新一代大学英语综合教程提高篇(上).pdf

新一代大学英语综合教程提高篇（一） 整理： COLLAPSAR Unit-1 College life: Challenges and opportunities 一、 Reading 课文 & 翻译 Some thoughts from a professor 1 As both a college professor and parent of a college student, this time of year always seems to raise a variety of thoughts as freshly minted high school graduates head off to their new adventures. In a couple of weeks, green first-year students will be wandering around campuses everywhere, looking young and confused. 作为一名大学教授和一名大学生的家长，每年的这个时候，当刚毕业的高中毕业生开始他们的新冒险 时，各种各样的想法似乎总是会出现。再过几个星期，绿色的新生们就会在校园里到处游荡，看起来 年轻而迷茫。 2 "Where do I find Burdine Hall?" asks the first year looking impossibly young. 我在哪里可以找到伯丁会堂“ ? ”一个看上去年轻得不可思议的新生问道。 3 "It's that building right behind you," I answer with a smile, knowing that I will have this conversation several times over the next few days. 就是你身后的那座大楼，“ ”我微笑着回答，因为我知道在接下来的几天里我会有好几次这样的对话。 4 Parents and students are nervous, excited, worried about paying bills, and so on. It's a big transition. So what do professors think about all of this? I can't speak for all of my colleagues, but I do have a few suggestions for parents and students heading off to college. First a few thoughts for students: 家长和学生们紧张、兴奋、担心支付账单等等。这是一个巨大的转变。那么教授们是怎么看待这些的 呢?我不能代表所有的同事，但我确实有一些建议给即将上大学的家长和学生。首先是给学生的一些 想法 : 5 Don't get too stressed out, particularly about grades. The first semester may be a little rough as the transition to college evolves. AP students, in particular, need to be careful about stressing over grades. You've been sold a bill of goods if your teachers told you AP classes are just like college classes. They aren't. College classes are more difficult and much more thorough. If you attend a research university, you will be studying with the people who write the books and articles and they will be teaching based upon both their own and