Unit 1 Back to School Reading 知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第一册

Unit 1 Reading Senior high school brings a lot of new experiences to everyone. The speech below was given to new senior high school students by their principal, Mr Xu, on the first day of term. Before you read the speech transcript, think about the following questions: · How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school? · What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech? 1. bring sth. to/for sb. bring sth. with sb. bring back 使回忆起 bring out出版 bring down 降低；击落 bring up 抚养 bring over 说服；使相信 bring under 制服 2. experience n. ①经历；②经验（不可数） v.经历 3. the speech below/above Realizing your potential 1. potential adj.潜在的，可能的 n.①可能性，潜在性;②潜力潜质 potential customers 潜在的客户 a potential source of conflict 潜在的冲突根源 the potential for change 变革的可能性 have the potential to do sth. 有做某事的可能 同源词：potentially adv. 潜在地 potent adj. 有效的；强有力的 2. realize ①意识到；②实现 realize one’s dream/goal/ambition/potential 替换：come to fruition para 1: 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. 1. rhetorical device: parallelism 2. a three-year journey an eight-year journey 3. promising adj.有希望的；有前途的 同源词promise v. ①许诺 promise sth. to sb.=promise sb. sth. promise to do sth. ②预示 promise to be有望成为 promise sth. 预示着… n. ①诺言 make/keep/break a promise to do sth./of sth. ②获得成功的迹象 Her work shows great promise. 她的作品显示前途大有希望。 para 2: 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. However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. 1. can’t wait to do sth. 迫不及待