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ow up for class today.(1041) take something/somebody seriously consider something/somebody in a serious way 認真對待…… . I) I always take your suggestions seriously.II) I took my doctor’s advice seriously and got more sleep.(1041) view something/somebody… as think or regard something/somebody… in a particular way 把……看作是 . I) I view education as an opportunity which every person Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity.II) Firstgeneration Americans view the United States as a land of golden view education as an opportunity which every person needs.II. PreReading Directions: Work in pairs to discuss the following questions. Do you remember your first campus visit, registration (注冊) or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling?III. Passage Reading Directions: Get the passage from your teacher and read it on your own. You should finish it within 13 minutes. Record the time you actually take.Notes:1. In the United States, college courses are numbered. Usually 100 courses are for freshmen, 200 for sophomores, 300 for juniors, 400 for seniors, 500 for graduate level courses. So, Biology 101 is a beginning level Biology course. Sometimes the last digit indicates the semester taught, . 101 is first semester, 102 second semester, etc.2. The phrase “break out” here means “suddenly bee covered (especially with spots on the skin)”. . I) A line of sweat broke out on her forehead and she thought she might faint(昏厥). II) The allergy (過敏) caused her to break out in spots (皮疹).?3. The expression “Now what?” is used in spoken English when an attempt to do something has failed and one does not know what to do nextto ask what is going to happen next, what you should do etc. 意思是“ (接下來做什么?” 或“該怎么辦?)”。. The sentence “So now what?” is from the expression “So what” which is used to mean “it’s not important” and “I don’t care.” . I) – She might plain to your manager. So what? I know I’m in the right! II) – Andrew won’t like it, you know. So what? I don’t care what Andrew thinkKate tried each of the keys, but none of them fit. “Now what?”s. she thought.34. The expression “forget it” is used here to mean:1) tell that the authorsomeone refuses to dothat something is not important or that it is impossible to do do not need to worry about it. . – I’m Sorry I broke your teapot. 對不起,我打破了你的茶壺。– Forget it. 不必在意。2) tell someone to stop asking or talking about something because it is impossible.The expression “Forget (about) it” is usually used in reply to someone as a way of telling them not to worry or bother about something, or as an emphatic way of saying no to a suggestion. . . I) – I’m Sorry I broke your teapot. 對不起,我打破了你的茶壺。Forget it. 不必在意。II) – I’d like to take a week’s holiday. 我想休假一個星期。 – Forget it, we’re too busy. 不可能(休想),我們現在太忙了。 In the text the author tells herself not to worry about sitting in the wrong class. 54. In this sentence “campus population” refers to all of the peoplethose who live on campus.65. The word “soul” here means a “a person.”. . She was such a happy soul when she was a child.76. My heart went out to him as people began to cheer and clap as they had for me.The expression “my/his/hersomeone’s heart goes out to someone else” is used to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy (同情) towards another personsomeone else.. Our hearts went out to the relatives of the victims(受害者). 該句中 “had” 后面省略了 “cheered and clapped”。 其中句中第一個 “as” 相當于 “when”,第二個 “as” 用于比較,意為 “像……一樣”。87. He got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp, grinning from ear to ear. 在這個句子里,“grin from ear to ear” 意思是 “grin very widely”。整句話的意思為: 他站起身,咧嘴大笑,兩手緊握高舉在頭頂上,做出勝利的姿勢。98. …but in…but instead he turned around and began preparing another tray.The word “preparepreparing” here means “make getting food or a meal ready to eat.” And “another tray” means “another tray of food.”. “tray” 后面省略了 “of food”。10. The sentence means: I just became myself again with no acting or pretending to be something that I wasn39。t.IIIV. PostReadingReading Comprehension1. Understanding the Organization of the TextDirections: Work in pairs to plete the outline of the text.I. Introduction ()How I felt the first day on campus after my parents had left. II. Mistakes I made on my first class day and my reaction (~7)A) The first mistake I made: _____________________________. (~4)B) The second mistake I made: I ___________ in a puddle of ketchup, __________the food tray and__________ to the ground. (~6)C) My reaction: I avoided _________________________for 3 days, feeling ashamed. ()III. The mistake made by another college student: he also dropped the food tray and fell to the ground. And his reaction to it: _____________________________________________. ()IV. My thoughts on making mistakes (~12)A) It didn’t matter if ___________________________________. (~11)B) Making mistakes is forgivable even after graduation. ()I. How I felt the first day on campus ()II. Mistakes I made on my first class day and my reaction (~7)A) The first mistake I made: ______________________________________. (~4)B) The second mistake I made: ________________________________________. (~6)C) My reaction: _________________________________________________. ()III. The mistake made by another college student: ___________________________________.And his reaction to it: ________________________________________________. ()IV. My reflections on making mistakes (~12)A) ____________________________________________________________. (~11)B) Making mistakes is forgivable even after graduation. ()2. Understanding Specific InformationDirections: Work in pairs to answer the following questions. 1) It seemed that everyone on campus was watching me. ( )Is it true that everyone on campus was watch