【正文】 4 In her dorm, she instantmessages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. (Para. 2)Meaning: In her dorm room, she even sends instant messages to her roommate, who is sitting only a few feet away from her.5 She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes. (Para. 2)Meaning: She is so attached to her smartphone that she even uses it to send messages to a friend who lives just upstairs. She also uses it to listen to music when she walks from one class to another. be tied to sth.:1) be related to sth. and dependent on it 和某物聯(lián)系在一起；依附于某物 Our economy is closely tied to import andexport. 我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)和進(jìn)出口緊密相關(guān)。 在寢室，她甚至?xí)o近在咫尺的室友發(fā)送即時(shí)信息。 2) the science and technology that uses or produceselectronic equipment 電子學(xué)；電子技術(shù) He is an electronics engineer, but he likes to write with a pen insteadof a puter. 他是電子工程師，但是他喜歡用筆寫字，而不是用電腦打字。現(xiàn)在隨著手提電腦和智能手機(jī)的大量出現(xiàn)，加上每天 24 小時(shí)不間斷的網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接，大學(xué)校園正在轉(zhuǎn)而進(jìn)入電子設(shè)備的新時(shí)代。 14 收拾 10 扔在一邊6 按年代和主題歸類 2 省油的實(shí)用型汽車 my responses (Paras. 1 4)Part2: The mess left by the daughter and my responses ()Part3: Concluding part (Paras. 13 22)D. Detailed study of the passage1). my teeth ached to show extreme annoyanceI hate the scrape of chalk on the blackboard。s life? In what way and why?How do you think about those successful people such as Bill Gates who dropped out of university?How do you understand the statement If you think education is expensive, try ignorance?What are you going to do at university in order to sample widely and challenge yourself?Unit 2 Section A A Child’s Clutter Awaits an Adult’s ReturnA. Key words1. await vt.①wait for sth. 等待，等候) The little boy was still awaiting his father’s return when the clock struck 11.② it will happen to you 將降臨到…頭上 . The biggest surprise awaiting the birthday girl is that her father is flying to London for her birthday.2. polish n. 上光劑，擦光劑The girl was told by her parents to remove the polish from her nails because she was too young for makeup.3. match v. ①屬于同一雙；成對) Your socks don’t match.② 相配；相稱. She wore a green silk dress and hat to match.4. ic n. 連環(huán)漫畫冊With the bination of pictures and text, ics are a good way to get children to begin their adventures in reading.adj. 滑稽的；好笑的Even misfortune in his personal life was used by him in creating his ic movies.5. historical a. 基于史實(shí)的；歷史上的；歷史學(xué)的 historic a. 歷史性的，有重大歷史意義的；建筑/地方古老的 6. stuff vt. 填，塞（滿）Don’t stuff anything else in the bag, or it will burst.n. 各種物品I don’t known how we are going to get all this stuff into the car. n. ① ~災(zāi)The city is under threat from a plague of rats.② 瘟疫，疫病We wish to have a world free of plagues and famines.8. strain vi. 使勁拉，使勁推The dog strains the rope fastened to its neck.vt. 拉傷，扭傷，損傷I strained a muscle in my back when playing tennis.n. 焦慮；緊張We know that a long time without change can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain.B. Lead inThere is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. — Henry Ward Beecher (American clergyman, social reformer)While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. — Angela Schwindt (American homeschooling mom)1. Survey: How close are you and your parents?p I have been missing my parents a lot since I left for college. p I often chat with my parents.p I like sharing my joys and sorrows with my parents.p I always remember my parents’ birthdays.p I know about my parents’ hobbies.p My parents allow me to make my own decisions.2. To what extent are you close to your parents?? be like friends。We take delight in the many opportunities which you will find, and in the responsibilities that you will carry as citizens of your munities, your country, and the world.attain常與level, standard, goal, target, position, perfection, proficiency, excellence, fitness, mastery, maturity等詞以及與其詞義相近的詞匯搭配使用。該詞強(qiáng)調(diào)“一經(jīng)獲得就會長期持有”的含義。What knowledge will you acquire? (Para. 7)Collocation note:有的學(xué)生用learn knowledge來表示“學(xué)習(xí)知識”，但是這個(gè)搭配在英語中是錯誤的，正確的表達(dá)應(yīng)該是 acquire knowledge。You inherit the fruit of the hard work of your families and of many other people who were before you. They built and passed on to you the knowledge which you will need in order to succeed.27A wise man said that education is truly the spirit and heart of a society because it passes from generation to generation.simply:Meaning beyond words:Advancement is like getting a raise or a better title. But college education enables one to do more than that。We have confidence that your journey toward selfdiscovery and your progress toward finding your own passion will yield more than personal advancement. (Para. 7)Meaning:while的另一個(gè)意思是“雖然；盡管”，相當(dāng)于although。 he never goes to sleep before midnight. 他是個(gè)真正的夜貓子，從來不在半夜之前睡覺。 所以，帶著熱切的目光和歡樂的心情，去擁抱這些新的體驗(yàn)吧！19 You may be an early bird while your roommate is a night owl! (Para. 6)early bird: n. [C] (infml.)1) sb. who gets up early in the morning 早起的人My mom is an early bird — she always gets up at 5 in the morning. 我媽媽喜歡早起，她總是早上5點(diǎn)就起床。 在你的宿舍樓里，住在你隔壁寢室的同學(xué)可能會反復(fù)播放同一首歌，令你頭痛欲裂！ 你可能喜歡早起，而你的室友卻是個(gè)夜貓子！ 盡管如此，你和你的室友仍然可能成為最要好的朋友。your life.I promise you that the happy experiences will outweigh the unpleasant ones.owl!headache!17 A wonderful example of this is the fashion designer, Vera Wang, who originally studied art history. (Para. 5)Meaning: A very good example to show the importance of trying something you have never tried before is the fashion designer, Vera Wang, who at first studied art history.Meaning beyond words: Here the president is citing Vera Wang as an example to show the importance of trying something new and challenge yourself, which may bring about unexpected benefits. 18 Over time, Wang paired her studies in art history with her love of fas