1、Unit3Text A,children (growing up in and around New York City) 现在分词短语作定语 在纽约或周边长大的孩子a part of life 生活的一部分 Going to cram schools is a part of life for the children of Asian descent who growing up in and around New York City.,e. 用新的系统替代旧的系统 replace the old system with a new one f. 发展经济 develop the econ
2、omy,cram school 强化班drag themselves to使自己前往地方Hundreds of students start to go to these private tutoring classes in the third grades and continue through college day after day, and this has been a tradition in the Far East for a long time,growing number of越来越多数量的enroll sb. in school注册入学hoping to 现在分词作
3、伴随状语抱着的希望success (associated with Asian students)success which Asian students usually achieve,Started her son in Elite Academy开始把她儿子送到 艾丽特精英学校a Korean cram school in Flushing 作同位语一所设在法拉盛的韩国人开办的强化学校a role model一位榜样the enrollment shift学校生源的变化 be surprising 让人惊讶,the school (run by Asian immigrants)亚洲移民
4、开办的学校have done nothing to go after the mainstream market=have not tried to attract the mainstream market 并没有做任何努力去迎合主流市场 change their ways to attract non-Asian students 改变他们的（招生）方式以吸引非亚裔的学生,at least for now至少到目前为止an article (advertising a workshop on writing college essays) 现在分词作定语宣传大学论文写作课的文章 While
5、 parents are waiting to pick up their children in the lobby, they chat and most of them talk to each other in Korean.,1. to lift something up from a surface 拿起；提起；捡起 e.g. Steve picked up a wallet on his way home. 2. to stop and let someone get into your car, boat, etc. 停下来让某人搭车或船e.g. The truck diver
6、 picked up a hitchhiker. 3. to get a skill, language, habit, idea or piece of information by chance rather than by deliberately trying to get it 偶然间，无意间学会技能，语言等e.g. Sarah picked French up when she lived in Paris.,pick up,But rather than feeling out of place, many non-Asian parents see this as one of
7、 the schools primary draws. 许多来自非亚洲国家的父母非但没有格格不入的感觉，反而认为这是学校最具吸引力的一面Instead of feeling out of place, many non-Asian parents regard this as one of the major attractions.feel out of place感到格格不入ones interested in learning 对学习感兴趣的学生,句中的 this 指非亚裔学生与亚裔学生在一起学习,Classes for the younger pupils are the ones b
8、ecoming increasingly diverse 越来越多的低年级学生是来自不同国家的 句中的 ones 是指 classes。此句的意思与下句呼应。become increasingly diverse 变得越来越多样化but the high school classes remain （=still be)mostly students from Asian families高年级的班级仍然是大多来自亚洲家庭的学生,because of the extra devotion (required)由于需要额外的精力 possibly because of the extra dev
9、otion required, given teenagers already busy schedules. 也许是因为来这里上课需要投入额外的经历，而孩子们的课程安排已经很繁重了,句中的 given 是一个介词，意思是“考虑到”，如： Given their young age, theyve done a good job. 考虑到他们小小的年纪，工作已经做得很好了,busy/ full schedule 繁忙的/满满的日程安排in full swingof sth. has reached its highest level of activity 指事情等正在热烈进行中，正起劲 e.
10、g. The party was in full swing when the police burst in.晚会正进行得起劲时，突然警察闯了进来。The class was in full swing when a bird flew in,struggle with something努力地（艰难地）应对admit to doing something承认fit in 适应 to be accepted by other people in a group because you have the same attitudes and interests 因为有共同的看法和兴趣被他人接受
11、，相处融洽 e.g. At first I felt awkward, but I soon learned to fit in.开头我感到不自在，但很快就学会适应了。,offer another benefit提供另一个好处,Unit 3 text B,a good many =manythink of as =see as 把看作是make people depressed 使人们沮丧/郁闷as long as=if onlywork miracles = lead to miracles/ greater achievement,Unit 3 text B,Concerning exam
12、s, it is not how much knowledge we have learned, but how well we apply it that really counts. 至于考试，关键不在于我们学了多少知识，而在于我们如何运用这些知识 Interpretation: what is really important is how well we apply knowledge but not how much we have learned,这是一个由 it 引导的强调句，句型为： It is that ,It was we who held a class meeting
13、in the club yesterday,pressure related to exams 与考试相关的压力 work well for me对我很有效 an ongoing process 持续的过程turn pressure into motivation 变压力为动力 be supposed to do something= should do something,谚语中常用Jack表示不定指的某人或某类人。又如： Every Jack has his Jill. 人各有偶。 Jack is as good as his master. 伙计和老板一样好。 Jack of both
14、sides 模棱两可的人 Jack of all trades 杂而不精的人,lose oneself into something一头扎在中add some flavor to为添加滋味refresh the mind清新大脑prefer doing sth.更倾向于做某事,burn the midnight oil= stay up late doing sth.开夜车as test approach (v.)在考试来临时in the long run长此以往produce nothing but a vicious circle 只会造成恶性循环,in good spirits心情好be
15、ar in mind切记 排除对失败的恐惧 relieve the fear of failureacknowledge it and wipe it from our minds先承认它，然后将其从大脑中清除,replace it with something positive用正面的东西替代它get down to something着手做某事organize the knowledge整理知识,Only when we have organized our knowledge, can we then have a more systematic approach. 我们只有把自己的知识理清楚，才能更加系统地进行学习 这是一个由only引导的强调句，所以主句中的主语与情态动词can倒装overcome weakness克服缺点develop the strengths发扬长处,have a definite goal on how to =be clear about how tobe the key to everything= solve all the problemdoes what it can起到一定作用,
