Education Flashcards

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To consider one quality or type of thing as being much more important than others

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Place a premium on something

The world has placed a premium on the knowledge and skill on can obtain from higher education.
دنیا دانش و مهارت هایی که یک فرد از طریق تحصیلات تکمیلی می آموزد بالاتر و مهم تر از چیزهای دیگر دانسته است.

Modern economies place a premium on educated workers.

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Range from something to something

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To include a variety of different things or people

Students are required to possess a collection of skills, ranging from those learn in their field to those in other relevant subjects.
(Note possess instead of has)

The show had a massive audience, ranging from children to grandparents.

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Dabble in

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To do something or be involved in something in a way that is not very serious

چیزی را سرسری یادگرفتن یا انجام دادن
Students who dabble in different specialized areas are hired in higher positions.

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Take in something

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Learn

Today, students are required to take in essential information within a time frame. در یک زمان محدود

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Versatile

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Someone who is versatile has many different skills
ماهر در زمینه های مختلف
Not only does it make students versatile, but it also helps them to match the needs of a fast-changing and competitive society.

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An array of

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A group of people or things, especially one that is large or impressive

Current employers show a tendency to recruit youngsters who can do a various array of jobs.

در نوشته های رسمی به جای تعریف کننده ای مثل a lot of می توان از an array of برای اسامی قابل شمارش استفاده کرد.

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To keep abreast of something

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To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation

To keep abreast of the 21st century, large numbers of people are seeking to receive tertiary education.
(Note “receive education”)

It’s important to keep abreast of the latest developments in computers.

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State-of-the-art

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Using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge

Distance learning, a state-of-the-are educational model, has received wide currency among qualification seekers.

(Receive wide currency رواج زیادی یافتن)
(Qualification seeker کسانی که به دنبال ادامه تحصیل اند)

State-of-the-art technology
تکنولوژی مدرن و طبق آخرین متدها

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To lag behind

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To move or develop more slowly than others
عقب ماندن
Students will develop bad study habits and lag behind their peers.

Denmark is lagging behind the rest of the Europe.

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In succession

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Happening one after the other without anything different happening in between

Sitting in front of the computer for several hours in succession might cause boredom, fatigue, and other physical problems.

She won the championship four times in succession.

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Vocation

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A particular type of work that you feel is right for you
حرفه مناسب

Schools have become increasingly vocation-oriented in recent years.

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Academic

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A teacher in a college or university

Some academics advocate that sport and music classes should be cancelled in exchange for more academic classes.

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Excel at/in something

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A student excelling in a subject is far more marketable in the job market.

Marketable یعنی چیزی یا کسی که از چیزها یا افراد دیگر محبوبیت داشته باشد

Marketable products محصولاتی که در بازار محبوبیت بیشتری دارند

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To be heavily loaded with something

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to have a lot of work to do

Students are heavily loaded with learning tasks.

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Extracurricular

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Extracurricular activities are not part of the course that a student is doing at a school or college
فوق برنامه

Most families lack the money to get their children involved in extracurricular activities.

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Undertake something

Undertake to do something

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۱. کاری را تقبل کردن
۲. تقبل کردن انجام کاری

Coming fresh out of high school, students are not in a strong position to undertake early employment.

He undertook to pay the money back in six months.

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Shake confidence

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To make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs

Exposure to an unpredictable and daunting world will easily shake their confidence.
درمعرض دنیای غیرقابل پیش بینی و ترسناک. بودن اعتماد به نفس آنها را از بین می برد.

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Aptitude

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Natural ability or skill

Choosing a career requires sufficient knowledge of one’s own strengths and aptitudes.

He has a natural aptitude for teaching.

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Disengage from

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To stop being involved or interested in something
دوربودن از کاری

Too many young people disengage from learning.

The side effects of disengagement from schooling might not be significant in the first several years.

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Foster

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To help a skill, feeling, and idea develop over a period of time

A private school fosters students’ physical, emotional and social well being.
از کلمه well-being می توانید به جای ‘رفاه و راحتی’ استفاده کنید.
مثلا well-being of our customers

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Well-rounded education

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آموزش جامع
She received a well-rounded education.

He has a well-rounded background in management.

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Competence

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The ability to do something well
صلاحیت و شایستگی
Students will gain competence in a wide range of skills.

An analysis of students’ feedback enables teachers to enhance their competence.

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Core subjects

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درس های اصلی

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Fail to do something

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Failing to cope with stress might disable students from maintaining their interest in studying.

Most education systems today fail to provide the necessary facilities students need.

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Acquire knowledge

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Studying hard is critical to a student’s success, helping him or her acquire more knowledge in his or her youth.