MyAdvicetoStudents:EducationCountsPassageA奉告学子:教育至关重要ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessLead-inQuestions1.WhoisBillGates?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?2.Whatdoyouthinkofschooleducation?Doesitplayasignificantroleinyourlife?3.DoyouwanttopursuegraduatestudyafteryougetyourBAorBS?Explain.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutBillGates?ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessBillGatesGates,WilliamHenry,III(1955-)isanAmericanbusinessexecutive,whoservesaschairmanandchiefsoftwarearchitectofMicrosoftCorporation,theleadingcomputersoftwarecompanyintheUnitedStates.GatescofoundedMicrosoftin1975withhighschoolfriendPaulAllen.Thecompany’ssuccessmadeGatesoneofthemostinfluentialfiguresinthecomputerindustryand,eventually,oneoftherichestpeopleintheworld.2.Whatroledoyouthinkshcooleducationplaysinaperson'slife?•Schooleducationplaysanimportantroleinmylife.Inmyopinion,schooleducationisasteppingstonetowardssuccess.Also,itprovidesanopportunitytolearnoftheworld.DoyouwanttopursuegraduatestudyafteryougetourBAorBS?Explain.•Thosewhogoonpursuingahigherdegreewouldbeentitledtomoreopputunitieslaterinlife.Butothersmaysayworkingexperienceismoreimportant.Personally,ihaven'tyetmadeupmymind,asitisalittletooearlyformetomakethedecision.ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessTheStateofOhioOhioisoneoftheEastNorthCentralstatesoftheUnitedStates.OhioislocatedonseveralmainroutesbetweentheeasternandwesternUnitedStates.Thisstrategiclocation,combinedwiththepresenceofabundantnaturalresourcesandpotentialsourcesofpower,madepossibletheriseoftheindustrialconcentrationsthathavemadeOhioaleadingindustrialstate.TheOhioRiver,whichtraversesallofOhio’snaturallandregionsStructurePartⅠPartⅡPartШPartⅣBillGatesgiveshisadvicetostudentsthattheyshouldtakeadvantageofhighschoolandcollege.Hediscouragesdroppingout.Heteachesstudentsthateducationshouldbebroad.Incollege,it'sappropriatetothinkaboutspecialization.Para1-3Para4-9Para10-16Para17ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessUnderstandingtheText1.WhydomanystudentswritetoGateseveryyear?Theywanttogethisadviceabouteducation.ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessUnderstandingtheText2.WhydosomeparentswritetoGates?Theywanttogetguidancefortheirchildren.ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessUnderstandingtheText3.WhatdoesGatesthinkofdroppingoutofschool?Hediscouragesit.ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessNotestotheTextIt'struethatIdroppedoutofcollegetostartMicrosoft,butIwasatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforedroppingout--andI'dlovetohavethetimetogoback.(Para.4)It'struethatIleftcollegeearlytostartMicrosoft,butIwasatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforeIleft,andifIhadthetimeI'dlovetogoback(formyfurtherstudy).不错,为创建微软,我未完成大学学业,不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三年,而且我真心希望有一天能重返校园。ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessUnderstandingtheText4.WhichuniversitydidGatesgoto?Didhegraduatewithadegree?HewenttoHarvardbuthedroppedoutinhisjunioryear.ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessNotestotheTextSinceyouareasuccess,mystudentsperceivethatasareasonnottocaremuchaboutgettingagoodeducation.(Para.5)Asyouareasuccess,mystudentstendtoinferfromyoursuccessthattheydon'thavetoworryverymuchaboutdoingwellinschool.你成功了,我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育。perceive(para.5)vt.察觉v.感知,感到,认识到perceivewhatsb.means明白某人的意思perceivethedanger意识到危险我发觉我再也不能使她改变主意.IperceivedthatIcouldnotmakeherchangehermindanymore.perceivesbdosthperceivesbdoingsth觉察到某人做/正做某事ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessNotestotheTextButsomebodyhandingyouabookdoesn'tautomaticallyfosterlearning.(Para.10)Butifsomeonegivesyouabookyoumaynotnecessarilylearnanythingfromit.但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessNotestotheTextInhighschooltherewereperiodswhenIwashighlyfocusedonwritingsoftware,butformostofmyhighschoolyearsIhadwide-rangingacademicinterests.(Para.12)SometimesinhighschoolIengagedmyselfwhollyinwritingsoftware,butmostofthetimeIstudiedalargevarietyofsubjects.读高中时,我有一段时间醉心于软件编写,但大部分时间里,我的学习兴趣相当广泛。signup(para.13)签约参加工作,签约雇用,报名参加I’vesigneduptotakeacourseatthelocalcollege.我已报名参加当地大学开设的一门课程.signin签到把…的名字登记下来signoffsignoverI'dbettersignoffnow.我得就此停笔。结束写信签字移交ExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessPassageAMyAdvicetoStudents:EducationCountsloseoneselfinsthtobecomesointerestedinsththatittakesallyourattentionHewaslostinhishomework.他在专心致志做作业.Heseemedtolosehimselfindeepthought.他似乎在深思中.一些男生沉迷于网络电脑游戏.沉迷于;专心致志于Someboyshavelostthemselvesinonlinecomputergames.sink(para.14)v.沉浸;使沉没,下降,降低变小;减少;减低价值n.水槽,水池他没理解那个警告,因此惹上了麻烦。渗入,沁进被理解,被了解Thewarningfailedtosinkin,andhegotintotroubleasaconsequence.besunkindeepthought陷入沉思sinkintoadeepsleep沉沉入睡sinkone’svoicetoawhisper把声音降低为耳语sinkaship使船沉没sinkinExperiencingEnglish2,Unit5WaystoSuccessPassageAMyAdvicetoStudents:EducationCountsNotestotheTextIt'sfinetotakeadeepinterestincomputers,dance,languageoranyotherdiscipline,butnotifitjeopardizesbreadth.(Para.15)It'sOKtobeverystronglyinterestedinanysubjectoractivitysuchascomputers,dance,orlanguage,butnotifitmakesyourintereststoonarrow.你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非,但太偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。jeopardize(Para.15)vt.使处于危险之中;危及,破坏Thesecurityofthewholeoperationhasbeenjeopardizedbyonecarelessperson.整个操作的安全让一个粗心大