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Unit5SuccessListening&speakingIn-classreadingExtra-readingWriting&translationCulturalbackgroundWhatissuccess?Inasense,successshouldhaveawiderrangeofmeanings.Forstudents,inmeansgettinghighmarksistests,takingpartinmanykindsofactivities,suchasworkinginastudentunion,doingapart-timejob,joiningsportsteamsofcertainassociationsorhelpingothers.Forteachers,itmeanshavingmadecontributionstostudents’growthanduniversitydevelopment.Forparents,itmeanstheirchildrenaregrowinghealthilyandhappily.Fordoctors,itmeanssavingtheirpatient’slife.Nomatterwhoyouareandwhatyoudo,successshouldbefindingyourself,beingyourself,enjoyingyourlifeandmakingyourdreamcometrue.So,successshouldbejudgedbyyourselfratherthanbyothers.In-classreadingListeningNewword1.Starevitolookatsb/sthforalongtime盯着看，凝视，注释stareatsb/sth盯---看e,gJohnstaredathimindisbelief.约翰满腹狐疑地凝视着他。bestaringsbintheface明摆着，显而易见/必定发生e,gtheanswerwasstaringusintheface.答案明显摆在我们面前。e,gDefeatwasstaringunintheface.看来我们输定了。Staresbout:盯着某人转移目光glare:瞪视，凝视（愤怒或威胁地凝视）glance:瞥一眼，扫视gaze:指因惊讶或赞赏而长时间无意识地凝视注释某人某物）nanactoflookingatsb/sthforalongtime盯凝视，注视e,gHericystaregavemeachill.她冷冷地瞪我，是我不寒而栗。3.Clumsyadjmovinginanawkwardwayandtendingtobreakthings笨拙的不灵活的(with,at,in)在---方面笨拙（可接动词不定式）e,gHeisclumsywithchopsticks.他使用筷子很笨拙。Heistooclumsytobeagooddancer.他太不灵巧了，不可能成为好的舞蹈演员。--donewithoutskillorinawaythatoffendsLanguageFocus1．Manystudentsnewtocollegedonotknowwhatittakestobesuccessfulinthecollege.(Para.1)newtocollege是形容词短语作manystudents的定语，其中的new表示“不熟悉的”意思。形容词短语作名词定语应当置于它所要修饰的名词后面。例如：1）Heisayoungbankclerknewtothejob.他是一个对银行工作还不熟悉的年轻职员。2）Thisisaproblemnewtoscience.这是科学界新遇到的问题。2．Theyunderstandgoodandbadgradesinageneralwayandthinkthattheyshouldgotoclasses,butthatiswheretheirknowledgebeginsandends.(Para.1)grade是“成绩”的意思。例如：1）Shegotgoodgradesinherexams.她考试成绩优异。2）Shegotagradeof80inEnglish.她英文得了80分。inageneralway是固定词组，意为“一般，通常”。where是关系副词，引导表语从句。where可引导表语从句。1）ThisiswheretheAmericanwriterwasborn.这里是这位美国作家出生的地方。2）Thatiswhereanimprovementisneeded.那就是需要改进的地方。3.Mostteachersknowwhatagoodstudentis.(Para.2)该句中what是疑问代词，在句中引导宾语从句。例如：1）Pleasetellmewhatyouknow.请告诉我你所知道的一切。2）Willyoushowmewhatyou’vebought?可以把你买的东西给我看一下吗？5．Theseguidelineswillhelpyougetdowntothebusinessofbecomingaseriousandsuccessfulstudent.(Para.3)getdownto意为“认真办某事”，后接名词或动名词短语。1）It’stimetogetdowntothebusinessofprivacy.到了该认真保护个人隐私的时候了。2）Iwillhavetogetdowntofillinginmytaxform.我得要认真填写报税表了。4．Foronething,agoodstudentisnotnecessarilythemostintelligentoneintheclass.(Para.2)foronething意为“首先，一来，一则”，用来举出理由。1）Foronethingwecan’taffordit,andforanotherit’sugly.一来我们买不起，二来这东西也难看。2）Foronethingsheiswell－educated;foranothersheispretty.她一则有教养，再则又漂亮。notnecessarily意为“不一定”。1）Bigmenaren’tnecessarilystrong.高大的人不一定强壮。2）Wedon’tnecessarilyhavetogotoFloridathiswinter.今年冬天我们不一定要去佛罗里达。7．Successfulstudentstakeadvantageofextraopportunitieswhengiven.(Para.5)takeadvantageof意为“利用，充分利用”。e,gYoushouldtakeadvantageofthefineweathertopaintthefence.你应该利用这好天气给篱笆刷上油漆。whengiven是whenextraopportunitiesaregiven的省略形式。give表示“给予”的意思。e,gWillyouhavetodoitifyouaregivenachance?给你一次机会的话，你是否会这样做?8．Theyshowthattheycareabouttheirgradesandarewillingtoworktoimprovethem.(Para.5)careabout意为“关心，感兴趣”。例如：1）Theonlythinghecaresaboutismoney.他唯一关心的只是金钱。2）Shecaresaboutthequalityofherwork.她关注自己的工作质量。9．Theyoftendotheoptionalassignmentsthatmanyotherstudentsavoid.(Para.5)thatmanyotherstudentsavoid是定语从句，修饰assignments,关系代词that引导了定语从句。例如：1）DidyougetthebooksthatIsentyou?你收到我寄给你的书了吗？2）TherearelotsofthingsthatIneedtodobeforeIleavetonight.今晚我离开之前有许多事情要做。10．Theydon’ttalk,read,orstareoutwindows.(Para.6)stare意为“盯着看，凝视”。stareoutwindows是表示“盯着窗外”的意思。out是介词,意为“向……外面（表示一种向外的动作）”。1）Johncontinuedtostareoutthewindow.约翰继续两眼盯着窗外。2）Hewentoutthedoor.他走到门外去了。11．Inotherwords,theyarepoliteandrespectful,eveniftheygetalittlebored.inotherwords是固定词组，意为“换句话说，也就是说”。例如：1）Yourperformanceintheexamdidnotreachtherequiredstandard—inotherwords,youfailed.你的考试成绩没有达到所要求的标准，换句话说，你考试不及格。2）Hewaseconomicalwiththetruth—inotherwords,hewaslying.他没讲多少实话。换言之，他在说谎。evenif意为“即使，纵然”，可引导让步状语从句。1）Evenifwecouldaffordit,wewouldn’tgoabroadforourholiday.即使我们付得起钱，我们也不去国外度假。2）Hesaidhewouldfinishthejobevenifitkilledhim!他说即使要了他的命，他也要完成这件工作。12．Theyknowthatlearninghowtolearnisavaluableskillinitself,whichtheywillusethroughouttheirlives.(Para.6)initself意为“就其本身而言”。例如：1）Theproblemisunimportantinitself,butitslong-termeffectscouldbeveryserious.这个问题就其本身而言并不重要，但其长远影响可能是十分严重的。2）Theplanwasn’tillegalinitselfbutitwouldleadtosomedoubtfulpractices.这项计划本身并不是非法的，但它会导致一些有争议的做法。13．Theyarealsoactiveinclasseveniftheirattemptsareabitclumsyanddifficult.(Para.6)attempt意为“尝试，努力”。e,gMyearlyattemptsatlearningtodrivewereunsuccessful.我曾经几次打算学开车，却都没有学成。abit是“有点儿，稍微”的意思I’mabittired.我有点儿累。Yourarticleisabitlongforourpaper.你的文章对我们的报纸来说稍微长了一点。15．Theyendupattheirteacher’sofficedooratleastonceduringthesemester.endup意为“以……而结束”，后面可接名词、介词短语或者V-ing。例如：1）Heendedup(as)headofthefirm.他最后成了公司的主管人。2）WesetoffforTianjinbutendedupinBeijing.我们动身去天津，可后来却去了北京。16．They’llgooutoftheirwaytofindtheteacherandengageinmeaningfulconversation.(Para.7)gooutofone’swaytodosth