大学体验英语第一册unit1passageB.ppt

Unit One Passage B,Wish for Freshman year,Background Knowledge: Education System in America,Levels of Education in the United States and Canada Education in the United States and Canada is divided into the following levels at the indicated ages.,Primary Education,Pre-school age: 2-6 Elementary: 6-12 Junior High School Age: 12-14 High School age: 14-18,Post Secondary School,Junior College: 18-20 4 years college: 18-22 Graduate School (MA): 22-24 Graduate School (PH.D.) 22-26/28 Post graduate: After PH.D.,Grading Systems in the U.S.,Most colleges use letter grades like A, B, C, D, F, and some use plus or minus like B- or C+. To compute students averages they say A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. It takes an average of 2.0 to graduate. Grades of F must be repeated to get credit.,Most students take 5 or occasionally 6 courses per semester, and most courses are 3 credits. It usually takes between 120 and 130 credits to graduate A few colleges use numerical grades instead of letters. If so, most likely A=90,B=80, C=70, D=60, but this may be up to the professor.,1. In less than two weeks, Ill have graduated. (Para 1) Ill have graduated within two weeks. 不到两周，我就要毕业了。 This is an example of the use of the future perfect tense. The future perfect tense tells us something that will be past at or before a certain time in the future.,Examples,By this time next week, youll have taken your examination. I hope it will have stopped raining before we have to go. I hope that everything I have told you will not have been forgotten by the next lesson.,I can still remember the first day of classes, looking on the map on the back of the Schedule of Classes and asking where the classroom building was. (Para 1) 我依然记得第一天去上课时的情景，我一边望着课表背面的地图，一边打听教学楼在哪儿。,Now Im a senior, looking at the freshmen with envy.,1) n. a feeling you have towards someone that you wish you could have the same thing or quality they have e.g. He was filled with envy at my success. His new car was the envy of all his friends. 2) v. to feel envy of (sb.) or at (sth.) I envy you, but am not jealous of you.,I want to turn back time instead and cherish every day of my college experience once again.,Cherish: to care for tenderly; love; to keep a feeling deeply and firmly in mind e.g. The old man cherished the girl as if she were his daughter. The child has been away for more than three years and his parents always cherish the hope that he will come back soon.,Every day I wish I could freeze time and make the next two weeks go more slowly. (Para 1) “wish” is followed by a subjunctive clause here. Examples: I wish you had been to the cinema with us last night. ( You didnt.) I wish it were cooler. (It is not cool. It is hot.),convince,1. make sb feel certain. Sb to do sth/sb of sth e.g. a.How can I convince you of her honesty. b. What he said convinced me that I was mistaken. c. I was convinced that we were doing the right thing. d. Ive been trying to convince Jean to come with me.,Remarkable: worth mentioning; unusual,She is remarkable for her sweet temper When we went swimming last summer, we saw a most remarkable sunset at the beach.,. and through many triumphs and failures I came to know more about myself. (Para 2),I had experienced many successes and many failures. It was through these successes and failures that I got to know myself better. 历经多次的成功与失败使我对自己有了更多的了解。,Involve: to have as a part or result,Taking the job would involve living abroad. Listening to radio programs is a good pastime because it involves the listeners imagination.,As I walk down the familiar routes on campus, I found myself doing a lot of soul-searching and reminiscing. (Para 3),As I walk on the familiar campus road, I find myself thinking about the passed days I spent at the college. soul-searching: a deep examination of ones mind and conscience. 走在校园熟悉的路上，不知不觉中就陷入了深深的反思和对往昔的回忆中。,Reminisce: to talk or think about past experiences, esp. pleasant ones,The two friends were reminiscing about their youth. reminiscent,Recapture: to capture again; to get into ones power again; cause to be experienced again,Examples: The police recaptured the escaped prisoner During the party with some young people, the parents found themselves recapturing the joys of their youth.,I have been panicking at the idea of graduating,Panic: a strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensiblely. in a panic / get into a panic / be thrown into a panic At the idea of = at the thought of,I am getting a queasy feeling deep down every time I think about the fact that Im going to be graduating. (Para 4),I feel quite uneasy at the idea that I will graduate from college. 每每想到就要毕业，我就打心眼儿里感到不安。 Queasy: an uneasy feeling,I feel like I am living in denial about graduating,In denial: unable to admit the truth of sth to oneself because it is too terrible. E.g. At the moment she is in denial, but she will soon have to face the fact that her husband is not coming back.,Contemplate: to think (about) deeply and thoughtfully,Examples: The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. The possibility of war is