“母校”英文可不是mother school，而是这个表达

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

What was the experience like to return to your Alma mater after nearly a decade?

I think the university could write letters to alumni to ask them to donate money to help build the museum.

Don't expect that the parent company's management knows how to run the sub's business.

【语音标记】

【精讲部分】

1

Alma mater 母校；校歌

/ˈælmə ˈmɑːtə, - ˈmeɪtə/

源自拉丁文

当然，母校也可以说old school

【解释】

1.Your alma mater is the school, college or university that you went to. 母校

2. A school, college or university's alma mater is its official song. 校歌

【例句】

What was the experience like to return to your Alma mater after nearly a decade?

近十年之后再回到你母校是一种什么样的体验呢？

2

schoolmate 校友

former students 校友；之前的学生

alumnus 男校友；男毕业生

/əˈlʌmnəs/

= a former male student of a school, college or university

alumna 女校友；女毕业生

/əˈlʌmnə/

= a former woman student of a school, college or university

alumni 校友（统称）

/əˈlʌmnaɪ/

= the former male and female students of a school, college or university

【例句】

I think the university could write letters to alumni to ask them to donate money to help build the museum.

我觉得学校可以写信给校友，请他们捐款帮助建造博物馆。

3

parent company 母公司

= a company that owns more than half the shares of another company

subsidiary 子公司

英 /səbˈsɪdiəri/ 美 /səbˈsɪdieri/

为了方便有时候也缩写成sub

= a company which is part of a larger and more important company

branch 分公司；分店；分行

英 /brɑːntʃ/ 美 /bræntʃ/

= a local office or shop/store belonging to a large company or organization

【例句】

Don't expect that the parent company's management knows how to run the sub's business.

别指望母公司的管理层知道怎么运营子公司的业务。