常考托福词汇表之校园词汇：
assignment n. work that must be done as part of the requirements for a class 作业
Example: The assignment was to road two chapters in the textbook.
Suggestion: You had better read the assignment before class.
Assumption: So you did read the assignment after all.
Problem: I can't finish the assignment before class.
assistant professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above a lecturer and below an associate professor 助理教授
Example: Dr. Green is an assistant professor.
Suggestion: Why don't you find out whether he is a lecturer or an assistant professor?
Assumption: You mean Dr. Green isn't an assistant professor?
Problem: I need to find out whether Dr. Green is an assistant professor,
assistantship n. an opportunity for a graduate student to teach or do research in exchange for a stipend 研究生助教奖学金
Example: Terry got an assistantship from State University.
Suggestion: If I were you, I would apply for an assistantship.
Assumption: So you did get an assistantship from State University.
Problem: The assistantship doesn't pay as much as I thought it would.
associate professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor 副教授
Example: Dr. Peterson Js an associate professor now, but she will be promoted to a full professor at the end of the year.
Suggestion: You could ask the secretary if Dr. Peterson is an associate professor.
