U1 B What we wish我们的期望_新视野大学英语1_免费在线阅读收听下载

My dear child,
1 You are about to participate in the nextleg of your journey through life. For us, this part is bittersweet. As you gooff to college, exciting new worlds will open up to you. They will inspire andchallenge you; you will grow in incredible ways.

2 This is also a moment of sadness. Yourdeparture to college makes it undeniably clear that you are no longer a child.There has been no greater joy than watching you arrive at this moment. You haveturned our greatest challenge into our greatest pride. Although we have brought you to this point, it is hard to watch you depart. Remember above all things,we will miss you.

3 College will be the most important timeof your life. It is here that you will truly discover what learning is about.You often ask, "Why do I need to know this?" I encourage you to stayinquisitive, but remember this: "Education is what remains after one hasforgotten everything he learned in school." What you learn is not as important as the fact that you learn. This is the heart of scholarship: movingfrom teacher-taught to master-inspired, on over to the point where you become aself-learner. So, take each subject seriously, and if something doesn't immediately engage you, don't despair. Embrace it as a challenge. Find a way tomake it your own.

4 Of course, you must still take care tosign up for courses which stimulate your passion and your intellectualcapacity. Don't be bound by what other people think. Steve Jobs said, when youare in college, your passion will create many dots, and later in your life youwill connect them. So, don't worry too much about what job you will have; don'tbe too practical. If you like French or Korean, study it even if someone elsetells you that it's not useful. Enjoy picking your "dots". Be assuredthat one day, you will find your own meaningful career, and you will connect abeautiful curve through those dots.

5 You know that we always want you to doyour best, but don't let the pressure of grades get to you. We care only thatyou try your very best, and that you learn. It is better that your greatest effort earns a lesser grade than that no effort earns you a decent or higher grade. Grades in the end are simply letters fit to give the vain something to boast about, and the lazy something to fear. You are too good to be either. The reward is not the grade but what you learn.

6 More importantly, make friends and trust others. The friends you make in college can be the best ones you will everhave. During these years, when you move into adulthood, the friends you make incollege live closer to you than your family. You will form bonds of friendship that will blossom over many decades. Pick friends who are genuine and sincere.Select a few and become truly close to them. Don't worry about their hobbies,grades, or looks. Instead, trust your instincts when you make new friends. Youare a genuine and sincere person; anyone would enjoy your friendship. So be confident, secure,

U1 B What we wish我们的期望

U1 B What we wish我们的期望

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