1、1、Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain and one of the worlds most famous institutions of higher learning.牛津大学是英国最古老的大学，也是世界最著名的高等学府。2、Most fellows are college instructors called tutors, and the rest are university professors and lecturers.部分管委会成员都称为导师的学院教师，其余的是大学教授和讲师。3、Students cho
2、ose which lectures to attend on the basis of their own special interests and on the advice of their tutors.学生选听什么课程是根据自己的兴趣和导师的建议而定的。4、 The Rhodes scholarship program enables students from the United States, Canada, and many other nations to study at Oxford for a minimum of two years.罗兹德奖学金面向美国、加拿大和
3、很多其他国家的学生，为他们提供至少两年的牛津学习费用。5、Students should check carefully that they are eligible to apply for a particular scholarship before making an application as most of the schemes are restricted to certain nationalities and/or programs.学生们在申请某一项奖学金之前应仔细核查是否有资格，因为多数奖学金对学生国籍和（或）课程都有限制。1、 He had just been pr
4、omoted to director of marketing for a company that produces tradeshow exhibits and wasnt looking for a job.他在一家生产商展展品的公司工作，刚被提升为营销总管，并不想换工作。2、 Two interviews later he jumped to a new job.他去了两家公司面试，然后就跳槽了。3、 Most major newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their classified listing
5、s, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available across town, in another state, or around the world.大型报纸和专业出版物的分类广告大多都有在线版，求职者能搜索到市内、国内甚至国外的一些工作机会。4、With a click of her mouse, Mello sent her rsum to the company via e-mail and soon received an invitation for an interview.梅洛鼠标一点，用电子邮件把简历寄到了该公司，很快就收到
6、面试通知。5、 By accessing an online real estate service, she saw color photos of rental properties, including detailed floor plans.通过上网进入一家在线房地产服务公司网站，梅洛看到了可供租用的房子的彩色照片，包括很详细的楼面格局图。1、 Ive never stopped to question whether Im getting what Im paying for, though Ive always been a “smart“ shopper, a sale sho
7、pper.我从不考虑我买的东西是否物有所值，虽然我买东西一直都很“精明” ，买的都是打折的商品。2、 All the things I want and buy are influenced by what magazines, television, and other advertisers tell me I need to buy.我想要的，我所买的，都受到杂志、电视或别的广告商的影响，它们在告诉我该买些什么。3、College is a place where typically no one knows you at first, so you can be whoever you
8、 want to be.大学里，最初通常没有人认识你，所以你想怎样穿戴都行。4、 Although I look to ads for the upcoming styles, I am still affected by the underlying images behind them.虽然我看广告的目的是想了解最新潮流，可我还是会受到广告的潜在信息的影响。5、 Because human nature makes us want to be popular and glamorous, we follow the lead ads give us.我们都想受人欢迎，魅力四射，这是人性使然
9、，所以我们会对广告言听计从。1、 How can we steer our child toward success?我们怎样才能把孩子引向成功之路？2、 Its true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping outand Id love to have the time to go back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。3、 In high school
10、 there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests.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。4、 College isnt the only place where information exists.不一定只有在大学才能获取信息，在图书馆也可以学习。5、 Getting real expertise in an area of
11、 interest can lead to successunless the specialty ends up being a dead end or youre not good at.深入掌握自己感兴趣的领域的专业知识，能够引导你走向成功，除非这个专业没有发展前途，或者你并不很擅长这个方面。1、 From that moment on, Paul recognized that his life would never be the same.从那一刻起，保罗意识到自己的生活从此永远地改变了。2、 He was a young man who had discovered and de
12、monstrated that goals can be reached no matter how many obstacles and botched attempts lie in the way.这个年轻人发现：不管途中有多少障碍，要经历多少次失败，目标终能实现，而且他证明了这一点。3、 It wasnt until I stepped off the plane that I realized people considered me a hero.走下飞机，我才意识到人们把我当成了英雄。4、 With medal in hand, Paul was suddenly ushered
13、 into a world of lucrative endorsements and figure-skating world tours, of exclusive events and autograph seekers.手中拿着奖牌，保罗突然进入到一个全新的世界：财源不断的签约、花样滑冰巡回赛、独家采访、追星族要求签名。5、 Just as a skater achieves perfection by practicing small parts of his larger routine day after day, a hero must look for ways to ser
14、ve on a regular basis not just in a crisis or more visible situation.要达到完美的地步，滑冰选手需苦练每个细小的动作，日复一日不能懈怠，英雄也一样，应该日日奉献，而不只是在危机关头或者在众人瞩目之时才有所作为。1、 Despite his worry, Dad was a pillar of strength for us and especially for her.父亲自己忧心忡忡，却是我们的精神支柱，对母亲而言也是如此。2、 She knew that no matter what, Dad and his love w
15、ould be there.她深知不管发生什么事，父亲和他的爱总会和她在一起。3、I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would.我决定辍学，父亲也曾劝我改变主意，像任何好父亲一样。4、As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U.K.我的小杂志继续办下去了，后来改名为学生 ，成为全英发行的青年杂志。5、Hang in there and things will improve.坚持一下情况总会好起来的。
