Last year, he applied to Harvard University for a scholarship and succeeded in passing a difficult examination.
去年,他向哈佛大學申請獎學金并通過了一個很難的考試。
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university [,jun?'v?s?ti] 詞頻1 詞根: ver
n. 綜合性大學;大學人員;大學校舍;
?? univers宇宙+ity名詞→由宇宙引申為知識,知識之地→大學
"the University Advisement Center"
大學咨詢中心
近義:college, varsity, faculty, pedagogical, scholastic, collegiate
scholarship ['skɑl???p] 詞頻4 詞根: scholar
n. 獎學金;學術;學識;
?? scholar學者+ship表名詞→學問,學識
"She won a scholarship to study at Stanford."
她獲得了獎學金,得以在斯坦福大學求學。
近義:studentship, exhibition, bursary, fellowship, grant, knowingness
difficult ['d?f?k?lt] 詞頻1 詞根: di
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
examination [?g'z?m?'ne??n] 詞頻2
n. 檢查;考試;詢問,審問;
?? examin檢查 + ation 過程、結果 → n.考試;檢查,細查
"Teachers always judge their students on the final examination."
老師常根據期末考試來評價他們的學生.
近義:paper, quiz, test, exam, inspection, investigation
last [l?st] 詞頻1 詞根: /l?/
n. 末尾;最后;上個;鞋楦(做鞋的模型); vt. 經受住;到…之后;夠用;足夠維持(尤指某段時間); adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持續; adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月,雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire

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