2.flexible： a.柔韌的，靈活的
派生詞：inflexible a. 不可彎曲的，僵硬的
3.adjustment： n.調(diào)整
派生詞：adjust v.調(diào)整
He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. 他使自己很快適應(yīng)了這個國家的炎熱的氣候。
I adjusted my watch yesterday， but it is gaining time again. 我昨天剛對了表，但現(xiàn)在又走快了。
4.underestimate： vt.低估，看輕
派生詞：estimate v. 評價，評估 ；overestimate vt.過高估計；過高評價
詞組：
1.to look ahead to： 向前看，展望未來
Look straight ahead， and you will see the ship in the distance. 直視前方，你就會看到遠處的輪船。
Looking ahead to the 21stcentury， what shall we do？ 展望二十一世紀，我們該怎么辦？
2.to allocate … for： 分配給，配給
The teacher allocated tasks to each of us. 老師給我們每個人都分配了任務(wù)。
How much funds has the government allocated for the project？
政府給這項工程撥了多少款？
3.to fall by the wayside ： 半途而廢，中途退出
Cheer up， don‘t fall by the wayside. 打起精神來，不要半途而廢。
Are councilmen allowed to fall by the wayside. 議員可以中途退出嗎？
4.to hang up： 把電話掛斷；
She hung up before I could explain to her. 我還沒來得及向她解釋她已經(jīng)掛斷了電話。
Hang your coat up on that hook. 把你的上衣掛在那個掛鉤上。
to hold on 別掛斷
5.up to date： 新的，新式的；切合目前情況的
She always wears clothes that are right up to date. 她總是穿著時尚的衣服。
We agree to this plan because it is up to date. 我們同意這個計劃，因為它切合目前的情況。
6.kid sb. into doing sth. 欺騙… 去做…
He was kidded into believing that he won the lottery. 別人騙他說他贏了彩票。
He kidded the little boy into believing him. 他哄騙那個小男孩相信他。
7.to stick with ： 堅持，繼續(xù)
I stick with my original idea. 我堅持我原來的主張。
II.課文分析
You may have been exposed to this idea before， but this time try to hear. There is a message that is trying to reach you， and it is important that it get through loud and clear. The message？
1.You may have been exposed to this idea before， but this time try to hear. （para.1）
注意：情態(tài)動詞 + 完成式，表示也許，可能，應(yīng)該，想必已經(jīng)做了某事
你也許以前接觸過這一思想，不過這次試著聽一聽。
2.There is a message that is trying to reach you， and it is important that it get through loud and clear.
該句是由and連接的并列句，在后半句中，it是形式主語，that從句是實際主語，句意為：
“有一條信息要傳達給你，重要的是，這條信息響亮而清楚地傳到你的耳際?！?BR> Time management！
Time is elusive and tricky. It is the easiest thing is the world to waste -the most difficult to control. When you look ahead， it may appear you have more than you need. Yet it has a way of slipping through your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have left to cover all your obligations .For example， as a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands. But toward the end of the term you may panic because time is running out. The answer？
派生詞：inflexible a. 不可彎曲的，僵硬的
3.adjustment： n.調(diào)整
派生詞：adjust v.調(diào)整
He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. 他使自己很快適應(yīng)了這個國家的炎熱的氣候。
I adjusted my watch yesterday， but it is gaining time again. 我昨天剛對了表，但現(xiàn)在又走快了。
4.underestimate： vt.低估，看輕
派生詞：estimate v. 評價，評估 ；overestimate vt.過高估計；過高評價
詞組：
1.to look ahead to： 向前看，展望未來
Look straight ahead， and you will see the ship in the distance. 直視前方，你就會看到遠處的輪船。
Looking ahead to the 21stcentury， what shall we do？ 展望二十一世紀，我們該怎么辦？
2.to allocate … for： 分配給，配給
The teacher allocated tasks to each of us. 老師給我們每個人都分配了任務(wù)。
How much funds has the government allocated for the project？
政府給這項工程撥了多少款？
3.to fall by the wayside ： 半途而廢，中途退出
Cheer up， don‘t fall by the wayside. 打起精神來，不要半途而廢。
Are councilmen allowed to fall by the wayside. 議員可以中途退出嗎？
4.to hang up： 把電話掛斷；
She hung up before I could explain to her. 我還沒來得及向她解釋她已經(jīng)掛斷了電話。
Hang your coat up on that hook. 把你的上衣掛在那個掛鉤上。
to hold on 別掛斷
5.up to date： 新的，新式的；切合目前情況的
She always wears clothes that are right up to date. 她總是穿著時尚的衣服。
We agree to this plan because it is up to date. 我們同意這個計劃，因為它切合目前的情況。
6.kid sb. into doing sth. 欺騙… 去做…
He was kidded into believing that he won the lottery. 別人騙他說他贏了彩票。
He kidded the little boy into believing him. 他哄騙那個小男孩相信他。
7.to stick with ： 堅持，繼續(xù)
I stick with my original idea. 我堅持我原來的主張。
II.課文分析
You may have been exposed to this idea before， but this time try to hear. There is a message that is trying to reach you， and it is important that it get through loud and clear. The message？
1.You may have been exposed to this idea before， but this time try to hear. （para.1）
注意：情態(tài)動詞 + 完成式，表示也許，可能，應(yīng)該，想必已經(jīng)做了某事
你也許以前接觸過這一思想，不過這次試著聽一聽。
2.There is a message that is trying to reach you， and it is important that it get through loud and clear.
該句是由and連接的并列句，在后半句中，it是形式主語，that從句是實際主語，句意為：
“有一條信息要傳達給你，重要的是，這條信息響亮而清楚地傳到你的耳際?！?BR> Time management！
Time is elusive and tricky. It is the easiest thing is the world to waste -the most difficult to control. When you look ahead， it may appear you have more than you need. Yet it has a way of slipping through your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have left to cover all your obligations .For example， as a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands. But toward the end of the term you may panic because time is running out. The answer？