Unit 1 Period 2 Welcome to the unit & Reading（配套教参Word）-【步步高】2025-2026学年高一英语必修第一册学习笔记（译林版·新教材）

Period 2　Welcome to the unit & Reading—Language points

1．发挥某人的潜能 realize one’s potential

2．有前途的未来 a promising future

3．迫不及待地要去做某事 can’t wait to do sth

4．通向；导致 lead to

5．存在于，在于 lie in

6．迎接挑战 rise to the challenges

7．有机会做某事 have the opportunity to do sth

8．简单地说 put simply

9．取得医学进步 make medical advances

10．对……有信心 have confidence in...

11．积极参加 take an active part in

12．设定明确的目标 set clear goals

13．最后但同样重要的 last but not least

14．一个全面发展的人 a well-rounded individual

effort n．努力，费力的事；试图

[教材原句P2] Most importantly，your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.最重要的是，你在高中阶段的时光和努力将打开你的潜力之门。

[北师大版]It’s also important to make an effort to talk to other people.

努力和其他人交谈也很重要。

make efforts/an effort to do sth努力做某事 spare no effort to do sth不遗余力做某事 with/without effort费力地/容易地，不费力地

 

(1)He is clever enough to achieve his goals without effort.

(2)In my opinion，students should make every effort to develop(develop) their potential while at school.

(3)(读后续写之主题升华)As long as you seize every opportunity，take full advantage of it，and

also make efforts(effort)，you are sure to realize your dreams.

[写作佳句]

(4)得知你要参加中国成语故事比赛，我会不遗余力地帮助你。

Learning that you’ll attend the Chinese idiom story competition，I will spare no effort to do you a favor.

 

advance  n．进步，进展；前进，行进；预付款 vt.& vi.发展，进步(advanced adj.高级的；先进的)

[教材原句P3]Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create，what medical advances you will make...谁知道未来你们能创作出哪些精美的艺术品，实现哪些医学突破……

[外研版]Thanks to advances in technology，how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.得益于技术的进步，我们结交朋友、与朋友沟通的方式已经有了明显的改变。

·make advances取得进步/进展 in advance事先，提前 in advance of...在……前面；比……进步/超前 ·advance on/towards 向……前进

 

(1)If you want to make great advances(advance) in your study，you must make the most of every minute.

(2)It was amazing that only three students in our class signed up for the advanced(advance) course.

(3)As I stepped out of the car，Lucky barked madly and advanced towards/on me.

[写作佳句]

(4)I’d appreciate it if you could let me know ahead of time whether or not you’ll come.

→I’d appreciate it if you could let me know in advance whether or not you’ll come.

amazing  adj.令人大为惊奇的，令人惊喜的(amaze vt.使惊讶，使惊奇 amazed adj.惊讶的；惊喜的amazement n．惊讶)

[教材原句P3]．..or what amazing technologies you will develop!

……或者(你将)开发出哪些不可思议的技术！

[北师大版]In my opinion，the author did an amazing job of creating a whole new world through this book.在我看来，作者通过这本书创造了一个全新的世界，这是一项了不起的工作。

·be amazed at/by/that...对……感到惊讶 be amazed to do sth对做某事感到惊奇

·in amazement惊讶地 to one’s amazement令某人吃惊的是

 

(1)We were amazed to find(find) that he had an amazing(amaze) change.

(2)He told us such an amazing(amaze) story that we were all attracted by it.

[写作佳句]

(3)一句多译

(2024·新课标Ⅰ，读后续写)令我惊讶的是，Gunter居然让我不用付出租车费就走了。

①To my amazement，Gunter allowed me to go without paying for the taxi fee.

②It is amazing that Gunter allowed me to go without paying for the taxi fee.(it作形式主语)

③I was amazed that Gunter allowed me to go without paying for the taxi fee.(amazed)

④What amazed me/made me amazed was that Gunter allowed me to go without paying for the taxi fee.(what引导的主语从句)

 

make a difference 起作用，有影响

[教材原句P3]The possibilities are endless，and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family，to your community and to our country.

可能性无穷无尽，我相信你有能力影响你的家庭、社区和我们的国家。

[人教版]I had no idea a letter could make such a difference!

我没想到一词之差，区别竟如此之大！

·make no/little difference (to sb/sth)(对某人/物)没有作用或影响 make some difference (to sb/sth)(对某人/物)有一些作用或影响 ·tell the difference (between...and...)分辨；区分

 

(1)Our head teacher often guides us how to tell the difference between right and wrong.

(2)Only worrying about your situation rather than taking action makes no difference to your development.

[写作佳句]

(3)我相信你们最终能够实现自己的潜能并且影响这个世界。

I have confidence in your ability to realize your potential in the end and make a difference to the world.

 

balance  n．均衡，平衡；平衡能力；天平；余额 vt.同等重视；(使)保持平衡；权衡重要