【正文】 Book 1 lesson 1 1 text 1 well above average 2 One of the most important things I’ ve learned is how much there is to learn, and how much I don’ t yet know. 3 Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters. 4 Every student should regularly experience the “ Aha!” 5 While you learn a little bit about many subjects, make sure you learn a great deal about one or two. It hardly matters what the subject is, as long as it deeply interests you, and you place it in broader human context. 6 But don’ t get trapped by the first subject that interests you, or the first ting you find yourself good at. 7 Discuss ideas in depth with friends. It’ s much braver to ask questions even when there’ s a prospect of ridicule than to suppress your questions and bee deadened to the world around you. 8 Many conversations are a kind of petition that rarely leads to discovery on either side. 9 The only embarrassment is in not learning from your mistakes. 10 This is a deflation of our pretensions, to be sure, but it is also the opening up to our view of a vast and awesome universe. 11 In a world as tightly connected as ours is, don’ t restrict your attention to American or Western culture. 2 phrase 1 above\below average. Well的用法 He is no longer young. He is well over fifty. It’ s well past midnight, I think it’ s time you went home. 2 back then 3 some 與數(shù)字連用 大約 Some 80 students have taken the course. 4 deficiencies 不足 缺乏 5 more + 名詞短語(yǔ) + than + 名詞短語(yǔ)：與其說(shuō) ?? 不如說(shuō) ? . For him, music is more a way of life than an interest. 6 the + 形容詞最高級(jí) + of + 名詞 的用法 the greatest of philosophers in ancient Greece. The best of my father’ s friends. The most intelligent of his students. 7 it + 否定詞 + matter(s) + wh 的用法 It doesn’ t matter how you do the job as long as you do it well. It hardly matters how you do it, as long as you do the job well and plete it on time. 8 gateway to 9 as well as you can 10 on the part of sb.\on sb.’ s part: There is no need for any more explanation on my part. There must be some misunderstanding on their part. 11 confine? .to: They managed to confine the disease to a small area. 12 deaden sb. to sth. bee deadened to sth 13 leave + 賓語(yǔ) + 賓補(bǔ)（形容詞 分詞等）：使 ? .處于某種狀況 He left all the windows open for half an hour. The news left everybody depressed. 14 far form: The result of the match is far from (being) satisfactory. It was obvious that what he said was far from the truth. 15 open up to: The policy of reform and opening up to the outside world. 改革開(kāi)放政策 16 no more than: She had no more than a banana for lunch. He went to New York with no more than 2 dollars in his pocket. 17 exposure to:接觸 ? .，感受 ? .的熏陶，受到 ? 的影響 Too much exposure to the sun might cause skin diseases. Living in Europe for a year, he gained some exposure to western culture. 18 there is something to\in : There’ s something to what he’ s just said. 19 be capable of sth.\doing sth.: He is capable of doing the work of three men. In times of crisis, man is capable of doing things that seem beyond his strength. 20 do sth and you will 21 take (a) delight in sth\doing sth:以 ? .為樂(lè) The old man takes great delight in his granddaughter. He never takes delight in other people’ s failures. 3 interpretation 1 The collapse of the big newlybuilt bridge led to a criminal prosecution against an engineer and two local government officials. 2 At the opening ceremony, the municipal government will provide food and drink for more than 1,000 guests. 3 As long as we can get a little rest, it doesn’ t matter where we go. 4 Poultry are very easily infected by this disease. Book 1 lesson 2 1 text 1 If next you were asked to list people who are generally admired by society, who some how seem bigger than life, you might e up with an entirely different list. 2 By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by unmon courage, achievements, and selfsacrifice made most often for the benefit of others— they are people against whom we measure others. 3 ? ..heroes and heroines are hard to e by. 4 we have latched onto cultural icons?? 5 But nothing bees an icon more than a tragic and early death? 6 “ The hero was distinguished by his acplishment。 the celebrity by his image or trademark. 7 The shift from heroworship to celebrityworship occurred around the turn of the century. 8 Slowly, the focus of public attention began to shift away from knowing what such people did to knowing what they looked like. 9 With the arrival of television, the faces of the stars became as familiar as those we saw across the breakfast table. 10 Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of “ making it” in America. 11 Most hosts are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound. 12 This kind of attitude rewards smooth, insincere talk, and makes hesitancy look like stupidity. 13 He might have been first in the hearts of his countrymen, but today he’ d be dragging his bottom in the ratings. 2 phrase 1 bigger\larger than life: My disappointment was bigger than life. 2 e up with:提出 想出 No one could find a solution to the problem, but finally Bill came up with an idea. The scientist came up with a good plan for using solar energy. 3 rather than: 不是 ? .（而是），與其 ? .（不如） 4 in short 5 by definition: By dictionary definition, an icon is a person or a thing regarded as symbol of something. 6 be distinguished(from..)by : 由于 ? 而有別（于。） He is distinguished from his twin brother by a mole on his back. 7 measure? against:對(duì)照 ..來(lái)評(píng)價(jià) ? .. He constantly measures his performance against that of the best goalkeeper in the country. 8 e by 9 be beyond sb. 10 bereft of 11 latch onto\on to