1. My best friend helped me choose a dissertation topic. - 我的的朋友幫我選了論文題目。
    托福常會(huì)考一些關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)生活的句子。寫論文通常是自己選論文題目，導(dǎo)師同意了才可以寫。
    Dissertation: a long piece of writing about a subject, especially one that you write as part of a university degree- (博士學(xué)位)論文;(專題)論文
    還有一個(gè)意思差不多的詞thesis， 托福也考過這個(gè)詞。
    Thesis: a long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD: 論文;畢業(yè)(或?qū)W位)論文
    e.g. Writing a thesis on dance clubs is not as strange as it seems.
    2. Linda developed the film herself.－Linda自己沖洗膠卷。
    Develop這里不是"發(fā)展"的意思，而是"沖洗膠卷"。Film－膠卷
    Develop: to make a photograph out of a photographic film, using chemicals-沖洗膠卷
    I will have the film developed tomorrow. -我明天會(huì)把膠卷拿去沖洗。
    I want to have this photo enlarged. - 我想把相片放大。
    相片的底片叫做negative (noun)
    3. Bill disliked doing the laundry. －Bill討厭洗衣服。
    很多中國學(xué)生會(huì)說，"Bill disliked washing his clothes."這樣說也可以，但是口語中 "洗衣服"常說"do the laundry"
    Laundry: [uncountable] clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed
    洗衣店有兩種Laundromat和dry cleaner’s Laundromat是可以用水幫你洗衣服的店。我的外國朋友問我廣州有沒有Laundromat. 因?yàn)樗龥]有洗衣機(jī)，冬天水很冷，不想自己用手洗衣服。
    Dry cleaner’s：干洗店。
    Like doing something-喜歡做某事
    I like dancing in discos.
    Dislike doing something -不喜歡做某事
    Tom dislikes going to the dentist.
    Hate doing something －厭惡做某事
    Paul hates having his photo taken.
    Loathe/resent doing something－憎恨做某事
    I absolutely loathe traveling.
    4. I had the department secretary type my term paper.－我叫系里的秘書幫我打我的學(xué)期論文。
    Have sb do something. -讓別人做某事， 托福?？冀Y(jié)構(gòu)。
    Term paper-學(xué)期論文。在美國的大學(xué)，有些科目不進(jìn)行期末考，期末交一篇學(xué)期論文就當(dāng)是該科的考試。
    5. Most colleges are no longer overcrowded, neither are the secondary schools. －多數(shù)大學(xué)都不再過度擁擠，中學(xué)也不是這樣了。
    Neither這是初中就學(xué)過的詞，便是"也不"。
    e.g. (1) He doesn’t like rock music, neither do I. - 他不喜歡搖滾音樂，我也不喜歡。
    e.g. (2) Mary is not American, neither am I. －Mary不是美國人，我也不是。
    Neither后面的動(dòng)詞形式取決于前面句子的動(dòng)詞。
    6. Her face lit up when she saw him.－她見到他時(shí)馬上面露喜色。
    Lit up的原形是light up. 從字面理解是"亮起來""突然有光"
    If someone’s face or eyes light up, they show pleasure, excitement. 是指面露喜色或是顯得興奮。
    常用搭配：Light up with joy/pride/glee.
    7. After the cake had cooled, I put frosting on it.
    Frosting(在糕餅上的)糖霜混合物, 英國人稱為 "icing"
    8. The program will be on in a quarter of an hour. －這個(gè)節(jié)目將會(huì)在15分鐘后播放。 On指電視或是電臺(tái)節(jié)目開播。
    在【瀟瀟語言實(shí)驗(yàn)室22集】提到quarter有幾個(gè)意思，這里的quarter是15分鐘。
    9. Judge Gray was never known for his leniency toward criminals. Gray法官向來都不是以對犯人仁慈聞名的。（言下之意，他對犯人不留情。）
    Be known for/be famous for/be noted for－以。。。。。聞名
    10. Mark has decided to run against Jack for treasurer. －Mark和Jack競爭財(cái)務(wù)部長的職位。
    Run for a position:參加競選一個(gè)職位。 Run against somebody for a position-和某人競爭一個(gè)職位。
    e.g. Bob Dole’s running for President. －Bob Dole正在競選總統(tǒng)職位。