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4TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThingsPre-ReadingQuestions:1Ifyougetgradeslowerthanyouexpected,howdoyoufeelandwhatwillyoudo?2DoyouknowwhatGPAstandsfor?★minus/?ma?n?s/adj.①.略低于A（或B等）e.g.Igot(a)Bminus(B-)inthetest.這次考試我得了個B-。②負(fù)面的；使顯得有欠缺的e.g.Whatarethecar’sminuspoints?這車的缺點是什么？③lowerthanzero小于零的；負(fù)的e.g.Thetemperaturedroppedtominustendegreescentigrade.溫度降到零下十?dāng)z氏度。n.負(fù)值；缺點e.g.Let’sconsidertheplusesandminusesofchangingthesystem.我們來考慮一下改變系統(tǒng)的利弊吧。prep.

減；減去e.g.Fiveminusthreeistwo.五減三等于二。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings1

WhenIreceivedmyfirstC-inmyacademic1careerasanundergraduate2,Iwasquitedisappointed3.Butlookingback,Ialwaysthoughtitwasoneofthebestthingsthathavehappenedtome.2Atthatpoint,Iwasupset4.Afterall,IwasinareallycompetitiveenvironmentandIlearntfrommyclassmatesthattheyweredisappointedbecausetheygottheirAminuses5andAs!Thepeer6pressurewasintense7andimmense8.Italsodawned9uponmethatbeinganaccounting10studentandhavingaC-formyfirstaccountingcoursedoesn’tmeanwellformycareer.

★academic/?k??dem?k/adj.教學(xué)的，學(xué)業(yè)的（尤指學(xué)識方面而非實踐、技能上的）e.g.Henrygenerallystayedaheadoftheothersintheacademicsubjects.亨利的文化課成績通常都優(yōu)于其他學(xué)生?！飖ndergraduate/??nd??gr?d?u?t/n.本科生e.g.anundergraduatecourse/student/degree大學(xué)本科課程/學(xué)生/學(xué)位

★disappointed/?d?s??p??nt?d/adj.失望的；沮喪的；失意的be～at/bysth.～that…e.g.Theywerebitterlydisappointedattheresultofthegame.他們對比賽結(jié)果極為失望。I’mdisappointedthatitwassoldout.全都賣完了，我感到很失望。

★lookback回首（往事）；回憶；回顧e.g.Theycanlookbackontheirendeavorswithpride.他們可以驕傲地回首過去付出的努力。

★happento發(fā)生在……身上；正值；碰巧e.g.Donotwaitforgoodthingstohappentoyou.Youneedtowalktowardshappiness.不要等待好事降臨，你要向幸福進發(fā)。

★upset/?p?set/adj.

難過；不高興；失望；沮喪~aboutsth.e.g.There’snopointgettingupsetaboutit.犯不著為此事難過。v.

使煩惱；使心煩意亂；使生氣過去式：upset；過去分詞：upset；現(xiàn)在分詞：upsetting。e.g.

Thisdecisionislikelytoupsetalotofpeople.這項決定很可能會使許多人不快。

★afterall畢竟；終歸e.g.Soyoumadeitafterall!你畢竟成功了！

★peer/p??(r)/n.身份（或地位）相同的人；同齡人；同輩e.g.Sheenjoystherespectofherpeers.

她受到同儕的尊敬。

★intense/?n?tens/adj.①

verygreat;verystrong很大的；十分強烈的e.g.Withtheexamcomingsoon,thestudentsareunderintensepressure.考試即將來臨，同學(xué)們承受著巨大的壓力。②seriousandofteninvolvingalotofactioninashortperiodoftime嚴(yán)肅緊張的；激烈的e.g.intensecompetition激烈的競爭

★immense/??mens/adj.極大的；巨大的e.g.Thereisstillanimmenseamountofworktobedone.還有非常非常多的工作沒有做。

★dawn/d??n/v.

tobecomeobviousoreasytounderstand變得明朗；開始清楚e.g.Thefacthasjustdawnedonme.我現(xiàn)在才明白這件事。n.thetimeofdaywhenlightfirstappears黎明；拂曉；破曉e.g.Theystartworkatdawn.天一亮他們就開始干活了?！飀awnupon使得明白e.g.Thetruthatlastdawneduponher.她終于明白了事情的真相。當(dāng)我在本科學(xué)位考試中拿到C-的成績時，我非常失落。但再回頭看時，才發(fā)覺這是我遇到的最好的事情之一了。當(dāng)時我十分沮喪，畢竟，我處在一個競爭激烈的環(huán)境中。我得知甚至那些得到A-和A的同學(xué)對自己的成績都不滿意。來自同齡人的壓力真的是非常之大。我也知道對于一個會計專業(yè)的學(xué)生來說，第一門會計課程就得到C-的成績對以后的職業(yè)發(fā)展非常不利。Notes1“IreceivedmyfirstC-inmyacademiccareer”這件事?！皌hathavehappenedtome”是定語從句，修飾限定前面的thebestthings。learnfrom...的意思是“從……中學(xué)到”，“thattheyweredisappointedbecausetheygottheirAminusesandAs”是that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，其中“becausetheygottheirAminusesandAs”是從句中的狀語從句。Notes2TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings3

ButthestrangethingisthatIwasn’tdepressed11forlong.4Infact,thatC-slapped12meinthefaceandgotmetowakeupoverthesubsequent13

semesters14.Tobehonest,ItriedtoworkhardertopullupmyGradePointAverage(GPA)anditdid,toalimitedextent.Butmoreso,IalsorealizedthataccountingandnumberswerereallydifficultandIhadtoforcemyselftostayawakeduringtheadvanced15accountingclasses.

★depressed/d??prest/adj.①

抑郁的；沮喪的；意志消沉的e.g.Shefeltverydepressedaboutthefuture.她感到前途無望。②

不景氣的；蕭條的；經(jīng)濟困難的e.g.Theconstructionindustryisnolongerasdepressedasitwas.建筑業(yè)不再像以往那樣蕭條了。

★slap/sl?p/v.（用手掌）打，拍，摑過去式：slapped；過去分詞：slapped；現(xiàn)在分詞：slapping；第三人稱單數(shù)：slaps。e.g.Sheslappedhisfacehard.她狠狠地給了他一個耳光。

★subsequent/?s?bs?kw?nt/adj.隨后的；后來的；之后的；接后的e.g.Subsequenteventsconfirmedourdoubts.后來發(fā)生的事證實了我們的懷疑。

★semester/s??mest?(r)/n.學(xué)期e.g.I’mgoingtotakethiscoursethissemester.本學(xué)期我要選這門課。

★pullup提高；名次提前e.g.Ifyoustudyhard,you’llsoonpullupyourFrench.只要你用功，你的法語水平就會很快提高的。

★to…extent到……程度；在……程度上e.g.Tosomeextentthiswasthetruth.在某種程度上，這是事實。

★advanced/?d?vɑ?nst/adj.高級的；高等的e.g.Therewereonlythreeofusontheadvancedcourse.只有我們?nèi)藢W(xué)高級課程。但奇怪的是，我并沒有沮喪很長時間。

事實上，C-的成績狠狠地給了我一記耳光，讓我在接下來的學(xué)期保持清醒。說實話，我在提高自己的平均學(xué)分上花了很大的功夫，在某種程度上，我確實做到了。我也越來越意識到會計和數(shù)字是真的難學(xué)，我必須強迫自己在學(xué)習(xí)高級會計課程時保持清醒。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings5

Itookamandatory16

taxation17

internship18andfoundoutthattheworkwasjustunsuitableforme.Iwasboredandcouldn’tsurvive19onadailybasiswithoutmy“mandatory”15-minutepost-lunchnapeveryworkday.

★survive/s??va?v/v.過去式：survived；過去分詞：survived；現(xiàn)在分詞：surviving；第三人稱單數(shù)：survives。①生存；存活；繼續(xù)存在～fromsth./～onsth.e.g.Ican’tsurviveon￡40aweek.一星期40英鎊，我無法維持生活。Somestrangecustomshavesurvivedfromearliertimes.有些奇怪的風(fēng)俗是從早年留存下來的。②幸存；幸免于難；艱難度過e.g.Manybirdsdidn’tsurvivetheseverewinter.很多鳥死于這次嚴(yán)冬。我找了一個強制性稅收的實習(xí)工作，這份工作很不適合我，非常枯燥無聊。如果沒有每個工作日午飯后強制性的15分鐘午休，我很難堅持下來。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings6

Beingquiteanoptimist20,IrealizemaybegettingthatC-inmyfirstsemesterwasn’tabadthingafterall.Itisfeedback21formeforwhat’snotworking.AndgettinglowBsandCsevenafterIputinmoreworkandeffortwerecluesandsignsthatcametome.Ievengotnotone,buttwoD+towardsthelaterpartofmyacademiccareer!ItwasthenthatIrealizeiftheGPAgamewasnotfitforme,whydon’tIjusttryouttheother“games”inlife?Itgavemethepermission22todothingsIhadfearedtrying.Asaresult,itliberated23me.

★feedback/?fi?db?k/n.反饋的意見e.g.Theteacherwillgiveyoufeedbackonthetest.老師會對你的測驗提供反饋信息。

★permission/p??m??n/n.準(zhǔn)許；許可；批準(zhǔn)～forsth.e.g.

Shetookthecarwithoutpermission.她未經(jīng)許可擅自使用了汽車。

★liberate/?l?b?re?t/vt.使自由；使擺脫約束（或限制）過去式：liberated；過去分詞：liberated；現(xiàn)在分詞：liberating；第三人稱單數(shù)：liberates。e.g.Thiswillliberatehimfromeconomicworry.這將消除他經(jīng)濟上的憂慮。作為一個樂觀主義者，我覺得在第一個學(xué)期拿到C-也并不是一件壞事，至少我因此獲得了一些反饋。投入很多時間和精力后，我仍然得到B或C這樣的低分，我甚至不只一次，而是兩次在學(xué)業(yè)的后期得了D！也就是在那時，我意識到如果追求（高）GPA不適合我，何不去嘗試生活中別的“游戲”？于是我開始嘗試一些以前不敢做的事情，我因此得到了解脫，也變得更自由。早期我就意識到，如果我的天賦和才華不適合學(xué)會計，我或許應(yīng)該去尋找真正喜歡做的事情。于是在大學(xué)期間，我先后做了6份不同的實習(xí)工作，參加了30多場比賽。我發(fā)起了多個社區(qū)項目，去首爾做了交換生并找到了我的人生伴侶。我聯(lián)系邀請我的教授們喝咖啡，一起吃飯，與他們建立了長久的友誼和關(guān)系。最重要的是，在處理如此多事情期間，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我真正喜歡的是教育，具體點說是通過培訓(xùn)和教導(dǎo)人們從而去影響他們的生活。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings7

Irealizedearlieronthatifmyrealgiftsandtalentsdidn’tlieinaccounting,maybeIshoulddiscoverwhatItrulylovedoing.Iendedupwith6differentinternshipandjoiningover30competitionsduringmyuniversitylife.Ilaunched24communityprojects,wentonanexchangetoSeoulandfoundmylifepartner.Iaskedmyprofessorsoutforcoffeeandmealstoconnectwiththemandmadelastingrelationshipsandfriendships.Andmostimportantly—itwasintheprocessofdoingsomanythings,IfoundoutthatIlovetoimpact25livesthrougheducation,specifically,intrainingandcoaching26people.

★endupwith以……結(jié)束e.g.Weplannedtowinthegame,butendupwithfailure.我們本打算贏了這場游戲，但以失敗告終。

★launch/l??nt?/

v.以……結(jié)束①

開始從事，發(fā)起，發(fā)動（尤指有組織的活動）e.g.tolaunchaninvestigation/acampaign開始進行上訴/質(zhì)詢/調(diào)查/一場運動②（首次）上市，發(fā)行e.g.ThenewmodelwillbelaunchedinJuly.新型號產(chǎn)品將在七月推出。

★impact/??mp?kt/v.

（對某事物）有影響，有作用～on/uponsth.e.g.Societybeginstohaveanimpactonthedevelopingchild.社會開始對成長中的孩子產(chǎn)生影響。n.巨大影響；強大作用e.g.Herspeechmadeaprofoundimpactoneveryone.她的講話對每個人都產(chǎn)生了深遠(yuǎn)的影響。

★coach/k??t?/v.

（對體育運動、工作或技能進行）訓(xùn)練，培養(yǎng)，指導(dǎo)～sb.in/forsth.e.g.Shehascoachedhundredsofyoungsingers.她培養(yǎng)了許許多多的青年歌手。Notesearlyon的意思是“atanearlystageofasituation,relationship,periodoftime,etc.”在初期，在開始階段。if作連詞，表示假設(shè)?！皐hatItrulylovedoing”做discover的賓語。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings8

ManytimesIhadthoughtifIwereastraightAstudent,Iprobablywouldhavebeenmoreforcedtomaintain27myGPAandhavelessincentive28topushtheenvelope.Iwouldhavestayedinthezonesofcomfortandcertainty29thanpushthedoorof“unknown”todiscovermytrueplaygroundwherepassionresided30forme.

★maintain/me?n?te?n/

vt.過去式：maintained；過去分詞：maintained；現(xiàn)在分詞：maintaining；第三人稱單數(shù)：maintains。①

維持；保持e.g.Thetwocountrieshavealwaysmaintainedcloserelations.這兩個國家一直保持著密切關(guān)系。②維修；保養(yǎng)e.g.Thehouseislargeanddifficulttomaintain.房子很大，難以養(yǎng)護。

★incentive/?n?sent?v/n.激勵；刺激；鼓勵e.g.Hehasn’tmuchincentivetoworkhard.他沒有努力工作的動機。

★pushtheenvelope挑戰(zhàn)極限e.g.Today,shecontinuestofindnewprojectsandpushtheenvelope.現(xiàn)在，她繼續(xù)尋找新的項目并突破極限。

★certainty/?s??tnti/n.確信；確實；確定性e.g.Ican’tsaywithanycertaintywhereI’llbenextweek.我根本不知道我下周會在什么地方。

★reside/r??za?d/vi.居住在；定居于e.g.Theyresideabroad.他們居住在國外。很多次我都在想，如果我是每科都拿A的優(yōu)等生，我很可能會去集中關(guān)注如何去保持我的GPA，而缺少自己挑戰(zhàn)極限的動力，停留在舒適區(qū)和確定性中，而不是推開“未知”的大門去發(fā)現(xiàn)我真正的激情之所在。Notes此句中thought后面的句子是虛擬條件句。虛擬條件句表示不可能發(fā)生或?qū)崿F(xiàn)的情況，條件從句和主句皆用虛擬語氣?！癷fIwereastraightAstudent,IprobablywouldhavebeenmoreforcedtomaintainmyGPA”是對過去的虛擬，表示與過去事實相反，從句用過去時，主句用過去將來完成時。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings9

YouwouldsayIcouldbeirresponsible31

tomyparentssincetheyweresponsoring32myeducation.Buttoassure33you,IdidtellmyparentsIwouldnotdropoutofschoolandIwouldgiftthemwithmygraduationcertificate34asamarkofmydisciplineandresponsibilitytothem.AndIdid.

★sponsor/?sp?ns?(r)/vt.資助（某人的培訓(xùn)或教育）e.g.Shefoundacompanytosponsorherthroughcollege.她找到一家愿資助她讀完大學(xué)的公司。

★assure/?????(r)/vt.使確信；向……保證～sb.ofsth.e.g.You’lllikeit;Iassureyou.包你滿意。Weassuredhimofoursupport.我們向他保證給予支持。

★dropoutof不參與；退學(xué)；退出e.g.Theworkersdecidedtodropoutoftheorganization.工人們決定退出組織。

★certificate/s??t?f?k?t/n.文憑；結(jié)業(yè)證書；合格證書e.g.You’llgetyourcertificateifyoufinishthecourse.當(dāng)你學(xué)完這些課程后，就會拿到結(jié)業(yè)證書。你可能會說這樣做是對供我上學(xué)的父母不負(fù)責(zé)。但我向你保證，我已經(jīng)告訴父母我不會輟學(xué)，并會把畢業(yè)證書當(dāng)作禮物送給他們，以表示我守紀(jì)律并對他們負(fù)責(zé)，我確實也做到了。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings10

ButIthoughtthebestthingIcoulddoinmyfouryearsofuniversityismakeuseofthisprocesstodiscovermyself,tohearmyselfwithouttheendlessnoiseofcompetitionallaround,tofindoutwhattrulymatterstomeinmylifeandtodosomethingthatIwouldbegreatatandproudof.11BecauseIknowwhenallofthathappens,Iwouldthenbeabletoshineandthat’swhenmyparentswillbetrulyproudofme.但是我認(rèn)為，我四年大學(xué)生活中做的最棒的事情是在這個過程中，一直在堅持發(fā)現(xiàn)自我，不顧周遭繁雜的競爭而傾聽自己的心聲，去發(fā)現(xiàn)生活中對我來說真正重要的東西，去做有意義并讓我為之自豪的事情。因為我知道當(dāng)那些事情都發(fā)生后，我會因此而發(fā)光、閃耀，這時我父母才會真正為我驕傲。Notes“Icoulddoinmyfouryearsofuniversity”作定語修飾“thebestthing”，“makeuseofthisprocess”是省略to的動詞不定式做表語，“todiscovermyself”，“tohearmyself”，“tofindout”以及“todosomething”是四個并列的不定式短語作目的狀語?！皐hattrulymatterstomeinmylife”作findout的賓語從句?！皌hatIwouldbegreatatandproudof”是that引導(dǎo)的定語，修飾something。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings12

I’mnottellingyouthatyoushouldgooutthereandfailyourexams,orthatyoushouldbeinastateofdenial35ifyoudogetBs,CsorDsforyourgrades.Iamtellingyouthatgradesareimportantbuttheycanneverdetermineyourtalents,gifts,capabilities36,worthandidentity.Sodon’tbelured37intoafalsesenseofsuperiority38ifyou’reanA+studentorthinkyou’reanyinferior39ifyouendupwithCsandDs.

★denial/d??na??l/n.①

否認(rèn)（令人不快、痛苦的事）e.g.Thepatientisstillindenial.病人仍然拒不接受事實。②拒絕給予，剝奪（應(yīng)有的權(quán)利）e.g.thedenialofbasichumanrights剝奪基本人權(quán)③否認(rèn)；否定～ofsth./that…e.g.Herdenialofmyadvicehurtsme.她拒絕我的忠告?zhèn)α宋摇?/p>

★capability/?ke?p??b?l?ti/n.能力；才能e.g.Hehadthecapabilityofcompletingthejobinthegiventime.他有能力在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)完成工作。

★superiority/su??p??ri??r?ti/n.優(yōu)越（性）；優(yōu)勢～to/oversth./sb.e.g.Hehadawell-developedsenseofhisownsuperiority.他的個人優(yōu)越感十足。

★inferior/?n?f??ri?(r)/優(yōu)越（性）；優(yōu)勢n.

不如別人的人；級別（或地位）低的人e.g.TheyregardJackasinferiorinmanyrespects.他們認(rèn)為杰克在很多方面表現(xiàn)都很差。adj.較差的；次的；比不上……的e.g.Theysellinferiorgoodsatthatstore.那家商店賣劣等貨。我并不是在告訴你要走出校園荒廢學(xué)業(yè)，也不是讓你在考試取得BsCsDs的成績時就自我否定。我是在告訴你成績是重要的，但它們絕不是衡量你的天賦、才干、能力、價值和身份的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。所以，如果你是成績?nèi)獳+的優(yōu)等生，不要誤入虛假的優(yōu)越感；如果你取得了C或D，也不要妄自菲薄。感謝給我支持和幫助的導(dǎo)師和贊助者，一切都很順利?，F(xiàn)在，當(dāng)我再次回顧那張C-成績單時，不得不承認(rèn)，它真的是我短暫的人生中遇到過最好的事情之一了。TextAGettingCsisOneoftheBestThings13

Thankfullywithsupportfrommymentors40

andsponsors,thingsturnedoutjustfineforme.Andnow,asIreviewedmyacademictranscript41again,theC-wastrulyoneofthebestthingsthathavehappenedtomeinmyshortlife.Fillintheblankstorewritethetext.1ExerciseWhenI____________________,Ifeltquiteupset,for________________________________.Afterthat,I__________________buttheresultwasnotgoodasIexpected.Ialso______________________________whichwasrelatedtomymajor,butitturnedoutthatIhadnointerestinitatall.Atthattime,IrealizedthatmaybegettingthatC-wasnotabadthing.IthelpedtoprovethatImaynotbefitfortheGPAgame,sowhy_________________________________?Therefore,Itookpartin___________________and___________________________.Ialsolaunched__________________andwenton___________________________________________.ItwasintheprocessofdoingsomanythingsthatIfoundoutthat__________________________________.Ifollowedmyinterestandpassion,butIdidnot____________________.Itoldmyparentsaboutmythoughtandatlastgiftedthem__________________________________asamarkof__________________________________.Lookingback,thebestthingIcoulddoinmyuniversityyearsisto_________________________________________.ThankstomyC-,Ifinallyfindoutwhattrulymatterstomeinmylife.

wasanundergraduate

IgotmyfirstC-inmyacademiccareer

mydisciplineandresponsibilitytothem

communityprojects

workedhardertookamandatorytaxationinternship

don’ttryouttheother“games”inlife

6differentinternships

joinedinover30competitions

anexchangetoSeoulandfoundmylifepartner

Ilovetoimpactlivesthrougheducation

makeuseofthisprocesstodiscovermyself

dropoutofschool

withmygraduationcertificate

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonTextA.21

.Whatdidtheauthormajorin?Didhelikeit?

2.

WhydidtheauthorquittheGPAgame?

3

.Howdidtheauthorfindouthispassion?

4.Accordingtothetext,what’sthebestthingtododuringthefouryearsofuniversity?

5.WhydoestheauthorbelievethatgettingC-isoneofthebestthingsinhislife?Theauthormajorsinaccountingandhedoesn’tlikeit.Becauseaftertheauthorputmoreworkandeffortintostudy,hestillgottwoD+towardsthelaterpart

ofhisacademiccareer.Hedidmanythingsincluding6differentinternshipandjoiningover30competitions,launchingcommunityprojects,goingonanexchangetoSeoul,andsoon.ThebestthingIcoulddoinmyfouryearsofuniversityismakeuseofthisprocesstodiscovermyself,tohearmyselfwithouttheendlessnoiseofcompetitionallaround,tofindoutwhattrulymatterstomeinmylifeandtodosomethingthatIwouldbegreatatandproudof.Becauseitallowshimtopushthedoorof“unknown”todiscoverthetrueplaygroundwherepassionresidedforhim.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.1Thisclothisnot___________torealsilk.2Camelscan___________formanydayswithoutwater.3Cycling’s___________onthiscityofsevenmillionpeopleiseasytosee.4Thelifehereismore___________andmoreviolentthanlifeanywhereelse.5Shecouldhaverefusedtotake___________forthesituation.6Letthemarket___________theproperpriceforthestuff.7Bothhisclothesandhisgeneralairhad___________aperiodofbetterdaysforhim.8Healwaysspokewith___________prideaboutwhathehadaccomplishedatApple.survive impactcompetitiveinferior

inferiorindicatecompetitivedetermineimpactsurviveimmenseresponsibilityWordstoPracticeresponsibilitydetermine indicateimmenseExpressionstoPracticeFillintheblankswiththeexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

pushtheenvelope afterall toa…extent dawnupon lookback dropoutof1____________,wecanunderstandthecurrentsituationbetter.2Eveninbadweather,itseems,somestudentscanstill_________________.3Manywho______________schoolmightbelesscompetitiveinsociety.4SuddenlyI______________thatthewholethingwasajoke.5Theplaycametoanend________________.6______________,Ithinkthedebateisbesidethepoint.LookingbackdropoutofdawneduponpushtheenvelopeafterallToalargeextentWordBuilding1Findthewordsinternship,relationshipandfriendshipintheTextA.Doyouknowthemeaningofthesuffix-ship?Lookatthefollowingwords,andthenadd-shiptothem.1kin_______________2hard_______________3scholar_______________4author_______________5citizen_______________6companion_______________kinshiphardshipscholarshipauthorshipcitizenshipcompanionship2FindthewordscertaintyandsuperiorityintheTextA.Thesuffix-tyisusedtochangeanadjectiveintoanoun.Lookatthefollowingwordsandthenaddorremovethesuffix-tytoformnewwords.1cruel_______________2purity_______________3sincerity_______________4able_______________5safe_______________6secure_____________7density_______________8loyal_______________crueltypuresincereabilitydensesafetysecurityloyalty3Fillintheblankswiththenewly-formedwordsinexerciseⅡ.Changetheformwherenecessary.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Inremoteregions,theairis_______________andthecorpsarefreeofpoisonousinsecticides(殺蟲劑).Hestumbledthroughsmokeandfumes(煙霧)givenofffromherburningsofatopullherto_____________.3Strict_______________measuresareinforceinthecapital.puresafetysecurityShehaddevelopedstrong_______________tohercompany.A______________columnofsmokeroseseveralmilesintotheair.Everyonehastherighttogoodmedicalcareregardlessoftheir____________topay.Pleaseacceptour_________________thanks.8The_______________ofhiswordscutherlikeaknife.loyaltiesdenseabilitysincerecrueltyBankedCloze

Adue Blacks CpassionDproof EconquerFridiculed GmiddleHcrazy Iperforming JresponsibilitiesLifeisshort.Areyoudoingwhatyoulove?Areyoulivingyourpassion?Ifnot,why?Iamguessingmostpeoplewillanswerthatquestionwith“Ihaveamortgage,aspouseandthreekidstosupport.”Intherealworldpeoplehave

.Theyhavetomakesacrifices(犧牲).Youaren’tsupposedtobehappywithyourjobbutyoudoitbecauseyouhaveto.Withall

respect,theyarewrong.Youcantakecareofyourresponsibilitiesandbehappywithyourjob.Wespendover1/3ofourday,atleastfivedaysaweek

ourjobs.JAIThisisalotoftimetobewastingonsomethingwedon’tenjoy,isitnot?Whynotspendthattimedoingsomethingyoutrulyarepassionateaboutfor50hoursaweekinsteadofsomethingthat

meaning?Thereisonemainreasonpeopledon’tfollowtheir

:fear.Fearofhowotherswillreact,fearoffailure,andfearthattheycan’tdoitthemselves.Thefirstpartisforpeopletorealizethattheycan

theirfear.Youwillfailattimesandotherswillthinkyouare

attimes,butifyoubelievethatyouwillsucceedthenyouultimatelywill.Iunderstandthatitisnoteasy.Iaminthe

ofgoingthroughitrightnow.Butunderstandthatthereareotherpeopleouttherewhohavebeenthroughwhatyouaregoingthroughandcanhelpyouimmensely.Theyhavefailed,been

,andcomeoutontheotherendextremelysuccessful.Theyareliving

thatyoucandowhatyoulove.BCEHGFDTranslation1TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese,payingattentiontothewordsorphrasesinbold.ItwasthenthatIrealizeiftheGPAgamewasnotfitforme,whydon’tIjusttryouttheother“games”inlife?________________________________________________________BecauseIknowwhenallofthathappens,Iwouldthenbeabletoshineandthat’swhenmyparentswillbetrulyproudofme._____________________________________________________________________________3Thankfullywithsupportfrommymentorsandsponsors,thingsturnedoutjustfineforme._____________________________________________________________________________4Findingoutwhoyoureallyareisaboutlettinggoofwhoyouthinkyouare._____________________________________________________________________________5Wemustconstantlymakeeffortifwearetosucceed._____________________________________________________________________________到了那個時候我才意識到如果GPA的游戲規(guī)則不適合我，那我為什么不試試生命中的其他“游戲”呢？因為我知道當(dāng)所有的事情發(fā)生后，我便能光彩照人，那時我的父母也會為我感到驕傲。謝謝來自我的顧問和資助者的幫助，對我來說，事情最終好轉(zhuǎn)。發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的你就意味著你要放下你對自己的認(rèn)知。想要成功，就要持之以恒地努力。2TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.1失敗了好幾次后，他陷入了絕望的深淵中。（givewayto）_____________________________________________________________________________2事情并不像她擔(dān)心的那么糟。（as…as）_____________________________________________________________________________3別小看自己，因為每個人都有無限的可能。（underestimate）_____________________________________________________________________________4永遠(yuǎn)記住，你自己決心成功比什么都重要。（bearinmind）_____________________________________________________________________________5他不能再這樣變化無常了，最好現(xiàn)在就拿定主意。（makeupone’smind）_____________________________________________________________________________Afterseveraltimesfailing,hegavewaytogreatdepression.Thingsarenotasbadassheworried.Youshouldbearinmindforeverthatyourdeterminationtosucceedismoreimportantthananything.Heshouldn’tchangeconstantly,andhe’dbettermakeuphismindnow.Don’tunderestimateyourselfbecausethereisinfinitepossibilitiesforeveryone.3TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish.中國有一句古話叫“人貴有自知之明”。有“自知之明”是指人應(yīng)該對自己有正確的認(rèn)識，了解自身的優(yōu)點和缺點，清醒地知道自己能做什么。我們把人的自知視為“貴”，可見做到“自知”是多么的不易?！白灾鳌笔且环N人生哲學(xué)，也是一種品德。它可以幫助我們不斷地修正自己，朝著更高的人生目標(biāo)邁進。（參考詞匯：自知self-evaluation；哲學(xué)philosophy；品德virtue）ThereisaChinesesaying:Rarelywillapersonhasacorrectself-evaluation.Havingself-evaluationmeansthatweshouldhaveacorrectevaluationaboutourselves,knowouradvantagesanddisadvantages,andknowwhatweareabletodo.Wevaluethisself-evaluationverymuch,andfromthis,weknowthatitisveryhardtoevaluateoneselfcorrectly.Self-evaluationisakindofphilosophyoflife,andalsoavirtue.Itcanhelpusimproveourselvesconstantlyandaimforahighergoaloflife.拓展視頻TextBWritingforMyselfPre-ReadingQuestions:1Whatdoyouthinkofwriting?2Whatisyourinterestortalent?TextBWritingforMyself1

TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffandonsincemychildhoodinBelleville,butitwasn’tuntilmythirdyearinhighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenI’dbeenb