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Towardabrighterfutureforall
1. Goodafternoon!Aspresidentoftheuniversity,Iamproudtowelcomeyoutothisuniversity.Yourachievementisthetriumphofyearsofhardwork,bothofyourownandofyourparentsandteachers.Hereattheuniversity,wepledgetomakeyoureducationalexperienceasrewardingaspossible.
下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的 结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。
Wordsandphrase 1.achievement e.g.
n
somethingverygoodanddifficultthatyouhavesucceededindoing:
AnOlympicsilvermedalisaremarkableachievementforonesoyoung.
n
beingsuccessfulorvictorious shoutsoftriumph
成功,胜利
2.triumph
greatachievementorsuccess成功
oneofthetriumphsofmodernscience
v.
~(oversb/sth)besuccessfulorvictorious triumphoverone'sdifficulties
战胜困难.
3.pledge
v ~sth(tosb/sth)(fml)promisesolemnlytogive(support,etc);give(one'sword,honour,etc)
asapledge保证给予（支持等）
;以（誓言﹑ 名誉等）作担保 :
发誓效忠国王
pledgeloyaltytotheking
bepledgedtokeepingasecret誓守秘密.
~ sb/oneself(tosth/todosth)promisesolemnlythatsb/onewilldosthorsupportacause,etc保证
某人[自己]做某事或支持某事业等
TheGovernmenthaspledgeditselftosendaidtothefaminevictims.
政府已承诺赈济饥民 .
:
[Tn]leave(sth)withsbasapledge典当（某物） He'spledgedhismother'sweddingring.
[Tn](fml)drinktothehealthof(sb);toast(sb)
为（某人）的健康祝酒 ;向（某人）祝酒 :
pledgethebride（新娘）andbridegroom（新郎）
4.rewarding
adjgivingyousatisfaction,pleasure,orprofit值得的；有意义的；有回报的Ourjourneytotheorphanage(孤儿
院)wasaveryrewardingexperience.Antonym:unrewarding
Synonym:satisfying
.as...aspossible
as+adj/adv+as;as+adj+n+as尽力做某事的意思Wehavetorunasfastaspossible.
Canyousayitasloudlyaspossible? Ihopeyou’stayllaslongaspossible.
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Weneedasmanyapplesaspossible. Youmustcomebackassoonaspossible.
Wordformationnote:
adjsuffix-ing
1.-ing加在某些
transitiveverb后，构成adj，主要用于表示事物的性质或特征， 或某物或某事给人的感
觉、情感、印象等。这类词包括
welcoming, charming, discouraging,disgusting,frightening,
alarming,surprising等。例如：
awelcomingsmile
热情的微笑
acharminghouseontheoutskirtsofthetown在城镇郊外的一栋漂亮的房子analarmingincreaseinhousingprice房价的惊人增长
Asurprisingnumberofmenstaybachelors.
有相当多的男子仍然是单身。
2. -ing加在intransitiveverb之后，构成adj，表示某事或某人仍然处于某种状态。例如：
arecurringproblem
反复出现的问题
hisagingmother
他那日渐苍老的母亲
他的头发理的是当时盛行的发型。
Heworehishairintheprevailingfashion.
Paraphrase
1Yourachievementisthetriumphofyearsofhardwork,bothofyourownandofyourparentsand
teachers.
Meaning:Your enteringthisuniversityisanimportantsuccess.Thissuccessisduetomanyyearsof
yourhardwork,andmanyyearsofyourparents
’andteachers ’hardwork.
2Hereattheuniversity,wepledgetomakeyoureducationalexperienceasrewardingaspossible. Meaning:Hereattheuniversity,wepromisetomakeyoureducationalexperienceasworthwhile
as
possible.
2. Inwelcomingyoutotheuniversity,Iamremindedofmyownhighschoolgraduationandthephotographmymomtookofmydadandme.\rmclock.\
在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景， 我们：“姿势自然点。”
还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。 妈妈吩咐
“等一等,”爸爸说，“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。” 至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。
在大学期间，那
个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。
Wordsandphrase
1.remind
v inform(sb)ofafactortell(sb)todosthhemayhaveforgotten 提醒:
DoIhavetoremindyouyetagain? Remindmetoanswerthatletter.
~sbofsb/sth
causesbtorememberorbenewlyawareofsb/sth使某人回想起或意识到某人 [某事物]:
Heremindsmeofhisbrother.
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ThissongremindsmeofFrance.
reminder
n sth.thatmakesyounotice,remember,orthinkaboutsth. 起提醒作用的东西
Thecoldservedasareminderthatwinterwasn
’tquitefinished.
Thewaiterswereclearingthetables,whichservedasareminderthatitwastimetoleave. 2. posev
(a)[I,Ipr]~(forsb)sitorstandinaparticularpositioninordertobepainted,drawnorphotographed
摆
好姿势（以便画像或拍照）
:
他得摆好戴着月桂花冠的姿势
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使（某人）摆好姿势（以
Hehadtoposewearingalaurelwreath.
(b)[Tn]put(sb)inaparticularpositioninordertopaint,draworphotographhim 便画像或拍照） :
Theartistposedhismodelcarefully.
那位画家仔细摆好模特儿的姿势 .
[I](derog
贬)behaveinanunnaturaloraffectedwayinordertoimpresspeople
别装蒜啦,告诉我们你的真实想法吧
.
装腔作势:Stopposing
andtelluswhatyoureallythink. posen
1positioninwhichapersonposesorisposed(pose1b)
（为画像或拍照而摆的）姿势
.
,姿态:
Sheadoptedanelegantpose.她摆了一个优美的姿势
2(derog贬)unnaturaloraffectedwayofbehaving,intendedtoimpresspeople装腔作势的举动 concernforthepoorisonlyapose.
:His
他对穷人的关心只不过是做做样子罢了 .
Paraphrase
1Inwelcoming
youtotheuniversity,
Iamremindedofmyownhighschoolgraduationandthe
photographmymomtookofmydadandme.(Para.2)
Meaning:WhenIamwelcomingyoutothisuniversity,somethingIrememberismyownhighschoolgraduatio
nandthephotomymomtookofmydadandme.
3 Letmesharewithyousomethingthatyoumaynotexpect.Youwillmissyouroldroutinesandyourparents'reminderstoworkhardandattainyourbest.Youmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobefinallyfinishedwithhighschool,andyourparentsmayhavecriedtearsofjoytobefinallyfinishedwithdoingyourlaundry!Butknow
this:Thefutureisbuiltonastrongfoundationofthepast.
让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情。你们将会怀念以前的生活习惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你 们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩。你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于
不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。
Wordsandphrase 1.routine
n
[C,U]fixedandregularwayofdoingthings
程序;公事;常规:
Shefounditdifficulttoestablishanewroutineafterretirement.
dosthasamatterofroutine按常规办事
[attrib 作定语]routinetasks,chores,duties,etc日常工作﹑
日常事务﹑ 例行职责.
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[C]setsequenceofmovementsinadanceorsomeotherperformance
舞蹈等表演的成套动作 :
gothroughadanceroutine做一套舞蹈动作
.
通常的;惯例的;例行的:
routine
adj usual;habitual;regular
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theroutineprocedure例行手续
routinemaintenance定期的保养
routinely
2.attain
v
adv.
[Tn]succeedingetting(sth);achieve
attainapositionofpower
获得权位
attainone'sgoal,objective,ambition,etc attainourtargetof50000
达到我们的 50000英镑的目标.
attainable
adj thatcanbeattained
Theseobjectivesarecertainlyattainable. attainmentn
[U]successinreaching达到;到达:
她要实现抱负仍是一种梦想
成就;造诣:
Theattainmentofherambitionswasstilladream.
.
[Cusupl]thingattained,espskillorknowledge
ascholarofthehighestattainments造诣极高的学者
.
3.finished
adj[pred] (notbeforenoun)nolongerdoing,dealingwith,orusingsth.
口)
~(withsb/sth)(infml
Iwon'tbefinishedforanotherhour.
我还有一个小时才能完事
我的工具你用完了吗？
.
Areyoufinishedwithmytoolsyet?
Shedecidedshewasfinishedwithworkingforothers. 她决定不再为别人做事 .
4. mayhavedonesth.:usedfortalkingaboutpastpossibilitiesShemi
ghthavechangedhermindanddecidednottocome. 5. foundationn
[U]actoffounding(aninstitution,organization,etc)
建立,创立,创办:
thefoundationoftheuniversity
[C](a)(organizationsetuptoprovide)sumsofmoneyforresearch,charity,etc
（为研究﹑ 慈善
事业等提供的）基金 ,基金会:
Youmaybeabletogetsupportfromanartsfoundation.
[Cusupl]layerofbricks,concrete,etcformingthesolidbaseofabuildingunderground
地基;房
基;基础:
laythefoundationsofabuilding
给建筑物奠基
[C,U]principle,ideaorfactonwhichsthisbased;basis
想或事实;基础:
（作为某事的）基本原则﹑ 思
laythefoundationsofone'scareer奠定个人事业的基础
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Thatrumorhasnofoundation.
那谣言没有事实根据 .
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