Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading-【金版教程】2024-2025学年高中英语必修第一册创新导学案word（译林版2020）

Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit & Reading

Teen faints after skipping meals

女生多餐未进食后晕厥

STONECHESTER—A teenage girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals.

斯通彻斯特高中——昨天，斯通彻斯特高中一名女生多餐未进食后晕厥。

Jennifer Jones, 15, told friends in her class that she was feeling unwell.

珍妮弗·琼斯，十五岁，曾告诉同班的朋友自己感到不适。

She then passed out in her morning PE lesson and was rushed to hospital.

之后她在上午的体育课上晕厥，被紧急送往医院。

词句自测

①faint vi. 昏厥　adj. 昏眩的；微弱的；可能性不大的

②pass__out 昏迷，失去知觉

Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treated immediately.

珍妮弗被发现血糖已经低到了很危险的程度，立刻接受了治疗。

Her worried parents told the doctor that their daughter missed breakfast that day and hardly touched her dinner the night before.

珍妮弗的父母忧心忡忡，他们告诉医生，女儿当天早晨未进食，前一天的晚餐也几乎没动。

Fortunately, she is now out of danger.

幸运的是，她现在已经脱离了危险。

Her doctor says that she will make a full recovery in a day or two.

医生说，她一两天后就能完全康复。

词句自测

③immediately adv. 立即，马上　conj. 一……就

Jennifer's classmates hope to see her back at school soon.

珍妮弗的同学希望看到她能尽快回到学校。

They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time.

他们说，珍妮弗为饮食问题已经挣扎很久了。

●“Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight，” her friend Laura Williams told our reporter.

“珍妮弗认为不吃饭会是一种达到目标体重的简单方式，”她的朋友劳拉·威廉姆斯告诉我们的记者。

●“She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months.

 “最近几个月，她一直不吃早餐。

She told me she had trouble concentrating in class.

她对我说，她上课很难集中注意力。

I warned her that skipping meals was unhealthy, but she wouldn't listen.”

我提醒过她，不吃饭是不健康的，但她不听。”

词句自测

④concentrate vi.& vt. 集中(注意力、思想等)；全神贯注

⑤that skipping ... target weight是thought的宾语从句，从句中skipping meals是动名词短语作主语，to reach her target weight是动词不定式短语作a simple way 的后置定语。

⑥时间状语为for the last few months，谓语动词用现在完成时。

Jennifer's case is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight­loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes.

珍妮弗的例子提醒人们，不健康减肥习惯存在着危险，这种习惯在青少年中十分常见，不管是男生还是女生。

●In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly.

在一个往往以瘦为美的社会中，青少年有时采取极端的方法快速减肥。

词句自测

⑦sex n. 性别

⑧extreme adj. 极端的；严重的　n.  极端不同的感情 (或境况、行为方式等)

⑨slim vi. 变苗条，减肥　adj. 苗条的；微薄的，小的

⑩slim__down 变苗条，减肥

⑪where being thin ...是a society的定语从句，关系副词where在从句中作地点状语。

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 cent even take weight­loss medicine.

根据近期一项针对高中生生活方式的调查显示，近1/5的青少年经常性地不吃饭，1/10的青少年运动过度，4%的青少年甚至服用减肥药。

Health experts are concerned about these figures.

健康专家对这些数字表示担忧。

They are increasing their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of losing weight too quickly.

他们正加大力度教育青少年有关快速减肥的副作用。

They have also warned them against using such extreme methods.

他们也提醒青少年不要采取这种极端的方式。

词句自测

⑫per__cent n. 百分之……

⑬concerned adj. 担心的，忧虑的；关注的，关切的

⑭effect n. 效果，作用；影响

⑮side__effect 副作用

“These so­called ‘quick­fix methods’ prove to be harmful to teenagers.

“这些所谓的‘急速法’已证实对青少年有害。

It is normal for teenagers to be slightly overweight and there is no reason why they should be worried.

对青少年来说轻微超重是正常的，他们没有理由为此焦虑。

●However, for those who are dangerously overweight, it is very important that they try to lose weight properly，” said an expert.

然而，对于严重超重的人，他们尝试适当地减肥是十分重要的。”一位专家表示。

词句自测

⑯prove linking v.  后来被发现是　vt. 证明，证实 

⑰slightly adv. 稍微，略微

⑱who are dangerously overweight是定语从句，关系词who在从句中作主语，主句中it为形