新外研版高中英语必修一课文

Unit1Myfirstdayatseniorhigh

我的高中第一天Monday4September9月4日星期一AfterIhadpictureditoverandoveragaininmymind,thebigdayfinallyarrived:myfirstdayatseniorhigh!Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmyeagernesstogettoknowmynewschool.我在脑海中进行了无数次的想象之后，如今这一天终于来了：我高中生活的第一天！我一大早就起床冲出了家门，迫不及待地想了解我的新学校。ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedtoexploreabit.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme."Newhere?”Turingaround,Isawawhite-hairedman."Yes,"Ireplied."V莉萨：回顾高中生活，我能给大家的最重要的建议就是作家玛雅・安吉洛的一句精彩名言。她说：〃要成为别人云中的一道彩虹。〃所以，当朋友需要帮助时要施以援手，这也会让你感觉很开心。Interviewer:Neat!Well,thanksagainforcomingtospeaktous,Lisa.Andgoodluckwithcollege!采访人：太棒了！好的，再次感谢你今天来和我们分享，莉萨。祝你在大学一切顺利！Lisa:Thankyou.莉萨：谢谢。mwonderingwhatlifeisgoingtobelikehere.""Don'tworry,“hegavemeasmile."You'llsoonfindout"我来到学校时，四周还是一片寂静，我决定四处探索一番。我正在浏览公告牌上的照片，身后忽然传来一个声音：〃你是新生吗？〃我转过身，看到一位白发老人。〃是的，〃我答道，〃我正在想这里的生活将是怎么样的。’'〃别担心，〃他对我微微一笑，〃你很快就会知道了。〃Howtruethesewordswere!WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.这话说得真是太对了。当我的英语老师走进教室时,我惊讶地发现，他就是我之前遇到的那位老人。“Goodmorning,everyone.Beforewestart,pleasecometothefrontonebyoneandintroduceyourselftotheclass.HIgofirst../1〃大家早上好。开始上课前，请大家依次到前面来向全班介绍一下你自己。我先来……〃"What?!"Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn'tstart."Ishouldsaymyname,ofcourse.Butwhatelse?WhatcouldIsaytomakeagoodfirstimpression?Somethingaboutmyinsectcollection,perhaps/1Iwasorganizingmywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge."It'syourturn!”〃什么？「‘我试图让大脑运转起来，可引擎怎么就是无法发动呢。〃我肯定得先介绍我的名字。还有呢？我该说些什么才能给别人留下个不错的第一印象呢？也许可以说说我收集昆虫标本的事。〃我正忙着在脑海中组织语言，坐在我旁边的女孩轻轻推了我一下：〃轮到你了！〃AlthoughIwasembarrassed,hiswordsmademealotmorerelaxed!我心里七上八下、紧张万分。我深吸了一口气说:〃大家好，我叫孟浩。〃大家一下子哄笑起来，我惊慌失措地盯着他们。〃很高兴我们同名啊。〃我的新老师说。我刚才太紧张了，竟然没有仔细听老师的自我介绍！尽管有些尴尬，老师的话还是让我放松了很多！Whenwehadallintroducedourselves,MrMengsaid,"Welldone,everyone!Iknowthisisn'teasyformanyofyou.Butthisisjustthekindofthingyouaregoingtofaceatseniorhigh.Challengeslikethismightsometimesputyouunderpressure.Butitalldependsonwhatyoudo.Keepcalmandbeprepared.Thatway,youllmakethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.”我们都介绍完后，孟老师说：〃大家都做得很好！我知道这对你们很多人来说并不容易，但这种情况正是大家在高中阶段将要面对的。类似的挑战有时可能会让大家倍感压力，但是一切都取决于你自己的努力。大家要时刻保持冷静，做好准备，这样就可以充分利用高中的时光了。〃Peoplesay,“Wellbegun,halfdone/7Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.常言道：〃好的开始是成功的一半。〃我想，我的高中生活开了一个好头。HighSchoolHints高中生活指南Interviewer:HelloandwelcometoSchoolTalk!TodayI'mjoinedbyaformerstudentofourschool,LisaOsborne.LisagraduatedfromourschoollastJuneandisabouttogotocollegeinNewYork.Lisazthankyouforcomingtoshareyoursuggestionsforhighschoolwithus.采访人：大家好，欢迎收看《校园访谈》！本期嘉宾是我校校友莉萨・奥斯本。莉萨今年六月从我校毕业，即将在纽约上大学。莉萨，谢谢你来和我们分享你对高中的建议。Lisa:Hi,everybody.Fmverygladtobeback.Ifeelasifhighschoolwasonlyyesterday!莉萨：嗨，大家好。我很高兴回到母校。我觉得高中生活就像是昨天发生的事一样历历在目！Interviewer:Sowhathelpedwhenyoufirststartedhighschool?采访人：那么，刚上高中时，有哪些事情对你有所帮助？Lisa:OrientationDaywasreallyhelpful.It'safantasticopportunityfornewstudentstogettoknowtheschoolandtheotherstudents.Ievenmadesomenewfriends!Justkeepanopenmindandtakepartinasmuchaspossible.莉萨：迎新日真的很有帮助。这是新生了解学校和认识学生的绝佳机会。我那天结交了一些新朋友！只管敞开心扉，尽可能地参与其中。InterviewenThatssoundadviceforsure.Buthowdidyoudealwithnewchallenges,likestartinganewcourse?采访人：这的确是个不错的建议。但是，你是如何应对新挑战的呢，比如学习一门新课程？Lisa:Ihadachemistrytestrightattheendofthefirstweek.Iwasfrightenedatthesightofthetestpaper.ButthenIfiguredI'dbetterjustgoalloutandseewhathappens.Ifyoufail,noproblem—nexttimeyoucanfailbetter!莉萨：开学第一周才结束时，我就有一场了化学考试。我看到试卷就害怕了。不过后来我就觉得，最好还是全力以赴考考看。如果这次考不好，没关系——下次你可以做得更好！Interviewer:So,holdyourheadup,then.Butlifeisnotalwayseasy.Youmusthavehadsomemomentswhenyouweredisappointed.Ifso,howdidyoudealwiththem?采访人：也就是说，诀窍就是永不放弃。但生活并非总是一帆风顺。你肯定有过灰心丧气的时候。这种情况下，你是如何应对的呢？Lisa:Asamemberoftheschoolvolleyballteam,Iwasn'tselectedfortheend-of-yearcompetition.AtfirstIwasreallysad,butlaterIrealizedthatIjoinedtheteamfortheloveofthesport.Itwasn'tjustaboutwinning.SoIkeptworkinghardtosupportmyteammatesduringourtraining.There'salwaysawaytobepartofsomethingyoulove,isn'tthere?莉萨：作为学校排球队的一员，我没有入选年终赛。一开始我非常难过，但后来我意识到，我是因为热爰这项运动才加入球队的，并我赢球（是不是能上场）无关。所以，我在培训期间一直努力支持我的队友。对于自己热爰的事情总有办法参与其中，不是吗?Interviewer:Yes,Itotallyagree.Isthereanythingelseinparticularthatyou'dliketosharewithus?采访人：是的，我完全赞同。你还有什么特别想和我们分享的事情呢？Lisa:Lookingbackonmyhighschoollife,themostimportantadviceI'dgiveisthesewonderfulwordsfromthewriterMayaAngelou.Shesaid,“Bearainbowinsomebodyelse'scloud/7So,giveyourfriendsahandwhentheyneedit.Andthiswillmakeyoufee