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Realizing your potential
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to senior high school! Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.
大家好!欢迎来到高中!今天是新学期的开始;这也是三年征程的开始,也是光明未来的开始。
welcome to 欢迎…
the start of …的开始、开端
Promising 充满希望的,有前途的
I can’t wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
我迫不及待地要向你们描述一下高中生活是什么样子的。摆在你们面前的道路将通向一个充满挑战的世界:新的环境、新的知识和新的思维方式。
can’t wait to do sth 迫不及待做某事
I can’t wait to know who my new Chinese teacher is.
我迫不及待地想知道我的新语文老师是谁。
lead to(介) 通向;导致
All roads lead to Rome.
Eating too much salt can lead to health problems.
lead sb. to some sp. 引导某人去某地
lead sb. to do sth. 引导某人做某事
lead a... life 过着......的生活
过去我们过着艰苦的生活。
We led a hard life in the past.
(be) full of= (be) filled with: 充满
However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge.
但是,对你们当中思维积极的人来说,机会存在于每一个挑战中。
positive mind 积极的思维(思想)
lie in 存在于,在于
lie in bed 卧床
lie down 躺下
lie on one’s back/side 仰卧/侧卧
e.g. The town lies in a small wooded valley.
该镇坐落于一个林木茂盛的山谷中。
When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth.
当你们能够迎接这些挑战的时候,你们就有机会获得丰富的知识并享受个人成长的乐趣。
rise to 能够处理 rise up 起义
have the opportunity to do 有机会做某事
acquire v. 获得
可以指通过努力、能力、行为表现而得到,也可以指通过购买或被赠与而得到
The company has just acquired lots of new equipment.
这个公司刚刚购买了许多新设备。
How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills?
获得这些必要技巧需要多久时间?
区分acquire, obtain, achieve
Acquire, 多指通过努力逐步获得才能,知识,习惯;
Obtain,(通过买、借、拿等)获得;
Achieve,取得,获得,多指成就、目标、幸福的取得。
Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.
最重要的是,你们在高中的时间和努力将打开你们的潜能之门。
Most importantly 最重要的是
Effort 努力(U),费力的事(C)
make efforts to do sth. 努力做某事
make every effort to do.