FourWaystoRelieveBoredomBeingauniversitystudentisgreatfunaseverybodyiswellawareIt'softenyourfirstopportunitytogoitalonewithouttheneedforyourparentsorfamilytobethereforyoualldaylong,butitcanalsobeatimeofyourlifewherehavingthemontheendofthephonecanbehighlybeneficial.Throughoutyourtimeatuniversityyou'regoingtobefacedwithallkindsofchallengesfromtheinitialstrugglestosettleintoyourstrangesurroundingswithflatmates（室友）whomighthavedifferentfeelingstowardshouseholdcleanlinesstoyours;andthenyouhaveissuesrelatingtothecourseyouhavechosen,thevariousdeadlinesandofcourse,howtomakeyourmoneylast.Moneyisoneofthebiggestproblemsfacedbystudentsthroughoutuniversitylifeasitcanbeverytempting（誘人的）toheadoutduringyourperiodsofdowntimeandindulgeinallofthecrispsyourparentswouldn’tletyoubuy,ofcourse,seewhoisaroundintheStudentUnionWhilethisishighlybeneficialfromasocialstandpoint,itdoesn'texactlyhelpthebankbalanceandbeforelongyou'resittinginyourflatonyourownaftertheday'slecturesorwhileyourflat-matesarealloutbecauseyouhaven'tgotanymoney,leavingyouwellandtrulybored.Itdoesn'thavetobethiswayifyoulearntobudgetproperlyearlyon,andit'smoreoftenthecasethatyouhavemoredowntimeinyoursecondyearbecauseyourworkloaddecreasesslightlybetweentheinitialyearofsettlingintoaroutineandthefinalyearofgrafting!However,ifyoudofindyourselfbored,thereareafewthingsyoucandotohelprelievetheboredomwithoutnecessarilyendingupoutofpocket.1.Getahead.Thereisnoharminstealingamarchonyourcourseandreadingthroughyourtextbooksandlessonplanssothatyou'reuptospeedwhenthatparticulartopiccomesupinyourlectures.2.Joinasociety.ThroughoutFresher'sWeekyouwillhavetheopportunitytosignupforvariousclubsandsocieties.3.Films.Moviesareagreatwaytosocialisewithyourflatmatesandfriendswithoutevenhavingtoleavetheflat.4.Makesomemoney.Findingawayofmakingsomemoneycanbebeneficialfinanciallyandrecreationally（娛樂地）.Youcouldfindyourselfapart-timejoboncampusorinthecity.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthechallengesyoufacethroughoutyouruniversitytime?A.Howtosettleintothestrangesurroundings.B.Howtomakeyourmoneylast.C.Howtochoosecourses.D.Alloftheabove.2.Whichofthefollowingtipsdoesthearticlenotgive?A.Joinasociety.B.Makesomemoney.C.Watchfilms.D.Doexercise.3.Whatdothefourrecommendedactivitieshaveincommon?A.Theyhelptorelievetheboredom.B.Youdonthavetoleavetheflattodothem.C.Theyhelpyoutogetalongwellwithyourflatmates.D.Theymaydoharmtoyourbody.4.Inline2ofthesecondparagraph,whatdoes"indulge"mean?ADecidetodosomething.B.Allowyourselftodoanythingyoulike.C.Refusetodosomething.D.Controlyourself.5.Ifyouspendallyourmoney,whatwillhappenaccordingtothearticle?A.Yourflatmatesandfriendswillhelpyou.B.Youwillbeexpelledfromtheuniversity.C.Youwillbeleftinyourflatandbetrulybored.D.Youwillbecriticisedbyyourteacher.Vocabulary基礎詞opportunityn.機會；時機；機遇記聯想記憶：op（進入）+port（港口）+unity→進入港口休整是個好機會→機會搭jobopportunity工作機會throughoutprep.遍及；貫穿adv.到處；始終；全部記組合詞：through（穿過）+out（出）→貫穿challengen./vt.挑戰例Youshouldn'thavechallengedhim.你本不應該向他發起挑戰的。搭challengesbtosth向某人挑戰meetthechallengeof迎接挑戰issue/giveachallenge發起挑戰accept/takeachallenge接受挑戰settlevi.安家；定居；停留.使定居；安排；解決記詞根記憶：sett=set，安置）+le（表動詞）使定居搭settledown定居；安靜下來；舒適地坐下（或躺下）surroundingsn.周圍的事物；環境記詞根記憶：surround（周圍）+ing（表情況）+s→周圍的情況→環境搭workingsurroundings工作環境coursen.課程英aseriesoflessonsorlecturesonaparticularsubject記聯想記憶：日常課程（course）是考試的出題來源（source）搭sciencecourses理科課程variousadj.不同的；各種各樣的記詞根記憶：vai（=vary，變化）+ous（…的）→變化的→各種各樣的搭variousreasons種種原因lecturen./vi.講授，演講；講座英aformaltalktoagroupofpeople，oftenatauniversity記詞根記憶：lec（講）+ure（表名詞，行為的結果）講座搭publicsciencelecture大眾科學講座boredadj.煩悶的；厭煩的，不感興趣的；厭倦的搭beboredwith厭倦slightlyadv.輕微地；稍微英alittle記詞根記憶：slight（輕微的）+ly（…地）→輕微地Vocabulary進階詞initialadj.最初的，開始的；詞首的n.詞首大寫字母英happeningatthebeginning；first記詞根記憶：in（開始）+ial（…的）→開始的搭initialimpression最初印象initialstep初始步驟initialtask初始任務initialinvestment初始投入initialcalculation最初的預測householdn.家庭，戶，全家人adj.家庭的，家用的，普通的；家喻戶曉的記組合詞：house（房屋）+hold（擁有）→有房屋才像個家→家庭搭householdwaste生活垃圾householdappliances家用電器standpointn.立場；觀點記組合詞：stand（站立）+point（觀點）→立場indulgev.沉溺于，縱情于；滿足（欲望、興趣等）；放縱，聽任英togivesomeoneanythingtheywant例OverseasvisitorsliketocomeheretoindulgeinoneofAstoria’smorefamousagriculturalproducts-wine.外國游客喜歡到此處盡情品嘗這里的美酒，這是阿斯托里亞較出名的農產品之一。decreasev.減少，減小英tobecomeormakesthbecomesmallerinsize，number，etc記詞根記憶：de（相反）+creas（增長）+e→增長的反義詞→減少relievevt.緩解；救濟記詞根記憶：re（一再）+liev（變輕）+e→減輕例Thesetabletsareusedtohelprelievehayfeverandsymptoms