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更多的课程！大学里有很多事情可做可学，每件事情都会为你提供不同视角来审视世界。如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话，那就是：挑战自己！不要认为你早就了解自己对什么样的领域最感兴趣。选择一些你从未接触过的领域的课程。这样，你不仅会变得更加博学，而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好。一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师王薇薇，她最初学的是艺术史。随着时间的推移，王薇薇把艺术史研究和对时装的热爱结合起来，并将其转化为对设计的热情，从而使她成为全球闻名的设计师。
12. You may feel overwhelmed by the wealth of courses available to you. (Para. 5)
Meaning: When facing the large number of courses that you can take at college, you may not know how to choose. overwhelmvt.
(usu. passive) exist in such great amounts that sb. or sth. cannot deal with them （数量大得）使无法对付
I was overwhelmed by such a temptation.我经受不住那样的诱惑。 We were overwhelmed by the number of applications for this position. 翻译:这个职位的求职申请多得让我们应接不暇。
wealth n. [U] a large supply of useful things 大量；众多；丰富
I was impressed by the wealth of choices available in college. 大学里有这么多的选择，这让我印象深刻。
available a.
(often after noun) able to be obtained, taken, or used 可获得的；可利用的；现成的
Organic food is now widely available in many stores. 有机食品现在在很多商店里都可以买到。 Collocations: available resources 可利用的资源 available credit 可用信度 available capacity 可用容量
13. You will not be able to experience them all, but sample them widely! (Para. 5)
Meaning: You will not be able to take all the courses, but try as many different courses as possible to see what they are about. sample vt.
1 try an activity, go to a place, etc. in order to see what it is like 体验 He was excited to have the chance to sample the delights of country life. 翻译：他为有机会去体验乡村生活的乐趣而感到兴奋。
2 test a small amount of sth. in order to get information about the whole thing 对…作抽样检验 The air is sampled to measure the effects of air pollution on the city?s population. 对空气进行抽样检验，以检测空气污染对该城市人口的影响。 n.
[C] a small part or amount of sth. that is examined in order to find out sth. about the whole 样本；样品；货样
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The doctor took a blood sample to see if the patient was infected with the disease. 医生取了血样来检查病人是否感染了这种疾病。 Collocations: blood sample 血样；血液样本 sample data 样本数据
representative sample 代表性样本
14. Challenge yourself! (Para. 5)
Meaning: Try taking some courses that may be difficult for you, so you can test your skills or abilities.
challenge:vt.test the skills or abilities of sb. or sth. 考验…的技术/能力；激发；激励 The work is too easy. The students are not being challenged enough. 作业太简单，没有让学生得到充分发挥。
15. Don?t assume that you know in advance what fields will interest you the most. (Para. 5)
Meaning: Don?t think that you already know what fields will be most interesting to you. assumevt.
think that sth. is true, although you do not have definite proof 假定；假设；认为 I assume that every college student has access to the Internet. 翻译：我以为每个大学生都可以使用互联网。 Usage note: assume, suppose 1 assume指把一件尚未证实的事作为事实或真相，含有较强的武断成分。凡肯定与事实或真相不同的情况下，一般用assume。 例如：Some people assume that there is life on the other planets when they see UFOs. 有些人看到了不明飞行物就想当然地推测其他的行星上有生命。 I assume you always get up at the same time. 我想你总是在同一个时间起床。 2 suppose表示有一定根据的猜想。在口语短语中，I suppose和I guess用法相同，但suppose更常见于英国英语，guess更常见于美国英语。例如： I suppose he left home at a very young age. 我猜他很年轻的时候就离开家了。 Let?s suppose that they had not helped us. What would have happened? 假定他们不曾帮助我们，会发生什么情况呢? in advance
beforesth. happens or is expected to happen 预先；提前 To make sure that he was at home, I called him up in advance. 为了确定他在家，我事先给他打了电话。
我应该提前告诉你的。翻译：I ought to have told you in advance. Details of the meeting had been given to the public in advance. 会议的详细内容在会前已经公之于众了。
16. You will not only emerge as a more broadly educated person, but you will also stand a better
chance of discovering an unsuspected passion that will help to shape your future. (Para. 5) Meaning: You will not only grow and develop into a more broadly educated person, but you will also be more likely to find a passion you don?t know you have, which will help you to
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shape your future. emergevi.
1 appear or become recognized 出现；为…所公认
No new leader has emerged to take his place. 还没有新领导来接替他。 The truth emerged that the driver of the car had been drunk. 翻译:真相暴露了这个汽车司机是酒后开车。
2 come out of sth. or out from behind sth. 出现；露出
The sun emerged from behind the clouds. 翻译：太阳从云层后面露了出来。 Note: When in college, the student is accumulating a variety of experiences. In essence he is growing and developing. At the end of this experience, the student will emerge, like the caterpillar (毛虫) that undergoes metamorphosis (蜕变). While emerge may not literally mean “evolve”, there is a feeling or sense of “evolving” here.
stand a chance (of doing sth.)
have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth. 有（做成某事的）希望 You're much better than her, she doesn't stand a chance. 你比她强多了，她没机会赢。
他们有希望在这次足球比赛中战胜法国队吗？
翻译：Do they stand any chance of winning against France in the soccer game?
unsuspected: a. existing without your knowledge 未知的；未被想到的 A previously unsuspected bone disease caused his disability. 一种前所未闻的骨头疾病导致了他的残疾。 Word formation note: 形容词后缀-ed -ed加在某些及物动词之后构成形容词，表示某人已受到…的影响/干预等。例如： I was frustrated. 我感到懊恼。 a group of very excited children 一群非常兴奋的孩子 I got bored with my job. 我对工作感到厌倦了。 2 -ed加在少数不及物动词之后构成形容词，表示该动作已经完成。例如： a retired teacher 一位退了休的老师 My yard is covered with fallen leaves. 我家的院子里铺满了落叶。 3 后缀 -ed和后缀-ing的不同以后缀-ed结尾的形容词（如ashamed, delighted, excited, frightened, interested, moved, pleased, surprised, worried等）通常用于说明人的心理或精神状态；若修饰事物，则多为air(神态), appearance, cry, face, voice, mood等显示某人情感状况的名词。以后缀-ing结尾的形容词（如delighting, exciting, frightening, interesting, moving, pleasing, surprising, worrying等）主要用于说明事物的性质或特征；若用于形容人，则表示此人具有此性质或特征。例如： He is frightened. 他很害怕。 He is frightening. 他很吓人。 He has a frightened look on his face. 他脸上带有惊恐的神情。
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He has a frightening look on his face. 他脸上的神情很吓人。 I read an interested expression on his face. 我看到他脸上露出一种感兴趣的表情。 I read an interesting expression on his face. 我看到他脸上露出一种有趣的表情。
17. A wonderful example of this is the fashion designer, Vera Wang, who originally studied art
history. (Para. 5)
Meaning: A very good example to show the importance of trying something you have never tried before is the fashion designer, Vera Wang, who at first studied art history. Meaning beyond words: Here the president is citing Vera Wang as an example to show the importance of trying something new and challenge yourself, which may bring about unexpected benefits.
18. Over time, Wang paired her studies in art history with her love of fashion and turned it into a
passion for design, which made her a famous designer around the world. (Para. 5)
Meaning: Gradually, Wang combined her studies in art history with her love of fashion and developed it into a passion for design, which made her a famous designer around the world. over time
gradually 逐渐地；慢慢地
Truth is not absolute; it changes over time. 真理不是绝对的；它随时间改变。
For good or bad, things will change over time. 不管是好是坏，事情慢慢都是要变的。
pair:vt. put two people or things together 使成对；配对
You will look wonderful if you pair this dress with high heels. 要是用高跟鞋来配这条连衣裙，你看上去就棒极了。
turn (sb./sth.) into sth.
becomesth. different, or make sb. or sth. do this （使某人/某物）变成
Do you think this frog can turn into a prince? 你认为这只青蛙可以变成王子吗?
Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star.好莱坞发现了她，并把她变成了明星。 Falsehood can in no way be turned into truth by repetition. 翻译：假话不管怎样重复，也不可能变为真话。
Para.6.Here at the university, it may not always be pleasant to have so many new experiences all at once. In your dorm, the student next door may repeatedly play the one song, which gives you a giant headache! You may be an early bird while your roommate is a night owl! And still, you and your roommate may become best friends. Don't worry if you become a little uncomfortable with some of your new experiences. I promise you that the happy experiences will outweigh the unpleasant ones. And I promise that virtually all of them will provide you with valuable lessons which will enrich your life. So, with a glow in your eye and a song in your heart, step forward to meet these new experiences!
在大学里，一下子拥有这么多新鲜体验可能不会总是令人愉快的。在你的宿舍楼里，住在你隔壁寝室的同学可能会反复播放同一首歌，令你头痛欲裂！你可能喜欢早起，而你的室友却是个夜猫子！尽管如此，你和你的室友仍然可能成为最要好的朋友。如果有些新的经历让你
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感觉不那么舒心，不要担心。我保证快乐的经历会多于不快的经历。而且我保证几乎所有这些经历都会给你带来宝贵的经验教训，从而使你的生活更加丰富多彩。所以，带着热切的目光和欢乐的心情，去拥抱这些新的体验吧！ all at once
1 at the same time 同时
She had two projects at hand, three classes to teach, and a baby to take care of all at once. 她同时有两个项目要做，三个班级要教，还有一个婴儿要照顾。 不要一下子全吃光留下一些以后再吃。
翻译：Don't eat them all at once; save some for later.
2 suddenly and unexpectedly 一下子；突然
All at once there was a loud banging on the door. 突然传来重重的敲门声。
起风了，雨点忽然落下来。A wind arose, and rain drops began falling all at once.
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giant headache! giant a.
(only before noun) extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type 巨大的；特大的
The company I?m working for is a giant electronics company. 我现在工作的公司是家规模超大的电子产品公司。
20. You may be an early bird while your roommate is a night owl! (Para. 6) early bird: n. [C] (infml.)
1) sb. who gets up early in the morning 早起的人
My mom is an early bird — she always gets up at 5 in the morning. 我妈妈喜欢早起，她总是早上5点就起床。
2) sb. who arrives somewhere or does sth. before other people do 早到的人；捷足先登者
Go down to the store as early as you can because it is the early bird that catches the worm. If you get there after 10 o?clock, the best stuff will have been sold out.
你要尽可能早点去这家商店，捷足先登嘛。要是你10点钟之后才赶到，好东西可就都卖完了。
night owl: n. [C] (infml.) sb. who enjoys going out at night or does not go to bed until it is late 夜猫子；惯于晚睡的人
He is indeed a night owl; he never goes to sleep before midnight. 他是个真正的夜猫子，从来不在半夜之前睡觉。 Sentence structure note: 句中while用作并列连词。用作并列连词时，while有两个意思，一是表示“但是；而”，表示两种情况之间的差别。例如： I like the mountains while my little sister prefers the seaside. 我喜欢山，而我妹妹喜欢海滨。 while的另一个意思是“虽然；尽管”，相当于although。例如：
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