n. 研究班, 专题讨论会【经】 讨论会, 专家讨论会

◆记忆方法一：
谐音：三妹那儿 三妹那儿在开研究会。

section/insect/transect/session/seminar
记忆：
1. 词根sect表示cut，section [ 5sekFEn ] n. 部分, 断片 Have you read the sports section of today’s newspaper? The Rockets beat the Lakers!你读了今天报纸的体育版吗？火箭对击败了湖人队。
2. insect [ 5insekt] n. 昆虫 Insects, such as bees, flies and locusts, can often fly. 昆中，例如蜜蜂、苍蝇和蝗虫，通常能飞。
3. transect [ trAn5sekt] v. 横断, 横切 n. 横断面 The transected parts of the earthworm will become new earthworms. 蚯蚓的断体会成为新的蚯蚓。
4, session [ 5seFEn ] n. 会议, 开庭, [美]学期 The session was suspended as the participants didn’t agree with each other. 因为与会者意见不一致，会议暂停了。
5, seminar [ 5seminB:] n. 研究会 I will take part in the seminar about examination psychology. 我将参加关于考试心理学的研究会。
另类阅读：
Last summer session Mr. Wang transected such insects as locusts and butterflies and explained his theory with the sections at the seminar.
轻松一刻
Teacher: What will you do if there is an old lady standing beside your seat in a bus?
Student: I will tell her, " At your age, you shouldn't always take a bus to save money. It's safer to take a taxi."