新思维大学英语第一册unit1Education课件

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book1NewCollegeEnglish新思维大学英语读写教程Unit1Education

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Ifamanemptieshispurseintohishead,nomancan

takeitawayfro-mhim;Aninvestmentinknowledgealwayspaysthe

bestinterest.

倾囊求知，无人能夺；投资知识，获益最多。◆

Educationisaprogressivediscoveryofourown

ignorance.

教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程。◆

Educationdoesnotmeanteachingpeopletoknowwhattheydonotknow;itmeanstoteachthembehaveastheydonotbehave.

教育不是要教人们知道其所不知的事，而是要教会他们用其所不会的方式处事◆

Geniuswithouteducationislikesilverinthemine.

未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。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:他说自己就是一个从芝加哥郊区来的普通人。

HedescribeshimselfasjustaregularguyfromsuburbanChicago.Regularisusedtomean‘normal’.Example:Theproductlooksandburnslikearegularcigarette.这种产品看起来和点燃后都与常见的香烟没什么两样。

LanguagePointsSolvingExample:Shewasinadilemmawhethertostayatschoolorgetajob.是继续求学还是找工作,她感到难以决定。dilemma:asituationinwhichyouhavetomakeadifficultdecision

窘境，困境要不要回国，他进退两难。Nowyoutry:Hewasfacedwiththedilemmaofwhetherornottoreturntohiscountry.Example:He'sarguedfromthestartthatAmericaanditsalliesareputtingtoomuchemphasisonthemilitaryoption.他从一开始就认为美国及其盟国过于强调军事手段Nowyoutry:

option

something

that

you

can

chooseinaparticular

situation

选择，取舍

the

righttobuyorsell

somethinginthe

future,for

example

propertyorstockinacompany

选择权我们别无选择，只有放弃这次会面。Wehadnooptionbuttoabandonthemeeting.Example:Afterthehastymeal,themenhadmovedforwardtotakeuptheirpositions.匆匆忙忙吃过饭后，大家走出来，各就各位。

hastydoneinahurry

because

youdonot

have

much

time

草率的，轻率的，匆忙的一家公司正在给自己的员工发机票，万一需要就紧急撤离。Nowyoutry:Onecompanyisgivingitsemployeesairplaneticketsintheeventtheyneedtomakeahastyescape.

Example:Theworldismovingfurthertowardmulti-polarizationandeconomicglobalization.世界多极化和经济全球化趋势进一步发展。Nowyoutry:

globalizationcoveringthewholeworld全球化工业全球化的趋势对加利福尼亚的食品生产影响巨大。TrendstowardtheglobalizationofindustryhavedramaticallyaffectedfoodproductioninCalifornia.

Example:Theballwascaughtbyafielderstandingjustinsidetheboundary.那个球被正站在边界内的守场员接住了。boundarysomething

suchasalineonamap

that

marks

where

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areaofland

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another

begins

边界，界限一条河流成了两国的分界线。Nowyoutry:Ariverformstheboundarybetweenthetwocountries.Example:Theirremedylaywithintherangeofexistenttechnology.他们的治疗方法利用现有技术可以实现。Nowyoutry:

existent1.existing,real存在的；实有的2.athingthatisrealandexists存在的事物在他眼中其他人都可能变成幻影，几乎不复存在。Everybodyelsecouldgrowshadowy,almostnon-existenttohim.Example:Shewashesitantaboutcomingforwardwithherstory...她不大愿意站出来讲述自己的经历。Nowyoutry:

hesitantslowtospeakoractbecauseyoufeeluncertain犹豫的他的顾问们都理所当然地有所犹豫，不愿让美国卷入冲突之中。HisadvisersarerightfullyhesitanttolettheUnitedStatesbesuckedintotheconflict.Example:There'sbeensomefiercecompetitionforthetitle.夺冠之争一直都相当激烈。Nowyoutry:

competition[u]theactivitiesofcompeting

竞争就是在这些画室里，年轻的画家们得到了同龄人的支持，也感受到了激励大家向前的竞争。Itwasinthesestudiosthatyoungpaintersfoundthesupportandstimulatingcompetitionofpeers.Example:Childrenvaryconsiderablyintherateatwhichtheylearntheselessons.孩子们学习这些课文的速度大不相同。Nowyoutry:considerablylargelyorgreatly相当大地；相当多地他们的晚餐会已经远不如以前正式。Theirdinnerpartieshadbecomeconsiderablylessformal.Example:Theannualcompetitionhasencouragedtheemergenceofseveraltalentedyoungmusicians.每年一度的比赛造就了若干卓越的年轻音乐家。Nowyoutry:

talentedhavinganaturalabilitytodosthwell有才能的；天才的他的演奏会使他赢得了天才演奏家的赞誉。

Hisrecitalshaveearnedhimrecognitionasatalentedperformer.Example:Adeep-rootedtreeisleafy;an

ambitiousmanisvigorous.根深叶才茂，志壮干劲高。Nowyoutry:

ambitioushavingagreatdesiretobesuccessful,powerfulorwealthy雄心勃勃的；充满野心的她的父母对她和她妹妹有着很高的期望。Herparentswereintenselyambitiousforherandheryoungersister.Example:Therewasnothingspecialaboutthemeal;itwasaverage.饭菜没什么特别，挺平常的。Nowyoutry:

average1.ordinary;notspecial普通的；平常的；一般的2.[u]theresultofaddingseveralamountstogether,findingatotal,anddividingthetotalbythenumberofamounts平均数在新英格兰人们的收入通常比全国平均数低10%。IncomeinNewEnglandiscommonly10%belowthenationalaverage.Example:Thefacilitieshavebeenadaptedtogiveaccesstowheelchairusers.这些设施已经改造过以方便轮椅使用者进入。Nowyoutry:

access

1.opportunityorright机会；权利2.awayofapproachingorreachingorentering通路科学家直到最近才得以进入该地区。Scientistshaveonlyrecentlybeenabletogainaccesstothearea.Example:Aproblemformanufacturersisthatlightercarstendtobenoisy.制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。Nowyoutry:

tend

totakeaparticulardirectionoroftenhaveaparticularquality趋向；趋于在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。Inolderagegroupswomenpredominatebecausementendtodieyounger.Example:Therewerenofloralofferingsattheceremony,withtheexceptionofasingleredrose...除了一朵红色玫瑰花外，仪式上没有任何献花。Nowyoutry:

exception

apersonorathingthatisnotincludedinageneralstatement例外法律不容许搞特殊。Thelawmakesnoexceptions.Example:Themajorityofmypatientscometomefromoutoftown.大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。Nowyoutry:majority

mostof大部分；大多数我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。Thevastmajorityofourcheesesaremadewithpasteurizedmilk.Example:Amanofhighbirthmaybeoflowworthandviceversa.出身高贵的人可能价值低，出身微贱的人可能价值高。Nowyoutry:viceversa

usedtosaythattheoppositeofwhatyouhavejustsaidisalsotrue

反之亦然投资超过储蓄就意味着价格的上升，反之亦然。Anexcessofinvestmentoversavingmeansrisingprices,andviceversa.Example:Yourwritingwillbenefitfromthedisciplineofhardwork.你的写作将会从艰苦工作的训练中受益。

Nowyoutry:benefit

[u]advantage

优势；利益；好处教育是基础性、全局性、先导性的崇高的社会公益事业，是社会发展之本。Education,beingaloftysocialpublic-benefitcareer,isoriginofsocialdevelopment.Example:Heisanexpertatgettinghisownway.他在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。expertapersonwithspecialknowledge,skill,ortraininginsomething专家；专业人士Nowyoutry:他是一个驯兽专家。Sheisanexpertintraininganimals.Theassessmentforthecourseinvolveswrittenassignmentsandpracticaltests.这门功课的考核包括书面作业和实际操作考试。assignmentworkortask

工作；任务Nowyoutry:她在希腊为一家星期日报完成一项工作。SheisinGreeceonanassignmentforoneSundaynewspaper.Example:Youthissimplyanattitudeofmind.青春仅仅是心态的问题。attitudethewaythatyouthinkandfeelabout

态度，看法Nowyoutry:你若想通过考试就最好改变你的态度。Ifyouwanttopassyourexams,you’dbetterchangeyourattitude!Example:Shewasalwaysabookishchild.她一直是一个爱看书的孩子。bookishacquiringknowledgefrombooksratherthanpracticalexperience;fondofreading

只有书本知识的，学究式的，书呆子气的；好学习的，喜欢读书的

Nowyoutry:他有点书呆子气，勤奋好学，和他母亲非常亲近。

Hewasbookish,aswotandveryclosetohismother.Example:Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.人生有得意时也有失意时。

upsanddownsthemixtureofgoodandbadthingsinlifeNowyoutry:每项工作都有它的好处和坏处。Everyjobhasitsupsanddowns.Example:SheisaItalianbybirthbutisnowanAustraliancitizen.她生于意大利，但现在是澳大利亚公民。citizenapersonwhohasthelegalrighttobelongtoaparticularcountry

公民Nowyoutry:当你年迈时，人们会把你当成二等公民对待。Whenyouareold,peopletreatyoulikeasecond-classcitizen.Example:Thenormisasuperordinatenotionwhichincludesmanysubordinatetypes.标准是一个上位概念,它包含许多具体类别。normarequiredoragreedstandard,amount,etc.标准；准则Nowyoutry:妻子参加工作已经成为一种准则。Ithasbecomethenormforwivestowork.Example:Sheprogrammedthecomputerefficiently.她把这台计算机调整得非常高效。efficientlyworkingwellandwithoutwastingtime,money,orenergy

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

一切进展相当顺利。

smoothlyinanevenway

平稳地;顺利地Nowyoutry:船走得很安稳。Theboatsailedsmoothly.Example:Thesunisanimmenseglobe.太阳是一个巨大的球体。immenseextremelylargeorgreat

极大的；巨大的Nowyoutry:初来此地的人开辟了这片广袤的荒野。Thenewcomerscultivatedtheimmensewilderness.Example:Switchthecameraintotheautomaticmode.将相机调到自动拍摄状态。modeawayormannerinwhichsomethingisdone方式；方法，模式Nowyoutry:他自动切换到访谈模式。Heswitchedautomaticallyintointerviewmode.Example:Investorscanapplyforapackageofsharesatasetprice.投资者可以申购固定价格的股票组合。

setplannedorfixed

安排好的；确定的；固定的Nowyoutry:据说定期斋戒会让我们更虔诚。Asetperiodoffastingissupposedtobringusclosertogodliness.Example:Heraggressivemoodsalternatedwithgentleormoreco-operativestates.她情绪多变，时而咄咄逼人，时而又显得温柔平和或乐于合作。alternatetokeepchangingfromonethingtoanotherandbackagain交替Nowyoutry:乐队轮番献上浪漫情歌和劲歌热舞。Thebandalternatedromanticlovesongswithbouncydancenumbers.Example:Mineralscanbeabsorbedandutilizedbythebodyinavarietyofdifferentforms.人体可通过很多不同形式吸收和利用矿物质。utilizeuse;makeuseof

利用，使用Nowyoutry:我们可以充分利用水力发电。Wecanutilizewaterforproducingelectricpower.Example:Pleaseenrollmeinthecontest.请登记我的名字,我报名参加这次比赛。enrollbecomeormakesb.amemberofanorganization使某人成为其中的一员Nowyoutry:所有参赛者必须在星期六前登记。

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.['benɪfɪt]benefit

2.

['sɪtɪzən]citizen3.[mə'dʒɔrɪti]majority4.[ə'saɪnmənt]assignment5.[ɪ'mens]immense6.['ɔltɚrnet]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___________________（何时开会）hasnotbeendecidedyet.3.Thereisnotanydifferencebetweenthetwo.Ireallydon’tknow_______________(选哪个)(predicative)(apposition)(directobject)whattodoWhentoholdthemeetingwhichonetochoose4.Johndidnotknow______________________________(哪里找如此好的一位老师)5.Themotherdidn’tknow_____________(该责备谁)forthebrokenglassasithappenedwhileshewasout．6.Ithasnotyetbeendecided____________________________(是否在这里建立一所学校)7.Thequestion_____________________________________(是否从银行借钱)troubledMr.White8.Theyhaven’tdecided________________________.(什么时候修铁路)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.我们等待你的口令。LanguagePointsSolvingawait

vt./vi.towaitforsomething;expect

等待，等候； 将发生在某人头上

Nowyoutry:我正在等待他们的答复。Weamawaitingtheirreply.Example:Igropedforthedoorhandleinthedark.我在黑暗中摸索着门把手

grope

vt./vi.tosearchforsomethingthatyoucannotseewiththehands

探路；摸索，搜索，搜寻我们摸索着走过黑暗的街道。Nowyoutry:Wegropedourwaythroughthedarkstreets.Example:I'llworkouttheschedule.我来拟定时间表。

Nowyoutry:schedule

n.atimetable

时间表，日程表请让我看看税收一览表。

PleaseshowmethetaxationscheduleExample:Shehelpedhertosettleinacomfortableseat.她扶她在张舒适的椅子上坐下。

settlein/intotobecomecomfortableinanewplaceorsituation

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

Example:Deposityourlunchtrayatthecafeteriadoor.把你的午餐托盘放在自助餐馆门口。

Nowyoutry:cafeterian.adiningarea,asataschoolorofficebuilding,wheremealsmaybepurchasedorbroughtfromhomeandeaten

自助食堂，自助餐馆他们在一家自助餐厅吃了午饭。

Theyhadtheirlunchinacafeteria.Example:Theshipcameaboutandheadedfortheshore.轮船调转般向朝海岸驶去。

headfor

v.togoorcausetogo(towards)

向.....前行，迈进士兵们小心翼翼地朝边境迈进。

Nowyoutry:Thesoldiersheadedforthefrontierwithcaution.Example:Thepuddleevaporatedrapidlyinthesun.水坑在阳光下迅速蒸发。

Nowyoutry:

puddlen.asmallpoolofwater,especiallyrainwater.水坑当我到达水坑的时候，我突然遭遇了袭击！AsIreachedthepuddle,Iwassuddenlyattacked.Example:Wantketchupormustard?想要蕃茄酱或芥末？Nowyoutry:

ketchupn.acondimentconsi