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1 Towardabrighterfutureforall Unit1SectionA FOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERTISY Educationisnotpreparationforlife Educationislifeitself JohnDewey Trynottobeamanofsuccess butrathertrytobecomeamanofvalue AlbertEinstein 1 1 UNIT SectionA 1 Towardabrighterfutureforall Toapplythephrasesandpatterns Objectives Totalkaboutcollegeeducation Tofurtherunderstandthetext Tomastertheparagraphwritingskill Warmingup 1 Whatistheidealuniversitylikeinyoureyes Tips QualifiedprofessorsNicelivingconditionExcellentconditionforteachingandlearningPleasantacademicatmosphereWell equippedlibraryandabundantonlineresources Shortanswerquestions Tips ToacquiremoreknowledgeindifferentaspectsTobroadenmyhorizonandenrichmymindTodevelopmycreativethinkingabilityTomakemorenewfriendsToparticipateinmoresocialpractice 2 Whatareyourexpectationsofyourcollegelife Shortanswerquestions 1 Matchthenameofthepersonintheleftcolumnwiththetipgivenbythepersonintherightcolumn Listentoaninterviewabouttipsforfreshmanstudentsanddothefollowingexercise Shortanswerquestions 2 Whatadvicedidyourparentsgiveyoubeforeyouleftforcollege 1 Matchthenameofthepersonintheleftcolumnwiththetipgivenbythepersonintherightcolumn Tips Shortanswerquestions 2 Whatadvicedidyourparentsgiveyoubeforeyouleftforcollege Shortanswerquestions BeforeIleftforcollegetheytoldme Tocherishthecollegeexperience Tomakeuseoftheopportunitiesforlearning Todevelopmoreinterests Toreadaswidelyaspossible Whatisthedifferencebetweenacollegeandauniversity Thisisthe ofpartthreeinourseriesforstudentswhowantto acollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport Listentoashortpassageconcerningcollegeeducationandfillinthemissinginformation subject attend Compounddictation Collegesanduniversitieshavemanythingsin Bothprovideagreater oftheworldanditspast Bothprovideeducationintheartsandsciences Andbothcanhelpprepareyoungpeopleto common understanding earnaliving Listentoashortpassageconcerningcollegeeducationandfillinthemissinginformation Compounddictation Studentswhocompletetheir studieseitheratafor yearcollegeorauniversityreceive degree Onedifferenceisthatmanycollegesdonotoffergraduatestudies undergraduate bachelor s Listentoashortpassageconcerningcollegeeducationandfillinthemissinginformation Compounddictation Universitiesaregenerallybigger offermore anddomoreresearch Modernuniversitiesdevelopedfromthoseofthe inEurope Theword university camefromtheLatin universities Thisdescribedagroupofpeople foracommonpurpose programs MiddleAges organized Listentoashortpassageconcerningcollegeeducationandfillinthemissinginformation Compounddictation QuestionsPreviewing 1 IntheUnitedStates whatchoicesdothestudentshaveafterhighschool 2 Whatarethemajorcriteriaforuniversityadmission 3 Whatkindofextracurricularactivitiescanstudentsparticipatein Whatcanthey Americanuniversityeducation Tips IntheUnitedStates whatchoicesdothestudentshaveafterhighschool gotocollege gostraighttotheworkforce attendatwo yearcommunitycollegebeforeapplyingtoauniversity Americanuniversityeducation Tips 2 Whatarethemajorcriteriaforuniversityadmission Astudent shighschoolcourseofstudy HighschoolGradePointAverage GPA Participationinextracurricularactivities SATorACTexamscores awrittenessay Apersonalinterviewwitharepresentativefromtheadmissionsoffice Americanuniversityeducation Tips 3 Whatkindofextracurricularactivitiescanstudentsparticipatein Whatcantheylearn Theactivitiesinclude Scholasticclubs athleticteams studentgovernment andphilanthropic 慈善 clubs Throughtheirvoluntaryparticipationinthesekindsofactivities theycanlearn valuablelifelessons suchasteamwork leadership orcivic 公民 responsibility Americanuniversityeducation Textstudy Thetextis madeby to Para 1 aspeech auniversitypresident thefreshmen MainideasoftheParts Accordingtothespeaker ofwhatdidtheparentsalwaysremindtheirchildrenbeforetheycametocollege Para 3 What sthespeaker spurposeinmentioningtheparents 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MainideasoftheParts Para 6 Ipromiseyouthatthehappyexperienceswill theunpleasantones AndIpromisethatvirtuallyallofthemwillprovideyouwithvaluablelessonswhichwill So withaglowinyoureyeand stepforwardto outweigh enrichyourlife asonginyourheart meetthesenewexperiences advice MainideasoftheParts Tips Whatresponsibilitiesshouldcollegestudentsshoulderaccordingtothespeaker Para 7 acquireknowledge discoverpassion buildastrongandprosperousfutureforthelatergenerations MainideasoftheParts PartII Paras 4 7 Thepresidentoffersstudentscomprehensiveadviceonhow andmakesthemrealizetheuniversity s andtheirown tomakethemostoftheirfourcollegeyears expectations responsibilities MainideasoftheParts Tips Whatdoesthespeakercallonstudentstodoattheendofhisspeech Para 8 Tocarrytheirresponsibilitiesascitizensoftheircommunities theircountryandtheworld MainideasoftheParts Para II Para 8 Thestudentsarecalleduponto andto their ascitizensoftheircommunities theircountryandtheworld cherishtheopportunity bearinmind responsibilities MainideasoftheParts Inhiswelcomespeech thepresidenturgesstudentsto to andto sothattheywillreapthebenefitsoftheircollegeyears Thepresidentalsoexpressestheuniversity s ofitsstudentsandofthe theycarry takeadvantageoftheuniqueopportunity challengethemselves facenewexcitingexperience expectations responsibilities MainideasoftheParts Thepresidentcongratulatescollegefreshmenforenteringanewphaseinlife Para 1 Thepresidentrecallsaneventwhenhegraduatedfromhighschool Para 2 Thepresidentremindsstudentsthattheirfuturesuccessisbuiltonasolidfoundationofthepast Para 3 Openingpartofthewelcomespeech Structureofthetext Makethebestofwhatyouhave Para 4 Challengeyourself Para 5 Meetnewexperiences Para 6 Carryyourresponsibi lities Para 7 Openingpart Advice Structureofthetext Studentsarecalledupontocherishtheopportunities andtokeepinmindtheirresponsibilities Para 8 Openingpart Advice Structureofthetext Openingpart Advice Concludingpart Structureofthetext 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Summaryofthetext therealsocome Youshouldbeartheexpectationsandresponsibilitiesasyou andpassonthespiritofhardwork and andtransmitknowledge Wetake inthemanyopportunitiesyouwillfindhereandintheresponsibilitiesyouwillcarryas ofyourcommunities yourcountry andtheworld Welcome responsibilities inherit acquire pleasure citizens Summaryofthetext PracticalPhrases 作保证 承诺 pledgeto boostcooperation exchange China USties ChinaandtheUnitedstatespledgetoboostcooperationandexchangetoensureabetterfutureforChina USties pledgetodosth 短语逆译 短语应用 中美政府承诺将加强合作与交流以确保两国关系的未来更加美好 意群提示 PracticalPhrases 充分利用 tips tomakethemostof Thisarticleintroduces7tipsformakingthemostofyouriPhone5S tomakethemostof 短语逆译 短语应用 这篇文章向你介绍iPhone5S手机的7个使用小窍门 意群提示 PracticalPhrases 受益 得享好处 readextensively toreapthebenefits soonerorlater Keeponreadingextensively andyouwillreapthebenefitssoonerorlater toreapthebenefits 短语逆译 短语应用 继续广泛阅读 你会受益的 意群提示 PracticalPhrases 不知所措 fiercecompetition feeloverwhelmed jobmarket Nowadays manyyoungpeoplefeeloverwhelmedbythefiercecompetitioninthejobmarket tofeeloverwhelmedby 短语逆译 短语应用 现如今 激烈的竞争让许多年轻人不知所措 意群提示 PracticalPhrases 有机会 有希望 standlittlechanceof extremeweather Animalsstandlittlechanceofsurvivalundersuchextremeweather tostandachanceof 短语逆译 短语应用 在这种极端天气下动物很难存活 意群提示 PracticalPhrases 乐于做某事 takeagreatpleasurein lendahelpinghad Healwaystakesgreatpleasureinlendingahelpinghandtopeoplearoundhim 短语逆译 短语应用 他总是乐于向周围的人伸出援助之手 意群提示 totakepleasureindoingsth PracticalPhrases 打开方便之门 openthedoorto communicatewith Theseusefulsuggestionsopenthedoortobettercommunicationwithyourparents 短语逆译 短语应用 这些实用的建议为你更好地与父母交流敞开方便之门 意群提示 toopenthedoortosth PracticalPhrases Functionalpatterns 作为校长 我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学 原句译文 逆译练习 Aspresidentoftheuniversity Iamproudtowelcomeyoutothisuniversity 句型提炼 Functionalpatterns As sb isproud happy sorry sad todosth 句型提炼 应用提示 用于表达 某人在特定身份下做某事的感受 句型应用 Functionalpatterns disaster hitarea begrateful allwalksoflife 典型例句 作为一名来自灾区的学生代表 我非常感激社会各界对我们的关爱与帮助 意群提示 Asastudentrepresentativefromthedisaster hitarea I mverygratefultothepeopleofallwalksoflifefortheircareandhelp Functionalpatterns 在欢迎你们到来的这一刻 我想起自己高中毕业时的情景 还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影 原句译文 逆译练习 Inwelcomingyoutotheuniversity Iamremindedofmyownhighschoolgraduationandthephotographmymomtookofmydadandme 句型提炼 Functionalpatterns Indoingsth sb isremindedofsth 句型提炼 应用提示 用于表达 某事引起的回忆 句型应用 Functionalpatterns makespeech beremindedof encouragement 典型例句 第一次给这么多人做演讲时 我想起我的英语老师给我的鼓励和建议 意群提示 Inmakingmyspeechinfrontofalargeaudience I mremindedoftheencouragementandadvicefrommyEnglishteacher Functionalpatterns 如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话 那就是 挑战自己 原句译文 逆译练习 IfIcouldgiveyouonlyonepieceofadviceaboutselectingcourses itwouldbethis Challengeyourself 句型提炼 Functionalpatterns Ifsb couldgivesb elseonlyonepieceofadviceabout itwouldbethis Dosth 句型提炼 应用提示 用于表达 某人认定的最为重要的建议 句型应用 Functionalpatterns copewith believeinyourself 典型例句 如果让我给你一条如何应对大学挑战的建议 那就是 相信自己 意群提示 IfIcouldgiveyouonlyonepieceofadviceabouthowtocopewiththecollegechallenges itwouldbethis Believeinyourself Functionalpatterns 一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师王薇薇 她最初学的是艺术史 原句译文 逆译练习 Awonderfulexampleofthisisthefashiondesigner VeraWang whooriginallystudiedarthistory 句型提炼 Functionalpatterns Awonderfulexampleofthisissb who sth that 句型提炼 应用提示 用于列举 最典型的事例 句型应用 Functionalpatterns collegediploma wonderfulexample dropoutof 典型例句 有些人没有大学文凭也获得了成功 一个绝佳的例子就是微软公司创始人比尔 盖茨 他在大三时就从哈佛退学了 意群提示 Somepeopleachievedgreatsuccesseventhoughtheydidnothavecollegediplomas AwonderfulexampleofthisisthefounderofMicrosoft BillGates whodroppedoutofHarvardinhisjunioryear Functionalpatterns Languageappreciation Languageappreciation Languageappreciation Languageappreciation Languageappreciation Doyouthinkauniversityeducationcanchangeaperson slife Inwhatwayandwhy HowdoyouthinkofthosesuccessfulpeoplesuchasBillGateswhodroppedoutofuniversity Whatareyougoingtodoatuniversityinordertosamplewidelyandchallengeyourself Themeexploration Yes absolutely Withauniversityeducation apersonwillhavemorefreedomandthereforemorechoices Thiseducationexperienceprovidesunlimitedpotentials Moreover auniversityeducationprovidesthemeansforonetosucceed Notonlywillapersonobtainknowledgeandskillsessentialforcareerdevelopment buthewillalsodevelopanindependentmindandbeabletomakerightdecisionsonhisown Doyouthinkauniversityeducationcanchangeaperson slife Inwhatwayandwhy Tips Themeexploration 2 WhatdoyouthinkofthosesuccessfulpeoplesuchasBillGateswhodroppedoutofuniversity Tips Iadmirethosewhodropoutofuniversityandyethavemadefameforthemselvesbyachievingbiggoals Somepeopleusethosesuccessfulcollegedropoutsascounterexamplestoshowtheirbeliefthatapersoncansucceedevenwithoutauniversityeducation Chancesarethatmostpeopledonothavethesamemind talent determination oropportunitiesasBillGates SteveJobs andMarkZuckerbergdid therefore theymightnotbeabletoachievesuccesswithouthavingauniversityeducation Infact auniversityeducationequipthemselveswiththenecessaryknowledgeandskillswhichhelpthemtosucceed Themeexploration Tosamplewidelyandchallengemyself IamgoingtoventureoutofmycomfortzoneanddowhatIhavenothadthecouragetodo Forinstance Iwillmakefriendswithpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsandcultures Iwilltakeaswimmingclassandlearnhowtoswim Iwillattendunconventionallectures joinstudentclubs andtryallkindsoffood Mostofall Iwilldowhateverittakestomakethemostofthefouryearsandtrytobecomeawell roundedgraduate 3 Whatareyougoingtodoatuniversityinordertosamplewidelyandchallengeyourself Tips Themeexploration Tips Howdoyouunderstandthefollowingquotes 师者 传道 授业 解惑也 and Educationisnotthefillingofapail butthelightingofafire AccordingtoHanyu thegreatthinkerinTangdynasty asateacher hisdutyistotransmitwisdom impartknowledgeandresolvedoubts ButW B Yeats IrishwriterandNobelLiteraturePrizewinner believesthatinsteadofstuffingstudentswithknowledge realeducationaimsatbringingoutwhatisinsidestudentsandcultivatingtheirpotential Cultureexploration HowistheschooleducationinChinadifferentfromthatinCanada Watching discussing Watchavideoclipanddiscussthequestion Tips First inChina conformityismorevalued Ifyouarenotlikeothers peoplewouldthinkyouareabadmixer 不合群 orstrange Theteachingsystemencouragespeopletobeassimilaraspossible However inCanada personalityismorevalued Ifyouaredifferent peoplewouldtreatyouwithmorerespect Cultureexploration HowistheschooleducationinChinadifferentfromthatinCanada HowistheschooleducationinChinadifferentfromthatinCanada Cultureexploration Tips Second inChina ateacherisabitlikeagodinthestudents eyes studentsaregoodlistenersandseldomchallengeteacher sauthority Usuallyitisdifficulttoconductfreediscussioninclass Third Chinesestudentsaremorereservedandtheyhavetostudymanycoursestheydon tlike Parallelism Byplacingtwoormoreideasofequalvalueinthesamegrammaticalformenablesustoexpresstheseideasclearlyandemphatically Example Youmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobefinallyfinishedwithhighschool yourparentsmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobefinallyfinishedwithdoingyourlaundry Sentencewriting Appreciation Ihaveadreamthatmyfourchildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexalted everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow theroughplaceswillbemadeplain andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed andfleshshallseeittogether 我梦想有一天 我的四个孩子将生活在一个不是以皮肤的颜色 而是以品格的优劣作为评判标准的国家 我梦想有一天 深谷弥合 高山夷平 歧路化坦途 曲径成通衢 上帝的光华再现 普天下生灵共谒 Sentencewriting howsorryIwas howunworthyIwas howIregrettedit Practice Ifhedid IamsorryInevertoldhim 我是多么对不起他 我是个多么不孝敬的儿子 我是多么后悔 Ithinkofthem 每当我因为一些琐事而怨天尤人的时候 每当我嫉妒别人运气比我好的时候 每当我没有一颗 好心 的时候 whenIcomplainabouttrifles whenIamenviousofanother sgoodfortune whenIdon thavea goodheart Sentencewriting Topic Paragraphwriting Details Conclusion Example Foryou thesenextfouryearswillbeatimeunlikeanyother Topicsentence Hereyouaresurroundedbygreatresources interestingstudentsfromalloverthecountry alearnedandcaringfaculty acomprehensivelibrary greatsportsfacilities andstudentorganizationscoveringeverypossibleinterestfromtheartstoscience tocommunityserviceandsoon Detail1 Whatisavailabletoyouoncampus Paragraphwriting Example Youwillhavethefreedomtoexploreandlearnaboutnewsubjects Youwilllearntogetbyonverylittlesleep meetfascinatingpeople andpursuenewpassions Detail2 Whatyoucando Iwanttoencourageyoutomakethemostofthisuniqueexperience andtouseyourenergyandenthusiasmtoreapthebenefitsofthisopportunity Concludingsentence Paragraphwriting Writingpractice Directions Havealookattheoutlinebelowandthesampleparagraph whichstartswithatopicsupportedbydetails Paragraphwriting Topicsentence Howtochooseasuitableuniversity Factor1 Preparingyouforyourfuture up to datecourses qualifiedprofessors Factor2 Affordability reasonabletuitionfeesandlivingexpenses scholarships Factor3 Goodlocation quietlocation convenientpublictransport Concludingsentence Considerthesepointscarefullyandfindthemostsuitableuniversity Paragraphwriting Sampleparagraph Whenchoosingauniversity youmustconsidersomekeyfactors Topicsentence Themostimportantfactoriswhethertheuniversitycanprepareyouwellforyourfuture Itshouldprovideup to datecoursesandhavequalifiedprofessors Detail1 Anotherfactorisaffordability Youneedtobeabletoaffordthetuitionfeesandlivingexpenses Someschoolsofferscholarshipstooutstandingstudentsortothosewhocannotaffordthetuitionfees Detail2 Paragraphwriting Sampleparagraph Finally agoodlocationisalsoimportant Anidealschoolshouldbelocatedinaquietplaceandhaveconvenientpublictransport Detail3 Youshouldconsiderthesefactorscarefullyinordertofindthemostsuitableuniversity Concludingsentence Paragraphwriting Writingpractice Directions Writeaparagraphononeofthefollowingtopics Oneofthetopicshasanoutlineyoucanfollow Paragraphwriting Topic Howtosucceedincollege Topicsentence Therearethreethingsyoucandotosucceedincollege Concludingsentence Youwillbecomesuccessfulnotonlyincollege butalsoinyourfuturecareer Threethingstodo pursuepassions seizeopportunities takeresponsibilities Paragraphwriting Howtosucceedincollege Therearesomethingsyoucandotosucceedincollege Topicsentence First pursuepassions Yourpassionswillbroadenyourmindandmakeyourlifeinteresting Detail1 Second neverletgoofanyopportunitiesthatcomeyourway College