1.

Growing Up

Growing up is by no means a bad thing. It allows us to make a 1) difference in the world, to find out who we are, and to live the life we 2) imagined as children. We dreamed of growing up when we rested our young heads on our downy pillows and looked up with 3) wonder at the glow-in-the-dark stars stuck to our ceiling, wondering what the world 4) looked like beyond our own home, beyond the world that had been so meticulously created for us. Yet upon growing up, we find that reality often 5) contends with those very dreams. We find that the 6) reality of growing up is perhaps less lovely than we’d envisioned. We find that the only thing we really want back is our youth and our 7) innocence and the cruel irony is that these are the very things that will never 8) return.

1.

A.

B.

C.

1) My peripheral world was puzzled by her actions.

2) By the time I accepted that I had emotions that needed to be grieved, I had already arrived on Duke’s campus.

2.

My mom was said to be a good mom until one day in my ninth year, she left my two brothers and me forever. What she did puzzled me and changed everything in my life, though I never shed a tear. My dad did what he could to keep our life as normal as possible, prompting us to remain grateful to God. Therevisiting of the memory of my mom during my senior year of high school made me understand that I needed to grieve my mom so that I could move on to a new chapter of my life. I couldn’t find anyone to whom to discharge my emotions until I participated in Kathy Rudy’s Baldwin Scholars freshman seminar in Duke, where I learned to let go of my mother and was able to make sense of some of the things in my life. Notice of the speculation of my mother’s death left me shockingly unaffected, for the grief and the pressures imposed upon my life by my mom were already released. The whole issue taught me that people need to deal with the past by understanding it, then leaving it behind, and most importantly, acknowledging pain as an opportunity for growth.

Reading and Discussing

Language in Use

4.

• 1) proclaim

• 2) scar

• 3) speculation

• 4) discharging 

• 5) clarity

• 6) contacted

• 7) compromise

• 8) grieved

• 9) affirmed

• 10) prompted

5.

1) If you don’t know what you want, you might end up with something you don’t want.

2) It is the time of year when the island nations of the Caribbean normally expect their hotels and beaches to be crammed with sun-seekers.

3) I can teach you about kindness, but I cannot impose graciousness on/upon you.

4) When parents find it hard to let go of bitterness or anger, or if they are depressed about the changes brought on by divorce, they can find help from a counselor or therapist.

5) As the preferred candidate for this job he has no shortcoming other than his lack of experience.

6.

• 1) in hand 

• 2) by hand 

• 3) on hand 

• 4) at hand 

• 5) along the way

• 6) out of the way

• 7) in the way

• 8) on the way to

• 9) By the way

• 10) under way

7.

For reference

• 1) B 

• 2) A

• 3) A

• 4) A

• 5) A

• 6) C

• 7) A

• 8) C

8.

1) 在哭闹了5分钟之后，我最终妥协了，心想如果明天妈妈一大早就来接我，那我现在就进去。

2) 他提醒我们要对上帝心存感激，因为我们终于在一起了。

3) 当我回想过去，令我惊讶的是其实一切都没有改变，尽管看起来我们的生活样样在变。

4) 最值得一提的是我放弃了曾经向妈妈许下的要当医生的诺言。

5) 一路走来，我开始明白：唯一能让我开始自己人生的方式便是放下对母亲离去的那份伤感。在这样的人生中，我相信自己不仅仅是一个因表现得不够好而得不到妈妈爱的女儿。

9.

Reference translation

1) Resultantly, the fans had to accept the rescheduling of the concert due to the weather.

2) Luckily, we could cook all these delicious courses by following the steps provided in the recipe book.

3) Notably, the credits earned from Internet open courses have been officially accepted by many universities.

4) More importantly, students understand that they should find a balance between their study and entertainment.

5) Clearly, the media has hidden some important information from the public.

1.

1) Beyond that

2) but then

3) In other words

4) One; another; another

5) Or rather

Language in Use

2.

• 1) jealous

• 2) pursue

• 3) household

• 4) rejections

• 5) permanent

• 6) frustrating

• 7) switch

• 8) delicate

• 9) gambling

• 10) progressively

3.

• 1) right now

• 2) is addicted to

• 3) No wonder

• 4) narrow down

• 5) sign up for

• 6) What if

4.

Reference translation

1) 那晚回家后，我想了想他对我说的话。

2) 书籍之于全人类正如记忆之于个人。

3) 他对自己未来追求什么已有明确而又专注的想法，而我对该学什么专业还懵懵懂懂，对此我应该妒忌吗？

4) 现在的问题并不是我打算要学什么。

5) 我想我暂时还是要好好享受我剩下的童年时光，马上去看部迪士尼电影。

Writing

Exercise 1

1) Her face was smooth and in a very mysterious way looked carefree like a child’s face does. And she did not even look like a woman over 50, though her long hair tied in a ponytail was grey. She wore blue jeans, trainers and a cotton blouse. She looked like a normal and modest woman, one that you would meet in a supermarket.

2) I have read some of her books and like her idea of teaching children all over the world about environmental conservation and wild animal care so much that I hope to do it personally one day, too. As the greatest and most popular scientist of chimpanzees in the world today and also an active member of the UN Security Council, she is very busy and always travelling, so the chance to see her is quite rare. She has lived over 30 years next to chimpanzees in the rainforest, studying and learning from them.

3) Through the descriptions of Claire’s appearance, the things she does, and her strong influence on the writer, I think she is a very determined lady who is a respected scientist who is moreover interestingly attractive.

Exercise 2

2) I hope to hear from the person whom I spent hours talking with last month.

3) I like my bike that my father gave me.

4) My mother, who is an excellent cook, is thinking of opening a restaurant.

5) I’m driving across the country with three small children, which is going to be stressful.

6) The dog whose owner lives next door is over there.

7) The summer when I graduated from university was long and hot.

8) The bar in Barcelona where I met my wife is still there.

Exercise 3

Sample

My Sister

Ellen, my little sister, is a born leader in our family. She is of medium height with short hair. She is active, energetic and never feels tired. She has got a fantastic sense of humor, which is why she can always make everybody laugh. She loves to hold parties to keep her family members close. In her spare time she plays badminton, so she likes to arrange badminton games for her family members. She also writes a series of rules for the games and sets up awards for winners. Thanks to Ellen, we love our Friday’s badminton night and really enjoy the family get-together. She is such a sweetheart to have in our family.