1、 BBC LEARNING ENGLISH Take Away English 随随身英身英语语 Having the time of your life at uni?大学是人生大学是人生中最美好的中最美好的时时光光吗？吗？关于台词的备注:这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版 Take Away English British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Page 1 of 4 Vocabulary:University词汇词汇:大学大学 University-the best days
2、 of my life!I made lots of friends in my student dorm,went to great parties,joined the debating society and,well,I did some work too-but I must confess my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness.Its easy to look back at our university days through rose-tinted spectacles but the truth is that w
3、hen we first arrived on campus,most of us were out of our comfort zone.In fact,a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress,or a mental health condition,during their time at college.The survey,completed by over a thousand stud
4、ents,also found that 70%of those that experience stress do so at least once a week,and 9%of students feel stressed constantly.Kirsty,a student at Exeter University,didnt enjoy her first days in college.She says:When I first got to university I dont think Id realized that Id forgotten how to make fri
5、ends.Id been with the same school friends for seven years,and so I was trying to balance social success with academic success whilst learning how to look after myself at quite a young age.Dr Ruth Caleb of the counselling service at Brunel University in London has some tips that should make life easi
6、er for students before they set off for university.She says:Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life to do the washing,to do the cleaning and so on being able to cook.Budgeting is extremely important in u
7、niversity life.And Caleb adds:You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably.I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way.I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some life skills before they make the big jump.Studying and partying might be too much Take
8、Away English British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Page 2 of 4 词汇表词汇表 student dorm 学生宿舍学生宿舍 debating society 辩论辩论社团社团 lecturer 讲师讲师 tardiness 拖拉，拖拉，延迟延迟 through rose-tinted spectacles 透过透过玫瑰色的眼镜玫瑰色的眼镜看某物（只看到事物美好的一看某物（只看到事物美好的一面）面）campus（大大专院校的）专院校的）校园校园 out of ones comfort zone 走出舒适区走出舒适区 college 大学
9、大学 to balance 使使保持保持凭衡凭衡 academic success 学术成就学术成就 to look after oneself 照照顾顾自己自己 counselling service 咨询咨询、辅导、辅导服务服务 budgeting 预算预算 to graduate 毕业毕业 life skills 生活技能生活技能 Take Away English British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Page 3 of 4 测验测验与练习与练习 1.阅读课文阅读课文并回答问题。并回答问题。1.What did the author do that
10、 made her professors angry?2.True or false?Three out of four students look back at university days through rose-tinted spectacles.3.What did Kirsty have the most difficulty with?4.What skill does Dr Ruth Caleb consider to be very,very important for university students to have?5.What does the author
11、mean by the expression the hard way?2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。入句子的空格处。1.The party was great but now I need to sleep for a few hours before class.Im going to _.the student dorm college the debating society the comfort zone 2.At university its
12、not all about study,you know.You need to _ studying and partying.look after balance graduate acquire 3.When at university it would be good for you to learn how to _ comfortably.be lonely be alone suffer from loneliness be single 4.Im not good at sports.If you want to play tennis with me you have to
13、_ when I make mistakes.leave your comfort zone wear rose-tinted spectacles be patient feel stressed 5.My daughter graduated with honours.Shes achieved _ and Im proud of her.academic success social success the counselling service life skills Take Away English British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Pag
14、e 4 of 4 答案答案 1.阅读课阅读课文并回答问题。文并回答问题。1.What did the author do that made her professors angry?She used to arrive late for their lectures.2.True or false?Three out of four students look back at university days through rose-tinted spectacles.False.According to the Imperial College London survey,three ou
15、t of four students experienced high levels of stress or a mental health condition.3.What did Kirsty have the most difficulty with?She didnt know how to make friends and was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after herself.4.What skill does Dr Ruth Caleb
16、 consider to be very,very important for university students to have?Dr Ruth Caleb says budgeting is extremely important in university life.5.What does the author mean by the expression the hard way?She means with difficulty.She probably didnt know how to take care of herself and do her own washing a
17、nd cleaning.2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。入句子的空格处。1.The party was great but now I need to sleep for a few hours before class.Im going to the student dorm.2.At university its not all about study,you know.You need to balance studying and partying.3.When at university it would be good for you to learn how to be alone comfortably.4.Im not good at sports.If you want to play tennis with me you have to be patient when I make mistakes.5.My daughter graduated with honours.Shes achieved academic success and Im proud of her.
