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Part One
句型推荐
1. If you expect to enter the university, you should apply now.
2. Bob entered the university at the age of seventeen.
3. He was admitted to Harvard University.
4. Do you live off campus?
5. I major in music. And you?
6. How many mandatory1 courses should you take?
7. Where's the administration building?
8. During your first year of college, did you make straight A's?
9. Isn't John graduating from college in June?
10. I'd better start cramming2.
11. The library gets really crowded right about now.
12. I wonder if I have enough credits.
13. What was your GPA last semester?
14. I'm a graduate of Yale University. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree.
15. This is my first-year of college. I'm a freshman3. I'm a first-year student
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16. My uncle is a high school principal.
17. I went to grade school in Shanghai, and high school in Chicago.
18. My brother is a member of the faculty4. He teaches economics.
19. John has extracurricular activities. He's on the football team.
20. In this college, students train to become diplomats5.
Part Three
句型活用
Joining the Club加入社团
1.情景会话
Joanna: Hi, David! What are you doing?
David: Oh, just looking at these club notices. I'm thinking of joining one.
Hey-why don't we join a club together? How about the Tennis Club?
Joanna: Actually, I'm not good at tennis at all...
David: Neither am I. It's just that the best-looking girls are in that club
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Joanna: Oh, come on. That's no reason to do something you're not interested
in.
David: Well... What are you interested in?
Joanna: How about the Classical Music Club?
David: Sally, give me a break.
Joanna: Hey-how about the Cinema Club?
David: Sounds OK to me. I like movies.
David: Hey, Joann, look - there are a lot of decent-looking guys here. And
the club jackets - they're really hot! I think we made the right choice!
Joanna: Me, too-here's the meeting schedule.
David: (reading) “Screening of Bunuel's Andalusian Dog, Followed by lectur
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on Surrealism ... Seminar on documentary film techniques ... Historical context
of ...”-this is pretty heavy stuff. Hey, where's that noise coming from?
Joanna: Must be the Classical Music Club. I heard they party all the time.
David: Really? Hm... must be nice.
Enjoying the Party 参加聚会
1.情景会话
ANN: I think I'm going to go home.
ROBERT: Why? We just got here.
ANN: I know, but it's 12:45 a.m. 〖WTHX〗It's pretty late.〖WTBZ〗
ROBERT: Twelve thirty a.m. isn't late! This party will probably go until three o
r four o'clock. 〖WTHX〗C'mon, don't leave yet!〖WTBZ〗
ANN: Three or four o'clock?
ROBERT: 〖WTHX〗Sure.〖WTBZ〗
ANN: 〖WTHX〗I never stay out that late.〖WTBZ〗 That's too late.
ROBERT: But it's Saturday night. We have nothing to do tomorrow. 〖WTHX〗Why not
stay out?〖WTBZ〗
ANN: Were you so wild when you were in Los Angeles,Robert?
ROBERT: Yes, I was. People know how to party here. In LA, some people know how t
o party. But here, everyone does. Do you want to smoke?
ANN: I don't want to.
ROBERT: 〖WTHX〗That's alright〖WTBZ〗. But I think you need another drink. Peop
le will probably start dancing soon.
ANN: I wonder if I can drink more. I already had three beers.
ROBERT: C'mon, Ann, you are in an American university now! You have to learn how
to enjoy American life.
ANN: But a university is for studying.
ROBERT: 〖WTHX〗That's true. We study hard all week.〖WTBZ〗 And then, 〖WTHX
on the weekend, we party hard.〖WTBZ〗 That's the best way to live. Remember?
WTHX〗To be is to do and to play.〖WTBZ〗
ANN: 〖WTHX〗Alright.〖WTBZ〗 Another drink, please.
Knowing Each Other 相互认识
1.情景会话
CHARLES: Excuse me. Do you study Chinese at this university?
SUZY: Yes, I do. But my characters are very bad.
CHARLES: It takes a long time to learn Chinese writing.
SUZY: Are you Chinese by birth?
CHARLES: Yes, I am. I am from Guangzhou. I am here to study international re
lations.
SUZY: 〖WTHX〗How do you like it? 〖WTBZ〗
CHARLES: I like it so far. 〖WTHX〗But my English still needs work.〖WTBZ〗
SUZY: I want to study Mandarin6 and public relations.
CHARLES: Does the Chinese Department here teach 〖WTHX〗regular characters
WTBZ〗or 〖WTHX〗simplified characters?〖WTBZ〗
SUZY: They teach 〖WTHX〗regular characters〖WTBZ〗.
CHARLES: I see. I'm from Mainland China, so I know simplified characters bett
er than regular ones.
SUZY: You just said your English needs work, yes?
CHARLES: Yes, that's true. Especially my writing. I think my papers aren't go
od enough. I make lots of grammatical mistakes.
SUZY: Well, I am very serious about learning Chinese. But for me the
hard part now is pronunciation. You have the four tones in Chinese. It is very
hard. 〖WTHX〗If you have time, maybe we could do a language exchange. 〖WTBZ〗
CHARLES: 〖WTHX〗That sounds good.〖WTBZ〗 We can settle down the details tom
orrow. This is my address and phone number.
SUZY: I'll give you mine too. But sorry, I have to leave now. See you
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CHARLES: See you soon.
Part Four
句型比较
1. We need to pull an all-nighter.
2. He's a geek.
3. He's a jock
4. He's athletic7.
5. He's a “catch”.
6. Many students get wasted on the weekends.
7. He's having a hangover.
8. He's the life of the panty.
9. He was dissed by that girl.
10. He's set.
11. He's a brain.
12. You're so thick.
13. He's dense8.
14. I aced9 the exam.
15. I bombed the exam.
1 mandatory | |
adj.命令的;强制的;义务的;n.受托者 | |
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2 cramming | |
n.塞满,填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 );填塞;塞满;(为考试而)死记硬背功课 | |
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3 freshman | |
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女) | |
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4 faculty | |
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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5 diplomats | |
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人 | |
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6 Mandarin | |
n.中国官话,国语,满清官吏;adj.华丽辞藻的 | |
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7 athletic | |
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的 | |
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8 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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9 aced | |
vt.发球得分(ace的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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