1、Unit 1 Back to school Welcome to the unit longer in length of service The senior officer Used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to avoid confusion. Henry James senior Senior: N. The path before you leads to a world full of challenge.(para 2) Path: N.: (N-C) A path is a long s
2、trip of ground that people walk along to get from one place to another. 小径 We followed the path along the clifftops. The path of something is the line that it moves along in a particular direction. 路线; 轨道 He stepped without looking into the path of a reversing car. 他一步迈了出去，连看都没看一眼一辆正在倒车的汽车。 A path t
3、hat you take is a particular course of action or way of achieving something. 行动路线; 途径 They appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation. 他们好像选择了合作而不是对抗的行动路线。 1. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinki
4、ng. (para. 2) A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination. a challenge (to sb) pose representpresent The strike represented a serious challenge to the government. Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career. They rose to the challenge of enterta
5、ining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon. a challenge face accept take on meet rise to If you challenge (V.) someone, you invite them to fight or compete with you in some way. Mike challenged me to a game of chess. Children challenge their parents authority (权 威) far more nowadays than they did in t
6、he past. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. (para. 2) Thinking: (N-UN) Thinking is the activity of using your brain by considering a problem or possibility or creating an idea. 思维 This is a time of decisive action and q
7、uick thinking. 这个时刻需要行动果断、思维敏捷。 The general ideas or opinions of a person or group can be referred to as their thinking. 想 法 There was undeniably a strong theoretical dimension to his thinking. 不可否认，他的想法很有理论深度。 However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge(para.
8、2) Positive: Adj: If you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think of the good aspects of a situation rather than the bad ones. (心态) 积极的 Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life. 要积极面对未来，习惯过一种平常生活。 If you are positive about something, you are compl
9、etely sure about it. 肯定的 v-link ADJ Judiths never late. You sure she said eight?Positive. “朱迪丝从来不迟到，你肯定她说的是8点？”“肯定。 Positive evidence gives definite proof of the truth or identity of something. 确凿的 (证 据) ADJ n There was no positive evidence that any birth defects had arisen as a result of Vitamin A
10、intake. 没有确凿证据表明摄入维生素A会导致先天缺陷。 Ifamedicalorscientifictestispositive,itshowsthatsomethinghashappenedorispresent.(化验结果) 阳性的 However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge(para. 2) Opportunity : (N-C) An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to d
11、o something that you want to do. 机会 I had an opportunity to go to New York and study. 我曾有过一个去纽约学习的机会。 seize the opportunity 抓住机遇，抓住机会 rare opportunity 稀有机会，难得机会 equal opportunity 机会均等 Lie in : (抽象事物）存在，在于抽象事物）存在，在于 Opportunity lies in each challenge lie in VS lie to Lie in : 侧重于某范围之内 Lie to: 侧重于某一方向
12、 E.g. she told me that happiness lies in helping others. The town lies to the north of the city. The company has just acquired lots of new equipment. How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills? 1. to obtain sth by buying or being given it 2. (of skills or habits) to learn it or develop it
13、 through your daily life or experience When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. (para. 2) 3. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. (para. 2) (C/U) the physical or
14、mental energy that is needed to do something it takes effort to do sth (people) make an effort to do sth (people) spare no effort to do sth I know you dont like her, but please make an effort to be polite. It takes effort to get the first prize in the competition. All the students should make an eff
15、ort to pass the exam. The shopping mall spares no effort to attract more customers. 4. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! (para. 3) a change, discovery or invention that brings progress advances Th
16、eir aircraft were in advance of those used by the US. The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance. technological scientificmedical more developed or modern than sb or sth else before sth happens or is expected to happen Our troops have advanced two miles. Has civilization advanced during
17、 this century? The date of the meeting was advanced from 10 to 3 June. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. (para. 4) take (full) advantage of make (full) use of make the most of make the best of 6. Of equal importance are go
18、od study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. (para. 5) (of) equal value/importance equal in size/length/height a. to have the ability to deal with a problem, piece of work etc successfully = be up to Are you equal to this job? b. to be as good as something else The architecture here is eq
19、ual to any in the world. 7. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. (para. 5) I lost my balance and fell on my face. We were struggling to keep our balance as the boat rolled. give equal importance to two contrasting things for parts of sth Job l
20、osses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector. lose your balancekeep your balancerecover/regain your balance to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect. 8. Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone
21、are responsible for realizing your great potential. (para. 6) be responsible for Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area. take responsibility for (doing) sth its sbs responsibility to do sth Who do you trust to take responsibility for Toms defence? Its you
22、r responsibility to inform us of any holidays. 通知我们放假是你的责任。 你信任谁来负责为汤姆辩护？ We can form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. Sometimes we need to leave out or change the final letter(s) of a word before adding a suffix,e.g. centrecentral, decidedecisive Parts of speech SuffixesWords Nouns
23、-ful -less -al useful, careful, fearful, delightful, colorful, meaningful, wonderful. endless, careless, fearless, limitless, colorless, useless, worthless, thankless. natural, practical, national, political, personal, traditional, environmental. Parts of speech SuffixesWords Verbs -ive -ous active,
24、 creative, motivative, attractive, protective, relative, alternative, representative. continuous, envious, various. the same pattern of words or sentencesbalance powerful and effective Parallelism of words Parallelism of phrases Parallelism of clauses Today is the start of a new term, the start of a
25、 three-year journey and the start of a promising future. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you wil
26、l develop! Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. The possibilities are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to your country. THANK YOU
