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sec.xltp1="课文介绍及生词";
sec.xltp11="课文简介";
sec.xltp12="课文大意";
sec.xltp13="词汇学习";
sec.xltp14="作业";

sec.xltp2="课文解释";
sec.xltp21="课文解释";
sec.xltp22="课文难点";
sec.xltp23="作业";


sec.xltp3="课文分析";
sec.xltp31="单词与短语";sec.xltp32="课文分段";sec.xltp33="写作风格";sec.xltp34="作业";

sec.xltp4="课后练习";
sec.xltp41="课文理解";
sec.xltp42="单词学习";
sec.xltp43="构词法";
sec.xltp44="结构";
sec.xltp45="完形填空";
sec.xltp46="课文翻译";
sec.xltp47="谚语";
sec.xltp48="课后练习";

sec.xltp5="听力训练";
sec.xltp51="听说训练";
sec.xltp52="发音训练";
sec.xltp53="第一课";
sec.xltp54="第二课";
sec.xltp55="更多";

sec.xltp6="阅读及写作";
sec.xltp61="快速阅读";
sec.xltp62="背景知识";
sec.xltp63="阅读练习";
sec.xltp64="写作练习";
sec.xltp65="段落介绍";
sec.xltp66="作业";



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sec.studypoints= "Fast Reading Background Information.<br>Reading Activity Writing Skill.<br>Introduction to Paragraph  Assignment<br>"; 
sec.objective=" Learn How to read a text and how to get a general idea of it. ";
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sec.exp1="在现代社会，尤其是在21世纪，教育对一个社会乃至我们自身的发展都是极其重要的。常言说，愚昧与贫穷共存。这也就是说，如果一个民族仍处于愚昧状态， 那么这个民族也就决不可能繁荣和强大。";
sec.exp2="既然教育对民族和个人都很重要，我们都应该重视教育。虽然我们大家都已经做了十多年的学生，但我们有时可能仍然对有些问题不太清楚，如：如何能在最少的时间内学到最多的知识，如何才能快乐地学习，如何记住所学的知识。要解决这些问题，第一单元的课文可能会对我们有所帮助。";
sec.exp3="&nbsp;&nbsp;良好的学习习惯对于学生来说十分重要。在这一课中，作者认为，如果听从下列几个建议的话，即使是一个智力平平的学生也可以成为一个优等生：<br>1）仔细安排时间，<br>2）选择好的学习环境，<br>3）阅读之前先浏览，<br>4）充分利用上课时间，<br>5）经常学习（复习），<br>6）正确对待考试。<br>所有这些好的习惯一定会有助于提高大学生的成绩，对新生来说尤其如此。<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;当然，还有许多其他的好办法用于学习，这里的建议也并不一定适合每一个人。<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;但重要的是，如果我们真的想在学习上卓有成效，就应该考虑我们的学习方法，找到最适合我们的学习技巧，并运用于我们的学习之中。";
sec.exp4="&nbsp;&nbsp;既然教育对民族和个人都很重要，我们都应该重视教育。虽然我们大家都已经做了十多年的学生，但我们有时可能仍然对有些问题不太清楚，如：如何能在最少的时间内学到最多的知识，如何才能快乐地学习，如何记住所学的知识。要解决这些问题，第一单元的课文可能会对我们有所帮助。";

sec.word1="1. The new world: the western part of the terrestrial globe, including North and South America, their islands and the surrounding waters. Christopher Columbus, Genoese-born navigator, discovered America in 1492.";
sec.word2="2. ambassador means an important official who represents his or her government in a foreign country (大使)";
sec.word3="3. ball means a large formal occasion at which people dance (舞会).";
sec.word4="4. be acquainted with means 'know someone, especially because you have met once or twice before.'";
sec.word5="5. Brazil is a republic in South America. Its official name is United States of Brazil.";
sec.word6="6. be presented means 'be formally introduced, especially to someone of a of a very high rank.'";
sec.word7="7. credentials mean a letter or document which proves your good character or your right to have a particular position.";
sec.word8="8. astonishment means complete surprise. For example, he stared at me in astonishment.";
sec.word9="9.sarcastic means saying things that are the opposite of what you mean in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed (挖苦的，讥讽的).";
sec.word10="10.Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator in Spanish service and the   discoverer of America in 1492.";
sec.word11="11.a certain + n. indicates a particular person that one is not naming specifically. Here 'a  certain Christopher Columbus suggests that how ignorant the young lady was.'";
sec.word22="(in)参与，参加";
sec.word23=" 系，部门";
sec.word24="通知；报告";
sec.word25="写，写作";
sec.word26="乐观的";
sec.word27="无论如何";
sec.word28="机构";
sec.word29="学习，学问";
sec.word30="（中小学）校长";
sec.word31="责任，义务";
sec.word32="公民";
sec.word12="乘（以）";
sec.word13="减去";
sec.word14="总数，总和";
sec.word15="紧迫的，紧要的";
sec.word16="生涯；职业";
sec.word17="算术";
sec.word18="费，酬金";
sec.word19="保证，担保";
sec.word20="毕业";
sec.word21="抱怨";
sec.word40="'send sb. off: go to an airport, train station, etc to say good bye to someone   为某人送行<br>I saw my friends off at the airport last night.";
sec.word41="'freshman: first year student （美国大学）一年级学生。二、三、四年级学生分别为：sophomore, junior, senior。在英国则用first-year student, second-year student, third-year student, fourth-year student。";
sec.word42="participate in: take part in  参加；参与<br>Everyone can participate in the discussion";
sec.word43="'keep up with: maintain/keep pace with 跟得上；比得 上；不落后于<br>She couldn't keep up with her classmates in studies because she has been ill for two weeks.";
sec.word44="have no idea: not know at all 不知道<br>They have no idea what to do next";
sec.word45="see that: make sure 务必使；保证使<br>See that you always carry your passport.";
sec.word46="be optimistic about: believing that good things will happen in the future  对……很乐观<br>Our teacher is optimistic about our future.";
sec.word47="They made an illiterate out of my daughter! (L25) 学校居然把我女儿培养成了 文盲。<br>make…out of sb/sth: produce …out of sb/sth 把某人培养成……<br>The school made a top student out of an average boy. ";
sec.word48="'after all: used to say something is true or is a fact, in spite of another fact or situation 毕竟<br>You fail the exam. After all, you are so lazy in studies.";
sec.word49="'add, multiply, subtract, divide  加、乘、减、除。 也可用 plus, times, minus, divided  by来代替，但用法是不一样的。还应注意中英文顺序不同。";
sec.word50="'it is urgent that…: it is very important and needing to be dealt with immediately …… 很紧迫。注意从句中用虚拟语气，其句型为'主语+should +动词原形'。It is urgent that he should finish doing his homework in Time.";