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(b) [Tn] put (sb) in a particular position in order to paint, draw or photograph him 使（某人）摆好姿势（以便画像或拍照）:
The artist posed his model carefully. 那位画家仔细摆好模特儿的姿势.
[I] (derog 贬) behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impress people 装腔作势: Stop posing and tell us what you really think. 别装蒜啦, 告诉我们你的真实想法吧.
pose n
1 position in which a person poses or is posed (pose 1b) （为画像或拍照而摆的）姿势, 姿态:
She adopted an elegant pose. 她摆了一个优美的姿势.
2 (derog 贬) unnatural or affected way of behaving, intended to impress people 装腔作势的举动: His concern for the poor is only a pose. 他对穷人的关心只不过是做做样子罢了.
Paraphrase
1 In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. (Para. 2)
Meaning: When I am welcoming you to this university, something I remember is my own high school graduation and the photo my mom took of my dad and me.
3 Let me share with you something that you may not expect. You will miss your old routines and your parents' reminders to work hard and attain your best. You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school, and your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry! But know this: The future is built on a strong foundation of the past.
让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情。你们将会怀念以前的生活习惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩。你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。
Words and phrase
1. routine n [C, U] fixed and regular way of doing things程序; 公事; 常规: She found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement.
do sth as a matter of routine 按常规办事
[attrib 作定语] routine tasks, chores, duties, etc 日常工作﹑日常事务﹑例行职责.
[C] set sequence of movements in a dance or some other performance 舞蹈等表演的成套动作: go through a dance routine 做一套舞蹈动作.
routine adj usual; habitual; regular 通常的; 惯例的; 例行的:
the routine procedure 例行手续*
routine maintenance 定期的保养*
routinely adv.
2. attain v [Tn] succeed in getting (sth); achieve
attain a position of power 获得权位
attain one's goal, objective, ambition, etc
attain our target of 50000 达到我们的50000英镑的目标.
attainable adj that can be attained
These objectives are certainly attainable.
attainment n [U] success in reaching 达到; 到达:
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The attainment of her ambitions was still a dream. 她要实现抱负仍是一种梦想.
[C usu pl] thing attained, esp skill or knowledge 成就; 造诣:
a scholar of the highest attainments 造诣极高的学者.
3.finished adj [pred] (not before noun) no longer doing, dealing with, or using sth. ~ (with sb/sth) (infml 口)
I won't be finished for another hour. 我还有一个小时才能完事.
Are you finished with my tools yet? 我的工具你用完了吗？
She decided she was finished with working for others. 她决定不再为别人做事.
4. may have done sth.: used for talking about past possibilities
She might have changed her mind and decided not to come.
5. foundation n
[U] act of founding (an institution, organization, etc) 建立, 创立, 创办:
the foundation of the university
[C] (a) (organization set up to provide) sums of money for research, charity, etc （为研究﹑慈善事业等提供的）基金, 基金会:
You may be able to get support from an arts foundation.
[C usu pl] layer of bricks, concrete, etc forming the solid base of a building underground 地基; 房基; 基础:
lay the foundations of a building 给建筑物奠基
[C, U] principle, idea or fact on which sth is based; basis （作为某事的）基本原则﹑思想或事实; 基础:
lay the foundations of one's career 奠定个人事业的基础*
That rumor has no foundation. 那谣言没有事实根据.
Grammar
一、情态动词用于对现在内容推测的常见句型有：
1、Can/may do sth：表示对现在内容的可能性的推测；
2、Must do sth：表示对现在内容的肯定性的推测。
二、情态动词用于对过去内容推荐的常见句型：
1、can/may have done sth：表示对过去内容的可能性；
2、must have done sth：表示对过去内容的肯定性的推测。
例：It must have rained last night, for the road is wet.
He may have got lost.
Mr Green must have failed to receive my letter, otherwise he would have replied.
I believe he must have had an accident, otherwise he would have arrived on time. Collocation note:
1．do是最常见的表示“做”的动词。
e.g. Today I have a lot of work to do.
2．do常常和表示锻炼或劳动等方面的名词或动名词连用。
e.g. do physical exercise/the dishes/one’s cooking
Paraphrase
1. You will miss your old routines and your parents’ reminde rs to work hard and attain your best. (Para. 3)