1、Reading Realizing your potential 授课人：Sandra Hello, everyone! Welcome to senior high school! Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. welcome to:欢迎 the start of:的开始、开端 Promising:充满希望的，有前途的 I cant wait to describe to you what senior high
2、school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. cant wait to do sth:迫不及待做某事 What be like:是什么样子的 lead to(介):通向；导致 (be) full of= (be) filled with: 充满 However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lie
3、s in each challenge. positive mind:积极的思维（思想） lie in:存在于，在于 When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. rise to:能够处理 have the opportunity to do:有机会做某事 growth n. :成长 Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school wi
4、ll open the door to your potential. Most importantly:最重要的是 effort：努力（U），费力的事（C） make efforts to do sth. 努力做某事 “What is potential?” you may ask. Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. put simply:简而言之（固定搭配） natural ntrl:生而俱来的，自然的 nature neit:自然 Wh
5、o knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! advance: n.进步，进展 v.发展进步 in advance:提前，预先 medical advances：医学进步 amazing: adj. 令人惊喜的，令人大为惊奇的 amaze: vt. 使惊奇 amazed: adj. 惊奇的，惊讶的 amazement: n. 惊奇，惊讶 The possibilities
6、 are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to our country. endless:无限的，无休止的 limited:有限的 have confidence in:对有信心 difference n.:不同，区别 make a difference (to)：对有区别，有影响 confidence n.:信心，信任 搭配：have confidence in 对有信心 lose confidence in 对失
7、去信心 confident adj.:自信的，确信的 Over the next three years, you will discover your potential while you develop as a student and as a person. discover v.:发现，发觉 To fully realize your potential, it is important for you to make the most of our school resources. l it is/was + adj. for sb to do sth:对某人来 说做某事是怎么
8、样的 l make the most of=make good/full use of= make the best of:充分利用，尽情享受 Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. Take advantage of:利用 learn from：向某人学习 make use of：利用 facilities：设施 sports facilities：体育设施 There are also a lot of sc
9、hool activities for you. Join a club or two, and take an active part in different sports. a lot of=lots of:许多 join:加入(团体) join in:加入正在进行的活动 take part in: 参加会议或群众性活动 Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balanc
10、e your schoolwork with other activities. equal：adj.平等的，相当的 equality: n.平等 be equal to:相当于 set goals/set a goal:建立目标 achieve/reach ones goal:达到目标 balance: n&v 平衡 balance: n.平衡，平衡能力 v. 同等重视，使保持平衡 keep/lose ones balance:保持/失去平衡 keep a balance between A and B:保持A与B之间的 平衡 a sense of balance:平衡感 As a seni
11、or high school student, you must make efforts to improve your communication and problem-solving skills. make efforts to do:努力做某事 improve:提高；改善 improvement: n. 改进、改善 Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. In time you will find yourself gr
12、owing into a well-rounded individual. last but not least:最后但同等重要的是 look on the bright side:（对坏情况）持乐观态度 In time:最后，终于，及时 individual：n.个人 adj.个人的，单个的 As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” You need to make a continuous effort to train your mind and develop y
13、our character. make a continuous effort to:不断努力， 持续努力 character: n. 性格；人物 Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. Be confident, do your best and make us proud! alone: adj. 单独的，独自的 be responsible for:对负责 responsibility：n. 责任，职责 感谢聆听，敬请指正 ENCOUNTER SUMMER POWERPOINT TEMPLATE
