Unit 1 Teenage Life(1)知识点讲义 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 1 Language Points Period 1 Listening and Speaking 1. teenage (adj.) 十几岁的；青少年的 a teenage boy 一个十几岁的少年 a teenager 一个青少年 in one’s (early/late) teens 在某人十几(十三四/十八九)岁时 词义关联： infant 婴儿；幼儿(美语中尤指刚出生的婴儿) baby 婴儿 kid/child 小孩；儿童（非正式场合和美语中kid 更常见）boy 男孩；男青年/girl 女孩 the young （统称）年轻人；青年人 adult (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人/grown-up (尤为儿语或对儿童说话时用) an adult person 大人 the old(old people) 老年人/ the elderly 老人；上了年纪的人 2. join the ballet club 加入芭蕾舞俱乐部 3. volunteer (n.) 志愿者 work as a volunteer 做志愿者 (v.) to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it 自愿做；义务做；无偿做 He volunteered his services as a driver. 他自愿服务充当司机。 As a volunteer, he often volunteers to do voluntary work, and he thinks he has responsibility to help those people in need. 作为一名自愿者，他经常自愿做义务性工作，他认为他有责任帮助那些需要帮助的人。 4. debate (n.) an argument or a discussion expressing different opinions 辩论；争论 join the debate club 加入辩论俱乐部 We had a heated debate on the impact of computers on children. 我们就计算机对儿童的影响进行了激烈的辩论。 The bill is under debate and hasn’t been passed yet. = is being discussed 这项法案正在讨论中，还没有通过。 (vt.&vi.) to discuss sth, esp. formally, before making a decision or finding a solution 辩论；争论 Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. 政界将在本周晚些时候讨论这个议案。 The question of the origin of the universe is still hotly debated( = strongly argued about) by scientists. 关于宇宙起源问题，科学家仍在激烈辩论。 词义关联： discuss(v.) to talk about sth with sb esp. in order to decide sth 讨论；谈论；商量 discuss sth with sb discussion (n.) 讨论；商讨 have a discussion with sb about/on sth argue (v.) to speak angrily to sb because you disagree with them 争论；争吵；争辩 argue with sb about/over sth argument (n.) 争论；争吵；争辩；辩论 have an argument with sb about/over sth 5. I prefer helping others. 我更喜欢帮助别人。 prefer (v.) -preferred-preferring to like one thing or person better than another较喜欢 I prefer not to think about it. 我不想考虑此事。 （更喜欢做某事） I prefer playing in defence. 我更喜欢打防守。 （更喜欢做某事） Would you prefer me to stay? 你愿意我留