Book 1 lesson 1

　　1 text

　　1 well above average

　　2 One of the most important things I’ve learned is how much there is to learn， and how much I don’t yet know.

　　3 Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters.

　　4 Every student should regularly experience the “Aha！”

　　5 While you learn a little bit about many subjects， make sure you learn a great deal about one or two. It hardly matters what the subject is， as long as it deeply interests you， and you place it in broader human context.

　　6 But don’t get trapped by the first subject that interests you， or the first ting you find yourself good at.

　　7 Discuss ideas in depth with friends. It’s much braver to ask questions even when there’s a prospect of ridicule than to suppress your questions and become deadened to the world around you.

　　8 Many conversations are a kind of competition that rarely leads to discovery on either side.

　　9 The only embarrassment is in not learning from your mistakes.

　　10 This is a deflation of our pretensions， to be sure， but it is also the opening up to our view of a vast and awesome universe.

　　11 In a world as tightly connected as ours is， don’t restrict your attention to American or Western culture.

　　2 phrase

　　1 above\below average.  Well的用法 He is no longer young. He is well over fifty. It’s well past midnight， I think it’s time you went home.

　　2 back then

　　3 some 与数字连用 大约 Some 80 students have taken the course.

　　4 deficiencies 不足 缺乏

　　5 more + 名词短语 + than + 名词短语：与其说……不如说…。  For him， music is more a way of life than an interest.

　　6 the + 形容词最高级 + of + 名词 的用法 the greatest of philosophers in ancient Greece. The best of my father’s friends. The most intelligent of his students.