21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第1单元课文讲解.pdfVIP

21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第1单元课文讲解

21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第1单元课文讲解

导语：你记得第一次恋爱吗?你让那个人知道你的感受吗?你从经

验中学到了什么，还是只是一个愚蠢的事件?下面是一篇关于这方面的

英语课文，欢迎来学习。

HowIGotSmartSteveBrody

Acommonmisconceptionamongyoungstersattending

schoolisthattheirteacherswerechildprodigies.Whoelsebuta

bookworm,withnoneofthenormalkidstendencytoplayrather

thanstudy,wouldgrowuptobeateacheranyway?

Ivetrieddesperatelytoexplaintomystudentsthatthe

imagetheyhaveofmeasanenthusiasticdevoteeofbooksand

homeworkduringmyadolescencewasabitoutoffocus.Onthe

contrary,Ihatedcompulsoryeducationwithapassion.Icould

neverquiteacceptthenotionofhavingtogotoschoolwhilethe

fishwerebiting.

Butinmysophomoreyear,somethingbeautifulandexciting

happened.Cupidaimedhisarrowandstruckmerightinthe

heart.Allatonce,Ienjoyedgoingtoschool,ifonlytogazeatthe

lovelyfaceinEnglishII.

Myprincesssatnearthepencilsharpener,andthatyearI

groundupenoughpencilstofuelacampfire.Alas,Debbiewas

farbeyondmywildestdreams.Wewereseparatednotonlyby

fiverowsofdesks,butbyabout50I.Q.points.Shewasthetop

studentinEnglishII,theappleofMrs.Larriveeseye.

Occasionally,Debbiewouldcatchmestaringather,andshe

wouldflashasmilethatradiatedintelligenceandquickenedmy

heartbeat.Itwasasmilethatsignaledhopeandmademe

temporarilyforgettheintellectualgulfthatseparatedus.

Ischemeddesperatelytobridgethatgulf.Andoneday,asI

waspassingthesupermarket,anideacametome.Asigninthe

windowannouncedthatthestorewasofferingthefirstvolume

ofasetofencyclopediasatthespecialpriceof29cents.The

remainingvolumeswouldcost$2.49each.

IpurchasedVolumeI—Aa