College Success Made Easy

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Section A

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Unit 9

Book 1 Unit 9

College Success Made Easy

Reading

III.III. Reading practice Reading practice

I.I. Lead- Lead-

inin

II.II. Text studyText study

Questions for group discussion

★ What do you think is the standard to judge whether a student is successful or not?

★ What tips can you give for our success in college?

I. Lead-inI. Lead-in

the kind who jacks everything the kind who is expert at lessons the kind who is high in IQ the kind Who works hard

Tips

understand why we are at college identify our academic strengths and

weaknesses be able to manage our time well learn to study efficiently, in particular… cope effectively with daily stressors, like…

Tips

Ⅱ. Text study

Text

reading

23

SummaryGeneral idea

&Particular

information

11

Just look at the title

Reading for (a general idea)

guess

the general idea

①---------------

College Success Made Easy

College success can be made (achieved) easy.

(p.p)

A. Ways or methods to make college success easy.

B. Good computer software for college learning.

C. Selecting college teachers or your majors.

D. Relying on modernized library services.

Have a quick look at the passage;Try to find the key sentence of each

paragraph; Check our guess

②

There is always a special, fantastic student.

Other students’ reaction to top student. Tips

Conclusion

The first tip

(A. Ways or methods to make college success easy.)

preview

paragraph top sentencekey words

Para. 4

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 5

Para. 6

Para. 7

The second tip

The third tip

main idea

In order to read for information, you can PREVIEW—that is, look ahead to the content of a passage in a number of ways.

Reading skill- previewing

● Look at the title

To predict the main idea of the selection

● Read the first paragraph carefully

To narrow down the possible idea of a reading passage

to a reasonable area

Very likely the title and the first paragraph can

give the main idea of the selection.

• Italicized or underlined words

• Headlines or subtitles

• Spacing

• Paragraphing

Other textual clues can help to get the main idea :

Para. 3-6 Tips

Para. 7 Conclusion

There is always one special,

fantastic student.Para. 1

You can be that special one.Para. 2

Phenomenon

Suggestion

Conclusion

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Structure

1st tip2nd tip3rd tip

listing

Read the text carefully and then answer the following questions.

Reading for ( particular information)

1. How can we say that one student is special and fantastic?

Qs answering:

(Para. 1, S3-4)

(Para. 2, S2)

(Para. 5, S4)

(Para. 3, S1-2)

(Para. 6, S4-6)

(Para. 7, S1)

key words specific paragraph/position

6. Are there only 3 tips to follow to become a top student?

2. What do other students feel about the top student?

3. How did the writer come up with some tips to help achieve excellence in learning?4. What if the students have too much material to deal with?

5. What’s the best test takers’ technique in taking a test?

Text Reading

College Success Made EasyCollege Success Made Easy

Para. 1 A professor might have a hundred or more students in a class, or as few as three. Whatever the number, there’s usually one student from the group that stands out as being special, fantastic even. No matter how difficult a professor’s question, that one special student seems to know the answer. And no matter when a paper must be given to the teacher, that one special student is able to turn in his assignment on time and without a single error whatsoever.

出类拔萃、与众不同stand out

Our daughter is a great dancer. She stands out above the rest.

They stood out till victory. 坚持My assistant will stand in for me while I’m away. 代替 sb.

I won’t stand for this insolence. 容忍This is the party that stands for racial tolerance. 赞同主张

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fantastic

奇异的 ; 古怪的She had some fantastic idea that I was poisoning her.

Your proposal is utterly fantastic.

( 计划等 ) 不现实的 ; 荒唐的

That store charges fantastic prices.

极大的 ; 难以置信的

Tina is really a fantastic girl!

a. 极好的 , 了不起的

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fantasy n.

Turn in all the tools after use.

● If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep. F● She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.

B

● The weather became so bad that they had to turn back. D

● The job was damaging his health so he had to turn it in.

交上 ; 归还

A● We turned to and got the whole house cleaned in an afternoon. C

● The child turned to his mother for comfort. E

turn in

A 停止做某事 B 转过脸不看 C 开始努力的工作D 使原路返回 E 向某人寻求帮助 F 翻转

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whatsoever

There can be no doubt whatsoever about it.

A: Are there any signs of improvement?B: None whatsoever.

Take whatsoever measures you consider best.

= whatever ( 语气比 whatever 强 ) 任何，丝毫

pron. /adv. 用于 no+名词、 nothing、 none等之后，以加强语气。

这件事毫无疑问。

一点没有。

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Para. 2 Surely, you know a student like this.

Possibly he arouses in you feelings of anger.

Surely, it’d be magnificent to be like this person,

but since it’s not you who is doing so well, posting

remarkable grades and completing schoolwork

with such ease, feelings of anger build and build.

“Why can’t I be more like this devil; why can’t I

be the special one?” you might ask yourself. Well,

I’m here to tell you that it can be you.

arouse

vt. 引起、激发

Your short message aroused in me warm feelings of

attachment to the past.

He was aroused from his nap by the doorbell.

唤醒某人

Her strange behavior aroused our suspicions.

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His magnificent ideas had a great influence on me.

magnificent

We visited a magnificent palace in the city.

壮丽的 , 宏伟的

The royal wedding was a magnificent occasion.

豪华的 ; 华贵的

What a magnificent day!

a. 极好的

高尚的 ; 庄严的

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He is a child who is remarkable for his stupidity.

remarkable a. 值得注意的 ; 非凡的 ; 卓越的(+for)

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有关玩具的历史之所以非同寻常，不是因为几个世纪以来它们有多少变化，而是如何在如此长的时间内保持不变

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not somuch how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same.

（ CET-4 ， 99.6 ）

I never feel at ease in his company.

with ease

She sat down and took her ease by the fire.

He passed the test with ease.

Talking eased his anxiety.

Walking helped to ease him of his pain.

(Stand) at ease

= without difficulty 容易地

( 感到舒适无忧虑 )

( 休息 放松 )

vt. （减轻 消除）

减轻 (+ of)

( 稍息） Attention! ( 立正 )

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Para. 3 As a university student, I’m very interested in

what factors separate outstanding students from ones

infinitely less accomplished. Instead of sitting back and

hating successful students, I made it my mission to

investigate the mysterious causes of their greatness.

And the fruit of my analysis, after speaking to many

top students and their professors, is a group of tips that

anyone can use to awaken greatness up within himself

and reach new peaks of excellence.

outstanding

凸出的outstanding ears

She is an outstanding actress.

a. 显著的 ; 杰出的 ; 重要的

The outstanding debts must be paid by the end of the month.

未解决的 ; 未完成的 ; 未偿付的

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sit back

He believes he has the right to sit back while others do

the hard work.

he just sat back and let it all happen. 不作努力

闲坐着

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mission

He was head of a French trade mission to the United States.

外交使团 , 使节

The country maintains some sixty missions abroad. 大使馆 , 公使馆

传教团A mission was sent to Africa by the Baptist Church.

It seemed to be her mission to care for her brother's children.

n. ( 人生的 ) 使命 , 天职 [C]

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Mr. Long’s briefing was not relevant to the mission. （ CET-4 ， 02.1 ）

郎先生的指示与此次任务无关。

The principal promised to investigate into that affair.

investigate

The detective was sent to investigate the crime.

vt. 调查 , 研究

vi. 调查 , 研究(+into)

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invest v.

investigation n.

And the fruit of my analysis, after speaking to many

top students and their professors, is a group of tips

that anyone can use to awaken greatness up within

himself and reach new peaks of excellence.

The fruit is a group of tips.

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Complex sentence ( 长难句 )

He is being very mysterious about his future plans.

mysterious

mystery

the mysterious universe

a. 神秘的 ; 不可思议的

A mysterious light came from the deserted house.

诡秘的

n.

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analysis

I was very much pleased by your analysis of the situation.

analyze

In the last analysis, the responsibility for this failure must lie with the chief engineer.

n. 分析 ; 分解 ; 解析 [C][U]

追根究底

V.

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reach new peaks of达到 ······ 的新顶峰

To enjoy a view of things farther away, you need to reach

new peaks of height.

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。

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Para. 4a The first tip is: Don’t get behind. The

problem of studying, hard enough to start with,

becomes almost impossible when you are trying to do

three weeks’ work in one weekend. Even the fastest

readers have trouble doing that.

Decent journalists should take the trouble to check their facts.

have trouble doing

If we can’t keep to the schedule, we will be in trouble.

I say no, the boss will only make trouble for me.

I had a little trouble learning English grammar.

Don’t mention my name or you’ll get me into trouble.

处于危险、痛苦焦虑等处境中

制造麻烦 捣乱

不怕费事尽力做某事

给某人惹上麻烦

(idm.) fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼 Back

做某事有困难

Para. 4b And if you are behind in written work that

must be turned in, the teacher who accepts it late will

probably not give you full credit. Perhaps he may not

accept it at all. Most teachers believe that it is your

responsibility to do work according to a reasonable

plan, and they expect you to take it seriously.

Little room is given to students that are not able to

manage their work and time. 句型

n. 学分 ;(某门功课的) 及格记录 [C]credit

He bought the furniture on credit. E

Our international credit is excellent. D

How much does he have to his credit? C

I did not give credit to her story. A

The credit for this invention goes to Mr. Lodge and his collaborators. B

She is a credit to her family. F

gain credits in Math and English

A 信用 , 信赖 B 荣誉 , 赞扬 , 功劳 C 银行存款 ( 帐面余额 ) D(经济上的 ) 信誉 E 赊帐 , 赊欠 F 增光的人 ( 或事物 )

creditable

credit vt.

Nobody credited his story.

相信The bank credited 50,000 dollars to us.

把 ...记入贷方The accident was credited to carelessness on the part of the driver.

把 ...归于

a. 值得赞扬的

match

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a man of high credit 极有名望的人

credit card 信用卡

responsibility

responsible

A little child does not feel much responsibility.

责任 [U](+for)

He is completely lacking in responsibility. 责任感 [U]

Keeping house is my responsibility.

n. 职责 , 任务 ; 义务 , 负担 [C]

a.

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reasonable

明事理的No reasonable person could refuse.

It’s not reasonable to expect a child to understand sarcasm.

a. 合情理 / 逻辑的

Ten pounds for a good dictionary seems reasonable enough.

公道的 不太贵的

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Little room is given to students that

用于强调“对人或事在特定情况下的后果断定”

Little / Much room / hope / chance is given / granted / left to sb. that …

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句型

Para. 5a One major problem in school comes from the

amount of material; there’s so much to do that you may

not know what to do first. Most people might want to do

the easiest thing first, but that is a bad idea. Entertain

an alternative plan! Always do what’s most difficult

first, just to get it out of the way. It’s probably the thing

that needs more of your energy. And if you do it first,

you can put more energy into it.

He'll never amount to anything.

amount n.

What is the amount we owe them? 总数[C]

We need a small amount of fuel. 数量

vi.The total cost of repairs amounted to US $100.

合计 (+to)

Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing.

相当于

产生 ...结果

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alternative

They had no alternative in the matter.

a. 替代的 ; 供选择的

There was no alternative route open to her.

n.

If you don't like the school lunch, you have the alternative of bringing your own. 选择 , 二择一What alternatives are there? 供选择的东西 ( 或办法等 )[C]

选择的自由 ( 或余地 )[U]

Backalternate v.轮流，交替

entertain an alternative plan 考虑换种方式

If your current pursuit gets you nowhere, entertain an

alternative pursuit, which may lead to your goal.

若你现在的追求使你一事无成，那就考虑换种追求，也许会使你如愿。

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get sth. out of the way 清除路上的障碍

His greatness lies in his effort to get the obstacles out of

the way leading to success.

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他的伟大就在于为除去成功路上的障碍做出了努力。

Para. 5b If everything seems equally easy (or equally

hard), leave whatever you like best until the end.

There will be more desire at half past eleven to read a

political science article that sounded really interesting

than to begin trying to study French irregular verbs, a

necessary task that strikes you as pretty dull.

Doing fun work may feel like you’re granting yourself a

present after doing hard work. This is the second tip. 句型

There will be more desire to do A than to do B

There will be more desire at half past eleven to

read a political science article that sounded really

interesting than to begin trying to study French

irregular verbs, a necessary task that strikes you

as pretty dull.

Complex sentence ( 长难句 )

Back

( 同位语 )

Braces straightened the girl's irregular teeth.

irregular

These procedures are highly irregular.

a. 不规则的 , 无规律的

It is an irregular document. 不合法的 ; 不合道德的 ; 非正规的

不平整的 ; 不对称的 ; 不笔直的

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strike sb. as (being) sth.

他们的爱情故事使我倍感酸楚，甚至心碎。

Their love story struck me as being miserable, heart-

breaking even.

让人觉得 ······

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Doing fun work may feel like you’re granting yourself a present after doing hard work

用于表述“良药苦口型的建议”

Doing sth. seems … (unpleasant) to sb., but it’s likely / certain to ...

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句型

grant vt. 正式或依法给予

He granted me my request. 同意 , 准予

Are you ready to grant that I was right? 承认These lands were granted to our family.

n.

Students in this country receive a grant from the government.

[C]授予物 ; 奖学金 , 助学金 , 补助金

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Para. 6a The third tip has to do

with tests. Throughout our lives at

school, we take thousands of tests,

but we don’t often stop to

consider good test taking. The best test takers don’t

plow through their tests without cease, answering one

question after the next as it comes.

A: What do you want to see me about?

B: It’s to do with that letter you sent me.

be/have to do with与某人或某物有联系、关系

＊ have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc to do with sb. / sth.

Her job has something to do with computers.

Hard work has a lot to do with her success.

We do not have very much to do with our neighbors.

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He plowed his way through the crowd.

He plowed through his exam.

plow through

艰难地完成

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n. 停息 [U]cease

vi.

The experiments have ceased. 停止 , 终止

The general ordered his troops to cease fire.

vt.

停止 , 结束

(idm) without cease 不停的

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cease fire 停火without cease 继续不断地，不停地ceaseless a. 不停的

Para. 6b First, they read the whole test quickly. Second,

they focus their attention, keeping their concentration

on the material they know best, answering quickly

because they are confident. Finally, they handle

questions that bring them some difficulty. Adapting

yourself to this method of test taking might seem

weird to you, but it’s likely to profit you.

Concentration camp

concentration

There is a concentration of people in big cities.

人或事物的聚集、集中（ +of sth）

Concentration is essential if you want to do a good job.

n. 专心 , 专注 [U]

（尤指德国纳粹的）集中营

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keep one’s concentration on / focus one’s attention on

集中精力于

如果你现在把注意力放在学业之外的事情上， 那就是本末倒置。

If you focus your attention on things other than studies

now, you are putting the cart before the horse.

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adapt

He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions.

vt. 使适应 , 使适合 [(+to)]

The author is going to adapt his play for television. 改编 , 改写 (+for)

The boys adapted the old barn for use by the club.

改建 , 改造 (+for)vi.

He has not yet adapted to the climate. 适应 (+to)

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adopt v. 吸收、采纳、收养adept a. 熟练的，内行的 n. 能手

That was really a weird movie.

He has some weird ideas.

weird

They were awakened by a weird shriek.

鬼怪似的 ; 怪诞的 ; 神秘的

a. 奇特的 ; 不可思议的

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profit

We profit from the work of the specialist.

n.

He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.

利润 , 盈利 ; 收益 [C][U]

We gained a lot of profit from your advice.

利益 , 益处 ; 得益 [U]

Telling lies won't profit you.

vt. 有益于

vi.

得益 , 获益 (+by/from)

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Para. 7 Here are but three tips to greater success at

school. Should you ask successful students around you,

you will discover more tips. Learn from others, and

employ their methods to alter your own studying, and

you are sure to improve your performance at school.

After some time passes, you may find that you are the

special one. And then maybe you’ll notice other

students either hating you or trying to discover your

secrets.

Sentence structure

Should you ask successful students around you, you will discover more tips.

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倒装 :Should + Subject + Verb = If + Subject + Verb

If you ask successful students around you, you will discover more tips.

alter for the better/worse

alter

Has she altered her mind?

vt. 改变

The tailor altered the jacket to fit me. 修改

The city has altered almost out of recognition since I left there five years ago. 改变 , 变样

变好 / 坏

vi.

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Engineers will test the performance of the tires.

performance

The evening performance begins at 8 o'clock. 演出 ; 演奏 ; 表演 [C]

He failed completely in the performance of his duty.

履行 ; 实行 ; 完成 [U] (+of)

The novel was rated a brilliant performance.

n. 成绩 , 成果 ; 工作[C]

( 机器等的 ) 性能 ;(人的 ) 技能 , 本事 [U]

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New Words & Expressionsfantastic fantastic a.a. 极好的 ; 极出色的 极好的 ; 极出色的 errorerror n.n. [C, U] 错误 [C, U] 错误 whatsoever whatsoever ad.ad. 任何 ; 丝毫 任何 ; 丝毫 arousearouse vt.vt. 1. 引起 ; 激起 2. 唤醒 1. 引起 ; 激起 2. 唤醒 magnificent magnificent a.a. 出色的 ; 壮丽的 ; 宏伟的 出色的 ; 壮丽的 ; 宏伟的 remarkable remarkable a.a. 值得注意的 ; 显著的 值得注意的 ; 显著的 schoolwork schoolwork n.n. [U] 作业 [U] 作业 easeease n./vt.n./vt. [U] 容易 / 减轻 ; 缓解 [U] 容易 / 减轻 ; 缓解 devil devil n.n. [C] 家伙 ; 人 [C] 家伙 ; 人 factor factor n.n. [C] 因素 [C] 因素

Summary

outstandingoutstanding a.a. 优秀的 ; 突出的 优秀的 ; 突出的 infiniteinfinite a.a. 极大的 ; 无限的极大的 ; 无限的infinitelyinfinitely ad.ad. 极其 ; 非常极其 ; 非常accomplishaccomplish vt.vt. 完成完成accomplishedaccomplished a.a. 熟练的 ; 有才艺的熟练的 ; 有才艺的missionmission n.n. [C] 任务 ; 使命 ; 职责 [C] 任务 ; 使命 ; 职责investigateinvestigate vt.vt. 调查 ; 审查 调查 ; 审查 mysteriousmysterious a.a. 神秘的 ; 难以理解的 神秘的 ; 难以理解的 analysisanalysis n.n. [C, U] 分析 [C, U] 分析 peakpeak n.n. [C] 最高点 ; 高峰 [C] 最高点 ; 高峰

n.n.excellence excellence [U] 优秀 ; 卓越 ; 杰出 [U] 优秀 ; 卓越 ; 杰出

responsibilityresponsibility 1. [U] 责任 2. [C] 职责 ;义务

1. [U] 责任 2. [C] 职责 ;义务 amountamount n./vi.n./vi. [C, U] 数量 / (to) 总计达[C, U] 数量 / (to) 总计达

entertainentertain vt.vt. 1. 考虑 ; 怀着 2. 给 ···娱乐

1. 考虑 ; 怀着 2. 给 ···娱乐 alternativealternative a./n.a./n. 供选择的 / [C]供选择的东西 供选择的 / [C]供选择的东西 irregular irregular a.a. 不规则的 不规则的

grant grant vt./n.vt./n. 给予 / [C] 资助 ; 拨款 给予 / [C] 资助 ; 拨款 ceasecease n./v.n./v. [U] 停止 ; 终止 / 停止[U] 停止 ; 终止 / 停止concentrationconcentration n.n. [U] 集中精力 ; 专心 ; 专注[U] 集中精力 ; 专心 ; 专注adaptadapt v./vt.v./vt. ( 使 ) 适应 / 改编 ; 改装 ( 使 ) 适应 / 改编 ; 改装

creditcredit n. n.

n. n.1. [C] 学分 2. [U] 信任1. [C] 学分 2. [U] 信任

weirdweird a.a. 离奇的 ; 难以理解的 离奇的 ; 难以理解的 profit profit v./n.v./n. 有利于 / [C, U] 利润 , 赢

利有利于 / [C, U] 利润 , 赢利alter alter v.v. ( 使 ) 改变 ( 使 ) 改变

performance performance n.n. 1.[C, U] 成绩 ;表现 2.[C] 表演

1.[C, U] 成绩 ;表现 2.[C] 表演 stand outstand out 突出 ; 出色突出 ; 出色

no matter how / where / whatno matter how / where / what 不管怎样 ( 哪里 , 什么等 )

不管怎样 ( 哪里 , 什么等 )turn inturn in 上交上交

with easewith ease 容易地 , 不费力地 容易地 , 不费力地 sit backsit back 闲坐着 ; 不作努力闲坐着 ; 不作努力get behind get behind 拖延拖延

get sth. out of the way get sth. out of the way 完成或处理某事 完成或处理某事 strike sb. as sth. strike sb. as sth. 给某人某种感觉或印象给某人某种感觉或印象have to do withhave to do with 与 ··· 有关与 ··· 有关plow through plow through 艰难地完成 艰难地完成 adapt to adapt to ( 使 ) 适应 ( 使 ) 适应

English Equivalents of Chinese 1. 拿到优异成绩 2. 怨气越积越多。 3. 成为出类拔萃的人 4. 出众的学生 5. 差学生 6. 退而远之 7. 优秀学生 8. 激发自身的优秀潜质 9. 给你满分 10. 按照合理计划

to post remarkable grades Feelings of anger build and build.

to be the special one

outstanding student

student infinitely less accomplished

to sit back

top student

to awaken greatness up within oneself

to give you full credit

according to a reasonable plan

11. 处理好学习和时间 12. 某人难以有机会 13. 犒劳自己 14. 想想怎样考好试 15. 考试考得好的人 16. 马不停蹄做到底 17. 应付考试的办法 18. 学业更加成功 19. 提高自己学业成绩 20. 改善学习状况

to manage one’s work and time

little room is given to sb.

to grant oneself a present

to consider good test taking

the best test taker

plow through … without cease

the method of test taking

greater success at school to improve one’s performance at school

to alter one’s studying

English Equivalents of Chinese

Creative Application of Typical Expressions

不犯一点错误 激起 / 唤醒某人心中的······

游刃有余地做某事 除掉拦路虎 /艰难处置完 让人觉得 ······

without a single error whatsoever

to arouse sth. in / within sb.

to do sth. with such ease

to get sth. out of the way

to strike sb. as (being) sth.

III.III. Reading practice

Like many other aspects of American life, the people refuse to let the government controleducation. Expatriate families are often shocked to discover that there is no national education system. Most school funding is at the state level, and each district has an elected board of education to set curriculum and handle administration. According to Dr. Anne Copeland, coauthor of Understanding American Schools, standards vary so widely that the

American education

quality of local schooling often determines where families choose to live. While the vast majority of children attend public (state-run) schools, many parents look to alternative options, such as independent (private) schools or home schooling. There are also schools with religious affiliations, such as Jewish or Catholic parochial schools, where students can receive the religious instruction forbidden in public schools.

Extracurricular activities are considered an

integral part of a child’s overall education.Though participation in music, sport, science, arts, and community-service activities, children broaden their horizons and learn new skills. Similarly, the work ethic kicks in early. With that first roadside lemonade stand, American children of all backgrounds get a taste for financial independence. This often starts with them doing basic household chores in exchange

for an allowance (pocket money), continues inthe form of a “paper route”( 送报赚钱的工作 ) orbabysitting job, and progresses to a weekend position at a local store or restaurant. Some claim that all these activities lead to stressed-out families and children who are too tightly scheduled. However, American children seem to thrive by keeping busy and are often well prepared to meet the demands and responsibilities of adult life.

Notes:

expatriate a. 被流放 ( 国外 ) 的 ; 移居国外的

funding n. 资金 ; 基金 board n. 委员会 ; 董事会 ;( 政府的 ) 部 , 局 curriculum n. 学校的全部课程 administration n. 管理 , 经营 ; 监督 schooling n. 学校教育 ; 培养 look to 求助；有赖于 alternative options 选择项 affiliation n. 加入 , 入会 ; 联合 ; 联系

Jewish a. 犹太教的 Parochial [pə'rəukiəl] a. 教区的 ; 地方的 integral [‘intigrəl] a. 构成整体所不可缺的 work ethic 职业道德 kick in 参与提供资金和其他帮助的活动中去 stand n. 摊子 , 小贩卖部 chore n. 家务活 日常零星活 stressed-out 紧张的 , 感到有压力的 Thrive 茁壮成长 ; 茂盛生长

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