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课件网) Unit 4 Extended Reading My university life wait with my fellow graduating students for the moment receive my degree certificate launch me into a whole new world carve out a career for myself move into the lights hear the applause hold my certificate against my breast the curtain comes down in a flash with my certificate in hand reflect on pause at the gate look down the long drive feel my hands sweating slightly hold on tight to my suitcase fit in new phase of new life be mature enough to be entirely responsible for one’s own successes and failures compose oneself take in the scene Phrases be laid out before me be alive with walk in and out of dormitory buildings such a circus carry on into the heart of the campus work on my first assignment a 3000-word essay on geometry begin the first paragraph seek good advice keep putting it off rather unwisely, leave it to the last minute stay up all night working on my laptop feel dizzy start coughing and sneezing head straight for … the reference book create an outline and a draft after careful editing and polishing in my desk drawer Phrases stick to this approach for the duration of my studies cooperate with my classmates on group projects be assigned a specific task in the school cafeteria bounce ideas off each other a solo effort stimulating and productive my favourite professor a tall gentleman with his beard and hair going grey find his strictness intimidating come to admire him for his vast knowledge It dawns on sb that… take a genuine interest in intellectual development graduation ceremony look out of the carriage window at the world speeding by be intellectually prepared for … be confident about sth stare at the kettle work as a librarian with grey hair and deep wrinkles in his forehead prevent loneliness and depression there and then take extension courses Phrases I had been waiting with my fellow graduating students for the moment when I would walk out onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. I was happy and relieved, yet worried and anxious about the future. What was my first job going to be like This short walk was going to launch me into a whole new world. How would I manage Would I be able to carve out a career for myself My name was called and I moved into the lights. I heard the applause. I knew my parents would be watching and smiling at each other and I tried to relax. I held my certificate against my breast and smiled at the camera. Before I knew it, the ceremony was over and the curtain had come down on my university life. Where had the time gone Four years had disappeared in a flash. I stood with my certificate in hand and reflected on those four years. My university life I remembered arriving at university on my very first day, pausing at the gate to look down the long drive. I could feel my hands sweating slightly and I had to hold on tight to my suitcase. Would I be able to fit in Did this new phase of my ... ...
