新世纪大学实用英语1 Unit 1

Para. 2-4 of Text A Questions about This Paragraph 1) What should students do while studying in college? They should study with friends, take advantage of college resources and learn from failure. 2) Why is it a good idea to study with other students? They may see new ways to attack problems and they might be easier to understand than the professors. 3) What does the writer think of the college library?
Part II Reading
Text A
College Survival: Our Tips for Success Nikea D. Wortham 1 If you are a new college student, the following tips can help you achieve a strong start this year. Remember that school is important, as is the knowlຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidudge you take away from it, so take your education seriously and you should be successful at whatever you do.
Language Points helpful //: a. giving help, useful 有用的 e.g. These tips are very helpful.
这些提示非常有用。
He made three helpful suggestions. 他提了三条有用的建议。
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Language Points survival //: n. staying alive 生存 e.g. survival guide 生存指南 In his view, life is a struggle for survival. 在他看来，生活就是为了生存而奋斗。
Language Points successful //: a. achieving the result that you want 成功的 e.g. a highly/very successful meeting 非常成功的会议 She is a successful lawyer. 她是一名成功的律师。
• 失败乃成功之母 • Failure is the mother of success. • Failure teaches success.
Language Points excel // : vi. be very good at doing sth. 擅长 e.g. As a child he excelled at music and art. 他小时候擅长音乐和艺术。
She’s very tall, as is her mother.
她很高，像她妈妈。
Language Points seriously //: ad. in a way that shows that you think sth. is important 认真地 e.g. It’s only a joke — don’t take it seriously. 那只是一个玩笑，不要当真。 We have to think seriously about what we do next. 我们必须认真思考下一步怎么做。
那人用刀攻击李女士。
Language Points take advantage of: use (a situation or opportunity) to get what you want 利用 e.g. take advantage of all the resources 利用一切资源 I took advantage of the good weather to paint the wall. 我趁天气好刷了墙。
Language Points public//: a. for everyone 公共的 e.g. a public telephone 公用电话 Smoking is not allowed in public places in our city. 在我们城市的公共场所是不准吸烟的。
Language Points be hard on: be too strict or unkind to 对…严厉（或苛刻）的 e.g.
Don’t be so hard on him. 别对他这么严厉。
Language Points move on: continue with your life after sth. has happened 继续前进 e.g. After a break, our team leader wanted us to move on. 休息之后，队长要我们继续前进。 When you finish, move on to the next exercise. 完成之后，继续做下一个练习。
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course tip succeed department survival
knowledge education success environment seriously
Dictation
Part II Reading
Text A
College Survival: Our Tips for Success Nikea D. Wortham 1 If you are a new college student, the following tips can help you achieve a strong start this year. Remember that school is important, as is the knowledge you take away from it, so take your education seriously and you should be successful at whatever you do.
Lost in the forest, you need…for survival.
Language Points tip//: n. a helpful piece of advice 指点，提示 e.g. some safety tips for/on using the Internet
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attack advantage helpful public excel be hard on move on
New words for Part 2
professor resource regular failure
Language Points attack //: vt. begin to do (sth.) in a determined and eager way; use violence to hurt or kill (sb.) 着手解 决；用暴力攻击 e.g. Let’s attack one problem at a time. 让我们每次解决一个问题。 The man attacked Ms. Li with a knife.
It is more helpful than regular public libraries.
4) What should one do when faced with failure? Try to learn from mistakes and move on.
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miss likely couple lead to get away with catch up
使用因特网的一些安全小贴士
Could you give me some tips for/on gardening? 你能给我一些园艺方面的建议吗？
• hacker • antivirus program
Language Points achieve //: vt. get or reach (sth., usu sth. difficult); complete (sth.) successfully 得到，达到；完成，实现 e.g.
Language Points whatever //: pron. anything that 任何…的事物 e.g. He’s good at whatever he does. 无论做什么，他都做得很好。 Help yourself to whatever you want. 你想要什么就自己拿。
Language Points failure //: n. lack of success 失败 e.g. Henry’s plan ended in failure. 亨利的计划以失败告终。 The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这个计划的成败全靠你了。
New Words for Part 2
information nap expect put off fall behind
Language Points miss //: vt. fail to hit, catch, etc.; fail to hear, see or notice; fail to go to 未击中；未抓住；未听到；未看 到；未注意到；未去；错过 e.g. It’s a pity Tom missed the ball. 很遗憾，汤姆没有接到球。 Betty and I missed our lesson last week. 贝蒂和我上星期没去上课。 He missed the last bus home. 他错过了回家的末班车。
Frank achieved very good exam results.
弗兰克取得了很好的考试结果。 He finally achieved success. 他最终获得了成功。
Language Points as: conj. used to make a comment or to add information about what you have just said 以…的方式，如同… 那样（用于评论或对已经说出的话进行补充） e.g. As you know, Amy is leaving soon. 如你所知，艾米快要走了。
Study Tips 2 Study with friends. It is a good idea to study with your classmates or students from other classes. They may see new ways to attack problems, and they might be easier to understand than your professors. 3 Take advantage of college resources. Use what your college has to offer, such as its library; usually it’s more helpful than regular public libraries. 4 Learn from failure. Nobody can excel in everything all of the time. Don’t be so hard on yourself and try to learn from mistakes and move on.