UnitOneFreshstartAnswerstoTranslationp9Itdistressedmeagreatdealtohearthenewsthathehadsufferedrepeatedfailures.Heassumedanairofcheerfulness,eventhoughhelostfavorwithhisboss.Gulliverexperiencedextraordinaryadventuresandsawastrangeassortmentofpeople.4.Hewillbefuriouswithyouifyourepeatthesamemistake.5.Wewereallgreatlydrawnbyhisfrankview,humorouswordsandgenialmanner.6.Afterthethunderousapplausedieddown,theNobelPrizewinnerbeganhisspeech.PartonePreparation

TaskOneHowwellhaveyoubeenacquaintedwithouruniversity?FreshmenversusSeniorsJustKidding123HowwellhaveyoubeenacquaintedwithyouruniversityCanyourecognizetheseplaces?Whichisyourfavoriteplace/themostfrequentlyvisitedplaceoncampus?Why?Wouldyouwalkusthroughatypicaldayofyoursoncampus?backABCA.QuestionandAnswerA.Canyourecognizetheseplaces?

backB.QuestionandAnswer:Ask2or3studentstoanswersomeofthefollowingquestions.B.Whichisyourfavoriteplaceoncampustheplaceyoumostfrequentlyvisitedtheplaceyouspendmostofyourtimeandwhy?Examples:1.Ilikethestudentcafeteriabestbecausethefoodthereisdelicious!2.Ispendalongtimeindormitoryforyouknowsleeptakesatleast8hoursaday.UsefulWordsandExpressions:backComputerCenter,AdministrationBuilding,Stadium,StudentActivitiesCenter,Library,AuditoriumC.GroupWork:dividethestudentsintogroupsof4andaskthemtohaveadiscussionaboutthefollowingquestion.C.Canyoutellusatypicaldayofyourcampuslife?Hints:WhereWhoWhatdoyouusuallygointhemorning/afternoon/evening?doyoumeetthere?doyouusuallydothere?backUsefulExpressions:ComputerCenter/Stadium/StudentActivitiesCenter/LibraryAuditorium/No.#TeachingBuilding/Cafeteria/DormGenerallyspeaking/workon…/assignment/staywithsomebody./attendclass/devotesometimeon…/bekeptbusy/inmysparetime…/everydayroutine2.FreshmenversusSeniorsWalkingacrosscampus,it'seasytopickoutafreshmanfromasenior.Nooffense,freshmen,butyoukindofstickoutlikesorethumbs…Let’shaveaminitesttoseewhetheryouarefromafreshmantoasenior!Ready?Go!backAreyouanactiveparticipantsofvariousstudentassociationsoncampus?yesnobackDoyoualwayscountdaystogohomeonlybecomehomesickoccasionallybackDoyouknowwhichcafeteriasellsbestfoodalwaysfindthecafeteriadishesawfulbackDoyouprefertositinthefrontrowsoftheclassroomwouldrathersitatthebackbackDoyoumemorizethecoursematerialstogetagoodgradememorizetheprofessor’shabitstogetagoodgradebackIfyouseeadeadflyinyourdinner,whatwouldyoudo?pourthedishandfeelsickforthewholeeveningtaketheflyoutandgoontoeatbackJustKidding

Universityisfullofknowledge;thefreshmenbringalittleinandtheseniorstakenoneaway,andknowledgeaccumulates

backPre-readingQuestionsDoyourememberyourfirstcampusvisit,registrationorthefirstdayofclasses?Howdidyoufeel?Andwhydidyougetthatkindoffeeling?Thefollowingwordsmightbeuseful.Fresh,lost,surprised,homesick,shocked,disillusioned,disappointed,different,carefree,independent,excited,proud,busy,messy,unbearable,tired

Pre-readingQuestionsNowyouareJuniors,howdoyoufeelaboutthisfreshstart?HaveyougottofeelanydifferencecomparedtoyourlifeinGradeone?Howdidyoustudylastyear?Giveyourselfaselfcommentastofirstyearcollege’life.CulturalBackgroundCollegeStudyInAmericancollegesanduniversities,studentshavemanychoicesaboutthesubjectstheystudy,theirclassschedule,andtheteachersoftheirclasses.Inthisway,studentscancreateaschedulethatismostsuitableforthem.Theycanalsofulfilltherequirementsoftheirdegree.Therefore,studentscarrymostoftheresponsibilityformanagingtheiracademiclife,althoughacademicadvisorsareavailabletohelpthem.GradingSystemsintheU.S.

MostcollegesuselettergradeslikeA,B,C,D,F,andsomeuseplusorminuslikeB-orC+.Tocomputestudents'averagestheysayA=4,B=3,C=2,D=1,F=0.Ittakesanaverageof2.0tograduate.GradesofFmustberepeatedtogetcredit.Moststudentstake5oroccasionally6coursespersemester,andmostcoursesare3credits.Itusuallytakesbetween120and130creditstograduate.Afewcollegesusenumericalgradesinsteadofletters.Ifso,mostlikelyA=90,B=80,C=70,D=60,butthismaybeuptotheprofessor.Organizationofthetext:(Para1)Introduction:Howshefeltthefirstdayoncampusafterherparentshadleft.(Para2-9)Theauthorrecallsa

fewincidentsduringherfirstdaysofcollege.3(Para10-14)Herreflectionsonmakingmistakes.TextanalysisPartone(Para1)Comprehensionquestions:1.HowShefeltthefirstdayoncampus?2.Whatdoes“first-gradish”mean?3.Whydidtheauthorhavetheimpressionthat“everyoneoncampuswaswatchingme”?HowIfeltthefirstdayoncampus.(Para.1)

1)IwaswonderingwhatIwasdoing.

2)Iwasstandingpitifully.

3)Iwasfeelingabitfirst-gradish.4)Itseemedthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.5)IhopedthatnoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.Languagepoints…wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.

只想平安無事地回到寢室.

wantnothingmorethantodo…只想做……Shetoldmeattheotherendofthetelephonelinethatshe

wantednothingmorethantolisten

tomyvoiceagain.她在電話的那一端告訴我她只想再聽聽我的聲音。目前，我只想把英語學(xué)好，通過四級(jí)考試。Now,I

wantnothingmorethantostudy

EnglishwellandpasstheTEM-4examination.line5.Addingtomydistresswasthedistinctimpressionthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.讓我更痛苦的是我明顯感覺到校園里每個(gè)人都在打量我。distress:n.[U,sing](causeof)greatpain,sorrow,suffering,etcLuke's()behaviorcausedhisparentsgreatdistress.

馬拉松賽接近終點(diǎn)時(shí),有些參賽者顯出極難受的樣子.Towardstheendofthemarathonseveralrunnersshowedsignsofdistress.distress:Vt.tomakesomeonefeelveryupset

我聽到你父親去世的噩耗,十分難過.Iwasmostdistressedtohearthesadnewsofyourfather'sdeath.add(sth)tosthtoaddinsulttoinjury

Shenotonlydeceivedhimbut,toaddinsulttoinjury,allowedhimtopayforhermeal.

toaddfueltothefire/flames

tomakeanargumentordisagreementworse

Ratherthanprovidingasolution,theirstatementsmerelyaddedfueltothefiredistinct:easilyheard,seen,feltorunderstood;definiteThefootprintsarequitedistinct;theymustbefresh.足跡清晰易辨,一定是不久前留下來的.~(fromsth)differentinkindThelearningneedsofthetwogroupsarequitedistinctfromeachother.

distinctive:havingaspecialquality,character,orappearancethatisdifferentandeasytorecognizeadistinctiveappearance,style,smell

arockbandwithadistinctivesound

Paraphraseandtranslate!MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenandmymouthshutandIhopenoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.IplannedtobeobservantandsilentsothatnobodywouldnoticethatIwasonlyanewcomertocollege.我打定主意:豎起耳朵,閉上嘴巴,但愿別人不知道我是個(gè)新生.Parttwo(para2-9):Culturalbackground:Americanfootball,knownintheUnitedStatessimplyasfootballandoftenasgridironoutsidetheUnitedStates,isacompetitiveteamsport.Theobjectiveofthegameistoscorepointsbyadvancingtheballintotheopposingteam'sendzone.Pointscanbescoredinavarietyofways,includingcarryingtheballovertheopponent'sgoalline,catchingapassthrownoverthatgoalline,kickingtheballthroughthegoalpostsattheopponent'sendzone,ortacklinganopposingballcarrierwithinhisendzone.Thewinneristheteamwiththemostpointswhenthetimeexpires.Footballplayers(forboys)andcheerleaders(forgirls)areverypopularoncampus./programs/view/zCvsV6Q6pjY/CheerleaderCheerleadingisanintensephysicalactivity,sometimesacompetitivesport,usingorganizedroutines,usuallyrangingfromonetothreeminutes,whichcontainthecomponentsoftumbling,dance,jumps,cheers,andstuntingtodirectspectatorsofeventstocheeronsportsteamsatgamesortoparticipateincompetitions.Thepersoninvolvediscalledacheerleader.TheNationalCheerleadersAssociation(NCA),theUniversalCheerleadersAssociation(UCA),andtheUnitedStatesAllStarFederationarethreeofthesanctioningbodiesforcheerleadingintheUSA.CheerleadingoriginatedintheUnitedStates,andremainsapredominantlyAmericanactivity,withanestimated1.5millionparticipantsinall-starcheerleading.SeemovieBringiton.Parttwo:para2-9Para2Whydidshe“raisedherhead,squaredhershoulders”?Howdidshereactwhenshesawthecollegefootballplayer?LanguagepointsSquareTosetstraightoratapproximaterightangles:Hesquaredapictureonthewall.squareone‘scap.DiscreetDiscreet:adjcarefulorshowinggoodjudgmentinwhatonesaysordoes;nottooobvious

Mysecretaryisverydiscreet.Shenevertellsanyoneanythingunconcernedaboutthecompany‘sbusiness.atadiscreetdistance我們必須極為小心才是,我丈夫已起疑了.Wemustbeextremelydiscreet;myhusbandsuspectssomething.

discreetlyadv.ClutchVttoholdorgrasptightlyThefrightenedwomanclutchedherbagtoherchest.

Vi.Totrytograsporseize(clutchatsth)Heclutchedattheropewehadthrowntohimbutcouldn'treachit.ReserveSelf-restraintinexpression;thehabitofnotshowingone’sfeelingsorthoughts:

由于沉默寡言，約克先生在同事中不受歡迎。Beingamanof

reserve,Mr.Yorkwasneverpopularwithhiscolleagues.Judyhastriedeverymeanstobreakthroughthereserveofherstepson.adj.reservedTheEnglishmanhasareputationforbeingreserved.seekout

phrv

totrytofindsomeoneorsomething,especiallywhenthisisdifficult

Ourmissionistoseekouttheenemyanddestroythem.

whereaboutsn.approximatelocationThepolicewanttoknowthewhereaboutsofhisbrother.

ad.aboutwhere;in,atornearwhatlocationWhereaboutsdoyoulive?

ScanfromPara.2toPara.8andfindoutthemistakesshemadeandherreaction.

the1stmistake:Shewenttoawrongclass.herreaction:Shestayedthere,embarrassedthe2ndmistake:Shesteppedinapuddleofketchup,droppedthefoodtrayandfelltotheground.herreaction:Sheavoidedgoingtothecafeteriaforthreedays,feelingashamed.Questionsrelatedtothe1stmistakesfromPara3toPara5Whydidshechoosetosittotheside?(Para3)Whydidcoldsweatbreakoutonthebackofherneck?(Para4)Whydidn’thechoosetoleave?Whydidhetrytolookserious?(Para5)Languagepointsgrope:totrytofindsomethingthatyoucannotseebyfeelingwithyourhands~(about)(for/aftersth)

Ginnygropedforherglassesonthebedsidetable.

他在黑暗中摸索著找門把手。Hegropedforthedoorhandleinthedark.togropeafterthetruth.grope(one‘sway)across,along,past,etc(sth):makeone’swayinthestateddirectionbyfeelingorsearching摸索著向某方向走gropeone`swayalongadarkenedcorridor

Haveyoueverbeenatseainadensefog,whenitseemedasifatangiblewhitedarknessshutyouin,andthegreatship,tenseandanxious,gropedherwaytowardtheshorewithplummetandsounding-line,andyouwaitedwithbeatingheartforsomethingtohappen?(byHelenKeller)tipoff:givesbanadvancewarningorhintDidyourteachertipyouoffaboutthefinalexam?有人事先向警方報(bào)告了會(huì)有搶劫的消息.

Someonetippedoffthepoliceabouttherobbery.

Oralpractice:youmusthaveexperiencedsomesimilarembarrassingincidentoncampus.pleaseshareitwithothers.Detailsrelatedtothe2stmistakesfromPara6toPara7Howdidthestudentsreactwhensheslippedandfelldown?Andhowtheauthorfeelaboutit?Whydidshedineonjunkfoodforthenextthreedays?SentencestudyIpiledmytraywithsandwichgoodiesandwasheadingforthesaladbar

when

Iaccidentallysteppedinalargepuddleofketchup.when在此句中表示“這時(shí)（突然）……”。表此意時(shí)，when往往放在句中。goody(inf)(a)pleasantthingtoeat;sweet,cake,etcToomanygoodieswillmakeyousick.(b)desirablething:

Thecompetitiongivesyouthechancetowinallsortsofgoodies.

Anexample我正在路上走著，這時(shí)忽然有人從后面拍拍我的肩膀。Iwaswalkingalongtheroad

when

suddenlysomeonepattedmeontheshoulderfrombehind.maneuver(AmE)manoeuvre

(BrE)askilfulorcarefulmovementthatyoumakeAcarefuldriverwilloftenstoptalkingbeforecarryingoutacomplexmaneuver.

brigadeagroupofpeoplewhoareorganizedtodosomethingfirebrigadetheanti-nuclearbrigade

sneaksneakinto,outof,past,etcsth;sneakin,out,away,back,past,etc

Thecatatethefoodandsneakedoff.

貓吃完食物就偷偷跑了他偷了錢後從房子里溜了出去.Hestolethemoneyandsneakedoutofthehouse.paraphraseAsmyrearendmetthefloor,Isawmyentirelifepassbeforemyeyes;itendedwithmyfirstdayofcollegeclasses.WhenIfelldowntothefloor,IwassodesperatethatitseemedthatIcouldrecallmywholelifeinafewseconds,andmylifecametotheendonmyfirstdayatcollegeMyreactiontotheabovemistake(Para8)

What’sthereaction?Iavoidedgoingtothecafeteriaforthreedays,feelingashamed.Howwouldyoureactifyousufferedfromthesamemistakes?TranslationpracticeForthreedays,Idinedaloneonnothingmorethanhumiliation,shame,andanassortmentofjunkfoodfromamachinestrategicallyplacedoutsidemyroom.

整整三天，我一直被恥辱和羞愧感所困擾，湊合著吃了各種各樣的垃圾食物——似乎有人知道我的窘境而有意將自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)安放在我門外似的。TranslationpracticePerhapsthreedayswaslongenoughforthecampuspopulationtohaveforgottenme.興許三天時(shí)間已經(jīng)足以讓校園里的人把我忘在腦后.Para9Whatdoeshemeanby“metthesamefateasIhad”?What’sthisguy’sreactiontotheincident?Hegotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinvictoryclasp,grinningfromeartoear.Heturnedaroundandbeganpreparinganothertray.Whatdidtheincidenthelptheauthorrealize?Ihadbeentakingmyselffartooseriously.grinLanguagepointsMyheartwentouttohim.Ifeltalotofsympathytowardshim.Myheartwentouttothechildrenwhohadlosttheirparentsintheearthquake.TranslationpracticeHegotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinvictoryclasp,grinningfromeartoear.他站起身,咧嘴大笑,雙手緊握高舉在頭頂上,作出勝利的姿勢.slinkmoveasifonefeelsguiltyorashamed,ordoesnotwanttobeseenThethiefslunkdownthedarkalley.那個(gè)賊偷偷鉆進(jìn)黑胡同里.*ThedogslunkoutwhenIshoutedathim.我向那條狗一喊,它就溜出去了.Edwardwashopingtoslinkpastunnoticed.

Part3(10-14)WhatwasthekeylessonEvelynHeraldlearnedduringherfirstfewweeksincollege?WhatlessonshaveyoulearnedfromEvelyn’sexperiencesafterreadingthearticle?Languagepointsmalicious:

havingthenatureorwishtohurtothersamaliciousremark/girlmaliciousgossipn.maliceShecertainlybearsyounomalice.她對(duì)你肯定沒有惡意.她是出于惡意而那樣做的.

Shediditoutofmalice.

merelyHe'smerelyaboy-youcan'texpecthimtounderstand.

我們僅僅是好朋友，并沒有在談戀愛。Wearemerelygoodfriends,notdating.tellmeaboutit

usedtosaythatyoualreadyknowhowbadsomethingis,especiallybecauseyouhaveexperiencedityourself

'I'vebeensotiredlately.''Yeah,tellmeaboutit!'

ParaphrasePopularitywasnotsoimportant:runningwiththecrowdwasnolongeralawofsurvival.Itdidn’tmatterwhetherornotyouwerewidelyacceptedoradmired.Youdidnothavetobehavetothelikingofeverybodyelse.ParaphraseThiswasmybigchancetodomyownthing,bemyownwoman——ifIcouldgetpastmypreoccupationwithdoingeverythingperfectly.SolongasIcouldgiveuptheattempttobeperfectineverything,IwouldwellbeabletodowhatIwantedinthewayIwascomfortablewith.preoccupation~(withsth)stateofconstantlythinkingorworryingaboutsth;obsessionShefoundhispreoccupationwithmoneyirritating.她發(fā)覺他心里只有錢,感到很生氣.Hismainpreoccupationatthattimewasgettingenoughtoeat.他那時(shí)盤算的是如何填飽肚子.shackle

Cusupl通常作復(fù)數(shù)]eitherofapairofmetalringslinkedbyachain,usedforfasteningaprisoner'swristsoranklestogether手銬;腳鐐;鐐銬.

shackles[pl]the~sofsth(fig比喻)conditions,circumstances,etcthatpreventonefromactingorspeakingfreely束縛;羈絆:theshacklesofconvention習(xí)俗的束縛.

警察給嫌疑犯戴上了手銬。Thepolicemanplacedshacklesonthesuspect’shands.It’shardtobreakthroughtheshacklesofhabit.打破習(xí)俗的限制并非易事。TranslationpracticeIgaveuptryingtoactmywaythroughcollegeandbegannotactingatall.在以后的大學(xué)生活里,我不再試圖做什么姿態(tài),而是順其自然.我明白大學(xué)時(shí)期可能會(huì)是唯一的哪怕犯了許多愚蠢錯(cuò)誤都可以得到完全諒解的時(shí)期。

College,Idecided,

was

probablytheonlytime

Iwouldbecompletelyforgivenformassivemistakes.

back童年是我們一生中唯一沒有煩惱的一段時(shí)期。Childhoodis

theonlytimewehavenoworriesinourlivesPresidencywastheonlytime

hewouldratherneverforget.那段總統(tǒng)任期是他永遠(yuǎn)也不想忘記的唯一的一段時(shí)期。Examplesbackmassivelarge,heavyandsolid；substantialamassivemonument,rockMyphonebillisgoingtobemassivethismonth.

Hesufferedamassive(ieverysevere)heartattack.

TrytoconnecttheseseparatedsentencesintoacompletepassageIgotverynervouswhenIwasleftaloneonthecampusthefirstday.____wenttothewrongclass.Theninthecafeteria,Iaccidentallysteppedinapuddleofketchup,droppedthefoodtrayandfelltotheground.____mademefeltashamed.______

Onthefourthday,I____healsodroppedthefoodtrayandfelltotheground._____,heseemedtofeelthatnothingserioushadhappened.ThenIrealizedthat_____.Ibecameawarethatitdidn’tmatterifonemadeanymistakesincollegeandmakingmistakes______.SummaryQuestionsDoyoustillrememberanymistakesyouhavemadeincollege?Inyourlife?Whatwerethey?

Howshouldweencourageothersorourselvestodevelopahealthyattitudetomistakes?

PerhapsthegreatestMistakeanyonecanmakeisbeingconsciousofnevermakingany.ForitisindeedatruismthatthemanwhonevermakesaMistakeisalsotheonewhoneverdoesanythingTheerrorofthepastisthewisdomandsuccessofthefuture.Toerrishuman.backSummaryQuestionsVocabularyexerciseI(p6)1.Ihadjustthefeelingofanewcomertocollegewithoutthestrengthonlyanexperinecedstudentmightpossess.2.myapparentconfidenc3.somefoodtoappeasemyhunger4.goingwiththetideofthemajoritywasnolongercrucialtoyoursuccessincollege5.restraints6.foolishandglaringmistakesListeningpractice/programs/view/a17J7CZhV0s//v_show/id_XNDU5NzU1NjQ=.html“TheDoorsThatAreOpentoUs”—HongYe“機(jī)會(huì)之門就在前方”ThefirstdoorIseeisthe(1)_____tostudydifferentkindsof(2)____thatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudy(3)_____,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlectureson(4)____ChinesepoetryandonShakespearedrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglish(5)___,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasized(6)___,now,itemphasizesfreeand(7)___developmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhuman(8)____areopentous.Theseconddooristhedoortothe——.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnational——.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysas——andevencallshergeneration"frogsinawell.“Buttoday,astheworldbecomesa——village,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebe——tolearnwithandfromeachother.Thethirddooristhedoorto——learning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedto——newknowledge,regardlessofour——.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt'scontemporariessaythatsheisamazingly——foramiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,"Agedoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisyour——.Youmaythinkit'sstrangethatIamstillgoingtocollege,butIdon'tthinkI'mtoooldtolearn."ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespearedrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration"frogsinawell.“Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt'scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,"Agedoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinki