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Preparation Fresh Start Related Information A Freshman’s Alphabet Group Discussion Proverbs and Sayings  

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Coming to University will have an enormous impact on your life and on those around you. You may feel excited and yet also terrified at the same time. It’s natural for you to feel anticipation and excitement at the beginning of your college life. You may feel eager to study in a new environment, to know your new teachers and classmates. Your life is a fresh start; a world made new and full of opportunities. Related Information

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A Freshman’s Alphabet BOOKS DORMITORY EXAMS GRAMMAR HOBBIES JOB KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY MAJOR NOTES PROFESSORS REPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS UNIVERSITIES VACATIONS WEEKENDS ZOO

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Group Discussion What are your expectations of university? What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life? Discuss with other members in your group, and then give a speech.

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Proverbs and Sayings Live to learn, not learn to live. — Francis Bacon 活着就要学习，学习不是为了活着。 The more you study, the more you will find yourself ignorant. — Rene Descartes 学而不思，犹如食而不化。 To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. — Edmund Burke 学，然后知不足。

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Reading Activities Pre-Reading Questions Text Structure Sentence Study Words and Phrases Useful Expressions Post-Reading Exercises Further Development       

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Pre-Reading Questions

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Pre-Reading Questions Do you remember your first campus visit, registration (注 册) or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling? I felt excited when I came to the campus for the first time. It was so big and beautiful  tall buildings, lovely flowers and trees, and grand lawns. Welcoming slogans could be seen here and there. And inspiring music from the loudspeakers added to my excitement. Spacious as it is, the campus was crowded with freshmen like me, their busy parents, teachers and students who were helping with our registration. Suddenly I felt that I was no longer my mom’s baby; I was an adult! I was overwhelmed with pride and excitement. Sample

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Pre-Reading Questions Do you remember your first campus visit, registration (注 册) or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling? Sample I felt at a loss when I first came to the university. The campus was so big that I was afraid I would get lost if left alone. It seemed to be messy and noisy everywhere, with thousands of people coming and going. I felt a little dizzy and tired after a whole day’s journey by train. All I could do was to follow my parents here and there, not knowing what to do and what to say.

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Pre-Reading Questions Do you remember your first campus visit, registration (注 册) or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling? Sample I still remember the day when I first came to the university. After registration, my parents left and I found myself standing alone in a place I had never been before. It seemed that everyone on campus was watching me. I was feeling so ill at ease that I even found it difficult to gather myself. When I came back to my dorm, my roommates were busy making their beds. I just sat there and began to think of my parents. The sense of loneliness was so strong that I thought I was going to cry.

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Text Structure

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Text Structure 1. Introduction (Para.1) How I felt the first day on campus after my parents had left. 2. Mistakes I made on my first class day and my reaction (Para.2~7) The first mistake I made:__________________________. （para.2—4 ） B) The second mistake I made: I ________in a puddle of ketchup, _________ the food tray and fell to the ground. ( para.5—6 ) C) My reaction: I avoided ______________________________ for 3 days, feeling ashamed. ( para,7 ) I went to the wrong class stepped dropped going to/dining in the cafeteria

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Text Structure 3. The mistake made by another college student: (Para.8) _____________________________________________________. His reaction to it: _______________________________________ _______________. 4. My reflections on making mistakes (Para.9~12) It didn’t matter_______________________________. ( para. 9-11 ) B) Making mistakes is forgivable even after graduation. ( para.12 ) He also dropped the food tray and fell to the ground He seemed to feel that nothing serious had happened if one made mistakes in college

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Sentence Study

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Sentence Study I decided I wanted nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. (Line 2) want nothing more than to do… 只想做······ 我决定我最想做的就是要好好地回到寝室。

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Sentence Study Mother told me at the other end of the telephone line that she wanted nothing more than to listen to my voice again. 母亲在电话的那一端告诉我她只想再听听我的声音。 目前，我只想把英语学好，通过四级考试。 Now, I want nothing more than to study English well and pass the CET-4.

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Sentence Study 2. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and I hoped no one would notice I was a freshman. (Line 3) keep +… + adj./P.P. 这是keep带形容词或过去分词作宾语补足语的结构。 我打定主意，竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是新生。

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Sentence Study 我的工作确实使我忙碌。 My job keeps me really busy. It’s hard to keep the house clean with three kids. 有三个孩子，房子很难保持整洁。

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Sentence Study 3. Once I was in the room, however, another problem awaited me. (Line 6) Once… as soon as; from the moment when 一旦， 一…… 就 …… 然而，进了教室，我又碰到一个问题。

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Sentence Study 他一找到住处会告诉我们他的地址的。 Once he’s found somewhere to live, he’ll tell us his address. Once everyone arrives, we can start the meeting. 人一经到齐，我们就开始会议。

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Sentence Study 4. I piled my tray with sandwiches and was heading for the seat when I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. (Line16) when在此句中表示 “这时 （突然）······”。 表此意时，when 往往放在句中。 我往托盘里装了些三明治就朝座位走去。就在这时，我无意中踩了一大滩番茄酱。

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Sentence Study when 的三种用法： 所引导的从句的动作与主句的动作同时发生。这时也可以用as或while。 She entered the room when (while, as) the meeting was going on. 正当开会的时候她走进了房间。

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Sentence Study when 的三种用法： 所引导的从句的动作先于主句动作。这时不能用as, while替换。 当她出现在晚会时，我们都很吃惊。 When she showed up at the party, we were so surprised.

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Sentence Study when 的三种用法： 表示“这时（突然）······” I was taking a nap when suddenly someone knocked at the door. 我正在打盹，这时忽然有人敲门了。

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Sentence Study 5.   I looked up to find that another poor soul had met the same fate as I had. （Line 33） to find that… 此处表示结果状语，可理解为 “结果却发现······”。 我抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我一样的命运。

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Sentence Study A few days later he came back only to find that the delegation had left. 他几天后回来时，发现代表团已经离开了。 他学习很努力，但却没及格。 He studied hard only to fail.

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Sentence Study 下列形容词是对人进行表扬或批评的，后面常接不定式表示结果。 right, polite, crazy, generous, good, greedy, kind, selfish, silly, nice, unselfish, splendid, unkind, etc. 【例】She is very polite to show us the way. 她很有礼貌地给我们指路。

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Sentence Study to lend us a large sum of money to find herself locked in a room

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Sentence Study 6. I expected him to slip out of the cafeteria as I had, but instead he turned around and began preparing another tray. (Line37) instead 意思是in place of someone or something else that has been mentioned 。在翻译时，通常可不译出。 我料想他会像我一样溜出食堂，可他却转身重新装了一盘食物。

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Sentence Study 简没参加海军，她决定成为一名律师。 Jane didn’t join the navy. Instead, she decided to become a lawyer.

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Sentence Study instead of (someone or something) 意思是in place of (someone or something) 。可译为“而不是”。

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Sentence Study 我该去上学，而不是呆在家无所事事。 I should be at school instead of staying at home doing nothing. You probably picked up my keys instead of yours. 你可能拿的是我的而不是你自己的钥匙。

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Sentence Study 7. College, I decided, was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for any mistakes.   （Line 47）   It is the only time + 从句 (唯一)做······的时间/阶段 大学阶段，在我看来，也许是唯一一个有错误可以完全得到谅解的阶段。

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Sentence Study 童年是我们一生中唯一没有烦恼的一段时期。 Childhood is _____________________________________ . the only time we have no worries in our lives Presidency was the only time he would rather never forget. 那段总统任期是他永远也不想忘记的唯一的一段时期。

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Words & Phrases

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Words & Phrases 1. hesitation (Line 7, Para. 2) n. waiting and not deciding 犹豫 ______________________________, she jumped into the river to save a drowning child . Without a moment’s hesitation 她毫不迟疑的随即跳下河营救即将溺死的一个孩子。 I ___________________ in recommending him for the job. have no hesitation 我毅然推荐他从事这项工作。

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Words & Phrases 2. await (Line 7, Para. 2)和wait的词义辨析 两词均含有“等待”之意。 wait (vi.) 着重指静候于某处，直到期待之人、物或事物的来临或出现。很少用作及物动词。 Don’t wait if I am late. 万一我来晚了，不要等我。 Many enthusiastic fans were waiting for famous singer Jay Chow to arrive at the airport. 许多热心的歌迷正在机场等待着著名歌手周杰伦的到来。

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Words & Phrases await (vt.) 有时可与wait互换，但await的语气更为正式，常用于书面语中，往往着重指不断等待认为必然会出现的人或事，有时含耐心之意。 成功决不会降临到那些坐等的人身上。 Success never comes to those who await it idly. We are awaiting their reply. 我们在等待他们的答复。

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Sentence Study 请用 “wait”或 “await” 两词的适当形式填空。 waiting wait for awaited

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Words & Phrases 3. grope (Line 10, Para. 3) vi. feel with the hand 摸索 她搜寻恰当的字眼 She groped for the right word. Batman ______________________, trying to find the button of the exit. 蝙蝠侠在黑暗中摸索出口的按钮。 groped around in the dark

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Words & Phrases 4. schedule (Line 11, Para. 3) n. a list of planned activities or things to be done at or during a particular time 日程表 The next thing on the Prime Minister’s schedule is to attend a news conference. 这位总理日程安排中要做的下一件事是去出席一个新闻发布会。 新的航空时刻表在飞机场候机大厅处处都有。 The new airplane schedule is available everywhere in the waiting hall of the airport.

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Words & Phrases 4. schedule (Line 11, Para. 3) v. [美] 排定，安排 The meeting Thursday. 会议定于周四举行。 is scheduled for

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Words & Phrases 5. settle (Line 14, Para. 4) v. 1) sit down 坐下 General settled into his chair again and started to reconsider the upcoming negotiation. 将军坐回到自己的椅子上开始重新考虑即将到来的谈判。

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They quickly settled (ourselves) in their new house. 5. settle (Line 14, Para. 4) v. 2) 安置；安顿 They are quickly settled in their new house. 他们很快在新居安顿了下来。 Words & Phrases

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5. settle into v. 3) 习惯于 It didn’t take me long to settle into a new routine. 没过多久我就习惯新的日常工作了。 Words & Phrases

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6. major (Line 15, Para. 4) n. specialty [美]大学中的主修科目,（某门课的）主修学生 He planned to take physics as his major. 著名的流行歌曲作者高晓松曾是清华大学的电子工程专业的学生。 他打算将物理作为自己的主修学科。 Famous pop composer Gao Xiaosong is once an electronic engineering major of Tsinghua University. Words & Phrases

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Sometimes the managers of the state-owned enterprises should give those laid-off workers _________________ . 有时国有企业的管理者应该重点关心下岗工人。 ________________________ applauded for the young singer. 大部分的观众都为这位年轻的歌手拍手喝彩。 adj. greater in importance or extent 重要的，重大的，主要的，较大范围的 6. major (Line 15, Para. 4) major consideration The major part of the audience Words & Phrases

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vi. [美] 主修，专攻 (in) That girl majors in software development at MIT. 那个女孩在麻省理工学院主攻软件开发。 6. major (Line 15, Para. 4) Words & Phrases

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7. rear (Line 18, Para. 5) n. the back 后部，背 Please move to the rear of the bus! 请往车厢的后面走走！ The canteen is in the rear of our teaching building. 餐厅在我们的教学楼的后部。 Words & Phrases

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v. bring up 抚育，培养 Mrs. Gao Yaojie adopted and reared countless AIDS orphans. 高耀洁女士收养抚育了无数的艾滋孤儿。 7. rear (Line 18, Para. 5) Words & Phrases

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vt. decide 决定，确定 Famous swordsman novelist Jin Yong ______________ __________________ to continue his writing career. 著名武侠小说作家金庸先生决定重出江湖，继续自己的写作生涯。 8. determine (Line 23, Para. 6) make a comeback determines to Words & Phrases

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8. determine (Line 23, Para. 6) be determined to do sth. 决定做某事 Famous movie director Li An _______________ _____________________________________________ . 著名电影导演李安决定在他的新片当中给年轻演员更多的机会。 is determined to give the young actors more opportunities in his new film Words & Phrases

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A crash of breaking glass awakened her. 一阵玻璃碎裂声惊醒了她。 9. crash (Line 33, Para. 8) n. 1) a sudden loud noise made e.g. by a violent blow, fall, break, etc. 突然发出的巨响；【撞击、击倒等时发出的】碰撞声 Words & Phrases

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It is quite a pity that famous poet Xu Zhimo was unfortunately killed in a plane crash. 著名诗人徐志摩在一次飞机坠毁事故中丧生，这是一件让人非常遗憾的事。 2) accident where cars, planes, etc., are damaged (交通工具的)剧烈碰撞事故 9. crash (Line 33, Para. 8) Words & Phrases

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10. far too (Line 39, Para. 8) The dream team of the United States is far too powerful to be defeated. 美国的梦之队太强大了，可以说不可战胜。 very much, much too 太······，极······ We are far too busy recently. 近来我们非常忙碌。 Words & Phrases

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10. far too (Line 39, Para. 8) You are taking that joke too far. 你那个玩笑开过头了。 Cf. too far 过头，过分 Words & Phrases

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Chinese under-23 national football team’s performance in the 28th Olympic qualifier _______________________ __________________________ . 中国23岁以下国家足球队在第28届奥运会资格赛上的表现根本无法达到中国球迷的期望。 11. live up to one’s expectations (Line 43, Para. 10) be as good as expected 达到······的期望 could not live up to Chinese football fans’ expectations at all Words & Phrases

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I usually enjoy his films, but the latest one didn’t live up to my expectations. 我向来喜欢看他的影片，但他最近的一部并不像我期望的那么好。 11. live up to one’s expectations (Line 43, Para. 10) be as good as expected 达到······的期望 Words & Phrases

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12. view something/somebody as (Line 44, Para. 10) regard/consider/look on something/somebody as 把······看作是 Many music critics view Cui Jian as the pioneer of the rock-and-roll in the mainland of China. 很多乐评人把崔健看作是中国大陆摇滚乐的先驱。 Words & Phrases

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Post-Reading Exercises

Reading Comprehension: 

2. Understanding Specific Information 1) No, that was just the way the narrator felt. Because he/she was self-conscious and shy. 2) He/She probably wanted to be out of the professor’s direct line of vision. 3) Literature. 4) Most biology majors are serious. 5) A) Here “ it “ refers to “ my entire life “. B) It was a miserable day. Reading Comprehension

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6) Here “ it “ refers to the miserable and embarrassing moment. 7) Because he/she was afraid that other students might recognize him/her and make fun of him/her. 8) Dropping the food tray and falling to the ground. 9) Because he took it as nothing serious. 10) Whether you drop a tray, where you sit, or whether you up in the wrong lecture, etc. 11) Mistakes. 12) Making mistakes is not so serious as one might think.

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Vocabulary 1. 1) taste 2) rearing 3) tips 4) taste 5) settled 6) major 7) lot, lot 8) rear 9) settle 10) major 11) settled 12) tip

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Vocabulary 2. 1) tray 2)view 3) clasped/clasps 4)relax 5)crashed 6) schedule 7)slip 8)groped 9) completely 10) grinned 11) opportunities 12) hesitation

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Translation 1) It’s far too hot in the room; open the window, please! 2) The noise woke us up in the middle of the night. 3) He shouldn’t have been angry at what I said. It was nothing more than a joke.

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Translation 4) We invited all our friends to the picnic but it rained and only five of them showed up. 5) She views marriage as a serious matter. 6) To my disappointment, the movie didn’t live up to my expectations.

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Useful Expressions

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on a college campus to keep my ears open and my mouth shut After much hesitation I chose a seat in the first row and to the side. in the middle of the lecture Useful Expressions

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come to one’s feet to meet the same fate My heart / sympathy went out to him. to live up to one’s expectations Useful Expressions

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Further Development

Grammar Review : 

Grammar Review Section A 1) laugh—> to laugh/ laughing 2) is—> be 3) saw—> had seen 4) to go—> go 5) as—> like 6) like—> as 7) too—> either 8) we can—> can we

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Section B Sample 1 1) If I found $100 in the street, I would keep it/try to find the owner. 2) I’d be very frightened if someone pointed a gun at me. 3) If I had had enough training, I would be able to do a better job. 4) If I had known that you were ill, I would have gone to see you.

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Section B Sample 2 1) It might rain. You’d better taken an umbrella with you. 2) We’ve almost run out of money. We’d better not buy the furniture. 3) You don’t look very well. You’d better not go to work today. 4) The river looks very dirty. You’d better not swim in it.

Vocabulary Review: 

Vocabulary Review Section A 1) living 2) find out 3) awaiting 4) bored 5) clapped 6) in time 7) sweat 8) wondering

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Vocabulary Review Section B 1) fund 2) stress 3) rear 4) aid 9) crashing 10) discipline 11) viewed 12) structure 5) fund 6) stress 7) rear 8) aid 9) crash 10) discipline 11) views 12) structure