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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking
①p.m. /piː′em/ abbr.(源自拉丁语)下午;午后
②a.m. /eΙ′em/ abbr.(源自拉丁语)上午;午前;午夜至正午
③senior /′siːnΙə(r)/ adj.级别(或地位)高的 n.较年长的人
※senior high school (美国)高中
※be senior to (年龄)比……大;(资历)比……深
④at last 终于;最终
⑤outgoing /′aʊtgəʊΙ/ adj.爱交际的;外向的
⑥anxious adj. 焦虑的;不安的;渴望的
※be anxious to do sth. 渴望做某事
⑦impression /Ιm′preʃn/ n. 印象;感想
※make an impression 留下好印象
※impress /Ιm′pres/ vt. 使钦佩;给……留下深刻的好印象 vi. 留下印象;引人注目
⑧what if 要是……会怎么样呢?
⑨guy /gaΙ/ n.小伙子;男人;家伙
⑩next to 靠近;临近
⑪concentrate /′kɒnsntreΙt/ vi.&vt.集中(注意力);聚精会神
※concentrate on 集中精力于
⑫experiment /Ιk′sperΙmənt/ n.实验;试验
⑬leave ... alone 不打扰;不惊动
※let alone 更不用说
⑭awkward /′ɔːkwəd/ adj. 令人尴尬的;难对付的
⑮not ... at all 根本不;全然不
⑯junior /′dʒuːnΙə(r)/ adj.地位(或职位、级别)低下的 n.职位较低者;(体育运动中)青少年
※junior high school (美国)初级中学
be junior to (年龄)比……小;(资历)比……浅
⑰explore /Ιk′splɔː(r)/ vt.&vi.探索;勘探
⑱confident /′kɒnfΙdənt/ adj. 自信的;有把握的
· confidence /′kɒnfΙdəns/ n.信心;信任
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
10:45 p.m.①
Han Jing's World
7:00 a.m.② anxious
So this is it — senior③ high school at last ④! I'm not outgoing⑤ so I'm a little anxious⑥ right now. I want to make a good first impression⑦. Will I make any friends? What if ⑧ no one talks to me?
“What if ...?”意为“要是……会怎么样呢?”,用于提出假设。
12:30 p.m. excited
I just had my first maths class at senior high school! The class was difficult, but the teacher was kind and friendly. He even told us a funny story, and everyone laughed so much! I found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful.
found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful是“find+宾语+宾补”结构。形容词friendly and helpful作宾补,用于补充说明宾语most of my classmates and teachers的情况。
5:32 p.m. annoyed
This afternoon, we had our chemistry class in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great, but the guy⑨ next to⑩ me tried to talk to me the whole time. I couldn't concentrate⑪ on the experiment⑫. I really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and leave me alone!
10:29 p.m. happy
What a day! This morning, I was worried that I think that to