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Your College Years

Your College Years. Questions for comprehension. Have you experienced any crucial developmental changes since you entered our university? Have you gone through any identity crisis in college?

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Your College Years

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  1. Your College Years

  2. Questions for comprehension • Have you experienced any crucial developmental changes since you entered our university? Have you gone through any identity crisis in college? • Have you gained psychological independence from your parents? Can you properly handle relations with both sexes in college? • What values and beliefs you have come to internalize in your college years? Any new insights?

  3. It occurs to sb. to-inf / that（p1）: it dawns on sb that, it strikes sb that/how/as • It never occurred to me that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston could get divorced. • A smart idea occurred to me. • His name simply did not occur to my mind. • It never occurs to him to help the poor and the old.

  4. Dawn on/upon sb(p1):begin to appear; grow clear ( to the mind); • The chilling truth began to dawn on him. • It has just dawned on me that I can do it if I believe I can. • It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.

  5. fertilized egg with DNA code embryo 胚胎 fetus 胎儿 newborn infant / child Teenager (infml)/ adolescent (p1) adult (grown-up,infml) / youth / prime盛年 middle-aged pensioner old-aged / elderly / senile senior citizen / the state of infirmity Passage of Our Life (p1)

  6. Go through(P2): experience, undergo, suffer • During this time, NEW ORLEANS is going through a turmoil. The government has opened two more giant centers for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

  7. Other uses of ‘go through’ • I don’t think this plan will go through the Security Council. • (be accepted by) • We have gone through all these documents. • (go over carefully from beginning to end) • It’s too late to back out(收回，停止不干). We just have to go through with it. • (do it because you have promised or planned to do it, even though you are no longer sure you want to do it）

  8. Identity is determined by genetic endowment, shaped by environment, and influenced by chance events.(p2) • Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. • 读书可以怡情，可以博彩，可以长才。 • …and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. • 使我们这个民有、民治、民享的政府永存于世。

  9. To be independent from\of (P3) Eg: be independent of one's parents 不依赖父母而自立 To be dependent on Eg：She is completely dependent on her daughter for money. 她花的钱完全靠从她女儿那里得到。 Independent vs. dependent

  10. Pursue (p3): to proceed along • Pursue a college education • 继续深造 • Pursue further education / studies • Pursue a peace policy • Pursue a plan / topic

  11. Counsel: formal use (p6) • He had always been able to count on her wise counsel. (n. advice fml.) • The prime minister was right to counsel caution about military intervention. (v. advise) • The doctor counsels her to take various treatments of cancer. • Singleton’s counsel said that he would appeal after the trial. (n. lawyer 辩护律师,法律顾问)

  12. Counsel vs. Consult • After _____ with her daughter and manager she decided to take over the factory. consulting) • He is acting on the basis of a ______. (consultancy) • He will need medical help and ___ to overcome the tragedy. (counseling) • My advisers ___ my doing nothing. (counsel)

  13. Nursery school Kindergarten Primary / elementary school Secondary school (age 11 to 18) Middle school (Am. age 6 to 11) High school (Br. 11 to 18; Am. Age 14 to 18) Undergraduate: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, the bachelor’s degree in science or art, essay / thesis; thesis defense Graduate / postgraduate: the graduate school; the master’s degree, the doctor’s degree; thesis, dissertation Education hierarchy

  14. Excessive (p4): more or higher than necessary or reasonable • The government says that local authority spending is excessive. • Managers are also accused of paying themselves excessively high salaries. • An excess of houseplants in a small flat can be oppressive. • A life of excess / the bloody excesses of warfare • (extreme or immoral life)/(extremely bloody)

  15. Nothing +so+adj./adv.Nothing… than…(p5):to emphasize how strong or great a particular quality is • Youngsters learn nothing so fast as how to beat the system. • There’s nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee.

  16. After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. • Either he went through with this thing or he did not: it was all or nothing. • It did nothing but make us ridiculous. • Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills. • It’s all rubbish, and there’s nothing in/to it. • Not for nothing was the plane called “widow-maker” • Never think you can get something for nothing.

  17. Dejected(p5): miserable or unhappy, esp because of being disappointed • Everyone has days when he feels dejected or down. • Deject vs. reject • He looked _____ when the board _____ his plan of a meeting.

  18. To internalize(P7) : to make faith, values, morals, attitudes, behavior, language by learning or assimilating them unconsciously. Eg: I have internalized the cultural values of the Italians after three years of living in Rome. 在罗马生活三年以后我已经消化了意大利人的文化价值观并融为自我意识的一部分 Photo: a hug between Totti and his teammate,

  19. Not only… but (also)(p7&10) • Not only cancer, but also heart and lung disease are influenced by smoking. • Not only did they foresee the dreadful aftermaths, but they also made preparations to reduce possible damages.

  20. Affirm: (p8) formal • State firmly and publicly 肯定,断言,申明 • The European Union has repeatedly affirmed that it’s in agreement with the Americans on this point. • He expressed his affirmation of the plan on the meeting. • Prove sth. true 证实,确认,批准=confirm • Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion. • The council confirmed the decision.

  21. Be aware of (p8):know about • He was well aware of what was undergoing secretly inside the league. • Those swimmers should have been aware of the danger near the shores of this area.

  22. Last of all(p9) • First and foremost • Second… • Last but not least

  23. Observe(p9): • To conform to one’s action or practice • Celebrate • To make a scientific observation • To see or sense through careful attention • To come to realize through consideration of noted facts • Remark or comment

  24. Observe the behaviors of babies • Observe a reddish spot on the surface of the planet • Ted observed that Joe was a fine young man. • Imposing speed restrictions is easy, but forcing motorists to observe them is trickier. • The Islam community are observing their Sabbath quietly.

  25. In a different light(p9):see differently from other perspectives • The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry.(/come to light) • In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues. (by the help of 借助,按照,根据) • A new approach offers an answer, and may shed / cast light on an even bigger question.(帮助说明某事物)

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