2. 即将发生 She put her coat on and set out on her way.她穿上 大衣就动身了
补充：in the way（挡路；妨碍）：Her social life got in the way of her studies 她的社会活动妨碍了她的学习。
By the way 是个语气词，即“附带说一句”之意。如：By the way， has everybody arrived？附带问一句，大家是否都到了？
be ready to: 1. 准备做，愿意做 For crying out loud! Aren‘t you ever going to be ready to go out? 哎呀，我的天啊！难道你不准备出去了吗？
take the first step in (doing) something: 率先迈出做… 的第 一步
Even though some of you may change your minds
later, you will have to set goals and work hard for
them step by p until you graduate.
goal: 1. 目的,目标 My goal in life is to help others. 我的人生目标是帮助他人。
2. (赛跑等的)终点;(旅行的)目的地 They reached the goal of their journey. 他们到达了旅程的终点。 3. (足球等运动的)球门;守门员;得分数 The ball missed the goal by a few inches. 球差几英寸没进门。 step by step: little by little; gradually 一步步地；逐渐 His health is improving step by step. 他的健康状况正在逐步好转。 graduate：v. 准予...毕业; 授予...学位 Mary was graduated from Oxford. 玛丽毕业于牛津大学。 n. 1. 学位获得者(尤指学士学位), 毕业生 She is a psychology graduate of University of Pennsylvania. 她是宾夕法尼亚州大学心理系毕业生。 a. 2 .研究生的 She is a graduate student in literature. 她是个念文学的研究生。
严重。 2.严肃的,庄严的 He was kind and affectionate, but very serious.
他仁慈、亲切,但非常严肃。 3. 认真的;不是开玩笑的;当真的[(+about/in) I was pretty serious in what I said at dinner. 我晚餐时说的话是当真。 business: 1. 生意,交易;商业;营业;行业 Mr. Jones is in the business of selling cars. 斯先生从事汽车销售。 2. 商店;商行;公司;企业 She started a new business in Phoenix not long ago. 不久前她在凤凰城新开了一家公司。 3. 职责,本分;分内事;权利This is none of your business. 这与你不相干。 4. 事,事体,事务He is there on business. 他去那里办事。
To a large extent, you will be on your own.
extent: 1. 广度,宽度;长度 Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the full extent of the forest.
站在山顶上,你可以看到森林的全貌。 2. 程度;限度;范围 To a certain extent, I am responsible for the delay. 在一定程度上,我对拖延负有责任。 to large extent/ to some extent/ to a certain extent 在很大程度上，某种 程度上，一定程度上 on your own: alone; without help 独自；靠自己 I can’t carry it on my own; it’s too heavy. 我自己拿不了了，东西太重了。
students?
Going to college? Lucky you! You’ll have a great time and a lot of fun on the way.
have a great/good/wonderful time: enjoy oneself过得愉快 on the way: 1. 在路上 Let’s wait a few moments. He’s on the way.
True, there will be many people ready to help you, but you will often have to take the first step in whatever you choose to do. Most of you have decided on a career.
You are the one to take the first step in making your decision. 自己做决定得自己率先迈出第一步。 Career: 1.(终身的)职业He wasn't interested in her stage career.
他对她的演戏职业不感兴趣。 2.经历;生涯;历程 He found it both interesting and instructive to learn about the careers of great men. 他觉得了解伟人的生平既很有趣又有 教益。
In a way，是“某个方面”，“在某种意义上”。如In a way， he was right. 在某个意义上说，他是对的。
Yet your education is also very serious business.
education: （正规的）教育；学业；培养 serious：1. 严重的;危急的;令人担心的 His error is serious. 他的错误很
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Question: 1. what’s your purpose of going to college? 2. What does going to college mean to you? 3. What do you want to do as a college