accommodation 供应= room and board
lodging 寄宿
lease 出租 for lease, to letv.s. rent
tenant 房客,佃户
landlord 房东 landlady Lord, tenant
housemate ~ roommate, dormmate^ schoolmate, classmate
dormitory 寝室
au pair A young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework = reciprocal
reciprocal 相互的,互惠的
hostel youth hostel~ hotel
real estate 房地产
vicinity = neighborhood
flat 平的,瘪的 flat tire公寓^ condo, studio
bond = deposit
linen 亚麻的 亚麻织品,床单
utensil 器皿
stationery 文具
laundry 洗衣,洗衣店
cafeteria 自助餐厅~ canteen
cater 满足
aerobics 有氧健身操 aero: air
badminton 羽毛球
baseball 棒球 baseball bat
squash 壁球
amateur professional
gathering 聚会v.s. meeting, reunion
excursion 远足
commonwealth 共和国,联邦Commonwealth: 英联邦
tertiary 第三的After purchasing a house and a car, the next major life expenditure is almost certainly the cost of tertiary education.primary secondary tertiary
post-secondary post: afterpostgraduate, postdoctoral, post-sale, postwar
illiterate 文盲 不识字的il + literate illiteracy
discipline 学科,纪律v.s. subject
terminology 术语
faculty department and staff of a college/university
dean 教务长
curriculum 课程 extracurricular 课外的
syllabus 课程提纲
calendar 日历,日程
compulsory 强制的,必修的 elective
examiner examinee^ take/sit, pass/get through, fail, retake/resit
recruit 招生,招募 recruitment= enroll
prestige 声望,威信 prestigious
esteem 尊敬 your esteemed school/company
aptitude 智力SAT: School Aptitude Test
matriculation 录取入学
vocation 职业 vocationalvocational education
TAFE Technical And Further Education
abbreviation 缩略~ abridge
transferable 可转换的
scholarship 奖学金= fellowship
tutorial 辅导 tutor
pedagogue 教员,学究~ pedagogy ^ demagogue
lexicography 词典编撰
assignment 任务,作业
dissertation 论文
credential 证明,文凭 cred: creditlinguistic credentials
alumni 校友 alumnae
overestimate 高估
decipher 解码,解释 decipher workplace culture
caliber 才干
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