FRESH START第一段PPT.pptx

FRESH START Objective: Show you our understanding of some of the important sentences and words. The fact was that no matter how mature I liked to consider myself, I was feeling just a bit first-gradish. Paraphrase The fact is that however mature I liked to thought myself was, I was feeling just a bit like the first grade student. Suffix:-ish Meaning: a bit like/a kind of/ kinda(oral) Example: selfish , childish New words : sheepish Sentence:How sheepish men look when they fall, dont they? Embarrassed/shy Adding to my distress was the distinct impression that everyone on campus was watching me. Paraphrase Adding to my uncomfortableness was the different feeling that everyone on the campus was watching me. Distinct: adj. This passage can be divided into 3 distinct part.( 特殊的，独立的） I have a distinct memory of this book , because I read it before.(清晰的，明确的） Derivative: distinctive(adj.独特的） Distinction(n.卓越 荣誉） Distress: n. vt. He was afraid that the ship might be in distress. The news that hundreds of people died in a massive explosion distressed the whole country. Derivative : distressful (adj.) (n.不幸，危难） (vt.使悲伤，使苦恼） Once I recognized that I had no one’s expectation to live up to but my own , I relaxed. Paraphrase Once I realized that I don’t have to live up to others expectation but my own , I relaxed. Live up/live up to While we are in college most of us live it up. He lived up to his parents’ hope after College Entrance Examination. (过着逍遥的日子） (不辜负，达到要求） The shackles of self-consciousness fell away , and I began to view college a wonderful experiment. paraphrase The chain of self-awareness faded away, and I began to think college life as a wonderful taste. Shackle: n. vt. In 1949 we threw the shackles of our federal past. The suspect is shackled on a chair. (n.枷锁，桎梏） (v.铐在，束缚）