? Jean claims to own a car but I don't believe her. 3. perceivesth as sth: interpret sth. in a certain way; view ? I perceived his comment as a challenge. 4. let alone: without considering
? There isn?t enough room for us, let alone six dogs and a cat. ? The baby can't even walk, let alone run.
? I haven?t decided on the menu yet, let alone bought the food.
? He has a big house and an expensive car, not to mention a villa in France. 5. threaten: utter a threat; give warning of ? Giant pandas are threatened with extinction. ? The boss threaten an employee with dismissal. ? The clouds threaten rain
6. foster: help (something) to grow or develop Cooperative learning fosters a spirit of cooperation.
? The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young.
7. focus on: v. direct one's attention to
? As we can't study all the resources, I propose we focus attention on one of them.
? Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people in London 8. lose oneself in sth.: become totally absorbed in, be preoccupied by ? I soon lost myself in the excitement of the film.
? On a dull winter afternoon, Harry would sit by the fire and lose himself in a book.
9. discipline: a method of training
? Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory.
? In learning a foreign language, pronunciation drills and question and answer drills are good discipline.
10. take advantage of: make use of; profit from
? We should take full advantage of the exceptional opportunity open in experts.
? You?d better take advantage of the warm weather by going for a walk this afternoon.
11. opportunity: a favorable moment or occasion (for doing something) ? It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people. ? Don?t let slip any opportunity of practicing your English. 12. discourage: prevent (an action) ? We discourage smoking in this school.
? We tried to discourage him from climbing the mountain without a guide. 13. sign up: sign an agreement to take part in something ? We will not have the picnic unless more people sign up ? How many people signed up for this course? 14. appropriate: correct or suitable
? Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear. ? It seemed appropriate to end with a joke. Step 2 Important sentences
1. It's true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out--and I'd love to have the time to go back. (para. 4) It's true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and if I had the time I'd love to go back (for my further study). 不错，为创建微软，我未完成大学学业，不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三年，而且我真心希望有一天能重返校园。
2. Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education. (para. 5)
As you are a success, my students tend to infer from your success that they don't have to worry very much about doing well in school.
你成功了，我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育。
3. But somebody handing you a book doesn't automatically foster learning. (para. 10)
But if someone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it. 但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。
4. In high school there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. (para. 12) Sometimes in high school I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I studied a large variety of subjects.
读高中时，我有一段时间醉心于软件编写，但大部分时间里，我的学习兴趣相当广泛。
5. One parent wrote me that her 15-year-od son became completely preoccupied by the computer and ignored everything else.
One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son \himself in the hole of the computer.\
有位家长写信说，她15岁的儿子“钻进计算机无底洞里了”。
6. It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (para. 15)
It's OK to be very strongly interested in any subject or activity such as computers, dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow.
你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非，但太偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。
7. If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, you've got two problems. (para. 16)
If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interests in high school, you have two problems (not just one).
如果高中阶段兴趣过于集中，你会面临两个问题。
8. Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isn't always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint. (para. 17)
Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area , but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money. 读研究生是获取专业知识的一个途径，不过从纯经济角度来看，大学毕业后再接受教育不总是明智的投资。
Assignments:
1) Memorize words and phrases in context 2) Study Passage B by yourself
Part 4 Produce and consolidation (2 periods) Step 1 General writing ：Grammar (35mins)Relative Clauses
Relative clauses are dependent clauses, so named because they begin with a relative pronoun: who, which, or that. Relative clauses are used to modify nouns denoting people or things.
Example: The women who live in the same house on Green Street are cousins. To finish exercise 17&18
Step 2 Practical writing: Greeting Cards for Achievements (40mins)
Step 3 Revision (15 mins) 1) Make a quick review
2) Dictation of words and phrases which have been learned in this unit. Assignments
1) Writing task: write a CET-4 composition. 2) Preview Unit 6.
