New Words

perform
vt. 執(zhí)行, 完成; 演出, 表演
vi. 演出, 表演; 工作, 表現(xiàn); 執(zhí)行, 完成

high-achieving
a. 得高分的

lower-scoring
a. 得分較低的

concentrate
vi. direct all one's attention, etc. towards sth. 全神貫注；集中思想；專注；專心

interruption
n. 打擾； 干擾； 中止； 阻礙

ignore
vt. take no notice of; refuse to pay attention to!! 不理；忽視

focus
v. direct attention, etc. on sth. 集中注意力于某事情

assign
vt. appoint to a job or duty 委派； 指派

underachieving
a. doing less well than was expected, esp. in school work 未能充分發(fā)揮學(xué)習(xí)潛力的；學(xué)習(xí)成績不良的

athlete
n. a person who is good at or who often does spors 運(yùn)動(dòng)員

recall
vt. bring back to the mind; remember 回想（起）；記得

memorise, -rize
vt. learn and remember 記住；熟記

missing
a. 缺失的， 找不到的；失蹤的，下落不明的

notebook
n. small book for writing notes in 筆記本；記事本

folder
n. 文件夾

assignment
n. a duty or piece of work that is given to someone （指定的）作業(yè)；（分派的）任務(wù)

drawer
n. 抽屜

essential
n. (usu. pl.) sth. that is necessary or very important [常用復(fù)數(shù)] 必需品
a. (to, for) necessary; central 絕對(duì)必要的；非常重要的

essay
n. a short piece of writing giving sb. 's ideas about politics, society, etc. 論說文； 散文

draft
n. the first rough written form of anything or a rough plan 草稿；草案
vt. make a draft of 起草；草擬

due
a. expected or supposed (to happen, arrive, etc.) 到期的；預(yù)定應(yīng)到的

*deadline
n. a date or time before which sth. mush be done or completed 最后期限

schedule
n. a timetable for things to be done 時(shí)間表；日程安排表

overtired
a. 過度疲勞的

stretch
vi. 舒展身體，伸懶腰

irrelevant
a. (to) not having any real connection with or relation to sth. else 不相關(guān)的；不相干的

relevant
a. directly connected with the subject or problem being discussed or considered 相關(guān)的； 相干的

speed-reading
n. 快速閱讀

per
each 每；每一

content
n. 1.(pl.) a list in a book saying what the book contains [復(fù)數(shù)] 目錄
subject matter, esp. the ideas, of a book, speech, etc. 內(nèi)容

retain
vt. keep (possession of); avoid losing 保持；保留

revision
n. 復(fù)習(xí)；修改

scan
vt. look at quickly without careful reading 瀏覽，掃視

participation
n. 參與；參加

participate
vi. (in) to take part or have a share in an activity or event 參與；參加

intellectual
a. of intellect 知識(shí)的；智力的
n. 知識(shí)分子

curiosity
n. the desire to know or learn 好奇（心）；求知欲

economics
n. the scientific study of the way in which wealth is produced and used 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)

economy
n. the system by which a country's wealth is produced and used 經(jīng)濟(jì)（制度）

market-driven
a. 市場驅(qū)動(dòng)的

graduate
a. 研究生的
vi. 畢業(yè)
n. 有學(xué)位者，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生

graduate student
研究生

calculus
n. 微積分