Degrees, courses, theses and the words of academic life.
These are the words of university life beyond the first lecture: degrees, supervisors, theses and the research behind them. The degrees go up in a line — 本科, 硕士, 博士 — and the last two also name the person who holds the degree. A doctor who treats patients is 医生, never 博士. And note the difference between 学问, the learning a person carries, and 学术, the academic world and its standards.
The words
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调查to investigate, to survey; surveyVerb4
我们调查了两百名大学生的睡眠习惯。We surveyed two hundred university students about their sleeping habits.
调 is diào here; in 空调 it is tiáo.
参考to consult, to refer toVerb4
这篇文章我参考了很多别人的研究。For this article I drew on a lot of other people’s research.
引用to quote, to citeVerb4
引用别人的话的时候，要写清楚是谁说的。When you quote someone, you must make clear who said it.
录取to admit (to a school or university)Verb4
她被北京的一所大学录取了。She has been accepted by a university in Beijing.
入学to enrol, to start schoolVerb4
新生九月一号入学。New students start on the first of September.
总结to sum up; summaryVerb4
请你用三句话总结一下这篇文章。Please sum up this article in three sentences.
阅读to read; readingVerb4
阅读是他最大的爱好。Reading is his favourite pastime.
The written, more formal word; in conversation 看书.
培训to train; trainingVerb4
新员工上班以前要先培训一个星期。New staff are trained for a week before they start work.
进修to take further training or studyVerb4
她工作了五年以后，又去国外进修了一年。After five years at work she went abroad for a year of further study.
考研to sit the postgraduate entrance examVerb4
他大学毕业后没找工作，在家准备考研。After graduating he didn’t look for a job but stayed at home preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam.
选修to take as an optional courseVerb4
这学期我选修了一门日语。This semester I took Japanese as an optional course.
抄袭to plagiariseVerb4
论文如果抄袭，学位也会被取消。If a thesis is plagiarised, the degree can be taken away too.