新视野大学英语读写Book1 Unit1
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！ early bird INFORMAL 1 someone who gets up early in the morning
2 someone who arrives somewhere or does something before other people do the early bird catches the worm
night owl INFORMAL someone who enjoys going out at night or does not go to bed until it is late outweigh verb to be greater or more important than something else:
The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.
virtual adjective 1 [before noun] almost a particular thing or quality:
War in the region now looks like a virtual certainty.
2 describes something that can be done or seen using a computer and therefore without going anywhere or talking to anyone: virtual shopping/banking
virtually adverb almost: Their twins are virtually identical.
glow noun [S] 1 when something produces a continuous light and/or heat: 光 the glow of the fire 2 a positive feeling 满足的心情
She felt a warm glow of satisfaction.
7 We have confidence that your journey toward self-discovery and your progress toward finding your own passion will yield more than personal advancement. We believe that as you become members of our community of scholars, you will soon come to recognize that with the abundant opportunities for self-enrichment provided by the university, there also come responsibilities. A wise man said: \simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.\work of your families and the hard work of many countless others who came before you. They built and transmitted the knowledge you will need to succeed. Now it is your turn. What knowledge will you acquire? What passions will you discover? What will you do to build a strong and prosperous future for the generations that will come after you?
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新视野大学英语读写Book1 Unit1
我们相信，你们的自我发现之旅和对爱好的寻求带给你们的将不仅仅是个人的进步。 我们相信，当你们成为我们的学者群体中的一员时，你们很快就会认识到，大学不仅提供大量自我充实的机会，同时也带来了责任。 一位智者说过：“教育代代相传，它就是社会的灵魂。” 你们是你们家庭辛勤劳动成果的传承者，也是无数前辈辛勤劳动成果的传承者。 他们积累了知识，并把知识传递给你们，而这些知识正是你们取得成功所必需的。 现在轮到你们了。 你们会获取什么样的知识？ 你们会发现什么样的兴趣爱好？ 你们怎样做才能为你们的子孙后代创造一个强大昌盛的未来？
8 We take great pleasure in opening the door to this great step in your journey. We take delight in the many opportunities which you will find, and in the responsibilities that you will carry as citizens of your communities, your country, and the world. Welcome!
我们很高兴能为你们人生旅途中这一重大阶段开启大门。 我们很高兴你们将获得许多机会，也很高兴你们将作为社区、国家乃至世界的公民承担起应有的责任。 欢迎你们！
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