Unit 4 Section Ⅱ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Language Points（Word教参）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第一册（译林版2020）

Section Ⅱ　Welcome to the unit and Reading—Language Points [对应学生用书P99] 难词注解 教材原文 课文翻译 ①faint vi.昏厥 adj.昏眩的；微弱的；可能性不大的 ②skip vt.不做(应做的事情等)；跳过 vi.略过；蹦蹦跳跳地走 ③pass out昏迷，失去知觉 ④immediately adv.立即，马上conj.一……就…… ⑤struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力；挣扎 ⑥concentrate vi.&vt.集中(注意力、思想等)；全神贯注 ⑦extreme adj.极端的；严重的 n．极端不同的感情(或境况、行为方式等) ⑧slim down减肥，变苗条 ⑨per cent n．百分之…… ⑩concerned adj.担心的，忧虑的；关注的，关切的 ⑪effect n．效果，作用；影响 Teen faints① after skipping meals STONECHESTER—A teenage girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping② meals. Jennifer Jones, 15, told friends in her class that she was feeling unwell.She then passed out③ in her morning PE lesson and was rushed to hospital. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treated immediately④.Her worried parents told the doctor that their daughter missed breakfast that day and hardly touched her dinner the night before. Fortunately, she is now out of danger.Her doctor says that she will make a full recovery in a day or two. 本句为复合句。that引导宾语从句，作told的宾语。 Jennifer's classmates hope to see her back at school soon.They say that she has struggled⑤ with eating problems for a long time.“Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight，” her friend Laura Williams told our reporter.“She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months.She told me she had trouble concentrating⑥ in class.I warned her that skipping meals was unhealthy, but she wouldn't listen.” Jennifer's case is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight­loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes.In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme⑦ methods to slim down⑧ quickly. According to a recent survey of senior high school students' lifestyles, almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals, one in ten over­exercise and four per cent⑨ even take weight­loss medicine.Health experts are concerned⑩ about these figures.They