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UNIT 1 GROWING UP
UNIT I
GROWING UP
核心单词
1.mature adj..(性格、感情等方面)成熟的:明白事理的vi.长大(成人):发育成熟
mature stage成熟阶段:壮年期
on mature reflection/consideration经过仔细考虑
They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly.
他们在情感上已经成熟,应该负责任地行事
Hopefully after four years at university I will have matured.
希望四年大学生活之后我已变成熟
But I think I'm already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking
responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
但我认为我已足够成熟地知道驾车还意味着为自己的生命以及他人的生命负责。
2.instantly adu.立即,马上
in an instant立刻:马上:刹那间
for an instant片刻
the instant一…就…
I expected to feel instantly different,as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into
a whole new adult world.
我期待着即刻感觉到有所不同,就好像我已关闭了童年的大门,走向了一个全新的成人世界。
The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.
电工师傅一接到电话马上就去了。
He was sent to the hospital instantly when he got injured.
他一受伤,就被立即送到了医院。
3.approve vi.赞成,同意,满意t.批准,认可
approve of赞成;同意
approve sth.批准某事
win/earm/gain sb..'s approval得到某人的赞许
with/without approval of经/未经…的批准
This was a big decision for me and I made it without asking my parents (although I knew they
would approve).
对我而言这是一个重大的决定,我作决定时并未征求我父母的意见(尽管我知道他们会同意)。
Father does not approve of his choice.
父亲不同意他的选择。
The proposal has been approved by the committee.
那项提案已被委员会通过
4.view uf.观看:查看:看待n.景色:观点,意见:视野
view…as,把…看作…
in my view依我之见
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☑笔记&必记
in view of鉴于,考虑
on view在展出
point of view观点
Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me.
年满18岁也改变了社会对我的看法。
They came back to view the house again.
他们又回来查看了一遍房子。
This view is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as climbers go through five ecosystems in the
space of a few kilometers.
当登山者在几千米的空间里穿越五个生态系统时,乞力马扎罗的景色差异尤为明显。
The tourists erowded closer to get a view of the painting.
游客们聚集得更近些以便观看这幅画。
5.commitment n.承诺,许诺,保证:承担的义务:(对工作的)奉献,投入
a commitment to sth.对某事的承诺/忠诚/奉献/辛劳
commit oneself to doing sth.答应/承诺做某事
commit a crime/.a mistake犯罪/犯错误
I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment,but I don't feel
ready to make that kind of commitment,and I do like my mom's cooking.
我知道我可以向银行贷款用以支付个人住房押金,但是我感觉我没有准备好作出这一承诺,更何
况我非常喜欢妈妈做的饭菜。
We made a commitment to keep working together.
我们承诺继续合作。
A career as an actor requires one hundred percent commitment.
干演员这一行需要百分之百的投人。
6.varied ad..各种各样的
vary u.变化,不同:使不同,使多样化
vary with随…而变化
vary in在…方面变化,在…方面有差异
vary from..to…从…到…变化
variety n.多样性:不同种类
a variety of各种各样的
various adj.各种各样的
It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.
重要的是你的饮食是多样而平衡的。
The details vary from country to country,of course.
当然,具体情况各国不同。
The prices of some goods vary with the season.
某些货物的价格随着季节而变化。
Chinese college students have used image editing applications to design various creative
graduation photos as COVID-19 has made it impossible for them to pose for a graduation photo
together.
受新冠肺炎疫情影响,中国大学生无法聚在一起摆姿势拍毕业照,于是他们利用图像编辑应用设
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UNIT 1 GROWING UP
计出各种创意毕业照。
7,consequence n.后果
as a consequence因此,结果
as a consequence of由于,因为…
consequently adu.因此,所以
I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
我很遗憾地通知你,他因伤势太重不治身亡
I missed the train.Consequently I was late for class.
我误了火车,因此上课迟到了。
I was deeply unhappy.As a consequence,my work suffered.
我非常沮丧,这影响了我的工作。
8.conclusion m.结论
come to/arrive at/,reach/draw a conclusion得出结论
bring.to a conclusion使…结束
in conclusion总之
conclude u.推斯出,得出结论:结束,终止
He came to/arrived at/reached/drew a conclusion from the connected facts.
他从相互关联的事实中得出了结论。
In conclusion,I'd like to thank all the people who have helped me.
总之,我想感谢所有帮助过我的人。
I will bring my story quickly to a conclusion.
我将尽快结束我的故事
He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
他从他们的话语中推断出他们不赞同此项计划。
核心短语
l.in charge of负责;主管;掌管
in charge负责,主管
in the charge of/insb.'s charge在…的掌管下,由…负责
take charge of管理,接管;负责
free of charge免费
Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and
exciting ways?
你将会完全掌控自己的生活,并能用新的、令人激动的方式表达自己(的观点)吗?
I'll be in charge of the whole factory next week when the director is away.
下周厂长不在时,我将负责整个工厂。
2.have a say有发言权
have some/no/little say in sth.在某方面有些/没有/几乎没有发言权
have the final say有最后的决定权
have one'ssay有机会充分发表意见
as the saying goes正如俗话所说
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☑笔记&必记
Surely,if you're old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes,you should be allowed to have a say
on how the government spends them!
当然,如果你到了可以挣到工资和纳税的年纪,你就会对政府如何使用它们有了发言权!
The general public have a say.
公众有发言权。
Everyone should have a say in making the decision.
在作决定时,每个人都应有发言权。
3.behind the wheel在驾驶
take the wheel开车
set the wheels in motion使运转起来
the wheel of history历史的车轮
at the wheel在驾驶:掌舵:指挥
My mum worries about me being behind the wheel.
妈妈担心我开车。
Catlett got behind the wheel and I sat in back.
卡特利特开车,我坐在后面。
Unfortunately,I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.
令人遗憾的是我开起吉普来还是笨手笨脚。
4.contribute to对…作出贡献:造成,促成:是…的原因之一:(为报纸等)撰稿:投稿
contribute.to,向…捐赠…
make a contribution/contributions to对…作出贡献
by voluntary contribution通过自愿捐助
Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive.I find it
hard to save any money.
因为需要负担家庭开支,且通勤费用也很高,所以我发现攒钱很难。
Yuan Longping contributed much to the progress of man.
袁隆平对人类作出了巨大的贡献。
The local government hoped that everybody living in the region contributed to the disaster area.
当地政府希望住在本区的每个人向灾区捐款。
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to your magazine.
受邀为贵杂志撰稿是我的荣幸。
5.bring down降低:使倒下:使降落
bring down the plane使飞机降落
bring down the price使价格下降
bring down the house博得全场喝彩,博得哄堂大笑
I would bring myself down to his level.
我会把自己降低到他的水准。
Parents who help their children with homework may actually bring down their school grades.
帮助孩子们做家庭作业的家长实际上有可能让孩子的学习成绩降低。
The hurricane brought down thousands of trees and electricity poles.
飓风刮倒了数以千计的树和电线杆。
英语
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核心句式
1.I assumed I'd already have a well-paid job and that I'd be moving into a rented apartment as
soon as I turned 18,but how wrong I was!(P3)
我原以为年满18岁时会得到一份收入丰厚的工作,搬进租来的公寓,但是我大错特错!
Everybody could see what happened and that Tom was frightened.
大家都会看出所发生的事情并知道Tom非常害怕。
My uncle says he has served here for twenty years and that he is going to retire next month.
我叔叔说他在这儿工作已二十年了,下个月即将退休。
2.But,whoever it was,would always say:"That is a hat."(P9)
可是,不管是谁,总会说:“这是一顶帽子。”
Come out of there,whoever you are.
不管你是谁,从那里出来吧。
I don't want to see them,whoever they are.
我不想见他们,无论是谁。
Whoever says that is a liar.
说那话的人都是骗子。
I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as close to it as I am to my dogs.
我想任何一个丢了狗的人可能会像我接近我的狗一样去接近它。
Send it to whoever in charge of sales.
把它寄给负责销售的人。
3.I expected to feel instantly different,as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped
into a whole new adult world.(P3)
我期望立刻感觉到不同,就好像我关上了童年的门,进人了一个全新的成人世界。
The city seems tense tonight,as if something is going to happen.
今晚这座城市(的气氛)似乎令人很紧张,好像要发生什么事。
They talked as if they had met before.
他们交谈着好像以前见过面似的。
He treats me as if/though I were a stranger.
他对待我就好像我是一个陌生人一样。
4.But as life continues,we're presented with more varied experiences:starting university.getting
a job and raising a family.(P6)
但随着生活的继续,我们有了更多不同的经历:上大学,找工作和养家。
As the world's population continues to grow,the supply of food becomes more and more
worrisome.
随着世界人口的不斯增长,食品供应(问题)变得越来越令人担优
As time went on/by,he contented himself with a simple life.=With time going on/by,he
contented himself with a simple life.
随着时间的流逝,他满足于(过)简朴的生活。
英语·
☑笔记&必记
When you work as hard as I do,you need time to relax.
当你像我一样努力地工作的时候,你需要时间休息。
Angry as he was,he couldn't help smiling.
尽管他很生气,可还是忍不住笑了。
As is often the case with children,Amy was completely better by the time the doctor arrived.
就像经常发生在儿童身上的情况一样,当医生到达时,埃米(的病情)彻底好转了。
5.The grown-ups'response,this time,was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of boa constrictors.
(P9)
这一次,大人们劝我不要再画那些大蟒蛇了。
His doctor advised him not to take any strenuous exercise.
他的医生劝他不要做任何剧烈运动。
They advised that children be kept at home.
他们建议把孩子们留在家里。
It is advised that we include three portions of dairy each day.
根据建议,我们每天要吃三份乳制品。
话题作文
写书评
I,话题词汇
1.novel n.小说
2.inspiration n.灵感
3.publish v.出版,发表
4.recommend v.推荐
5.shipwreck.海滩
6.self-sufficient ad.自给自足的
7.author m.作者
8.Englishman n.英国人
9.lonely a.孤独的
10.tropical adj.热带的
1l.island m.岛
12.grow v.种植
13.rescue v.拯救
l4.detail n.细节
15.expression m.表达
Ⅱ,话题短语
l.be set in以…为背景
2.adapt..from根据…改编
3.appeal to吸引
4.classical literature/work古典文学/作品
5.become close friends with和…成为好朋友
6.be famous for因为…而出名
7.tell a story讲故事
8.name sb..将某人命名为…
9.be fond of非常喜欢
10.go through经历,经受
Ⅲ,话题佳句
1.A tale of two cities is one of Dickens's most important representative works.
《双城记是狄更斯的最重要的代表作之一。
2.During the summer vacation of this year,I read the novel The old man and the sea of
Hemingway,famous writer of U.S.A.
今年暑假,我读了美国著名作家海明威的小说《老人与海》。
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3.When she was still a child,she was fond of study very much and had a dream to become a
scientist.
她从小就非常喜欢学习,梦想者成为一名科学家。
4.What the novel describes is an old fisherman almost sixty years old.
小说描述的是一位近六十岁的老渔民。
5.The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution.
这部小说深刻地揭露了法国大革命前的社会矛盾。
6.Having gone through many hardships,the old man didn't give up.
虽然经历了很多苦难,老人却没有放弃。
7.I admire his spirit of adventure,hard work,and perfect kind thought!
我钦佩他的冒险精神、努力工作和完美善良的思想!
8.We should cherish what we own now,as the author told us in the book.
正如作者在文中所说的那样,我们应该珍惜我们现在所拥有的东西。
N,话题作文
请根据英国作家丹尼尔·笛福(Daniel Defoe)写的小说《鲁滨孙漂流记Robinson Crusoe》,写一篇书评。
要点:
1.小说出版于1719年:
2.小说讲述了一个名叫鲁滨孙·克鲁素的英国人在一个偏僻的热带岛屿上遭遇了海难并过起了
自给自足的生活:
3.鲁滨孙23年后救了一名年轻囚犯,给他取名星期五,两人成为好朋友。
注意:
1.词数80个左右:
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考范文:
Robinson Crusoe is a novel written by the English author Daniel Defoe,which was published
in1719.
It tells the story of Robinson Crusoe,an Englishman who is shipwrecked in a lonely tropical
island where he builds himself a hut,grows his own food,and becomes self-sufficient.After 23 years
he rescues a young prisoner and names him Friday,with whom he becomes close friends.
This novel is famous for its lovely details and its expression of belief in man's ability when left
alone in nature.
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