LanguagePointstitleLanguagePointsputsthoff--delaydoingstheg:Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.2.tobeputoffforayear--tobedelayedforayear3.I'mnotofthem--Iwasnotlikethem;IwasnotoftheirkindLanguagePoints6.sofarasIcouldmakeout--sofarasIcouldunderstand5.drivingmotive---theincentive/encouragementthaturgesthemon;4.theelect--thosepersonsespeciallychosen,orconsideredtobethebestLanguagePointseg:Thatproblemisjustbeyondme;Ican'tmakeitout.Hemutteredacomplaintthatnobodycouldmakeout.LanguagePointseg:Hisanswertothequestionleftusalldazed.Dazeisoftenusedinthepassive.Tobedazedistobemadeunabletothinkorfeelclearly.LanguagePointstitleeg:Weshouldnotbeindifferenttothelowachieversinschoolindifferent-notinterestedin,notcaringabout.LanguagePointstitle8.foreigntome--unfamilarandstrangetome;unknowntome;notwithinmyexperienceeg:Hisconceptofeducationisentirelyforeigntous.DeceptionwasforeigntohisnatureLanguagePointstitle10.forkeeps---Thisphraseisusedinformally,meaning"forever,permanently".eg:"CanIhaveoneofthosecutemementos?""Sure.Thisoneisyours,forkeeps."9.bearon---havesomeconnectionwith;relateto.eg:Didwhathesaidbearonyourproblem?LanguagePointstitle11.Myparentsdidnotbringmeup.--Bringupmeans"careforandeducate(achild)inthefamilyuntilheisfullygrown."Whattheauthormeanshereisthathisparentsdidnotlookafterhimineverywayinthefamily;rather,theysenthimtoschool.LanguagePoints12.theyofferedmeeveryopportunityintheirreach--theygavemeeveryfavourablechancetheycanaffordtogive.13.revealto--tomakesthknowntosbeg:Detailsofthemurderwererevealedbythelocalpaper.LanguagePoints14.appealto---attract,interest.eg:HisplanofspendingourwintervacationinanorphanagetocoachthechildrenthereinEnglishappealedtoallofus.Appealhasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcontexts.eg:TheMunicipalGovernmentappealedto(requested)theresidentstosavewaterlastsummer.LanguagePoints.15.bydentof--thisisavariantof"bydintof",meaning"bymeansof"eg:Theloadwasliftedbymeansofacrane.makeadentinsth--toreducetheamountofsth,especiallymoneyeg:Thelayer'sfeeswillmakeadentinourfinances.LanguagePoints18.metaphysics--thebranchofphilosophythatdealswithabstractconcepts,etc17.lines--areasofstudy,activity,interest,orwork16.therudiments--thebasics,thefundamentalsLanguagePoints19.IwasnotintheleastcuriousaboutGreek--IwasnoteagertolearnGreekatall.notintheleast-notatall.eg:Lotsofpeoplelovetoreadsciencefiction.butI'mnotintheleastinterested.LanguagePoints20.WhenIknockedatthecollegegates,……onlymoreandevermorequestions.↔WhenIgotreadytoentercollege,Iwasexpectingacollegeeducationinsomedefinitefields,IwasveryeagertoknowtheanswerstosomequestionsdifficultLanguagePointstounderstandandthathadmademeworkandimprovemyself,especiallyinareasofstudy,wheretherewerenopromptanswers,buttherewereendlessquestions.LanguagePointstitle2.Theelectwereforthemostpart,boyswhohadbeenbroughtuptodotheirduty."theelect"→reference,referstothosepersons,especiallychosen,orconsiderertobethebest(P2)1.OftenIhaveenviedthem;moreoftenIhavebeengladthatIwasnotofthem."them"→reference,referstotheboyswhomtheworldaremadefor.(P1)LanguagePoints3.Hehad,buttherightschoolformeandmykinddidnotexist.(P1)"Hehad"→ellipsis,itshouldbe"Hehadchosenthewrongschoolforme".4.Noonetriedtointerestmeinthem."them"→reference,refersto"theseothersubjectswhichseemstomeirrelevanttomylife"LanguagePointstitle4.SchoolsubjectswhichhappenedtobearonmyoutsideinterestsIstudiedinschoolandout."inschoolandout"→ellipsis,itshouldbe"inschoolandoutofschool"(P4)LanguagePointstitle5.OntheotherhandIcanrememberfewofmyteachersandlittleofthesubjectswhichseemedtomeirrelevanttomylife."ontheotherhand"→Itlinkstheprevioussentencesandthefollowingsentencestogether.(P3)LanguagePoints6.Theseothersubjectsareinteresting,andtheymighthavebeenmadeinterestingtome."theseothersubjects"→Itlinksparagraph3and4closely.