大学英语精读第一册第1课内容讲解

大学英语精读第一册第1课内容讲解

　　导语：《大学英语精读》选材力求题材、体裁多样，内容丰富有趣并有定的启发性。下面我分享大学英语精读中的一篇课文及笔记，欢迎参考!

　　UnitOne:HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

　　TEXT　　Wanttoknowhowtoimproveyourgradeswithouthavingtospendmoretimestudying?Soundstoogoodtobetrue?Well,readon...

　　HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

　　Terhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:

　　1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignments.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.It'simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.

　　2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.

　　3.Skimbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.Asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganized.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.

　　4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

　　5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.Readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextday,skimandreadthatmaterialtoo.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontest.

　　6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidegrades,buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudying,andtheyhelpmakeyourknowledgepermanent.

　　Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.Talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.Sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.Improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.

　　NEWWORDS　　average

　　n.ordinary普通的;中等的

　　intelligence

　　n.abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

　　necessarily

　　ad.inevitably必定

　　case

　　n.whathasreallyhappened;actualcondition实情

　　additional

　　a.added附加的，额外的

　　n.addition

　　weekly

　　a.doneorhappeningeveryweek每周的;一周一次的`

　　schedule

　　n.timetable时间表

　　chart

　　n.(sheetofpaperwith)informationwrittenordrawnintheformofapicture图(表)

　　commit

　　vt.指定...用于

　　aside

　　ad.totheside　在旁边;到(向)一边

　　etc

　　(Latin,shortenedformforetcetera)andotherthings　等等

　　normal

　　a.usual　正常的

　　reading

　　n.theactorpracticeofreading　阅读

　　assignment

　　n.sth.givenoutasatask　(布置的)作业

　　occupy

　　n.takeup　占用

　　relaxation

　　n.(sth.donefor)restandamusement　休息，娱乐

　　relax

　　v.

　　hobby

　　n.whatonelikestodoinone'sfreetime　业余爱好

　　entertainment

　　n.show,party,etc.thatpeopleenjoy　娱乐

　　entertain

　　vt.

　　solve

　　vt.findananswerto(aproblem)　解决(问题)

　　aware

　　a.havingknowledgeorunderstanding　知道的;意识到的

　　furthermore

　　ad.moreover;inaddition　而且;另外

　　enable

　　vt.make(sb.)able(todosth.)　使(某人)能(做某事)

　　activity

　　n.sth.(tobe)done　活动

　　adequate

　　a.asmuchasoneneeds;enough　充分的;足够的

　　distraction

　　n.sth.thatdrawsawaythemindorattention　分心(或分散注意力)的事物

　　concentrate(onorupon)

　　vi.paycloseattention(to)　全神贯注(于)

　　skim

　　vt.readquicklytogetthemainideas(of)　略读

　　preview

　　vt.haveageneralviewof(sth.)beforehand　预习

　　content

　　n.whatiswritteninabook,etc.　内容

　　organize

　　vt.formintoawhole　组织

　　later

　　ad.后来;以后

　　skip

　　vt.passover　略过

　　portion

　　n.part;share　一部分;一份

　　double

　　v.makeorbecometwiceasgreatorasmany　(使)增加一倍

　　comprehension

　　n.theactofunderstandingorabilitytounderstand　理解(力)

　　mention

　　vt.speakorwriteabout(sth.)inafewwords　提及

　　confused

　　a.mixedupinone'smind　迷惑的，混淆的

　　confuse

　　vt.

　　textbook

　　n.astandardbookforthestudyofasubject　教科书;课本

　　performance

　　n.achievement　成绩

　　meaningful

　　a.havingimportantmeaningorvalue　富有意义的

　　attitude

　　n.whatonethinksaboutsth.　态度，看法

　　purpose

　　n.aim　目的，意图

　　excessively

　　ad.toomuch　过多地，过分地

　　excessive

　　a.

　　permanent

　　a.lastingforalongtime;neverchanging　持久的;永久的

　　technique

　　n.wayofdoingsth.　技巧，方法

　　helpful

　　a.useful;providinghelporwilingtohelp　有益的;给予帮助的，肯帮忙的

　　PHRASES&EXPRSSIONS　　fillin

　　writein　填写，填充

　　decideon

　　makeachoiceordecisionabout　选定，决定

　　setaside

　　saveforaspecialpurpose　留出

　　aswell

　　also;too;inaddition　也，还;同样

　　beaware(of)

　　know(sth.);know(whatishappening)　知道，意识到

　　concentrateon

　　directone'sattention,efforts,etc.to　全神贯注于

　　lookover

　　examine(quickly)　把...看一遍，过目

　　goover

　　review复习

　　leadto

　　resultin导致