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however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.
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teacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.
Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"
No!
No!
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NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.
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WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.
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myseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!
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Thesituationwasfarfromperfect,though.
Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.
Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.
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Ibegantofeel<
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So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.
ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.
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ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedan<
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Iworkedhardtomeetthe<
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Ipracticedallthetime.
IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.
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Imademany,sometimes<
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mistakes.
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OnceinawhileIcriedoutof<
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andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.
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itonthescreen.
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Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"
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anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.
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AlthoughIwasstillmakingmanymistakesandwas<
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learningnewwaystosaythings,Ihadfinally<
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ofallofmyhardwork.
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Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'
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Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogaveme<
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withmanymorepeoplethanbefore.
Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmy<
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activities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.
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NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,
Icanparticipateandmakefriends.
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Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethe<
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betweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.
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attimes|sometimesbutnotusually|有时，偶尔
|||Heusedtogotothetheatreattimes.|他以前偶尔会去看看戏。
|||Attimeshefeelsthathewantstoleavehisjob.|有时他真想辞职。
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beworthsth./doingsth.|berewardingenoughforthetime,effort,money,etc.|值得...的
|||Thewatchisworthmorethantheprice.|这表的价值超出标价。
|||Doingmorningexercisesisworththetime.|花点时间做早操是值得的。
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notonly...butalso...||不仅...而且...
|||NotonlydidIfindthegameveryboring,butIalsofeltitwasmeaningless.|我觉得这场比赛非常枯燥而且没什么意义。
|||NotonlythestoryisinterestingtousbutalsotheEnglishisgoodforustolearn.|这故事不仅有趣，而且其英语地道，值得一学。
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farfrom|not...atall;
ratherthan|一点都不
|||Thecompositionisfarfromperfect.|这篇作文太糟了。
|||Iknowhewashurt,buthewasfarfrombeingthepersonwhowashurtmost.|我知道他受了伤害，但他还不是受伤害最深的人。
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acoupleof|two;
asmallnumberof|两个；
一些，几个
|||Iwillneedacoupleofminutestocompletethereporttomyboss.|我还需要几分钟时间完成给老板的报告。
|||Imethimacoupleoftimeslastyear.|去年我遇见过他几次。
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get/have/obtainaccessto|havetherighttohaveorusesth.|有权享用；
可以使用
|||Peoplelivingherehaveaccesstothatswimmingpoolforfree.|住在这里的人可以免费去那个游泳池游泳。
|||IfIcouldgetaccesstotheheadoffices,Icouldtellthemanagementmynewideasabouthowtoimprovethiscompany.|如果我可以到总部办公室去，我就能向管理部门提出改善公司状况的新主意。
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participatein|takepartin|参加
|||WeareexpectedtoparticipateactivelyinEnglishclass.|我们要积极参与英语课的活动。
|||Sheparticipatedinseveralsportsinseniormiddleschool.|在高中时，她参加过好几项运动项目。
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keepupwith|keepthesamespeedas|赶上；
不落后
|||Thesmallchildhadtoruninordertokeepupwithhisbrother.|这小孩为了赶上他哥哥只好跑了起来。
|||I'
mhavingtroublekeepingupwiththerestoftheclass.|我要赶上班上其他人还有困难。
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feellikesth./doingsth.|wanttohaveordosth.|想要；
想做
|||Ifeellikeacupoftea.|我想要杯咖啡。
|||Ijustdon'
tfeellikedoinganythingtonight.|今晚我什么事情都不想干。
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giveup|stopdoingorstoptryingtodosth.|停止，放弃
|||Myteachertoldmenottogiveupnomatterhowdifficultthingsbecome.|老师要我无论如何困难都不要放弃。
vegivenuptryingtogethertochangehermind.|我已不再争取让她改变主意。
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thinkout|consideralltheaspectsanddetailsofsth.beforedoingit|仔细考虑；
推敲；
琢磨
|||Ineedtimetothinkthingsout.|我需要时间好好想一下。
|||Shehadn'
tthoughtoutwhatshewasgoingtosayattheparty.|她还没有想清楚自己在聚会上要说些什么。
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comeacross|meet,find,ordiscoversb.orsth.bychance|偶然遇到；
偶然发现
venevercomeacrossanyonelikeherfatherbefore.|我从来没有遇到像她父亲那样的人。
|||WhileIwascleaningthehouse,IcameacrosssomeoldbabypicturesofmyfatherthatIhadneverseenbefore.|在打扫房间时，我偶然发现了几张我父亲还是婴儿时的老照片，这些照片我过去从未见过。
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reapthebenefit（s）|getsth.asarewardforsth.done|获得益处，得到好处
|||Onlyapartofthepeoplehavereapedthebenefitsfromthenewpolicy.|只有一部分人从新政策中受益。
|||Buttheteenagersshouldreapthebenefitsofamorepersonal,better-runservice.|然而青少年应该享受到更加个性化、实施质量更好的服务。
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tradefor|exchangefor|用...换...
|||Itradedmyoldcarforanewone.|我把旧车换成了新车。
|||Inordertopayoffhisdebts,hehadtotradehispianoformoney.|为了还债，他只好把钢琴拿去换钱。
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givesb.insight（s）into|givesb.adeepunderstandingofsth.|深刻理解
|||Thediscussiongaveusarealinsightintothecausesofthepresenteconomiccrisis.|这场讨论使我们对当前经济危机的原因有了真正的认识。
|||Thestorygaveusinsightintohisdeterminationtowinandhisdesiretobecomethebest.|这件事使我们对他决心获胜、渴望完美的心情有了深刻的认识。
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nowthat|becauseofsth.orasaresultofsth.|既然，由于
|||Nowthatyouhavecome,youmaystayhere.|你既然来了，就留在这里吧。
|||Nowthatweknoweachotherbetter,wegetalongfine.|既然大家相互了解更深了，相处也就融洽了。
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insteadof||而不是；
代替
|||Theyraisedpricesandcutproductioninsteadofcuttingcosts.|他们又是提价，又是减产，却没有降低成本。
|||HetookEnglishashismajorinsteadofJapanese.|他选择学英语，而没选日语。
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reachoutto|communicatewith;
contact|接触，联系
|||Onlinelearninghelpsusreachouttonewfriends.|网络学习使我们接触新朋友。
|||Irealizedatthesametimehewasreachingouttome；
hewasalsoaskingforhelp.|我同时也察觉到他正在联系我；
他在寻求帮助。
学习一种外语
experiencesofmylife.学习外语是我一生中最艰苦也是最有意义的经历之一。
itwaswellworththeeffort.虽然时常遭遇挫折，但却非常有价值。
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reward|vt.|givesth.inreturnforgoodandvaluabledoings|奖赏；
回报
||||Hewasrewardedhandsomelyforhisefforts.|他的努力得到了可观的回报。
||||Itisoftennecessarytorewardpeoplefortheirhardwork,ifyouwantthemtocontinueworkinghardforyou.|如果你想要人们继续努力工作，就有必要奖励他们的工作。
|||n.|[C,U]sth.asareturnforgoodandvaluabledoings|奖赏；
||||Asarewardforpassingtheexams,shegotanewbikefromherparents.|因为通过了考试，父母奖励给她一辆新自行车。
||||Shegotnorewardforallthehardworkshedid.|她辛苦的工作并没有得到嘉奖
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|a.|givingsb.satisfaction,pleasure,orprofit|值得做的，有益的，有意义的
||||Doingexercisecanbeveryrewardingforeveryone.|锻炼身体对每个人都会有好处。
||||Shefindshercareerveryrewarding.|她觉得自己的工作很有意义。
frustrate|vt.|1.causesb.tohavefeelingsofdisappointment|使沮丧，使灰心
||||Thelackofevidenceinthiscaseisfrus
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