内容正文:
Looking good,feeling good
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Welcome to the unit
Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself on the inside and out.
美丽是由内而外都能成为最好的自己。
_______ Audrey Hepburn
Welcome to the unit
In this unit,you are going to:
read a news report about a girl who tried to lose weight.
write an argument essay expressing your opinion about plastic surgery.
read a magazine article about teenagers’ negative thoughts on their physical appearance.
design an app about a healthy lifestyle.
lose weight减肥
argument essay议论文
plastic surgery整形手术
Reading
A teenager girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals.
昨天,一名十几岁的女孩在斯通彻斯特高中不吃饭后晕倒了。
faint晕倒:
adj.模糊的,微弱的;微小的,可能性不大的;虚弱的,头晕目眩的;不热情的
n.晕倒,昏厥
v.昏厥;<古>变得微弱,衰落;变得没有气力
Reading
Jennifer Jones,15,told friends in her class that she was feeling unwell.
She then passed out in the morning PE lesson and was rushed to hospital.
15岁的詹妮弗·琼斯(Jennifer Jones)告诉班上的朋友,她感觉不舒服。
然后她在早上的体育课上昏倒了,被紧急送往医院。
tell sb about sth 告诉某人关于某事
feel unwell感到不舒服
pass out:1、昏倒:因疲劳、饥饿、疼痛等原因导致的突然失去意识。
2、分发:将物品、文件等分发给一群人。
rush to do sth :急于做某事
Reading
Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treadted immediately.
詹妮弗被发现血糖过低,并立即接受治疗。
low blood sugar level低血糖
He worried parents told the doctor that their daughter missed breakfast that day and hardly touched her dinner the night before.
他担心的父母告诉医生,他们的女儿那天没吃早饭,前一天晚上几乎没吃晚饭。
hardly几乎没有
the night before前一天晚上
Reading
Fortunately,she is now out of danger.
幸运地是,她现在脱离危险了
out of danger脱离危险
be in danger处于危险中
Her doctor says that she will make a full recovery in a day or two.
她的医生说她一两天内就会完全康复。
make a full recovery完全康复
Reading
Jennifer’s classmates hope to see her back at school soon.
詹妮弗的同学们希望她能尽快回到学校。
hope to do sth 希望做某事
They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time.
他们说她长期以来一直在与饮食问题作斗争。
sturggle with:努力应对:指在面对困难或挑战时,付出努力去解决或克服。
eating problems饮食问题
Reading
Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target