【正文】 喝醉了酒也不會受到處罰。3. Second, my aspirations were still cloudy, so if I transferred out of the engineering faculty I would still lack direction. (L. 2829) 其次，我的志向仍不明確。2. I couldn’t help myself. (l. 14)我無法控制自己。a. There’s no doubt that we will win in the end.b. There’s no doubt that he will help us if we ask him.B: AfterClass ReadingPassage I: Those College Finals1. Sure enough, it was just about time for the end of the term at Northwestern University, just up the road from me. ( L. 1011 )It is / was … time that－ 意為“是做某事的時間了”。c. Don’t hurry with what you are doing. I can wait your leisure.Note: n.+ly : adj.manly, worldly, heavenly, timely, friendly, homely, lovely3. trace (L. 58) v. 1) to find ( a thing or person ) by following their course 追蹤，跟蹤a. I can’t trace that letter you sent me.b. The criminal was traced to London. 2) to find the origins by finding proof or by going back in time 追 溯，追蹤；探索a. The rumor was traced back to a journalist.b. His family can trace its history back to the 10th century.n.1) a mark or sign showing the former presence or passing of some person, vehicle, or event 足跡，蹤跡；痕跡 a. Sorrow has left its traces on her face.b. The ship is still missing without trace. 2) a very small amount of sth. 微量，少許a. He speaks with a trace of American accent.4. discard (L. 73) v. to get rid of as useless 丟棄，拋棄a. The book was discarded as unnecessary.b. They discarded this theory for a new one. n. 丟棄，拋棄a. the discard of superstition 破除迷信5. obscure (L. 46) adj. 1) hard to understand 晦澀的，費解的 a. Is the meaning still obscure to you? 2) not clear 不清楚的，模糊的 a. He only has an obscure idea on what to do. 3) not wellknown, unknown 無名，默默無聞 a. He was an obscure poet.v. to hide 使變暗，遮掩，遮蓋a. Fog obscured the stars.b. His fame was obscured by that of his father.obscurity n. 1) sth. that is obscure 晦澀，費解a. The obscurity of the paragraph makes several interpretations possible. 2) the state of being obscure 無名，默默無聞a. He is content to live in obscurity.b. Many great men rose from obscurity to fame.6. possess (L. 8) v. 1) to have as one’s property, as a quality, etc.。b. He wants to make it as a writer. 2) to arrive in time 及時抵達，趕上 a. There’s some time before the train leaves. I think we shall make it if we hurry. 3) to get better （病痛）好轉，得救a. The doctor knew that the patient was unlikely to make it. 4) to get on well with。 many teacher do not wear glasses and many teachers wear casual clothes.Language PointsA. InClass Reading: Essay I The Commencement Speech You’ll Never HearEssay II College: An AllForgiving World?Essay I1. suppose () v. 1) to assume。 to consider to be probable 假定；猜想，料想a. Suppose A equals B.b. I suppose him to be not yet 20.c. The situation was even worse than was supposed. 2) to believe。 to be popular with相處得很好，受歡迎，被接受a. She finally made it with the crowd in Hollywood. 7. tolerant (L. 15) adj. showing or practicing tolerance 容忍的，寬恕的a. He is not very tolerant of criticism.tolerate v. to allow (sth. one does not agree with ) to be practiced or done freely without opposition。 own 擁有a. They were found guilty of possessing guns.b. He is possessed of great selfconfidence.c. They possess property between them. 2) ( of a feeling or idea ) to influence ( someone ) so pletely as to make them do esp. sth. foolish （感情、想法等）影響，控制，使受（感情或想法等的）支配（或影響） a. Fury suddenly possessed her. 她突然大發(fā)雷霆。that后面的從句用虛擬語氣。3. They lifted their eyes in silent prayer. (L. 25)他們抬頭默默祈禱。所以，如果我從工學院轉出來，我仍然沒有方向。7. My refusal to claim responsibility for my actions and my abuse of newly gained independence and freedom from parental rule had bined to ensure my marks were below the passing grade and to make my Christmas black. (L. 5557) 我不愿為自己的行為承擔