teach me the value of hard work. but it also gave me insights into anothe culture, and my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. The most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language was that could communicate with many more people than before. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, so being able to speak a new language lets me meet new people, participate in conversations. and form new unforgettable friendships Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. I am able to reach out others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs. IV Language points A: Expressi 1. to be well worth the effort 2. to be at the top of the class 3. to lose the desire to say anything in English 4. to be far from perfect 5. to stay at the same level forever 6. to get access to the necessary equipment 7. to keep up with the flow of the course 8. to meet the minimum standards set by the course 9. to cry with frustration 0 to feel like giving up 11. to reap the benefits of hard work 12. not to trade sth for anything 13. to teach me the value of hard work 14. to give me insights into another culture 15. to keep my mind open to new ways of seeing thing 16. to bridge the gap between different cultures l. to be well worth the effort(L.3)很值得去努力 Not everything in life is well worth our risk.(生活中并非一切都值得我们去冒险。) 2. to be at the top of the class(L.7)在班里名列前茅 On the list of good polices in social contact, honesty should be at the top.(在社交方 面所有的良策之中诚信应列在首位。) 3. to lose my desire/ eagerness to say anything in English(L.14)失去说英语的欲望 As a result of her dishonesty, I lost my desire to form further friendship with her.(E 于她的不诚实我失去了与她建立进一步友谊的欲望。) 4. to be far from perfect(L.19)远不尽人意 ALthough our environment is still far from perfect, we havent lost the desire to change it for the better(尽管我们的环境还远不尽人意,我们并没有失去使其改 善的意愿。) 5. to stay at the same level forever(L.26)永远停滞不前 Sometimes our English learning seems to stay at the same level for ever, but, in fact this is not necessary the case.(有时,我们的英语学习似乎总停滞不前,但事实上 并不一定如此。)5 teach me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture, and my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. The most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language was that I could communicate with many more people than before. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, so being able to speak a new language lets me meet new people, participate in conversations, and form new, unforgettable friendships. Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. I am able to reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs. IV. Language Points A：Expressions: 1. to be well worth the effort 2. to be at the top of the class 3. to lose the desire to say anything in English 4. to be far from perfect 5. to stay at the same level forever 6.to get access to the necessary equipment 7. to keep up with the flow of the course 8. to meet the minimum standards set by the course 9. to cry with frustration 10. to feel like giving up 11. to reap the benefits of hard work 12. not to trade sth for anything 13. to teach me the value of hard work 14. to give me insights into another culture 15. to keep my mind open to new ways of seeing things 16. to bridge the gap between different cultures Examples: 1. to be well worth the effort (L. 3) 很值得去努力 Not everything in life is well worth our risk. (生活中并非一切都值得我们去冒险。) 2. to be at the top of the class (L. 7) 在班里名列前茅 On the list of good polices in social contact, honesty should be at the top. (在社交方 面所有的良策之中诚信应列在首位。) 3. to lose my desire / eagerness to say anything in English (L.14) 失去说英语的欲望 As a result of her dishonesty, I lost my desire to form further friendship with her. (由 于她的不诚实,我失去了与她建立进一步友谊的欲望。) 4. to be far from perfect (L. 19) 远不尽人意 Although our environment is still far from perfect, we haven’t lost the desire to change it for the better. (尽管我们的环境还远不尽人意，我们并没有失去使其改 善的意愿。) 5. to stay at the same level forever (L. 26) 永远停滞不前 Sometimes our English learning seems to stay at the same level for ever, but ,in fact, this is not necessary the case. (有时，我们的英语学习似乎总停滞不前，但事实上 并不一定如此。)