Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

　　KEEP IT UP①， XIE LEI

　　Chinese student fitting in② well

　　Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to③ her family and friends in China and boarded a plane④ for London. ⑤It was the first time she had ever left her motherland⑥. "After getting my visa⑦ I was very excited because I had dreamed of this day for so long. But I was also very nervous as I didn't know what to expect⑧，" Xie Lei told me when I saw her waiting⑨ in a queue⑩ at the student cafeteria⑪ between lectures⑫.

　　Xie Lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business qualification⑬. She is halfway through the preparation⑭ year, which most foreign students complete before applying for⑮ a degree course⑯. Xie Lei highly recommends⑰ it. "The preparation course is most beneficial⑱，" she said. "Studying here is quite different from studying in China, so you need some preparation first."

①keep it up保持优秀成绩；继续干下去

②fit in相适应；相融和

③say goodbye to跟......说再见　④board a plane登上飞机

⑤句式"It is/was the first/second ... time＋that ..."这是某人第一/二/......次做......(从句用完成时时态)。

⑥motherland /'mʌðəlænd/ n．祖国　

⑦visa /'viːzə/ n．签证

⑧"what to expect"是"疑问词＋动词不定式"结构，在句中作know的宾语。

⑨saw her waiting，意为"看见某人在做某事"。

⑩queue /kjuː/ n．队列；行列 vi.排队

⑪cafeteria /ˌkæfə'tIərIə/ n．自助食堂；自助餐厅

⑫lecture /'lektʃə/ n．& vi.演讲；讲课

⑬qualification /ˌkwɒlIfI'keIʃn/ n．资格；资历

⑭preparation /ˌprepə'reIʃn/ n．准备；预备

⑮apply for申请

⑯which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰the preparation year。

⑰recommend /ˌrekə'mend/ vt.推荐；建议

⑱beneficial adj.有益的，有好处的