n. 学院, 院校, 学会

◆记忆方法一：
谐音：艾克的妹 艾克的妹自在学院工作。

group/team/class/grade/school/scholar/scholarship/curriculum/education/academic/academy
记忆：
1. group [ ^ru:p ] n. 团体, 组, 群 n. 聚合, 成群 Our group is made up of seven large companies.我们集团是由七大公司组成的。
2. team [ ti:m ]　　n. 队, 组 A football team was founded in our class last week.我们班上周成立了一支足球队。
3. class　　n. 班级, 阶级, 社会等级, 种类, (一节)课 Is it the working class that decides the future of the society?是工人阶级决定社会的未来吗？
4. grade [ ^reid ]　　n. 等级, 级别　vt. 评分, 评级 All the students in Grade One will go to clean the street tomorrow.明天一年级的学生都要去清洁大街。
5. school [ sku:l ]　　n. 学校, 学院, 学派　vt. 锻炼, 教育 The family couldn’t afford his schooling, so he taught himself when he borrowed textbooks from other boys.他的家庭供不起他读书，因此他借到课本后就自学。
6. scholar [ 5skClE ]　　n. 学者 Mr. Hou is a famous scholar in agriculture.侯先生是农业方面的著名学者。
7. scholarship [ 5skClEFip] n. 奖学金, 学问, 学识 The scholarship will be granted to the top ten students. 前十名学生将得到奖学金。
8. course [ kC:s ] n. 过程, 课程, 一道菜 All the courses above are optional.上面所有的课程都是选修课。
9. curriculum [ kE5rikjulEm ] A group of related courses, often in a special field of study (复数：curricula) n. 课程 The school offers effective curricula for the disabled.学校为残疾人提供有效的课程。
10. education [ 7edju(:)5keiFEn ] n. 教育 Education has become a constant concern of the public.教育已经成为公众经常关注的热点。
11. academic [ 7AkE5demik ] adj. 学术的, 理论的 Usually it’s hard to understand the academic works.学术著作经常难于理解。
12. academy [ E5kAdEmi ] n. (高等)专科院校, 研究院 Working in the academy itself is a rare helpful chance 在研究院工作本身就是一个难得的好机会。
另类阅读：
Our group belongs to a class football team in Grade 3. We learn to play football as part of our education in school.


轻松一刻
A couple drove several miles down a country road with intense silence. Not a word was said to each other. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither wanted to concede his position. As they passed a barnyard of mules(骡子) and pigs, the wife sarcastically asked, "Relatives of yours? " "Yep, " the husband replied, "in-laws ".