托福词汇常考总结：校园词汇（2）

assignment n. work that must be done as part of the requirements for a class 作业 
　　Example: The assignment was to road two chapters in the textbook.
　　Suggestion: You had better read the assignment before class.
　　Assumption: So you did read the assignment after all.
　　Problem: I can't finish the assignment before class.
　　assistant professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above a lecturer and below an associate professor 助理教授 
　　Example: Dr. Green is an assistant professor.
　　Suggestion: Why don't you find out whether he is a lecturer or an assistant professor?
　　Assumption: You mean Dr. Green isn't an assistant professor?
　　Problem: I need to find out whether Dr. Green is an assistant professor,
　　assistantship n. an opportunity for a graduate student to teach or do research in exchange for a stipend 研究生助教奖学金 
　　Example: Terry got an assistantship from State University.
　　Suggestion: If I were you, I would apply for an assistantship.
　　Assumption: So you did get an assistantship from State University.
　　Problem: The assistantship doesn't pay as much as I thought it would.
　　associate professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor 副教授 
　　Example: Dr. Peterson Js an associate professor now, but she will be promoted to a full professor at the end of the year.
　　Suggestion: You could ask the secretary if Dr. Peterson is an associate professor.