能完成它。

约翰:我不觉得是这样,你开始做作业之前,要先做一个调查。

马克斯:有必要吗?

约翰:是的,教授说了,这篇论文要依据自己可靠的调查数据来完成。

马克斯:真的?天啊,我从来没做过呢。

约翰:你本该好好想想这事的。

词汇补给站

semester [s??mest?(r)] n. 学期

hospital ['h?sp?tl] n. 医院

note [n??t] n. 笔记;注释

essay ['ese?] n. 论文;散文

textbook [?tekstb?k] n. 教科书,课本

course [k??(r)s] n. 课程

chapter [?t??pt?(r)] n. 章;章节

collect[k?'lekt] v. 收集;收到

crazy ['kre?z?] adj. 疯狂的;不理智的

guideline [?ga?dla?n] n. 指导原则,方针;参考

syllabus [?s?l?b?s] n. 提纲;课程表

detail [?di:te?l] n. 详述;各种细节

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1. Try to ask for the extension in person. This may beimpossible if you realize you need an extension at 2:00 a.m. onthe morning the assignment is due or if youre sick. However,064asking your professor or TA for an extension in person is thebest way to go. You can have more of a conversation aboutyour situation than if you just left an email or voice mailmessage.

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Why do you need an extension

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