Reading Further
1.Your learning diaries could record your progress—your teacher’s marks, the areas you covered, thepoints you did not understand, the problems you faced, and the means you used to overcome them.
学习日记可以记录你的进步——老师给的分数、你的学习范围、不明白的地方、面临的问题以及你用于解决这些问题的方法。
means n. a way of doing sth. or achieving sth.方法,手段
For most people, the car is still their main means （way, method) of transport.
对于大多数人来说,汽车仍是他们主要的交通工具。
Thoughts can be expressed by means of music. 思想可以用音乐来表达。
“Do you mind if I have a look? ” “By all means. ” “我看一眼行吗?”“当然可以。”
By no means will I give up. 我绝对不会放弃。
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2. If you keep such a diary, you will undoubtedly become much more aware of your own learning difficulties, and will be more likely to solve them. 如果你坚持每天记学习日记,毫无疑问,你会对你学习中遇到的问题更加清楚,并且更有可能解决这些问题。
undoubtedly adv.毫无疑问,毋庸置疑
Undoubtedly （Definitely), public interest in folk music has declined.
毫无疑问,大众对民间音乐的兴趣减退了。
There is no doubt that they will agree with you. 毫无疑问,他们会赞同你。
The research showed beyond/without doubt （completely certain) that smoking contributes to heart disease. 这项研究确实表明吸烟会导致心脏疾病。
I have no doubt that you are right. 我毫不怀疑你是正确的。
You can complain but I doubt whether/if it will be any difference.
你可以抱怨,但我看抱怨也未必有用。
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教师可提醒学生注意:
1)doubt 做动词时:在肯定句中接whether/if 引导的宾语从句；
在否定句中接that 引导的宾语从句；
2)doubt 做名词时:在肯定句中接whether 引导的同位语从句；
在否定句中接that 引导的同位语从句。
likely adj. probable or expected 可能的
be likely to do= it is likely that… 可能做……
It’s likely that the company will set up a branch in our city.
这个公司可能要在我们的城市建立分公司。
3.Besides, you can benefit by writing about your expectations for a course at the beginning of a term, and then reporting on the outcomes of a course at the end of the term. 此外,你还可以在一学期开始时写下你对一门课程的期望,并且在学期结束时总结该门课程学习后的收获,这样你会受益良多。
benefit n. an advantage, improvement or help you get from sth.利益,好处
The new regulations will be of benefit （be beneficial) to everyone concerned.
新规章将使所有有关人员受益。
You might be entitled to housing benefit （financial help). 你也许有资格申领住房津贴。
We should spend the money on something that will benefit （be useful to, give sb. an advantage) everyone.
我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。
I’m sure you will benefit greatly/enormously/considerably from the visit.
我相信,这次访问将使你受益匪浅。
A good diet is beneficial to （has a helpful or useful effect on) health. 良好的饮食有益于健康。
expectation n. a belief that sth. will happen 期待,指望(https://www.daowen.com)
Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children.
有的父母对孩子的指望不切实际。
His performance did not live up to our expectations （was not as good as we expected).
他的表现有负众望。
Clearly the performance of the transitional government has been below/above expectations （worse/better than expected). 过渡政府的表现显然达不到/超出了预期。
4.The other day I started watching TV, so I could get accustomed to the sound.
前几天,我开始看英语电视节目,这样我能慢慢习惯英语的发音。
the other day 前几天
The other day （Several days ago), I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years.
前几天,我碰巧遇见一个我好多年没见的人。
get/be accustomed to/accustom sb. to 习惯于……
Her eyes quickly became/were accustomed to （got used to) the dark.
她的眼睛很快就适应了黑暗。
It took a while for me to accustom myself to （get used to) all the new rules and regulations.
我过了好一段时间才使自己适应所有新的规章制度。
5.At school, it’s easy to understand what the teacher is talking about, but I can’t understand when listening to English news and watching English movies.
上课时,我很容易理解老师在说什么,但在听英语新闻和看英文电影的时候,我就听不明白了。
【注意】when listening to…为状语从句的省略句,还原后应为when I am listening to…。
同时满足以下条件时,可进行状语从句的省略:
①从句为状语从句；
②从句的主语同主句的主语一致或从句的主语是it；
③从句中含有be 动词。
此时则可以省略状语从句的主语和be 动词。
When （you are) crossing the street, you can’t be careful enough/be too careful.
过马路的时候,你再小心都不为过。
I won’t attend the meeting unless （I am) invited. 除非受到邀请,否则我不会参会。
6.In a word, keeping a learning diary is a method to help you think about your learning by recording,summarising, analysing and commenting on the course and the teacher’s lectures. 总之,记学习日记是一种有效的学习方法,通过对所学的课程和老师的上课内容进行记录、总结、分析和评价来帮助你对自己的学习进行思考。
in a word 总而言之
In a word （In short), a friend in need is a friend indeed. 总之,患难见真情。
lecture n. & v.
1)a long talk that is given to a group of people, often as part of a university or college course
讲课,演讲
He regularly gives/delivers lectures on modern French literature.
他经常讲授法国现代文学课程。
2) to criticise sb. or tell them how you think they should behave, especially when it is done in an annoying way 说教,教训（也用于词组give sb. a lecture)
My father gave me a long lecture about the dangers of drinking and smoking.
我爸爸长篇大论地告诫我抽烟喝酒的种种危害。
He’s always lecturing me about （criticising sb. for) the way I dress.
他对我的衣着总是指手画脚的。