新视野大学英语读写Book1 Unit1

1 Section A Text A Toward a brighter future for all

1. Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible.

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。

Words and phrase

1. achievement n something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing:

e.g. An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

2. triumph n being successful or victorious 成功,胜利

shouts of triumph

great achievement or success 成功

one of the triumphs of modern science

v. ~ (over sb/sth) be successful or victorious

triumph over one's difficulties 战胜困难.

3. pledge v ~ sth (to sb/sth) (fml ) promise solemnly to give (support,etc); give (one's word, honour, etc) as a pledge 保证给予（支持等）; 以（誓言﹑名誉等）作担保:

pledge loyalty to the king 发誓效忠国王

be pledged to keeping a secret 誓守秘密.

~ sb/oneself (to sth/to do sth) promise solemnly that sb/one will do sth or support a cause, etc保证某人[自己]做某事或支持某事业等

The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims. 政府已承诺赈济饥民.

[Tn] leave (sth) with sb as a pledge典当（某物）:

He's pledged his mother's wedding ring.

[Tn] (fml ) drink to the health of (sb); toast (sb) 为（某人）的健康祝酒; 向（某人）祝酒:

pledge the bride （新娘）and bridegroom（新郎）

4. rewarding adj giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit 值得的；有意义的；有回报的

Our journey to the orphanage (孤儿院) was a very rewarding experience.

Antonym: unrewarding

Synonym: satisfying

5. as...as possible as + adj / adv +as ; as + adj + n + as 尽力做某事的意思

We have to run as fast as possible.

Can you say it as loudly as possible?

I hope you’ll stay as long as possible.

We need as many apples as possible.

You must come back as soon as possible.

Word formation note:

adj suffix -ing