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Para. 10
Students also get papers directly from their peers. As the semester-end approaches, the online message boards and chat rooms on many websites fill with requests for papers from desperate students.
译文：
学生们也可以从同学处直接抄袭。随着学期临近结束，许多网上公告栏和聊天室充斥着情急学生征求论文的帖子。
approach
V. 靠近，接近
e.g.
Christmas was approaching.
圣诞节快到了。
n. 接近；途径
Our approach drove away the wild animals.
我们一走近, 野生动物全都跑开了。
desperate
adj. 孤注一掷的，不顾一切的
e.g.
They made a desperate attempt to save the company.
他们不顾一切的努力挽救公司。
令人绝望的
the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help
饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子；绝望的呼救声
Para. 11
The website of the Evil House of Cheat boasts 2,000 daily visitors. There you can pick up tips on how to cheat on exams and read comments from people described as satisfied users, like one student who said he had raised his grade-point average from D- to a B+ after he paid his $9.95 annual membership fee.
译文：
某个名叫“作弊魔窟”的网址每天拥有2,000名访问者，这里你可以找到考试作弊诀窍，也可以看到来自某些被描写成“心满意足的用户”所作出的评论，有位学生声称付了9.95美元年费后，平均从D-提高到B+。
evil
adj. 邪恶的，坏的，罪恶的
e.g.
He is an evil man with evil ideas, and leads an evil life.
他是一个满脑子邪恶念头的坏人, 过着一种罪恶的生活。
n. 邪恶，罪恶
Money is the root of all evil.
钱是万恶之源。
boast
以拥有······而自豪
e.g.
a. Few teams can boast such a good record in European football.
在欧洲足球史上很少有球队能有如此辉煌的记录。
b. The hotels boast the finest view in Wales.
这些旅馆拥有威尔士最好的风景。
Para. 12
Many of the term-paper sites include a statement that the work is “for research only.” But those disclaimers are regarded as a joke.
译文：
许多有关学期论文的网址都声明他们的服务仅适用于研究工作，但此类免责声明均被视为玩笑而已。
disclaimer
n.（责任、关系等的）弃权书，否认声明
e.g.
In addition to the unqualified or clean report as mentioned above, there are other types of audit reports, the qualified report and the disclaimer.
审计意见的种类除了前述的“无保留意见”外，还有“保留意见”及“反面意见”。
Para. 13
1. Experts say that academic cheating begins as early as middle school, and often becomes a well-
honed habit by high school.
译文：
专家认为大学生作弊早在初中便已开始，到了高中已成陋习。
academic
adj. 学术的，学院的
e.g.
a. They asked for academic freedom.
他们要求学术自由。
b. The university is composed of five academic schools.
整个大学由五个学院组成。
2. A recent survey of 3100 high-achieving students by Who’s Who Among American High School Students revealed that 80 percent of the nation’s best and brightest admitted cheating in school, up five percent from the year before.
译文：
根据《美国高中生名人录》最近对3,100名优秀学生所进行的一项调查，美国80%最优秀、最聪明的高中生承认在校作弊，比前一年增加了5个百分点。
reveal
v. 揭示，揭露
e.g.
He never revealed his identity.
他从未暴露过自己的身份。
展现，显露
Her laugh revealed her even teeth.
她一笑就露出了她那整齐的牙齿。
这一句型常见于科技论文等书面语，如：A brief review of medical literature now available suggests/reveals/indicates/shows that...我们对现有的医学文献进行了简要的综述，结果发现······
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