L3-4

-感

a sense of…

責任感

sense of responsibility

客觀

objective

感想

reflections

發覺

to realize, to discover

確定

to be sure of

扮演

to perform/play (a role)

角色

role

鼓勵

to encourage

主動

under one’s own initiative

上進

to make advances, ambitious to better oneself

被動

passive

作業

coursework

往往

often, frequently

心不甘情不願

to be reluctant or unwilling

勉強

reluctantly (forcing oneself to do something)

自動

automatically

習題

practice questions/problems (in a textbook)

鳳毛麟角

something extremely rare and precious; few and far between; rare treasures and talents

經常

often

當

to fail

期末

end of semester

期末考

final exam

要求

to request

手下留情

to act with mercy

滿足

to satisfy

充實

to enrich

僅僅…而已

only just…

學分

an (academic) credit

文憑

diploma

風氣

atmosphere (the trends and ways of a society taken in general)

德智體群

the four educational sub-types: moral education, “knowledge education”, physical education, interpersonal relationships education

四育

the four educational sub-types: moral education, “knowledge education”, physical education, interpersonal relationships education (short version)

並重

to equally value

升學

to advance to a higher degree of education

升學主義

the ethos of highly valuing advancing in the educational system and getting higher and higher degrees

陰影

shadow

籠罩

to shroud

忽視

to overlook

針對

to be aimed towards

大專

universities and vocational colleges

聯考

national standardized tests in Taiwan required for admission to high schools and universities

道

MW for doors, etc.

窄門

“narrow gate”

青少年

youth (adolescents and teenagers)

填鴨

force feeding a duck

填鴨式

style (of education) that emphasizes rote memorization of large amounts of information

發掘

to discover (an interest)

培養

to cultivate (an interest)

志向

direction (in life)

盲從

to blindly follow

或許

perhaps

未免

simply, just (emphatic expression used when expressing disagreement)

膚淺

shallow

何況

and moreover

所以然

a reason why, an explanation

志願

wish (here it refers to the departments and degree programs one chooses to apply to after getting the standardized test score report)

志趣

interest

反映

to reflect

公認

generally accepted

熱門

hot, popular

科系

academic department

番

round (of though)

落入

to fall into

-流

tier

二三流

second and third tier

冷門

unpopular (referring to courses/majors)

懊惱

to feel regret

慶幸

to rejoice

一旦

once

吸引

to attract

目標

objective

似乎

is as though

重心

direction (in life) (lit. center of gravity)

求學

to engage in studying or research

積極

proactive

積極的理由

a reason to be proactive

認真

serious (about one’s work or studies)

分發

to assign/allot (refers to the allotment of students to universities and departments based on their standardized test scores and preference)

容許

to permit

關聯

relationship

期望

to hope (an expectation held toward someone “lower” by someone “higher”)

無可奈何

to be without recourse

to have no way out; to be utterly helpless

奢望

to futilely hope

科目

academic subject

就算是

even if…

及格

to pass

盡量

to the extent possible

課業

coursework

成就

accomplishment

肯定

to affirm

擔任

to bear (a responsibility)

學非所用

can’t use what one has learned

大材小用

a great human resource is underused and thus wasted

顯示

to clearly show

現實

(overly) pragmatic

深造

to pursue further education

事業

one’s life’s work, career

茫然

confused and unclear

博士

PhD