大学体验英语综合教程1(第三版)-课文unit3

PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit3PassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourleisuretimeoncampus?AsfarasI’mconcerned,Ilikelisteningtomusicanddoingsomereadinginmysparetime.Weatherpermitting,Ienjoysomeoutdooractivities,suchasmountainclimbing,bicycle-riding,andsoon.Reference:2.HowdothestudentsatOxfordspendtheirsparetime?Reference:Parties,drinking,eating,relaxing,workingandotheractivitiesinclubsandsocieties.3.CanyounamesomeclubsandsocietiesatOxford?Yes.Thereareover300registeredsocietiesatOxford.Apartfromtheobviouspoliticalpartiesandsportsclubstherearegroupsforallthemainreligions;societiesinterestedinthesocietyandcultureofcountriesorregions,charities,literature,music,dramaandsci-fi;andanumberofstrangegroupssuchastheLMHPuddingSociety,theOxfordStuntFactoryandthePoohSticksSociety.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusClubsandSocietiesParties,drinking,eating—oh,andworking—allhelppassthetime,butdeepdownthere’ssomethingyou’rereallyeagertofind,butyoucan’tquiteputyourfingeron.Whatyouhavebeenlookingfor,myfriend,isthechancetothrowyourselfintotheworldofUniversitySocieties,anddiscoverthehugerangeofactivitieswhichthriveinacitylikeOxford.Whetheryouwanttopursueanexistinginterestordevelopnewones,yourfirstmoveshouldbetocheckoutthebewilderinglylargearrayofclubsattheOUSUFreshers’Fair.WithyourFreshers’Fairticket,youcangetyourhandsonabrand-neweditionofthecomprehensiveguidetoallthingsatOxford.IfyoumisstheFair,don’tdespair:youcanseewhatsocietiesareofferedinTheOxfordDirectory,ahandbookissuedtoyouinFreshers’Week.Takeawhiletobrowsethrough—it’syouronemajorchancetofindoutaboutwhatgoesonintheuniversity.Read&ExploreIhavebeenlookingformydogandstillhaven’tfoundit.Whathaveyoubeendoingalltheseyears?I’vebeenwaitingforanhourandhestillhasn’tturnedup.Thedegreetowhichpeoplegetinvolvedinsocietiesvariesagreatdeal.Sometotallyimmersethemselvesinaclub,hardlyspeakingtoanyonewhoisn’tamemberofthatgroupforthenextthreeyearsandrisingtobecomealeaderoftheorganization.Othersprefertotakeamoreeclecticapproach,beingmembersofseveralsocietiesandtakingpartinwhicheveroftheireventsseeminteresting.Manypeople,perhapsfoolishly,completelyignoreuniversitysocietiesandjusthangoutwithmatesincollege.Societiesofferagreatchancetomeetpeoplefromoutsidecollege,which,especiallyforartsstudents,issomethingitissometimesdifficulttodo.Butdon’tforgetthatmostcollegeshavetheirownflourishingsocieties,whichyoumaybeabletojoininyourcollegeduringFreshers’Week.Musicanddramaareoftenpopularanditisveryeasytogetsomematestogetherandstartsomethingup.IfyouhaveambitionstoopenupyournewShakespearianRapSocietytothewholeuniversity,youcanregisteritwiththeUniversityProctors,whogiveoutstart-upgrantsandloans,amongotherbenefits.Oneofthedownsides,especiallywithlargersocieties,isthehackingwhichtakesplace.“Hack”isthenegativetermappliedtothoseseekingadvancement(usuallytoPresident)inwhatevercluborsociety,andsomeclubssuchastheOxfordUnionortheGuildSocietytendtoattractthosewiththesparkofambitionmorethanothers.WhenstudentssuddenlyremembertheirblankCVswhicharesupposedtosecurethemahighlypaidjoboncetheygraduate,hackeryisalmostinevitable.Donotbeafraid,though:thevastmajorityofstudentstendtoavoidsuchself-seekingbehaviorandgetonwithlife.Read&ExploreThecompanysecureda$20millioncontract.Withover300registeredsocietiestherereallyissomethingforeveryone.Apartfromtheobviouspoliticalpartiesandsportsclubstherearegroupsforallthemainreligions;societiesinterestedinthesocietyandcultureofcountriesfromChinatoBulgaria,andUKregionsfromScotlandtoEssex;charitiesforthoseinterestedinvoluntarywork,literature,music,dramaandscifi;andafairnumberofstrangegroupssuchastheLMH(LadyMargaretHall)PuddingSociety,theOxfordStuntFactoryandthePoohSticksSociety.Youwon’tgetbored.putone’sfingeroninfml.—tofindorshowexactly(thecauseoftrouble)Examples•Somethingiswrongwiththisroom,butIcan’tputmyfingeronwhatitis.•IcouldnotquiteputmyfingeronwhatwasdifferentaboutSimone.Parties,drinking,eating—oh,andworking—allhelppassthetime,butdeepdownthere’ssomethingyou’rereallyeagertofind,butyoucan’tquiteputyourfingeron.Paraphrase?KeyYoureallywanttofindsomegoodwaystofillyoursparetime,butyoucan’tquitedoit.throwoneselfinto—todoortakepartinactivelyandenergeticallyExamples•Sinceherhusbanddied,shehasthrownherselfintoherwork.•TheNationalDayiscoming,theyhavethrownthemselvesintotheorganizationofCelebrationActivities.getone’shandson—catch,orobtainExamples•Theyallwanttogettheirhandsontheoldman’smoney•I’dliketogetmyhandsonanicepairofcowboyboots.browsethrough—lookthroughExamples•IwasbrowsingthroughthenewspaperwhenIspottedyourname.•I’vespentonewholeweekbrowsingthroughHemingway’sworks,tryingtounderstandhisuniquestyleofwriting.findout—tolearnordiscover(afactthatwashiddenornotknown)Examples•Iwon’ttellyou—you’llhavetofindoutbyyourself.•IfoundoutbychancethatshewasactuallyafreshmanfromLondonUniversity.varyv.—1)[~in]tobedifferent;havethequalitiesthatarenotthesameaseachotherExamples•Thepricevariesinaccordingtotheseason.•Theflowersarethesameincolo