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Freshmen-to-be weigh up their major options.

准大学生们对于专业选择再三斟酌。

Freshmen-to-be: 准新生

eg. Thanks to his early preparation, he has got acquainted with several other freshmen-to-be in the QQ group.

由于早有准备,他在QQ群里已和几位准大一新生混熟了。

weigh up: 权衡;斟酌;认真考虑

eg. You must weigh up the pros and cons.

你必须权衡利弊。

According to the Ministry of Education, the country will adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, setting up new majors suitable for new technologies and industries, and weeding out outdated majors.

根据教育部消息,截止到2025年,国家将会调整接近20%的大学专业,新增符合前言技术和产业的专业,淘汰过时的专业。

set up: 设置;设立

eg. I set up the computer so that they could work from home.

我把电脑设置好,这样他们就可以在家办公了。

weed out: 淘汰;清除;剔除

weed /wiːd/

n. 杂草;野草(尤指庄稼或花园中的);水草;*草烟**;*麻大**烟;烟叶;香烟;烟卷;懦弱的人

v. 除(地面的)杂草

eg. The yard was overgrown with weeds.

这座庭院杂草丛生。

Traditional majors usually have sophisticated student cultivation plans and their graduates have stood the test of the job market , especially majors such as math, physics and chemistry, he told Guangming Daily.

传统专业一般会有完善的学生培养计划,毕业生也都经受得住就业市场的考验,尤其是像数学,物理,化学等这些专业,他告诉光明日报的记者。

sophisticated student cultivation plans:完善的学生培养计划

sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/

adj.复杂的;先进的;精密的;老练的;见多识广的;见过世面的;在行的;复杂巧妙的;水平高的

e g. Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.

马克是一个聪明老成的年轻人。

cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

vt. 培养;栽培;种植;培育;建立(友谊);耕作;获得(支持);耕;结交(朋友);逐渐形成

eg. Help you cultivate a sense of disk, so that banner, plan well ahead.

有助于您培养盘感,做到一叶知秋,先知先觉。

stood the test of the job market: 经受得住就业市场的考验

stand /stænd/

v. 使站立;站立;容忍,忍受;使直立;直立;起立;经受,承受,经得起;停;停滞;高度为;竖放;保持有效;(对某事)持某种态度,有某一观点,采取某种立场;做候选人;很可能做某事;达特定水平;花钱请

n. 立场;桌,台,摊位;舞台,高台,台;架;维护;看台;观点;态度;捍卫;抵抗;保卫;(建房等用的)地皮,地块;货摊;停车处;售货亭;两个击球员同时在场上并跑动得分的阶段

eg. He was criticized for his tough stand on immigration.

他因在移民问题上立场强硬受到批评。