第八十二讲

    Study Focus
    1. Think about the role of a university education and homework.
    2. Learn to use words and expressions related to education.
    3. Practice writing sentences using the structure of “so as to”.
    4. Learn how to write Receipts （收条）.
    5. Give your own opinion on the article “Useless Homework”.

    Preparation
    A. Discuss the following questions with your partners.
    1. What do you expect from a university education?
    2. Is a university education indispensable (绝对必要的) to a person? Why or why not?
    B. Read the following sentences carefully and work out the meaning of the underlined words and expressions.
    1. The artist is very creative. He puts a lot of highly original ideas into his designs.
    2. Try to balance your diet by eating more fruit and less protein.
    3. The automobile factory had a serious problem. Their production was hindered by lack of materials.
    4. The teacher knew that Bob was destined for great things because he was very smart and gifted with a sharp business brain.
    5. I find it hard to understand the speaker. I wish he would confine himself to the subject.
    6. She estimated that the work would take three months. So let’s wait.
    original ： 起初的; 原来的
    balance ：使平衡，使均衡；保持平衡
    hinder ：阻碍; 妨碍
    be destined for ：注定要······，预定要·······
    confine to ：使······局限于
    estimate ：估计, 估价