High School Hints①
Interviewer：Hello and welcome to School Talk! Today I'm joined by a former student of our school, Lisa Osborne.Lisa graduated② from our school last June and is about to③ go to college in New York.Lisa, thank you for coming to share your suggestions for high school with us.
Lisa：Hi, everybody.I'm very glad to be back.I feel as if high school was only yesterday!
Interviewer：So what helped when you first started high school?
Lisa：Orientation Day④ was really helpful.It's a fantastic⑤ opportunity⑥ for new students to get to know the school and the other students.I even made some new friends! Just keep an open mind⑦ and take part in as much as possible.
Interviewer：That's sound advice for sure.But how did you deal with⑧ new challenges, like starting a new course⑨？
Lisa：I had a chemistry test right at the end of the first week.I was frightened⑩ at the sight? of the test paper.But then I figured? I'd better just go all out? and see what happens.If you fail, no problem — next time you can fail better!
Interviewer：So, hold your head up?， then.But life is not always easy.You must had some moments when you were disappointed.If so, how did you deal with them?
Lisa：As a member of the school volleyball team, I wasn't selected? for the endofyear competition?.At first I was really sad, but later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport.It wasn't just about winning.So I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training.There's always a way to be part of something you love, isn't there?
Interviewer：Yes, I totally? agree.Is there anything else in particular? that like to share with us?
Lisa：Looking back on my high school life, the most important advice I'd give is these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou.She said, “Be a rainbow? in somebody else's cloud.”So, give your friends a hand? when they need it.And this will make you feel good, too.
Interviewer：Neat！ Well, thanks again for coming to speak to us, Lisa.And good luck with college!
Lisa：Thank you.
①hint n． 有益的建议
②gradate vi. 毕业
graduate from 从……毕业
③be about to do sth. 打算做某事
④Orientation Day 迎新日
⑤fantastic adj. 极好的
⑥opportunity n． 机会
⑦keep an open mind 愿听取(接受、考虑)别人的意见(想法)
⑧deal with 应对，处理
类似的同义词还有：handle, cope with, tackle
⑨course n． 课程
⑩frightened adj. 受惊的，害怕的
?sight n． 看到，看见
at the sight of 一看到
?figure v． 认为，以为
?go all out 全力以赴，竭尽全力
?hold your head up 永不气馁
?select v． 挑选，选择
?competition n． 竞争，比赛
?totally adv. 完全地
?particular adj. 特定的，特指的
in particular 尤其，特别
particularly adv. 尤其，特别
?rainbow n． 彩虹
?give sb.a hand 帮某人忙
neat adj. 好的，令人愉快的
