A Fictional University Takes China by Storm
Complete with its own motto
, website, courses, and a roster
of illustrious
alumni
including Han dynasty
generals
and Tang dynasty poets, a fictional
university has emerged as an unexpected online sensation
amid China’s competitive university recruitment
season. It began last week when a group of students posted jokes online about the possibility of setting up a university. They hoped to dedicate it to students from the four provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei, where competition for China’s national college entrance
examination, or the gaokao, is fierce
.
tips
motto:警句;校训
roster:花名册(于 roast 有关,本意烤架,扩展为表格和目录,形状就是烤架格栅)
illustrate:阐明;举例说明
lunar:月亮女神卢娜,月亮的意思,lun-表示月亮就是来源于此
illustrious:著名的;明亮的(lustr- = light,shine,光,照亮)
alumni:校友(统称)
alumnus:男校友
alumna:女校友
fictional:虚构的;小说式的(fiction 小说)
sensation:感觉
sensate:可感觉的
recruit:新手;新兵
recruitment:新兵入伍;开学季
fierce:凶猛的;猛烈的(fer-,fero- = wild,野)