新思維大學英語第一冊unit1Education課件

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book1NewCollegeEnglish新思維大學英語讀寫教程Unit1Education

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Ifamanemptieshispurseintohishead,nomancan

takeitawayfro-mhim;Aninvestmentinknowledgealwayspaysthe

bestinterest.

傾囊求知，無人能奪；投資知識，獲益最多。◆

Educationisaprogressivediscoveryofourown

ignorance.

教育是一個逐步發(fā)現自己無知的過程。◆

Educationdoesnotmeanteachingpeopletoknowwhattheydonotknow;itmeanstoteachthembehaveastheydonotbehave.

教育不是要教人們知道其所不知的事，而是要教會他們用其所不會的方式處事◆

Geniuswithouteducationislikesilverinthemine.

未受教育的天才，猶如礦中之銀。SayingsOnEducationTextATextBIn-classActivitiesAfter-teachingActivitiesIn-classActivitiesAfter-teachingActivities

Lead-inActivitiesLanguagePointsSolvingDeeperUnderstandingMainIdeasExploringPre-readingDiscussionsLanguagePointsSolvingStructuralAnalysisclickhere

towatchavideoclip.

1.Whatareyourideasaboutcollegeeducation?What'sthemeaningofit?

2.Howshouldyoustudyinthecollege?Whatimpressesyoumostbythevedioclip?

After-watching

Questions:

ImportanceofCollegeEducation

AasthaDograWhena

regular

teenager

passesoutofhighschool,heisofteninadilemmawhethertocontinuestudiesortostartworkingandbecomeindependent.Theoptiontostartworkstraightawaysoundsveryattractivetohimatthatageasitishistickettofreedomandtolivehislifethewayhewantsto.Butbeforetakingsucha

hastydecision,itisveryimportant,eitherfortheteenhimselforforhisparents,tomakehimunderstandtheimportanceofcollegeeducation.Letustrytounderstandwhatistheimportanceofcollegeeducationintoday'stimes.

1.______________Duetoglobalization,theboundariesbetweencountrieshavebecomealmostnon

existent,asfarasthebusinessandjobmarketareconcerned.Peoplearenolongerhesitant

tomovecountriesforbetterjobopportunities.Thishasincreasedthecompetitioninthejobmarket

considerably.SowehavepeoplefromIndia,China,SouthAmerica,andmanyothercountries,competingforjobsintheUSA.Thesepeopleareskilled,talented,

ambitiousandverywelleducatedtoo.TheimportanceofcollegeeducationcanbeunderstoodfromthefactthatanaverageteenfromAmericahastobeequallyeducatedandtalentedtocompetewiththemforthejobs.2)______________Researcheshaveshownthatpeoplewhogotocollegeor

have

access

tohighereducation,

tendtoearnmorethantheoneswhohavestudiedonlyuptotheschoollevel.Although,thisisnotahardandfastruleandexceptionsarealwaysthere.Butforthemajority,astheeducationlevelsgoup,thesalariesalsogohigherandviceversa.Perhaps,themostimportantbenefitofcollegeeducationisthatitgivesthepersonaccesstoabetterlifeinhislateryears.

3)______________Incollege,thestudentsgetanopportunitytolearnfromtheexpertsinthefield,whichisnotpossibleduringtheschoolyears.Thestudentsgettoreadalot,studyanddoregularassignments.Ifthestudentsenterthecollegewiththecorrectattitude,thentheycanlearnalotabouttheirchosenfieldofstudyduringthecollegeyears.4)______________Collegeisnotonlyaboutgettingbookish

knowledge,buttoexperiencelifeasawhole.Duringcollegelife,moststudentsliveawayfromtheirfamiliesforthefirsttimeintheirlives.Thus,theyhavetodealwithallthelife'supsanddownsontheirown.Intheprocess,theytendtolearnmanyimportantlifelessons,whichhelpsthemingrowingup.

5)______________Peoplewhohavebeentocollege,inotherwordsarewelleducated,raisebetterfamilies,andaretheidealemployeesaswellasidealcitizensofthesociety.Welleducatedpeoplearepeacelovingandtendtofollowtherulesandnormsofthesociety,morethanthelessereducatedortheuneducatedones.So,asocietywheremajorityofpeoplehavehighereducation,runsveryefficientlyandsmoothly.

Asyoucansee,theimportanceofcollegeeducationisimmense,bothfortheindividualaswellasthesociety.Besides,collegelifecanbelotsoffuntoo.Afteracertainage,weallgetintothe

mode

ofaset

life,alternating

betweenworkingandtakingcareofourfamilies.Thatlifecanwait.Ateenshouldutilizefouryearsofhiscollegeinlearning,gainingexperience,becomingabetterpersonandalsoenjoyinglife.So,goaheadandgetyourselfenrolled

inacollege.Allthebest!aregularteenagercommonpeoplewhoisbetween13and19yearsold普通的青少年Nowyoutry:他說自己就是一個從芝加哥郊區(qū)來的普通人。

HedescribeshimselfasjustaregularguyfromsuburbanChicago.Regularisusedtomean‘normal’.Example:Theproductlooksandburnslikearegularcigarette.這種產品看起來和點燃后都與常見的香煙沒什么兩樣。

LanguagePointsSolvingExample:Shewasinadilemmawhethertostayatschoolorgetajob.是繼續(xù)求學還是找工作,她感到難以決定。dilemma:asituationinwhichyouhavetomakeadifficultdecision

窘境，困境要不要回國，他進退兩難。Nowyoutry:Hewasfacedwiththedilemmaofwhetherornottoreturntohiscountry.Example:He'sarguedfromthestartthatAmericaanditsalliesareputtingtoomuchemphasisonthemilitaryoption.他從一開始就認為美國及其盟國過于強調軍事手段Nowyoutry:

option

something

that

you

can

chooseinaparticular

situation

選擇，取舍

the

righttobuyorsell

somethinginthe

future,for

example

propertyorstockinacompany

選擇權我們別無選擇，只有放棄這次會面。Wehadnooptionbuttoabandonthemeeting.Example:Afterthehastymeal,themenhadmovedforwardtotakeuptheirpositions.匆匆忙忙吃過飯后，大家走出來，各就各位。

hastydoneinahurry

because

youdonot

have

much

time

草率的，輕率的，匆忙的一家公司正在給自己的員工發(fā)機票，萬一需要就緊急撤離。Nowyoutry:Onecompanyisgivingitsemployeesairplaneticketsintheeventtheyneedtomakeahastyescape.

Example:Theworldismovingfurthertowardmulti-polarizationandeconomicglobalization.世界多極化和經濟全球化趨勢進一步發(fā)展。Nowyoutry:

globalizationcoveringthewholeworld全球化工業(yè)全球化的趨勢對加利福尼亞的食品生產影響巨大。TrendstowardtheglobalizationofindustryhavedramaticallyaffectedfoodproductioninCalifornia.

Example:Theballwascaughtbyafielderstandingjustinsidetheboundary.那個球被正站在邊界內的守場員接住了。boundarysomething

suchasalineonamap

that

marks

where

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areaofland

ends

and

another

begins

邊界，界限一條河流成了兩國的分界線。Nowyoutry:Ariverformstheboundarybetweenthetwocountries.Example:Theirremedylaywithintherangeofexistenttechnology.他們的治療方法利用現有技術可以實現。Nowyoutry:

existent1.existing,real存在的；實有的2.athingthatisrealandexists存在的事物在他眼中其他人都可能變成幻影，幾乎不復存在。Everybodyelsecouldgrowshadowy,almostnon-existenttohim.Example:Shewashesitantaboutcomingforwardwithherstory...她不大愿意站出來講述自己的經歷。Nowyoutry:

hesitantslowtospeakoractbecauseyoufeeluncertain猶豫的他的顧問們都理所當然地有所猶豫，不愿讓美國卷入沖突之中。HisadvisersarerightfullyhesitanttolettheUnitedStatesbesuckedintotheconflict.Example:There'sbeensomefiercecompetitionforthetitle.奪冠之爭一直都相當激烈。Nowyoutry:

competition[u]theactivitiesofcompeting

競爭就是在這些畫室里，年輕的畫家們得到了同齡人的支持，也感受到了激勵大家向前的競爭。Itwasinthesestudiosthatyoungpaintersfoundthesupportandstimulatingcompetitionofpeers.Example:Childrenvaryconsiderablyintherateatwhichtheylearntheselessons.孩子們學習這些課文的速度大不相同。Nowyoutry:considerablylargelyorgreatly相當大地；相當多地他們的晚餐會已經遠不如以前正式。Theirdinnerpartieshadbecomeconsiderablylessformal.Example:Theannualcompetitionhasencouragedtheemergenceofseveraltalentedyoungmusicians.每年一度的比賽造就了若干卓越的年輕音樂家。Nowyoutry:

talentedhavinganaturalabilitytodosthwell有才能的；天才的他的演奏會使他贏得了天才演奏家的贊譽。

Hisrecitalshaveearnedhimrecognitionasatalentedperformer.Example:Adeep-rootedtreeisleafy;an

ambitiousmanisvigorous.根深葉才茂，志壯干勁高。Nowyoutry:

ambitioushavingagreatdesiretobesuccessful,powerfulorwealthy雄心勃勃的；充滿野心的她的父母對她和她妹妹有著很高的期望。Herparentswereintenselyambitiousforherandheryoungersister.Example:Therewasnothingspecialaboutthemeal;itwasaverage.飯菜沒什么特別，挺平常的。Nowyoutry:

average1.ordinary;notspecial普通的；平常的；一般的2.[u]theresultofaddingseveralamountstogether,findingatotal,anddividingthetotalbythenumberofamounts平均數在新英格蘭人們的收入通常比全國平均數低10%。IncomeinNewEnglandiscommonly10%belowthenationalaverage.Example:Thefacilitieshavebeenadaptedtogiveaccesstowheelchairusers.這些設施已經改造過以方便輪椅使用者進入。Nowyoutry:

access

1.opportunityorright機會；權利2.awayofapproachingorreachingorentering通路科學家直到最近才得以進入該地區(qū)。Scientistshaveonlyrecentlybeenabletogainaccesstothearea.Example:Aproblemformanufacturersisthatlightercarstendtobenoisy.制造商們遇到的一個問題是，重量較輕的汽車往往噪音大。Nowyoutry:

tend

totakeaparticulardirectionoroftenhaveaparticularquality趨向；趨于在老年群體里女性占大多數，因為男性通常不易高壽。Inolderagegroupswomenpredominatebecausementendtodieyounger.Example:Therewerenofloralofferingsattheceremony,withtheexceptionofasingleredrose...除了一朵紅色玫瑰花外，儀式上沒有任何獻花。Nowyoutry:

exception

apersonorathingthatisnotincludedinageneralstatement例外法律不容許搞特殊。Thelawmakesnoexceptions.Example:Themajorityofmypatientscometomefromoutoftown.大多數來找我看病的患者都是外省人。Nowyoutry:majority

mostof大部分；大多數我們生產的絕大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒過的牛奶制成的。Thevastmajorityofourcheesesaremadewithpasteurizedmilk.Example:Amanofhighbirthmaybeoflowworthandviceversa.出身高貴的人可能價值低，出身微賤的人可能價值高。Nowyoutry:viceversa

usedtosaythattheoppositeofwhatyouhavejustsaidisalsotrue

反之亦然投資超過儲蓄就意味著價格的上升，反之亦然。Anexcessofinvestmentoversavingmeansrisingprices,andviceversa.Example:Yourwritingwillbenefitfromthedisciplineofhardwork.你的寫作將會從艱苦工作的訓練中受益。

Nowyoutry:benefit

[u]advantage

優(yōu)勢；利益；好處教育是基礎性、全局性、先導性的崇高的社會公益事業(yè)，是社會發(fā)展之本。Education,beingaloftysocialpublic-benefitcareer,isoriginofsocialdevelopment.Example:Heisanexpertatgettinghisownway.他在如何達到自己的目的方面很在行。expertapersonwithspecialknowledge,skill,ortraininginsomething專家；專業(yè)人士Nowyoutry:他是一個馴獸專家。Sheisanexpertintraininganimals.Theassessmentforthecourseinvolveswrittenassignmentsandpracticaltests.這門功課的考核包括書面作業(yè)和實際操作考試。assignmentworkortask

工作；任務Nowyoutry:她在希臘為一家星期日報完成一項工作。SheisinGreeceonanassignmentforoneSundaynewspaper.Example:Youthissimplyanattitudeofmind.青春僅僅是心態(tài)的問題。attitudethewaythatyouthinkandfeelabout

態(tài)度，看法Nowyoutry:你若想通過考試就最好改變你的態(tài)度。Ifyouwanttopassyourexams,you’dbetterchangeyourattitude!Example:Shewasalwaysabookishchild.她一直是一個愛看書的孩子。bookishacquiringknowledgefrombooksratherthanpracticalexperience;fondofreading

只有書本知識的，學究式的，書呆子氣的；好學習的，喜歡讀書的

Nowyoutry:他有點書呆子氣，勤奮好學，和他母親非常親近。

Hewasbookish,aswotandveryclosetohismother.Example:Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.人生有得意時也有失意時。

upsanddownsthemixtureofgoodandbadthingsinlifeNowyoutry:每項工作都有它的好處和壞處。Everyjobhasitsupsanddowns.Example:SheisaItalianbybirthbutisnowanAustraliancitizen.她生于意大利，但現在是澳大利亞公民。citizenapersonwhohasthelegalrighttobelongtoaparticularcountry

公民Nowyoutry:當你年邁時，人們會把你當成二等公民對待。Whenyouareold,peopletreatyoulikeasecond-classcitizen.Example:Thenormisasuperordinatenotionwhichincludesmanysubordinatetypes.標準是一個上位概念,它包含許多具體類別。normarequiredoragreedstandard,amount,etc.標準；準則Nowyoutry:妻子參加工作已經成為一種準則。Ithasbecomethenormforwivestowork.Example:Sheprogrammedthecomputerefficiently.她把這臺計算機調整得非常高效。efficientlyworkingwellandwithoutwastingtime,money,orenergy

效率高地Nowyoutry:他做事很有效率。Hegetsthingsdoneefficiently.Example:Everythingwentprettysmoothly.

一切進展相當順利。

smoothlyinanevenway

平穩(wěn)地;順利地Nowyoutry:船走得很安穩(wěn)。Theboatsailedsmoothly.Example:Thesunisanimmenseglobe.太陽是一個巨大的球體。immenseextremelylargeorgreat

極大的；巨大的Nowyoutry:初來此地的人開辟了這片廣袤的荒野。Thenewcomerscultivatedtheimmensewilderness.Example:Switchthecameraintotheautomaticmode.將相機調到自動拍攝狀態(tài)。modeawayormannerinwhichsomethingisdone方式；方法，模式Nowyoutry:他自動切換到訪談模式。Heswitchedautomaticallyintointerviewmode.Example:Investorscanapplyforapackageofsharesatasetprice.投資者可以申購固定價格的股票組合。

setplannedorfixed

安排好的；確定的；固定的Nowyoutry:據說定期齋戒會讓我們更虔誠。Asetperiodoffastingissupposedtobringusclosertogodliness.Example:Heraggressivemoodsalternatedwithgentleormoreco-operativestates.她情緒多變，時而咄咄逼人，時而又顯得溫柔平和或樂于合作。alternatetokeepchangingfromonethingtoanotherandbackagain交替Nowyoutry:樂隊輪番獻上浪漫情歌和勁歌熱舞。Thebandalternatedromanticlovesongswithbouncydancenumbers.Example:Mineralscanbeabsorbedandutilizedbythebodyinavarietyofdifferentforms.人體可通過很多不同形式吸收和利用礦物質。utilizeuse;makeuseof

利用，使用Nowyoutry:我們可以充分利用水力發(fā)電。Wecanutilizewaterforproducingelectricpower.Example:Pleaseenrollmeinthecontest.請登記我的名字,我報名參加這次比賽。enrollbecomeormakesb.amemberofanorganization使某人成為其中的一員Nowyoutry:所有參賽者必須在星期六前登記。

AllcontestantsmustenrollbySaturday.MainIdeasExploringPartI(Para1):puttingforwardthetopic-importanceofcollegeeducationPartII(Paras.2--7):fiveimportantfunctionsofcollegeeducationPartIII(Para.7):anoverallconclusionofimportanceofcollegeeducationEquiptomeetcompetitionBetterqualityoflifeMakeabettersocietyAidingrowthAidinlearningDeeperUnderstanding

Readthesentencesfromthetextandanswerthequestions.1.Whenaregularteenagerpassesoutofhighschool,heisofteninadilemmawhethertocontinuestudiesortostartworkingandbecomeindependent.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutthosestudentswhochoosetoworkandbecomeindependentoncetheygraduatefromhighschool?

Theoptiontostartworkstraightawaysoundsveryattractivetothematthatageasitisatickettofreedomandtolivehislifethewayhewantsto.Butbeforetakingsuchahastydecision,itisveryimportant,eitherfortheteenhimselforforhisparents,tomakehimunderstandtheimportanceofcollegeeducation.

Readthesentencesfromthetextandanswerthequestions.2.Peoplearenolongerhesitanttomovecountriesforbetterjobopportunities.Whatresultcanbebroughtoncepeopleareheadingforwardforgoodjobsaroundtheworld?

Itwillincreasethecompetitioninthejobmarketconsiderably.

Readthesentencesfromthetextandanswerthequestions.3.Collegeisnotonlyaboutgettingbookishknowledge,buttoexperiencelifeasawhole.Whatexperiencecanstudentsgainduringcollege?

Theytendtolearnmanyimportantlifelessonssincetheyhavetodealwithallthelife'supsanddownsontheirown.

Readthesentencesfromthetextandanswerthequestions.4.People,whohavebeentocollege,inotherwordsarewelleducated,raisebetterfamilies,andaretheidealemployeesaswellasidealcitizensofthesociety.Whyarethosepeoplehavinghighereducationregardedastheidealemployeesaswellasidealcitizensofthesociety?

Becausewelleducatedpeoplearepeacelovingandtendtofollowtherulesandnormsofthesociety,morethanthelessereducatedortheuneducatedones.Brainstorming:Whatisthemeaningoflearning?Whydohumanbeingsneedtolearn?Doeslearningonlyoccuratschool?Whydowehaveavarietyofcoursesatschool?Whatknowledgeandskillsarenecessaryforpeopletosurviveintheageofinformation?VocabularyBuildingⅠ.Spellthewordsaccordingtothephonetics.1.['ben?f?t]benefit

2.

['s?t?z?n]citizen3.[m?'d??r?ti]majority4.[?'sa?nm?nt]assignment5.[?'mens]immense6.['?lt?rnet]alternateⅡ.Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.1）Ifyouareinadilemma,you(a)knowexactlyhowtochooseor(b)don’tknowhowtochoose?2)Doesahastydiscussionindicatethatthediscussionlastsfor(a)alongtimeor(b)ashorttime?3)

DoAmbitiouspeoplerefertothosewho(a)haveagreatdesiretobesuccessfulor(b)havelittledesireforsuccess?√√√4)Weshouldknowthebenefitsofgoingabroad.Doesthissentencemeanweshouldknowthe(a)advantagesor(b)disadvantagesofgoingabroad?5)Jimisanexpertincomputer,sowhenwecomeacrosssomeproblemincomputer,we(a)canaskJimforhelpor(b)can’taskhimforhelp?6)Themajorityofmyclassmateswillgototheparktoday,so(a)fewofmyclassmatesor(b)alotofmyclassmateswillstillstayinschool.√√√Ⅲ.Readthesentencesbelowandmatchtheboldfacedwordswiththeircorrespondingmeaningsinthebox.A.ataskorpieceofworkthatsb.isgiventodoB.SomethingsuchasalineonamapthatmarkswhereoneareaoflandendsandanotherbeginsC.theactivitiesofcompetingD.arequiredoragreedstandard,amount,etc.E.apersonorathingthatisnotincludedinageneralstatementF.apersonwhohasthelegalrighttobelongtoaparticularcountry.______1)Theboundariesbetweencountrieshavebecomealmostnonexistent.______2)Thishasincreasedthecompetitioninthejobmarket

considerably.______3）Although,thisisnotahardandfastruleandexceptionsarealwaysthere.______4）Thestudentsgettoreadalot,studyanddoregularassignments.______5)Welleducatedpeoplearepeacelovingandtendtofollowtherulesandnormsofthesociety.______6)Peoplewhohavebeentocollege,inotherwordsarewelleducated,raisebetterfamilies,andaretheidealemployeesaswellasidealcitizensofthesociety.BCEADFIV.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.

hesitanttalentedaverageaccessbookishutilizeenrollambitious1).Takeaselfdefensecourseor_________

inamartialartsschoolthathasastrongselfdefensecomponent.2).I’mnotsurprisedthatMaryhasmarriedJack,theyareboth_________

people.enrollbookish3).AndwhenIsatdowntowritemynextpieceIfoundmyself

_________,unsureofmywriting,concernedabouthowitwouldbeperceived.4).LocaluserswhodonotknowEnglishhadbeensomewhatrestrictedintheir_________

totheInternet.5).TopTrainingprogramsaredesignedtoallowyoutounderstandand_________

themosteffectivefacilitationmethods.hesitantaccessutilize

6).Womenalsoquicklyjudgehowheinteractswithherfriendsandwhetherheissuccessfulor_________7).Butperhapsjustassignificantasincreasingdiversityisthe

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ageofincomingstudents.8).Manycollegestrytofindstudents_________inmusic,artandtheater.ambitiousaveragetalentedConstructionModelingJudgethefunctionsofthese“wh-todo”constructioninthesentencesbelowandmakesomesentencesfollowingtheirsyntacticpatterns.

Aweeksincewalkingoutonherfamily,shehasn'tfiguredoutwhattodonext.2.Wewereconfusedanddidn'tknowhowtodonext.Atthispoint,hecamewithanewidea.3Wheretogotomorrowhasnotbeendecided.(prepositionalobject)(object)(subject)4Theproblemiswheretofindthefinancialaid.

5Tomhadnoideawhichbooktoreadfirst.6Willyoushowmehowtousethismachine?II.CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChinesegiveninbracketsintoEnglish.Hesaidthatifhehadknownhowitworkedhecouldhavetoldme___________(做什么）2___________________（何時開會）hasnotbeendecidedyet.3.Thereisnotanydifferencebetweenthetwo.Ireallydon’tknow_______________(選哪個)(predicative)(apposition)(directobject)whattodoWhentoholdthemeetingwhichonetochoose4.Johndidnotknow______________________________(哪里找如此好的一位老師)5.Themotherdidn’tknow_____________(該責備誰)forthebrokenglassasithappenedwhileshewasout．6.Ithasnotyetbeendecided____________________________(是否在這里建立一所學校)7.Thequestion_____________________________________(是否從銀行借錢)troubledMr.White8.Theyhaven’tdecided________________________.(什么時候修鐵路)wheretofindsuchagoodteacher.whotoblamewhethertosetupaschoolhere.whethertoborrowmoneyfromthebankwhentobuildtherailwayCriticalWriting

Youarenowafreshmanincollege,what’stheidealuniversityonyouropinion?Howdidyouspendduringyourcollegelife?Talkaboutyourattitudestowardsthecurrent

collegeeducationinChinabriefly.Thisessayshouldbe

approximately120words.

Step1:DraftyouressayStep2:EdittheessaycarefullyStep3:Checktheessayformistakesinspelling,grammarandpunctuationDoyourememberyourfirstcampusvisit,registrationorthefirstdayofclasses?Howdoyoufeel?Andwhydidyougetthatkindoffeeling?2.Didyouexperienceanyembarrassingmomentsincollege?Ifso,bebravetodescribeit.3.Whatpreparationsshouldbemadeforcollegelife?Howtoadapttothenewcollegelife?Pre-readingDiscussions:

FreshStartIfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampuswhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot.IdecidedIwantednothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.Itseemedthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenandmymouthshutandIhopednoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman..”ThenextmorningIfoundmyfirstclassandmarchedin.OnceIwasintheroom,however,anotherproblemawaitedme.Wheretosit?AftermuchhesitationIchoseaseatinthefirstrowandtotheside.

“Welcometobiology101,”theprofessorbegan.Oh,God,Ihadthoughtitwasaliteratureclass.Acoldsweatbrokeoutonthebackofmyneck.Igropedformyschedule

andcheckedtheroomnumber.Iwasintherightroombutthewrongbuilding.Sonowwhat?Getupandleaveinthemiddleofthelecture?Wouldn’ttheprofessorbeangry?Ikneweveryonewouldstare.Forgetit.Isettledintomychairandtriedtolookasseriousasabiologymajormightbe.AfterclassIfeltalittlehungry,andIhurriedtothecafeteria.IpiledmytraywithsandwichesandwasheadingfortheseatwhenIaccidentallysteppedinalargepuddleof

ketchup.MyfoodtraytippedandIlostmybalance.Asmy

rearendmetthefloor,Isawmyentirelifepassbeforemyeyes;itendedwithmyfirstdayofcollegeclasses.InthesecondsaftermyfallIthoughthowniceitwouldbeifnoonehadnoticed.Butasallthestudentsinthecafeteriacametotheirfeet,cheeringandclapping,Iknewtheyhadnotonlynoticed,theyweredeterminedthatIwouldneverforgetit.ForthenextthreedaysIdinedalongonnothingmorethanshameandsomejunkfoodfromamachineplacedoutsidemyroom.OnthefourthdayIthoughtIneededsomerealfoodbadly.Perhapsthreedayswaslongenoughforthecampuspopulationtohaveforgottenme.SooffthecafeteriaIwent.Imademywaythroughthefoodlineandtiptoedtoatable.SuddenlyIheardacrashthatsoundedfamiliar.IlookeduptofindthatanotherpoorsoulhadmetthesamefateasIhad.Myheartwentouttohimaspeoplebegantocheerandclapastheyhadforme.Hegotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinavictoryclasp,grinningfromeartoear.Iexpectedhimto

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outofthecafeteriaasIhad,butinsteadheturnedaroundandbeganpreparinganothertray.Andthat’swhenIrealizedIhadbeentakingmyselffartooseriously.WhocaredwhetherIdroppedatray,whereIsatinclass,orevenwhetherIshowedupinthewronglecture?Nobody.Thiswasn’tlikehighschool.Incollege,itdidn’tmatter.Thiswasmybigchancetodomyownthing.OnceIrealizedthatIhadnoone’sexpectationstoliveuptobutmyown,Irelaxed.Ibegantoviewcollegeasawonderfulexperiment.Idressedalittledifferently,Idiscoveredataste

forjazz,andIdecidedIlikedgoingbarefoot.Igaveuptryingtoactmywaythroughcollegeandbegannotactingatall.College,Idecided,wasprobablytheonlytimeIwouldbecompletelyforgivenforanymistakes(includingsteppinginpuddlesofketchupanddroppingfoodtrays).SoIusedtheopportunitytomakealltheonesIthoughtI’devermake.Example:Weawaityourcommand.我們等待你的口令。LanguagePointsSolvingawait

vt./vi.towaitforsomething;expect

等待，等候； 將發(fā)生在某人頭上

Nowyoutry:我正在等待他們的答復。Weamawaitingtheirreply.Example:Igropedforthedoorhandleinthedark.我在黑暗中摸索著門把手

grope

vt./vi.tosearchforsomethingthatyoucannotseewiththehands

探路；摸索，搜索，搜尋我們摸索著走過黑暗的街道。Nowyoutry:Wegropedourwaythroughthedarkstreets.Example:I'llworkouttheschedule.我來擬定時間表。

Nowyoutry:schedule

n.atimetable

時間表，日程表請讓我看看稅收一覽表。

PleaseshowmethetaxationscheduleExample:Shehelpedhertosettleinacomfortableseat.她扶她在張舒適的椅子上坐下。

settlein/intotobecomecomfortableinanewplaceorsituation

定居等我在座位上安定下來后，心中突然涌起一股莫名的悲傷。Nowyoutry:AsIsettledintomychair,afeelingofsadnessoverwhelmedme.

Example:Deposityourlunchtrayatthecafeteriadoor.把你的午餐托盤放在自助餐館門口。

Nowyoutry:cafeterian.adiningarea,asataschoolorofficebuilding,wheremealsmaybepurchasedorbroughtfromhomeandeaten

自助食堂，自助餐館他們在一家自助餐廳吃了午飯。

Theyhadtheirlunchinacafeteria.Example:Theshipcameaboutandheadedfortheshore.輪船調轉般向朝海岸駛去。

headfor

v.togoorcausetogo(towards)

向.....前行，邁進士兵們小心翼翼地朝邊境邁進。

Nowyoutry:Thesoldiersheadedforthefrontierwithcaution.Example:Thepuddleevaporatedrapidlyinthesun.水坑在陽光下迅速蒸發(fā)。

Nowyoutry:

puddlen.asmallpoolofwater,especiallyrainwater.水坑當我到達水坑的時候，我突然遭遇了襲擊！AsIreachedthepuddle,Iwassuddenlyattacked.Example:Wantketchupormustard?想要蕃茄醬或芥末？Nowyoutry:

ketchupn.acondimentconsi