考點1：時間進程
TIME [singular] a period of time or processduring which something happens.
during/in/throughout/over the course of something
在OG1 - 2 Money Can’t Buy Love: Asymmetric Beliefs aboutGift Price and Feelings of Appreciation這篇文章中，有這么一段：
Thenotion of gift-givers and gift-recipients being unableto account for the other party’s perspective seems puzzlingbecause people slip in and out of these roles every day, and, in somecases, multiple times in the course of the sameday.
送禮方和收禮方不能很好的換位思考實在讓人不解，畢竟人們每天都在這兩個角色間切換，有時同一天還要切換好幾次。這里面的course就指的是在同一天這段時間里。
in the course of
在…之中;在…期間
同時大家也經(jīng)常會在題目當中讀到，這樣的題干：
During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator’sfocus shifts from:
這種考察整體結(jié)構(gòu)的題目中的course也是取這個意象。
during the course of
在…的過程中
考點2：行動:行為方式
ACTIONS [countableusually singular] an action or series of actions that you couldtake in order to deal with a particular situation
OG 2 -1小說TheProfessor第八問選項中出現(xiàn)A) contrastingtwo hypothetical coursesof action. 對比兩種假設(shè)行為，這里面提到的所謂coursesof action就是行為方式的意思。
course of action
行動過程;做法
3.方向：航向;行動方向
DIRECTION [countableusually singular, uncountable] the planned direction taken by a boat or plane toreach a place
OG 3 - 1小說The Schartz Metterklume Method第二問詞匯題，
Inline 2, “turn” most nearly means
A) slightmovement.
B) changein rotation.
C) shortwalk.
D) course correction
很多同學可能會覺得D選項好奇怪，為什么要糾正“課程”呢?其實不然，這里面的course就取得方向的意思。大家想一想turn是不是也暗含了改變方向呢?所以這個也是一個很強烈的干擾項。
course correction
糾正路線;航線修正
再來看Practice7 - 3 , Why birds fly in a V Formation，閱讀文本：
Theyplan to investigate how the animals decide whosets the course and the pace,and whether a mistake made by the leader can ripple through the restof the flock to cause traffic jams.
他們計劃調(diào)查動物如何決定誰設(shè)定路線和速度，以及的錯誤是否會使其他鳥群遭殃，造成交通堵塞。
sets the course and the pace
設(shè)定路線和速度
4.教育：課程;講座
EDUCATION [countable] a series of lessons in a particular subject SYN class
Practice 7 - 5 , Howthe Higgs Boson Was Found，閱讀文本：
Infact, in a graduate courseI took that covered what’s known as the StandardModel of ParticlePhysics (the quantum equations physicists have assembledto describe the particles of matter and the dominant forces by which theyinfluence eachother), the professor presented the Higgs field with suchcertainty that for a long while I had no idea it had yet to beestablished experimentally.
a graduate course
研究生課程
► 注：course之后不跟’of’, 不能說 a course of Business Studies’. 應該是‘a(chǎn) course in Business Studies’。
5.發(fā)展：進展;進程
DEVELOPMENT [singular] the usual or natural way thatsomething changes, develops, or is done.
take/run its course (=develop in theusual way and reach a natural end)
PSAT 2 - 3，Yellowstone Wolves Boost Berry Diet forGrizzlies, 閱讀文本：
“We’re inthe early stages of this ecosystem recovery. This is what we call passiverestoration,” Ripple said. “We put the wolf back in and then we let nature takeits course.”
“我們正處于生態(tài)系統(tǒng)恢復的早期階段。這就是我們所說的被動恢復，“Ripple說。 “我們把狼放回來，其余的就順其自然�！�
take its course
順其自然;任其自然發(fā)展
除了以上出現(xiàn)的這五種，course還有菜肴(MEAL)，比賽(SPORT)，江河(RIVER)，醫(yī)療(MEDICAL TREATMENT)，墻壁(WALL)的意思，瞧瞧，一詞多義到這種程度，因此背單詞一定不能局限在單詞書里，還要通過大量閱讀，結(jié)合上下文，掌握同一單詞在不同語境中的不同含義，這正是新SAT和GRE強調(diào)的“Words Within the Context”!
注：以上英文解釋摘選自朗文詞典在線版。
