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高中英语晨读小练素材 Every minute counts.
晨读小练56:选择性必修三 Unit 2 Using Language 课文翻译及语法填空
两封关于生活方式的读者来信
Letter 1 – Wang Lu
Paragraph 1
After I attended your summer camp about health and lifestyle choices, I realised I hardly ever felt well, either physically or mentally. I often felt sleepy and dizzy, and lacked passion. Most worrying, though, I got the flu easily and experienced many toothaches, too.
参加了你们举办的有关健康和生活方式选择的夏令营之后,我意识到我几乎从来没有感觉好过,无论在身体上还是心理上。我经常感到昏昏欲睡和头晕目眩。不过最令人担忧的是,我很容易得流感,而且经常牙痛。
【重点必背】
either...or... 或者……或者……;无论……还是……
physically adv. 身体上;肉体上→ physical adj. 身体的
dizzy adj. 头晕目眩的
passion n. 酷爱;激情
Paragraph 2
At the end of the camp I heard, "Change the world by changing yourself." This stimulated my motivation. A dentist once examined me and told me that too much sugar in my meals had damaged my teeth and health. I made up my mind to change two things in my life: to eat nothing with sugar and to exercise regularly.
在夏令营尾声,我听到"改变世界,从改变自己做起"这句话,这激发了我的动力。有一次,牙医给我做检查时告诉我,我的三餐摄入了过量糖分,损害了我的牙齿和健康。我下定决心改变我生活中的两件事:不吃含糖的任何东西,定期锻炼身体。
【重点必背】
stimulate vt. 激发;促进;刺激
motivation n. 动力;积极性→ motivated adj. 积极的;主动的 → motivate vt. 激发;激励
dentist n. 牙科医生
make up one's mind下定决心
Paragraphs 3-5
After that I stopped buying all the sweets, biscuits, and sugary drinks that I used to have every day. Whenever I went out with friends, I brought snacks from home, things that didn't have any added sugar: fruit, nuts, dried meat, etc.
My exercise was very simple: I went outside every day for at least 30 minutes and did something active. Sometimes I played table tennis or badminton with my cousins. Other times I jumped on my skateboard and rode around my neighbourhood, or just took a long walk.
The results have been fantastic. I feel more dynamic and stronger than ever, in both body and mind. I sleep soundly at night now. I no longer suffer from a flu virus or toothaches either. Best of all, in my opinion, is how I feel about myself. I feel like I'm in control of my own life. To make choices about myself is within my own power. I CAN change myself. I just need to try.
此后,我不再买我过去每天都要吃的糖果、饼干和含糖饮料。每次和朋友们出去时,我都会从家里带零食,也就是没有添加任何糖分的东西:水果、坚果、肉干等。
我的锻炼很简单:我每天在室外积极活动至少30分钟。有时,我会和堂(表)亲打乒乓球或羽毛球;有时,我会跳上滑板,在街区滑行,或是长时间散步。
结果棒极了。在身心上,我感觉比以往任何时候都更有活力、更加强壮。现在,夜里我能酣然入睡。我也不再受流感病毒或牙痛的折磨。我认为,最棒的是我对自己的感觉。我感到我能掌控自己的生活。为自己作出选择是我力所能及的。我能够改变自己。我只需去尝试。
【重点必背】
sugary adj. 含糖的;甜的→ sugar n. 糖
nut n. 坚果
skateboard n. 滑板 vi. 滑滑板
dynamic adj. 充满活力的;精力充沛的;动态的
suffer from遭受;患病
in control of掌控
Letter 2 – George Fielding
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As I took part in the summer camp about personal life choices, I started to analyse my choices, especially what I did to relax and how it was affecting my whole life.
After starting high school, I felt stressed out and always relaxed by playing computer games. I got so absorbed that I played the games day and night. Playing was fun, but I felt even more worn out afterwards! So after the camp, I realised that it was very, very important to adjust my lifestyle. I decided to take control of my life and find other ways to relax.
自从参加了有关个人生活选择的夏令营后,我开始分析自己的选择,尤其是我做了些什么来放松自己,以及它是如何影响我的整个生活的。
高中开始后,我感到压力重重,总是通过玩电脑游戏来放松自己。我十分着迷,没日没夜地打游戏。打游戏很好玩,但过后我却感到更加疲惫不堪!因此,夏令营之后,我意识到调整自己的生活方式是非常重要的。我决定掌控自己的生活,寻找其他的放松方式。
【重点必背】
take part in参与(某事);参加(某活动)
stressed out焦虑不安;心力交瘁
absorbed adj. 专心致志的;全神贯注的→ absorb vt. 吸引全部注意力;吸收
day and night日日夜夜;夜以继日
worn out筋疲力尽的;疲惫的
adjust vt. 调整;调节 vi.&vt. 适应;(使)习惯→ adjustment n. 调整;调节;适应
take control of控制;接管
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It was a big struggle not to join my friends in playing online games as I'm mad for them. However, I realised that to succeed in quitting, I had to replace it with something else. So I thought about what to try. Rock climbing, bowling, watching comedies, and playing basketball were the things I thought of doing instead.
Now my dad and I go rock climbing together monthly! It has enhanced the quality of my life, improving my health and increasing my happiness. I get refreshed through climbing, spend more time with my dad, and get to meet new friends.
After six months of trying out new ways of relaxing, I feel much more energetic. I feel that I can change myself for the better. And if that's true for me, then it might truly be possible to change the world for the better. As Gandhi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world."
不和我的朋友们一起玩网络游戏是一件十分困难的事情,因为我痴迷其中。不过我意识到要想成功戒瘾,我必须用别的东西来取代它。于是,我思考该尝试些什么。攀岩、打保龄球、看喜剧片、打篮球都是我考虑过的取而代之的事情。
现在,爸爸每个月与我结伴去攀岩。这改善了我的健康,增加了我的幸福感,(从而)提高了我的生活品质。攀岩使我精神焕发,与爸爸共度了更多的时光,而且结交了新的朋友。
尝试新的放松方式六个月后,我感到精力充沛多了。我感觉我可以让自己变得更好。如果这对我来说是真的,那么也许真的有可能让世界变得更加美好。正如甘地所说:"欲变世界,先变其身。"
【重点必背】
replace vt. 接替;取代;更换
bowling n. 保龄球运动
comedy n. 喜剧;喜剧片;滑稽节目
monthly adv.&adj. 每月;每月一次的 n. 月刊
enhance vt. 提高;增强;增进
refresh vt. 使恢复精力;使凉爽;刷新→ refreshing adj. 令人振奋的
try out参加……选拔(或试演);试用
for the better向着更好的方向
【课文佳句】
I get refreshed through climbing, spend more time with my dad, and get to meet new friends.(get+过去分词)
攀岩使我精神焕发,与爸爸共度了更多的时光,而且结交了新的朋友。
【重点短语】
1.in response to 回答;答复
2.rely on/upon 依赖;依靠;信赖
3.straight away 立即;马上
4.decide on/upon 决定;选定
5.make up one's mind 下定决心
6.be composed of由……组成(或构成)的
7.shave off 剃掉;刮去
8.stressed out 焦虑不安;心力交瘁
9.worn out 筋疲力尽的;疲惫的
10.after all 毕竟;终究
【课文词块】
1.lead to physical and mental health problems 造成身心健康问题
2.dominate a teenager's life 主宰青少年的生活
3.make appropriate changes 作出适当的改变
4.in control of one's life 掌控某人的生活
5.over and over again 反反复复地
6.enhance the quality of my life 提高我的生活质量
7.take part in the summer camp 参加夏令营
8.within my own power 在我的能力范围之内
9.build a happy and healthy life 构建一个快乐健康的生活
10.feel sleepy and dizzy 感到昏昏欲睡和头晕目眩
11.lack passion 缺乏热情
12.stimulate my motivation 激发我的动力
13.be mad for them 对它们着迷
【单元话题作文】
(2024·山东省临沂市高三模拟)上周你参加了学校学生会组织的以心理健康教育为主题的系列活动,请你给校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:1.活动内容;2.活动反响。
Last Sunday, our school held a theme activity called “Mental Health Education” on the playground.
The activity lasted a whole morning.At the beginning, soft music was played to create a relaxing atmosphere.With the music, we found our place and settled into a comfortable position.The teacher told us the knowledge about mental health, and asked us to relax according to her instructions and think about the happy things we had experienced.Next, we shared the pleasant things we had experienced with each other in groups.
Not only is this theme activity of great benefit to our mental health but it also enriches our school life.
【小练1】课文语法填空
(根据课文内容,用所给词的正确形式填空)
1. After I attended your summer camp, I realised I hardly ever felt well, ____________ (physical) or mentally.
2. I often felt sleepy and ____________ (dizzy).
3. This ____________ (stimulate) my motivation.
4. A dentist once examined me and told me that too much sugar had ____________ (damage) my teeth.
5. I made up my mind ____________ (eat) nothing with sugar.
6. I feel more ____________ (dynamic) and stronger than ever.
7. I got so ____________ (absorb) that I played the games day and night.
8. I decided ____________ (take) control of my life.
【小练2】词汇或语法填空
9. She finally succeeded in ____________ (quit) smoking after many attempts.
10. The boy is ____________ (addict) to computer games, which worries his parents.
11. I felt even more ____________ (wear) out after playing games all night.
12. He is ____________ (stress) out because of the upcoming exam.
13. Regular exercise can ____________ (enhance) your physical and mental health.
【小练答案】
1. physically
2. dizzy
3. stimulated
4. damaged
5. to eat
6. dynamic
7. absorbed
8. to take
9. quitting
10. addicted
11. worn
12. stressed
13. enhance
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