
1.Stand in line 排队
2.Horde 群
e.g:Hordes of motors on the way back home before the spring festival.
3.Peer
n.a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
Children are easily influenced by their peer.
v.to look carefully or with difficulty
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.
4.measure up
to prove as capable or fit as sb. else; to meet requirements; to be the equal of sb.; to have similar quality
No one could ever measure up to Frank.
The party did not measure up to their expectations.
5.have a clue
(often used in the negative) to know anything about sth.; to have even a hint about sb. or sth.
They don't have a clue about how to look after children.
电话对于农民来说极其重要,过去他们不能通信甚至连那里才有市场都毫无头绪。
Telephone is very important to farmers because they do not communicate, even not have a clue of where the market was.
考雅思的学生中的大多数人对自己将要就读的专业一无所知,甚至连自己为何要出国留学都不知道。
Most of students who attend in IELTS did not have a clue about what they would study , or why they wanted to go abroad.
6.out of place
in a place where sb. feels uncomfortable; in the wrong place; look wrong.
I feel out of place at formal dances.
Bob and Ann felt out of place at the picnic, so they went home.
He is worried about his job and feels out of place in a large organization.
7.embody v.
to represent in bodily or material form; to be an example of or to express (an idea, principle, etc.) in action
His gentleness embodies a Christian ideal.
She embodies everything I admire in a teacher.
8.consummate adj.
complete in every detail or perfect; extremely skilled; of the highest degree
Annie was a consummate office assistant: professional, punctual, and always helpful.
He is a consummate liar.
9.be sunk
to be in a bad situation that will bring problems or defeat; with all hopes dashed; ruined
If the police come while we're opening the safe, we'll be sunk.
10.throw up
to abandon; to give up
She threw up her campaign for mayor.
11.daunt v.
to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something; to discourage
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
nothing daunted:(old-fashioned) used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties:
It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing.
12.logistical adj.
of or relating to the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
logistics
the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way
We need to look at the logistics of the whole aid operation.
13.nightmare n.
an event or experience that is intensely distressing
What can be called as a nightmare?
14.the last (thing or person):
least likely or expected; the least desirable or suitable
He was the last person we would suspect, but he turned out to be the thief.
The interview will be the last thing I want to recall in my future life.
15.solace n.
comfort or consolation; a source of comfort or consolation
I found solace in writing when my father died.
16.bravado n.
a pretense of courage; a false show of bravery
He's full of bravado, but actually he's a coward.
17.click v.1
quickly become friendly or intimate
I couldn’t help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and we just clicked.
I didn’t meet a woman who I really clicked with until I was 40.
v. 2 to (cause a computer instruction to) operate by pressing a button on the mouse (= small control device) of a computer If you want to open a file, click twice on the icon for it.
When you have selected the file you want, click the “Open box”.
18.cystic fibrosis
a serious medical condition, especially affecting children, in which breathing and digesting food is very difficult
囊状纤维化
19.apparatus n.
1 [U] the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose [= equipment]
2 [C] the way in which a lot of people are organized to work together to do a job or control a company or country [= machinery]
Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
The tax will require a massive administrative apparatus.
The state apparatus has become corrupt.
20.pertinent adj.
directly relating to something that is being considered [= relevant]
He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.
21.beyond adv.
on the far side of; later than; to a degree that is past the understanding, reach, or scope of; to a degree or amount greater than; in addition to
His house is just beyond the fence.
They came back beyond midnight.
He has done an evil beyond remedy.
The lottery made him rich beyond his wildest dreams.
She asked for nothing beyond peace and quiet.
22.crush n.[C]
a strong feeling of romantic love for someone, especially one that a young person has for someone older who they do not know well
She had a huge crush on her geography teacher.
It's just a schoolgirl crush.
23.serve sb. Well
to be beneficial or helpful to sb.
His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession.
(it) serve sb. right...: sb. deserves the punishment or misfortunate (for the evil or foolish thing he has done)
He went broke; it served him right for what he had done to you.
He has done no work, so it will serve him right if he fails the exam.
24.Lord’s prayer
The prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples, also called Our Father.
paraphrase
1.I remember standing in line for registration with the hordes of other people.
I remember waiting in line to get enrolled in classes with large crowds of other people.
2.I felt so insecure and inadequate next to those who were my supposed peers.
Standing together with those who would certainly be my schoolmates, I lacked in self confidence or assurance; I felt that I would not be able to compete against them or be as good as them.
3.How would I ever measure up to these people who seemed so confident and sure of what they wanted?
I was doubtful whether I could be equal to or had similar quality of these people who seemed so confident and who seemed to know clearly what they wanted.
4.I didn’t have a clue as to what I wanted to do or be. College was just the next logical step. I felt very much out of place.
I didn’t know what I really wanted to do or to be. Going to college was just a natural next step I should take after I finished high school. I didn’t feel right; I felt I was in the wrong place.
5.To me, these people around me embodied my picture of the consummate college student.
In my eyes, these students around me represented just the perfect college students I had imagined.
6.If I didn't get those particular classes, I was sunk.
I would be done for if I didn't get enrolled in those classes my brother and I had chosen the night before.
7.Maybe throwing up would be a more socially acceptable reaction.
Maybe giving up would be a more reasonable decision for a grown-up.
8.Feeling awkward, out of place and in a world of logistical nightmares, studying and getting an education were the last things on my mind.
I felt inappropriate and uncomfortable in a chaotic environment where all the things were unreasonable, so I least thought of studying and getting an education. My mind was occupied with other things.
This sentence includes a dangling modifier (Feeing awkward, out of place ...), judged by grammatical rules. However, it seems that English speakers are much freer in writing and more tolerant of “grammatical mistakes” than they used to be. Nevertheless, as English learners and teachers, we should still keep to the rules in using English.
9.But I put one foot in front of the other and prayed I would find some solace somewhere.
I went on with my college life carefully and prayed I would find a little comfort in something or somebody.
10.This strange new world started to hold new meaning for me, and I began to explore it with more bravado.
To me, the strange, fresh world of my college life started to take on a new meaning, and I began to search this new world with greater courage and confidence.
11.She was wise beyond her years. (L. 77)
She had the wisdom that belonged to people of a higher age than her.
12.The crush I had on my college professor served me very well.
The love I had for my college professor had a beneficial influence on my life.
