Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYearBythetimeyougraduatefromhighschool,therearesomethingsyoushouldknowtobesuccessfulinthefuture.Whetheryougotocollege,orbeginworkingfulltime,youwillbenefitfrommasteringasetofskills,usefulnotonlyinschool,butinlife.MoneymanagementLearningtomanageyourmoneymeansunderstandinghowtokeeptrackofyourincomeandexpenses.Takeacoursetolearnbasicknowledgeonmoneymanagementifyourschooloffersone.Topicswillincludebalancingacheckbookandlearninghowtocomparepriceswhileshoppingforeverydayitems.TimemanagementAhighschoolstudentneedstolearnhowtobudgetherorhistime.Thisinvolvesknowingwhentowork,whentoplay,whentosocialize(交际)andwhentorelax.Gettingallofyourtasksdoneandstillhavingtimetodothethingsyoulovewillcontributetothepeaceofyourmindandhelpreducestress.GoalsettingThehighschoolgraduatesshouldbeabletosetagoalandworktowardsit.Thisrequiresunderstandingwhichgoalisrealistic,andwhichisjustapieintheskyvision.Inaddition,asahighschoolgraduate,youmusthaveaclearideaofhowtogetfrompointAtopointB,takingthenecessarystepstoreachyourgoal.Ingeneral,knowingwhatyouwantandhowtogetitisamarkofadulthood.CommunicationEffectivecommunicationiskeytohumanrelationships.Thisincludesknowledgeofbodylanguage,etiquette(礼仪)andpolitenesswhenyougetonwithavarietyofpeople.Italsoinvolveshowyoucommunicateinwriting,whetherit'sanemailtoyourboss,ajobapplicationoraletterofcomplainttoyourneighbors.WhatmakesyouhappyManyhighschoolstudentsarestressedoutduetoalargeamountofschoolworkandthecollegeapplicationprocess.Takingtimetofindoutwhatmakesyouhappywillhelpyouavoidpitfalls(陷阱)whenitcomestomakingbigdecisionsinlaterlife.SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading,Highlights①ofMySeniorYearbyJoannaSykesIcanhardlybelieveit,butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Prom②nighthascomeandgone,andI'vereceived③myhighschooldiploma④atlast.It'sagoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.⑤Ifeeltooexcitedto⑥thinkclearly!Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays'timeI'llbewalking⑦outoftheschoolgatesforever⑧.⑨ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodoistotakealongvacation⑩！Meanwhile⑪，Ifindmyselflooking⑫backat⑬mysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened⑭.I'vedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday,yearsfromnow,whenIreread⑮them,thememorieswillcomeback⑯.①highlight/'haIlaIt/ˌn.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分②prom/prm/ɒn.(美)高中生的正式舞会③receivev．获得④diploman．毕业证书⑤此句是含有主语从句的复合句。⑥too...to...太……而不能……⑦willbewalking是将来进行时。⑧forever/fr'ev/əəadv.永远⑨Thefirstthing...isto...第一件……事是去……⑩takealongvacation度长假⑪meanwhileadv.同时，相当于meantime/inthemeanwhile/inthemeantime。⑫findoneselfdoing发现自己在做⑬lookbackat回顾，回忆⑭thathavehappened中that引导定语从句。⑮rereadv．再次阅读re前缀，表示“重新”。⑯sothatone...是目的状语从句；whenIrereadthem是时间状语从句。高中最后一年的精彩回放乔安娜·塞克斯[第1～2段译文]我简直无法相信我的学校生活就要结束了。毕业舞会来了也结束了，我也最终获得了高中毕业证书。考试结束，这是一件好事。我太兴奋了，简直无法理清思绪！想想过几天我就要永远走出校门了，似乎有一种别样的感觉。我打算做的第一件事就是度一个长假！同时，我发觉自己在回顾自己高中最后一年的时光，追忆所有发生过的美好往事。我决定把它们写下来，以便多年以后的某一天再次阅读时，往事就会涌上心头。There'ssomuchtoremember⑰.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisyearhasbeenworkingas⑱anartseditorforthisnewspaper.I'vesoenjoyedit!Ilovewrit...
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