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Unit 3 TEXT A

campus n.

[C, U] the land and buildings of a university or college （大学或学院的）校园

All freshman students live on campus. When they are in their second year at college, they may live off campus. 所有大学一年级的学生都住在校园里。大学二年级时，他们可以住在校外。

transfo rm vt.

completely change the appearance, form, or character of sth. or sb., esp. in a way that improves it 使改观；使变形；使转化

The president of the university said that they were trying their best to transform their university into a top school in the country. 这个大学的校长表示，他们正竭尽全力把他们的学校建设成为全国的一流大学。

fleet n.

[C] a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, esp. when they are owned by one organization or person 车队；机群；船队

Survivors were taken to a hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 幸存者被救护车队送往医院。 FedEx has a fleet of tr ucks. 联邦快递有卡车车队。

typical a.

like most things of the same type 典型的；有代表性的

Notice the sentences in the text that are relatively long, which is typical of a news report. 文章中的句子比较长，这在新闻报道中是很典型的。

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access n.

[U] the right or opportunity to have or use sth. t hat will bring you benefits 享用权；享用机会

Students and faculty in the university have free access to the computer lab. 大学的学生和教职员工可以免费使用那个机房。

Access to up -to-date information is essential to our research. 利用最新信息对我们的研究至关重要。

accessible a.

easy to obtain or use 易得到的；易使用的

He has made some attempts to make opera accessible to a wider public. 剧能有更多的受众。

他作了一些尝试，想让歌

response n.

1 [C] sth. that is said or written as a reply 回答；答复

We wrote to the manager to complain about the poor service, but received no response yet. 我们给经理写信投诉服务差，但还没得到回复。

2 [C, U] sth. that is done as a reaction to sth. that has happened or been said 反应；响应 When he heard the news, his response was just a slight shake of the head. 当他听到这个消息的时候，他的反应只是微微地摇了摇头。

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engineering n.

[U] the work involved in designi ng and building roads, bridges, machines, etc. 工程（设计） She hoped to become an engineer, but her mother wanted her to major in law rather than in engineering. 她希望成为一名工程师，但是她妈妈希望她读法律而不是工科。

dialect n.

[C, U] a form of a language which is spoken only in one ar ea, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language 方言；地方话；土语

He’s been in Shanghai for five years, but he still can ’t understand the Shanghai dialect. 他来上海五年了，但还是听不懂上海话。

analyze vt.

(BrE analyse) examine or think a bout sth. carefully, in order to understand it 分析；剖析 The teacher analyzed our mistakes in order to help us find the causes. 老师分析了我们的错误，以帮助我们找到出错的原因。

script n.

[C] the written words of a play, film, television program, speech, etc. 讲等的）剧本，手稿

You can ’t read your script when you are attending a speech contest. 读演讲稿。

（戏剧、电影、电视节目、演参加演讲比赛的时候，你不能

device n. [C]

1 a machine or tool that does a special job 设备；仪器；装置

She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains. 她发明了一种下雨时能自动关窗的装置。

2 a special way of doing sth. that makes it easier to do （使做某事更容易一些的）特殊方法，手段Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for studying. 用卡片上的信息进行自我测试是一种有效的学习方法。

sophisticated a.

1 having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially i mportant things such as art, fashion, etc. 见多识广的；老练的；有鉴赏力的

Her extensive social experience is what makes her so sophisticated. 正是她丰富的社会经验使她变得很老练。

2 complicated and advanced in design 复杂的；精密的；尖端的

This sophisticated technology has won praise from customers a t home and abroad. 这项尖端的技术赢得了国内外消费者的一致好评。

undergraduate n.

[C] a student who is studying for a first degree at a college or university （在读的）大学（本科） 生

She majored in accounting when she was an undergraduate student. 她读本科时学的是会计。

adopt vt.

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1 decide to start u sing a particular idea, plan, or method 采用；采纳；采取

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