新世纪商务英语综合教程1第一册Unit1-University-Student-Life

Questions for Para. 3
Q2: Why shall we handle freedom responsibly?
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disastrous
1. [adj] very bad, harmful or unsuccessful disaster disastrous e.g. The first four years of government were completely disastrous. 政府前4年的执政彻底失败。
Success in college will be much more likely if you really draw up a schedule of hours for study, work, and play. (Line 8-10) Paraphrase: It will be much easier for you to succeed if you really make a good plan for your college life.
about others 3. extracurricular activities: activities that are not
part of the usual school course 4. dean: twk.baidu.come head of a college or school of a
university 5. strive: try hard 6. maintenance: keeping in good condition 7. involve: cause someone to take part in 8. conducive: helpful
A father listed ten important rules or pieces of advice on how to prepare for college life, they are: plan to succeed; handle freedom responsibly; spread the joy of learning; play down those reports in sex and liquor; plan to have fun—and often; know at least one professor or one dean personally; be concerned; be selective; strive to keep healthy; forget and remember.
Word Pretest
1. commandment 2. cynic 3. extracurricular activities 4. dean 5. strive 6. maintenance 7. involve 8. conducive
The Ten Commandments
Culture Tip
The Ten Commandments are a set of principles in the Bible(圣经) relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath(安息日); as well as prohibitions against idolatry(偶像崇拜), blasphemy(亵渎上帝), murder, theft, dishonesty, and adultery(奸淫).
Freshman year :the first year of college or high school.
Sophomore is a second-year student. Outside the USA the term Sophomore is rarely used, with second-year students simply called "second years".
Second Reading
Questions for Para. 1-2
Q1: What shall we do to succeed in college?
draw up a schedule lay out your day and week get in the habit
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Freedom such as a student has at college is disastrous for that freshman who has little sense of responsibility. (Line 15-16) Paraphrase: If a student at college is not responsible to the freedom he has, it will cause very bad result.
pill n a pill that some women take to prevent them becoming pregnant
perpetual adj Lasting for a long time, over and over again
Language Point
You Shall Play Down Those Reports on Sex and Liquor. Paraphrase: It is not true that some people say most students on campus do not treat sex seriously and drink a lot. Because most are looking for their true love and the chances are really minor that they hold a never-ending beer party and get drunk.
2. Text structure (divide the text into 3 parts)
Part 1: Paragraph 1 (opening) Part 2: Paragraph 2-11(The father provide a list of ten rules, and elaborate each one by one.) Part 3: Paragraph 12 (ending)
Questions for Para. 4
Q3: How do you understand the sentence “those who are ‘sent’ to college”?
Q4: What are the cynics’ attitudes towards college education?
Ten Commandments for a College Freshman
This is a letter written by an American father to a son attending college in the 1960s.
1. Scan the text and grasp the main idea
not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.
Word Pretest
1. commandment: an important rule 2. cynic: one who doubts or has negative opinion
vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not kill. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10.You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall
The Ten Commandments
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. 2. You shall not make for yourself a graven image. 3. You shall not take The Name of The Lord your God in
Questions for Para. 6-7
Q6: Are you encouraged to build personal relationship with some professors?
Language Point
diligence n careful and thorough work or effort 勤奋 e.g. What a pity! Considering his intelligence and diligence, he might have achieved a higher grade.
enthusiasm n a strong feeling of excitement e.g. Their enthusiasm seems to be falling off a bit. 他们的热情似乎有点减退。
Questions for Para. 8
Q7: Why shall we be concerned with the campus workers?
quarterback n. the player who directs the team's attacking play and passes the ball to other players at the start of each attack. （指挥进攻的）四分卫
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cynic n someone who believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest 愤世嫉俗 者 e.g. I'm both a romantic and a cynic. 我是既浪漫又愤世嫉俗的。
Unit 1
UNIVERSITY STUDENT LIFE
1. What do you think about your university life?
Freshman is a first-year student in college, university or high school.
cynicism 玩世不恭,愤世嫉俗,犬儒主义
Questions for Para. 5
Q5: How do you understand the expression “play down”?
Language Point
co-ed n A co-ed is a female student at a co-educational college or university
Key: Because a small thing to a campus worker is just as important as your knowledge about the big world.