WEEK 1 ❖ DAY 1 W1/D1<br>READING WISELY 睿智 地阅读<br>The youngster who reads voraciously, though indiscriminately, does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices. A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning all there is to know in a very limited area. But books are replete with so many wonders that it is often discouraging to see bright young people limit their own experiences.<br>那些读起书来如饥似渴却不加选择的少年们，在智力上的收获并不能超过那些在阅读上有所选择的同龄人。一位读过20 世纪所有著名运动员传记的青年，或一位认真读过她能找到的任何一本反社会话题小说的男女同校女学生，都很可能学会一个有限领域中的所有知识。但书本里有着这么多奇妙的智慧，所以看到聪明的年轻人限制自己的阅读体验是一件非常令人沮丧的事。<br>Sample Sentences On the basis of the above paragraph, try to use your new words in the following sentences. Occasionally it may be necessary to change the ending of a word; e.g., indiscriminately to indiscriminate.<br>1. The football game was ________________ with excitement and great plays.<br>2. The ________________ author received the Nobel Prize for literature.<br>3. My cousin is so ________________ in schoolwork that his friends call him a bookworm.<br>4. After skiing, I find that I have a ________________ appetite.<br>5. Modern warfare often results in the ________________ killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.<br>Definitions Now that you have seen and used the new words in sentences, and have the definitions“on the tip of your tongue,” try to pair the words with their meanings.<br>6. voracious _____ a. of high reputation, outstanding<br>7. indiscriminate _____ b. completely f illed or supplied with<br>8. eminent _____ c. choosing at random without careful selection<br>9. steeped _____ d. desiring or consuming great quantities<br>10. replete _____ e. soaked, drenched, saturated<br><br>TODAY’S IDIOM 今日习语<br>to eat humble pie—to admit your error and apologize 忍气吞声——承认自己的错误并道歉<br>After his candidate had lost the election, the boastful campaign manager had to eat humble pie. 在他的候选人竞选失败后，这位自负的竞选经理人只能忍气吞声。<br><br>NEW WORDS 生词<br>voracious<br>adj. 贪婪的，贪吃的<br>indiscriminate<br>adj. 任意的，无差别的<br>eminent<br>adj. 杰出的，明显的<br>steep<br>v. 浸泡，浸透<br>replete<br>adj. 充满的，装满的<br><br>
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