A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.
—H. Mathews[……]
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.
—H. Mathews[……]
戴维森学院于1837年由康科德长老会(The Concord Presbytery)在从一位独立战争准将戴维森(Brigadier General William Lee Davidson)的后人手中购置的一点九平方公里土地上创立,并以这位军官的名字命名。第一批学生于1840年毕业,获得了印有[……]
counterintuitive
释义:“违背常理的”,通用来描述一种令人吃惊的事实或发现,往往紧接着就是一个语义上的转折。在留学文书里可以用来形容某种新方法、知识或理论给自己的冲击。
例句:
It sounds counterintuitive, but an oil cleanser com[……]
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
—Bill Cosby[……]
对于不少有艺术和创作天分的孩子,去美国学习艺术将是一段终生获益的体验。虽然道路并不那么简单直接,但能够每天做自己喜欢做的事情本身也是一种幸福,也不排除在不懈努力外加良师益友提携的前提下成名成家的可能性。
简介:虽然建筑基于科学与工程,但本质上还是一种艺术。精[……]
assume
释义:这个动词除了常见的“假设”义项以外,在留学文书里还经常被用于表示自己“承担”某种职责或“获取”某种特权。
例句:
When students identify and assume leadership roles, the knowledge gained may easi[……]
As sure as the sensible world really exists, so sure is there an infinite omnipresent Spirit who contains and supports it.
—George Berkeley[……]
大一时,我和文理学院的学术顾问Tim Gotimer进行座谈,以一种非常类似于《哈利波特》中学霸赫敏的方式决定为我在南加大的五年学术生涯制定一个计划。我预计五年毕业,因为Tim前不久告知了我本硕连读的选项。
本硕连读是南加大某些专业提供的绝佳机会,允许学生在完成本科学位后的一年内获得硕士学位。[……]
at regular intervals
释义:“定期”。在留学文书中,这个固定搭配通常用于描述在精确时间间隔后重复操作的实验步骤。注意intervals的复数。
例句:
He was encouraged to have around 6 drinks (240 ml) at regular[……]
Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of t[……]