2015HoldingOntoaDream.pptVIP

 行政管理专业 吕宏斌 米占雄 王 淼 王经纬 Holding Onto a Dream 1. While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, Priscilla Vazquez waited anxiously for her letter from the University of Washington, hoping she would be the first person in her family to attend college. When the acceptance letter arrived, she was overjoyed. hold onto 抓住，坚持，保持 也可写为 hold on to 注：口语中表示“停住，等一下”或打 电话时“别挂断”用 hold on eg：Hold on！Wait until I get my camera Overjoyed adj 万分高兴的，欣喜若狂的 eg: He is overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a father.(他要当父亲了，十分高兴） be overjoyed at sth./doing sth. 对······感到欣喜若狂 be overjoyed to hear/find/see sth. 极其兴奋的听到/找到/看到某事 Holding Onto a Dream 2. There was just one problem: The University of Washington didnt have any grant money to give Priscilla. It offered her only a small loan and expected her family to come up with the rest. My family was making enough money to get by, but not enough to pay that much for me to go to school, she said. loan n 借；贷款；借出的东西 vt 借出，贷予（同lend） （反return，pay back） on loan 暂借的 make a loan to··· 贷款给······ come up with 提供,提出,想出 注:表 赶上 相当于 catch up with get by (勉强)对付过去;过得去 表 勉强过活 意同 make ends meet 常表示 达到可以接受的标准,但不是很好 Holding Onto a Dream 3. Priscilla called the financial-aid office for advice. They told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. During that time, their parents cannot have claimed them as a dependent on the familys tax forms. Hearing this, I was totally stunned, Priscilla recalls. I realized I was going to have to take some time off, work, become financially independent from my parents, and then reapply to school. Postponing my dream hurt, but it was the only possibility. They told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. 翻译:他们告诉她说,未来的大学生要寻求更多的经