【正文】 at something has on someone’s feelings. For example, if you find somethingtempting/charming/disgusting/frightening, it means it tempts/charms/disgusts/frightensyou. In English there are a group of words describing an effect that something has on yourfeelings and ideas. For example:*a tempting job offer 一個誘人的工作機會an alarming increase in racial hostility 種族仇視的驚人增長*a weling smile 熱情的微笑*a surprising number of 數(shù)量驚人的13 I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studiesto get superior grades. But for what? (Para. 3)Meaning: I was an outstanding student who only concentrated on studies in order to getexcellent grades. But so what? Shouldn’t a good student also have fun?14 College is supposed to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I hadnearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. ButI hadn’t had any fun。 he had to be handsome,pleasant and attractive. My ambition for that semester, therefore, was to find the cutestboyfriend at col ege.16 I worried what he’d think of me. (Para. 4)Meaning beyond words: Her concern about how Butch would look at her shows that shewas being more interested in him and cared about his real thinking.17 True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual attitudes was takingplace, but I was a traditional girl who wasn’t ready for the new ways that seemedmon on campus. (Para. 4)Meaning: It is true that we lived in an era when sexual attitudes were changingdramatical y, but since I was traditional, I wasn’t ready for the new sexual practiceseemingly mon on campus.18 Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared.(Para. 4)Meaning: Butch looked extremely wonderful. I was surely influenced by his personality,but I felt scared.19 The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went alongwith him. (Para. 4)Meaning: That night when my boyfriend announced publicly I was his girlfriend, I did nothave any objection.Meaning beyond words: She has apparently changed her perception of Butch, frombeing merely curious about him at first to being cautious about his wild, dynamicpersonality later。21 Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, “I’m going to marry you oneday and I will be a lawyer. You will see.” (Para. 4)Meaning: Then he quietly said sweet words in my ear and said that he would marry meand I could eventual y see him bee a lawyer.22 I was laughing inside and said to myself, “I’d never marry this guy. He’s a rebelwithout a good future. He’s my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. Ijust want to have fun.” (Para. 5)Meaning: Though I agreed to be his girlfriend, from my heart, he was just a rebellious boywithout a bright future. Therefore, I was not very serious about our relationship. To me, theonly purpose to date him was to get away from my boring student life.23 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses. (Para.6)Meaning: Just as I had expected, he didn’t pass any of his courses.24 Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. (Para. 6)Meaning: As a consequence, the university was going to dismiss him from the school.25 To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I ledhim to the college secretary for reconsideration. (Para. 6)Meaning: What upset me was that he seemed to accept his fate. As I knew there was stila hope, I took him to the col ege secretary to see whether the decision could be changed.26 “You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn andproceed to the College of Law,” I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, whichwas approved. (Para. 7)Meaning beyond words: What she did for her boyfriend indicated their relationship hade to a new stage. Besides encouraging him to consult with the col ege secretary andsubmitting the appeal on his behalf, she also planned for his future career. She told himhe had to continue his studies at law school.Note: Besides a noun, “proceed to” can also be fol owed by a verb phrase. For example:Having said how much she liked my idea, she then proceeded to make critical ments*about it. 說完她是多么喜歡我的點子，她接著就提出了批評性的意見