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2018年全国新课标卷1
My chess class
文章导读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者上大二期间,跟着一位国际大师学习围棋。作者不仅学到了下棋的技巧,而且也学到了超越课堂的生活技巧。
During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I jumped at the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to save a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t excited enough about free credits, news about our instructor was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which meant I would be learning from one of the game’s best . I could hardly wait to meet him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it clear that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to pass the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to apply what we would learn in class to our future professions and, eventually , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that course and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the classroom .
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he taught me:“The absolute most important skill that you learn when you play chess is how to make good decisions . On every single move you have to analyze a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and evaluate the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my role as a journalist.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
1.offer [ˈɒfə(r)] v.提供; n.建议; 提供; 出价; 减价
2.appealing [əˈpiːlɪŋ] adj.有吸引力的; 恳求的(表情或语气)
3.criteria [kraɪ'tɪəriə] n.(批评、判断等的)标准,准则
4.former [ˈfɔːmə(r)]adj.前任的; 以前的; 前者的
5.profession[prəˈfeʃn]n.职业; 业内人士; 全体人员; 声明
6.eventually [ɪˈventʃuəli] adv.最后,终于
7.serve [sɜːv] v.为…服务/效力; 任职; 可用作; 端上(食物)
8.analyze ['ænəlaɪz] v.分析; 分解; 化验