. . . .Section AText A Toward a brighter future for all1. Good afternoon!As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university.Your achievement is thetriumphof years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers.Here at the university, wepledgeto make your educational experience as rewarding as possible.下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。 Meaning: Your entering this university is an important success. This success is due to many years of your hard work, and many years of your parents and teachers hard work.Words and phrase1. achievement n something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing:e.g. An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.2. triumph n being successful or victorious 成功,胜利 shouts of triumph great achievement or success 成功 v. (over sb/sth) be successful or victorious triumph over ones difficulties 战胜困难.3. pledge v sth (to sb/sth) (fml ) promise solemnly to give (support,etc); give (ones word, honour, etc) as a pledge 保证给予（支持等）; 以（誓言 名誉等）作担保: pledge loyalty to the king 发誓效忠国王 be pledged to keeping a secret 誓守秘密. sb/oneself (to sth/to do sth) promise solemnly that sb/one will do sth or support a cause, etc保证某人自己做某事或支持某事业等The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims. 政府已承诺赈济饥民. Tn leave (sth) with sb as a pledge典当（某物）: Hes pledged his mothers wedding ring. Tn (fml ) drink to the health of (sb); toast (sb) 为（某人）的健康祝酒; 向（某人）祝酒: pledge the bride （新娘）and bridegroom（新郎） 4. rewarding adj giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit 值得的；有意义的；有回报的Our journey to the orphanage (孤儿院) was a very rewarding experience. Antonym: unrewarding Synonym: satisfying5. as.aspossible as+adj/adv+as;as+adj+n+as尽力做某事的意思Wehavetorunasfastaspossible.Canyousayitasloudlyaspossible?Ihopeyoullstayaslongaspossible.Weneedasmanyapplesaspossible.Youmustcomebackassoonaspossible.Word formation note:adj suffix -ing1. -ing加在某些transitive verb后，构成adj，主要用于表示事物的性质或特征，或某物或某事给人的感觉、情感、印象等。这类词包括welcoming, charming, discouraging, disgusting, frightening, alarming, surprising等。例如：a welcoming smile 热情的微笑a charming house on the outskirts of the town 在城镇郊外的一栋漂亮的房 an alarming increase in housing price 房价的惊人增长A surprising number of men stay bachelors. 有相当多的男子仍然是单身。2. -ing加在intransitive verb之后，构成adj，表示某事或某人仍然处于某种状态。例如：a recurring problem 反复出现的问题his aging mother 他那日渐苍老的母亲He wore his hair in the prevailing fashion. 他的头发理的是当时盛行的发型。.2Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible. Meaning:Here at the university, we promise to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.2. In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me.Posenaturally, Mom instructed us.Wait! said Dad, Lets take a picture of me handing him an alarm clock.The clock woke me up every morning in college.It is still on my office desk.在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。 妈妈吩咐我们：“姿势自然点。” “等一等,”爸爸说，“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。” 在大学期间，那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。 至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。Words and phrase1. remind v inform (sb) of a fact or tell (sb) to do sth he may have forgotten 提醒: Do I have to remind you yet again? Remind me to answer that letter. sb of sb/sth cause sb to remember or be newly aware of sb/sth 使某人回想起或意识到某人某事物: He reminds me of his brother. This song reminds me of France. reminder n sth. that makes you notice, remember, or think about sth. 起提醒作用的东西The cold served as a reminder that winter wasnt quite finished. The waiters were clearing the tables, which served as a reminder that it was time to leave. 2. pose v (a) I, Ipr (for sb) sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn or photographed 摆好姿势（以便画像或拍照）: He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath. 他得摆好戴着月桂花冠的姿势. * (b) Tn put (sb) in a particular position in order to paint, draw or photograph him 使（某人）摆好姿势（以便画像或拍照）: The artist posed his model carefully. 那位画家仔细摆好模特儿的姿势. I (derog 贬) behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impress people 装腔作势: Stop posing and tell us what you really think. 别装蒜啦, 告诉我们你的真实想法吧. pose n 1 position in which a person poses or is posed (pose 1b) （为画像或拍照而摆的）姿势, 姿态: She adopted an elegant pose. 她摆了一个优美的姿势. 2 (derog 贬) unnatural or affected way of behaving, intended to impress people 装腔作势的举动: His concern for the poor is only a pose. 他对穷人的关心只不过是做做样子罢了. Paraphrase1In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and