新世纪大学英语综合教程第二版第一册全套教材

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3. How do you like your college life so far? Give examples. 4. What do you think is the most important thing to achieve at college? Explain.
anticipation n.
the feeling one has when expecting sth. pleasant to happen 期望；预期
discovery n.
a fact or thing that has been discovered 被发现的事实、 事物
definitely ad.
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2. Whenever you think about college life, what are some of the things that come to mind? Following the examples given, make a list of such things in the following table. Share your answers with your group members and comment on each of the items you have listed as you go along. College Life assignments deadlines …
deadline n.
a date or time before which sth. must be done or completed 截止日期；最后期限
challenge n.
(sth. with) the quality of demanding competitive action, interest, or thought 挑战性；具有挑战性的事物
amount n.
[(of)] a collection or mass considered as a unit in terms of its size, number, etc. [常与of连用]总数，数额 ，数量
新世纪大学英语综合教程 第二版第一册
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Unit 1 College Life
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Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.
1. You may have imagined what college life would be like before you became a college student. Has it turned out to be what you expected? Provide examples in support of your answers.
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You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. — Galileo Interpretation: Teaching doesn’t really help anyone, but it helps a person find out what he/she is good at.
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freshman n. infml a student in the first year at college or
university 〖非正式〗大学一年级新生
in general
for the most part; commonly, usually 一般说来
Study the following quotes about education. Do you agree with each of them? Give reasons to support your view.
The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means to an education. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Interpretation: We don’t go to school or college to learn, but to seek the way to learn.
head off
move towards; go to 朝„„前进，向„„去
related a.
[(to)] connected in some way [常与to连用]有关系的
workload n.
the amount of work that a person or machine is expected to do in a particular period of time 人或机器在一定时期 的工作量，工作负担
without doubt; clearly 无疑地，确实地
impression n.
[(on)] an image or effect that is produced in the mind by a person, event, experience, etc. [常与on连用] [人 、事件、经历等留下的]印象；感想
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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. — W. B. Yeats Interpretation: Instead of stuffing students with knowledge, real education aims at bringing out what is inside students and cultivating their potential.