Unit 1
Understanding the text
1、The parents reminded their children to work hard and achieve the best they could.
2、The president calls on the students to make the most of the great resources on campus: to explore new subjects, to meet fascinating people, and to pursue new passions.
3、By saying”sample them widely”，the president means students should try many different courses and try something new to see what it is like.
4、If we don’t challenge ourselves, we will not become broadly educated people, and we may not find the passion that will help us shape our future.
5、We can learn from the example of Vera Wang that we should challenge ourselves, and by challenging ourselves, we are more likely to find an interest we don’t know we have, and this interest may help us build a prosperous future.
6、We should not worry, and we should learn to face this new part of our life with enthusiasm. College experiences, pleasant or unpleasant, will provide us with valuable lessons which willenrich our life.
7、Theexpression“now it is your turn”means that not it is time for you to acquire knowledge and to pass it on.
8、The president’s welcoming.
翻译
第一单元
理解文本
1、家长们提醒孩子们要努力工作，尽可能做到最好。
2、校长呼吁学生们充分利用校园的巨大资源：探索新的学科，结识迷人的人，追求新的激情。
3、校长说“广泛抽样”，意思是学生应该尝试许多不同的课程，尝试一些新的东西，看看它是什么样子。
4、如果我们不挑战自己，我们就不会成为受过广泛教育的人，我们也可能找不到帮助我们塑造未来的激情。
5、我们可以从Vera Wang的例子中学到，我们应该挑战自己，通过挑战自己，我们更有可能找到自己不知道的兴趣，而这种兴趣可能帮助我们建立繁荣的未来。
6、我们不应该担心，我们应该学会以热情面对生活中的这一新的部分。大学的经历，无论是愉快的还是不愉快的，都将为我们提供宝贵的经验，丰富我们的生活。
7、“现在轮到你了”这句话的意思是，现在不是你获取知识并将其传下去的时候。
8、总统欢迎你。