Unit1Extendedreading知识点课件-高中英语牛津译林版 选择性必修第四册.pptxVIP

Read the transcript of a speech given at the students’ coming-of-age ceremony by their principal. Taking responsibilityHonoured guests, teachers and students, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you here today and present my thoughts on this special occasion.assume/ for (doing) sth“很开心也很荣幸”, 演讲开场语vt. (1)颁发，授予 ~ sb with sth , ~ sth to sb (2)呈现 (3)展示，展出n. (1)礼物 (2)目前 at ~adj. (1) 当前的，现在的 (2)在场的，出席的 be ~ atStudents, the time has arrived for you to fully accept your passage into adulthood.I have seen you grow from nervous Senior 1 students into confident young adults,who sit before me today, ready to embrace the next phase of your lives. You must be both excited and anxious about the new experiences that are in store for you. Don’t worry, for you are all responsible young people, well prepared and well equipped to successfully manage the challenges of the years ahead.1.章节，段落 2.过道，走廊 3.过渡迎接人生的下个阶段in store (for sb)即将发生(在某人身上)，等待着(某人)At school, you have gradually understood the importance of a well-developedsense of responsibility. You accept that you are responsible for your successes and your failures. Hopefully, you have learnt to treat responsibility not as a weight that burdens you, but rather as a foundation which will support your future development. A ship without an anchor is at the mercy of the waves and winds; likewise, a person who has no sense of responsibility is at the mercy of their own careless and thoughtless behaviour.not...but rather... 不是......而是......~ sb with sth 让某事成为某人的负担 a ~ on/to sb某人身上的重担mercy n. 仁慈,宽恕 → merciful adj. 仁慈的;宽大的 → be merciful to sbat the mercy of... 任由……摆布;受……控制show mercy to sb = have mercy on sb 怜悯某人It’s a mercy that... ……真是万幸Captain White beat his crew without mercy. 无情地The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.求饶As students, you must take your studies seriously and accept responsibility for your own learning. This means meeting deadlines for your schoolwork, fo