Glossary

academic
adj. concerning teaching or studying, especially in a college or university 学术的

aid
n. , v. help

angel
n. a messenger and servant of God 天使

attach
v. to fix; to fasten; to join

barometer
n. an instrument that measures the air pressure and shows when the weather is going to change 气压表

basement
n. a floor built partly or wholly below ground level 地下室

calculate
v. to work out a number or amount from information you have 计算

colleague
n. someone you work with, especially in a professional job 同事

competence
n. the ability and skill needed to do a particular job 能力

course
n. a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject 课程

creative
adj. to develop or use new ideas 有创造性的

credit
n. a measure of a student's work at a university 学分

dash off
v. to run away from a place very quickly; Here: to write in a hurry

deserve
v. 该得；应受

dilemma
n. a difficult choice to be made between two courses of action which seem to be equally bad 进退两难

educational
adj. connected with education

explore
v. to examine; investigate; often refers to previously unexamined space or ideas 探索

formula
n. 公式

grade
v. (AmE) to give a mark to an examination paper

impartial
adj. fair in giving judgements, unbiased etc. 不偏不倚的

inner
adj. on the inside; close to the centre

instructor
n. a teacher

launch
v. Here: to send into space 发射

lean
v. 倾斜；倚；靠

logic
n. reason 逻辑

panic
n. fear; scare

pendulum
n. 钟摆

principle
n. 原则

proportion
n. 比例

recall
v. to remember sth. 回想起

referee
n. sb. In charge of a game in sports ; Here: a person who is asked to settle a disagreement

resist
v. struggle against 抵抗

select
v. to choose

solve
v. to find a way of dealing with a problem 解决

sophisticated
adj. complex 复杂的

Sputnik
n. 前苏联人造地球卫星

stopwatch
n. a watch to time speed 记秒表

string
n. a piece of thread

structure
n. the way in which parts are formed into a whole 结构

superintendent
n. Here: a person in charge of an apartment building 楼房管理处负责人员

swing
v. to move from a fixed point 摆动

system
n. 系统；制度

temptation
n. 诱惑

unit
n. （计量的）单位

warn
v. to advise sb. to do sth. in order to avoid possible punishment or trouble 警告