Intensive Study 12 As Priscilla looks back on her years of struggle to make her dream come true, she is cautiously encouraging toward others working their way through school. "to balance work and school, you have to know yourself, "she says. You have to know what you can take and what you cant take. You need a lot of discipline, and you have to stay focused, even when you run into barriers and distractions and delays. But mostly you need determination. If you get put down once, just get back up there and keep fighting (949 words)
Intensive Study 12 As Priscilla looks back on her years of struggle to make her dream come true, she is cautiously encouraging toward others working their way through school. “To balance work and school, you have to know yourself,” she says. “You have to know what you can take and what you can’t take. You need a lot of discipline, and you have to stay focused, even when you run into barriers and distractions and delays. But mostly you need determination. If you get put down once, just get back up there and keep fighting.” (949 words)
hold ontolhold on to try to keep; not give up e. g We should hold onto the house and sell it later when prices are higher They hold on to their principles with a rare firmness. Translate 你应该继续保留着石油股份。 You should hold on to your oil shares BACK
hold onto/hold on to — try to keep; not give up e.g. • We should hold onto the house and sell it later when prices are higher. • They hold on to their principles with a rare firmness. Translate 你应该继续保留着石油股份。 Key You should hold on to your oil shares
While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, The adverbial V-ing phrases are used in place of adverbial clauses to express time relationship, cause or reason, circumstances, etc.. And they may follow after, since, when(ever), and while After throwing down his jacket, the stranger moved threateningly towards me. He wrote his greatest novel while working on a freighter More to do
While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, … The adverbial V-ing phrases are used in place of adverbial clauses to express time relationship, cause or reason, circumstances, etc.. And they may follow after, since, when(ever), and while. More to do e.g. • After throwing down his jacket, the stranger moved threateningly towards me. • He wrote his greatest novel while working on a freighter
Exercises· Structure X. Rewrite the following sentences. 1. He has travelled a lot, so he knows a great deal about other cultures《读写教程I:Exxp144 Having Iaveneu a IUL, mt KnowS a great ueal about other cultures 2. After she had finished all her housework she decided to see what was on tv Having finished all her housework, she decided to see what was on TV
1. He has travelled a lot, so he knows a great deal about other cultures. 2. After she had finished all her housework, she decided to see what was on TV. X. Rewrite the following sentences. ▪ Having travelled a lot, he knows a great deal about other cultures. ▪ Having finished all her housework, she decided to see what was on TV. Exercises • Structure 《读写教程 II》: Ex. X, p. 144
Exercises· Structure X. Rewrite the following sentences. 3. Because we had spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel. Having spent nearly all our money, we couldnt afford to stay in a hotel 4. Since she had forgotten his telephone number, she didn't know how to get in touch with him Having forgotten his telephone number, she didn't know how to get in touch with him
3. Because we had spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. 4. Since she had forgotten his telephone number, she didn’t know how to get in touch with him. ▪ Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. ▪ Having forgotten his telephone number, she didn’t know how to get in touch with him. X. Rewrite the following sentences. Exercises • Structure