emotional令人动情的，感情脆弱的 romantic浪漫的多情的空想的 ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的 overwhelmed淹没压倒 embarrassment窘迫，难堪 appreciate感激欣赏增值 curious好奇的 awkwardness笨拙粗略难为情 cultivate耕作种植 reverse反转颠倒 parental父母的亲本的 therefore因此，所以 reduce减少缩小 beloved被热爱的，亲爱的 otherwise否则另外
Parents and teenagers have different or even opposite things to worry about. For example, while a mother might have a hard time understanding why her teenagers' room is always a(n) (1)embarrassment of dirty stuff, the teenagers are more worried about their next exams and may think it is (2)ridiculousfor their mother to insist on keeping a clean room. It is therefore important for you to (3)appreciate the differences and learn to communicate with your teenagers properly. (4)otherwise, your teenagers may say nothing and shut you out of their personal lives. Their refusal to talk with you may even create (5)emotional stress in your life.Learning effective ways to communicate can (6)reverse the situation of a difficult relationship, (7)reduce the stress of your life, and lead to a friendly relationship with your teenagers. First, you should learn to discuss serious problems in daily conversations. So, important topics, such as driving a vehicle and building a(n) (8) romantic relationship, could be dealt with through daily conversations.Second, learn to be an active listener. Many parents are so (9)overwhelmed with their work that they could hardly take some time for their (10)beloved children. Spend your time listening carefully to what your children like to talk about, and make sure your children feel they are being taken seriously. This will increase the chances of good communication. 3.选词组
make it获得成功，准时到达 with open arms热烈地，欣然 strip off揭开去掉脱掉 keep back抑制，控制，隐瞒 free of/from无···拜托了···的 after all毕竟终究 straighten up直起身，把···弄整洁 throw away扔掉丢弃
1. After 10 years of full-time training, she has finally make it as a professional dancer. 2.After all , what is the point in taking part in the competitive event if the result is only to prove how incompetent you are?
3. Redecorating the house is a challenging task. It's necessary to strip off the wallpaper first.
4. I never really had any problems with change. On the contrary, I welcomechange with open arms .
5. A lot of what we throw away is made from raw materials which are not renewable. 6. Megan and John realized that their house was too messy for a new baby, so they decided to straighten up their house before the baby was born.
7. Jennifer couldn't keep back her tears when she saw the sick children at a new blood cancer center in Virginia.
8. We want to give all children a world free of/from violence. 4.汉译英
每年农历（Chinese lunar calendar）八月十五是我国的传统节日 —— 中秋节（the Mid-Autumn Festival）。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为中秋。中秋节的一项重要活动是赏月。夜晚，人们赏明月、吃月饼，共庆中秋佳节。中秋节也是家庭团圆的时刻，远在他乡的游子，会借此寄托自己对故乡和亲人的思念之情。中秋节的习俗很多，都寄托着人们对美好生活的热爱和向往。自2008年起，中秋节成为中国的法定节假日。
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, August 15 of every year is a traditional Chinese festival — the Mid-Autumn Festival. This day is the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn. One of the important Mid-Autumn Festival activities is to enjoy the moon. On that night, people gather together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, looking up at the bright moon and eating moon cakes. The festival is also a time for family reunion. People living far away from home will express their feelings of missing their hometowns and families at this festival. There are many customs to celebrate the festival, all expressing people's love and hope for a happy life. Since 2008, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become an official national holiday in China.
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response反应，响应 transform使改观，使变形 focus焦点重点，集中于··· analyze分析，剖析 estimate估计，估算 competitive竞争性强的，有竞争力的 compensate补偿，弥补 adopt采用采纳收养 typical典型的有代表的 regulate调整校准调节 1. To make our companies competitive in the market, we have to be more creative and productive.
2. People are beginning to realize that to transform nature at will is the biggest mistake that man has ever made.
3. It is difficult to conclude what a(n) typical student does in his spare time because every student has different interests.
4. A month ago I wrote to the store complaining about its bad service, but I haven't gotten a(n) response yet.
5. Some of your suggestions have been adopted , but others have been turned down as they are not workable.
6. All of a sudden, he lost his interest in engineering, and focused his attention on learning a foreign language.
7. If a company decreases health benefits for its employees, they should increase salaries to compensate the workers.
8. I failed to pass the exam although I had worked very hard. I should analyzethe causes of my failure.
9. When you do yoga, try to regulate your breathing. Don't breathe too fast and make sure you breathe only through your nose.
10. It was difficult to estimate how many people had been wounded in the earthquake. 2.15选10
complex复杂的 access享用权，享用机会 preferred提出，提升 require要求 undergraduate大学生大学的 accountable可解释的可说明的 acquire获得得到 tranmits传输传送 indispensable不可或缺的 creativity创造性，创造力 referred提及，针对 seeks 寻找，追求 post邮件，张贴，快速行进 connectivity连通性 transform改变改观
There have been increased demands for higher education to provide students with better courses and more opportunities. To deal with this (1) complex issue, colleges and universities are turning to the Internet for quick (2)access to its rich educational resources. Now the Internet has been accepted as the (3)preferred technology to many other methods in colleges and universities. Many teachers now routinely (4)post their teaching materials online. A growing number of schools offer at least some
(5)coursesover the Internet. There are two different models of making use of the Internet for higher education. The first model (6)undergraduate to improve existing courses by using the Internet. This model provides high-speed Internet (7)connectivity to all students, faculty, and staff. While this model uses the Internet, it doesn't (8)require many changes, and it keeps most existing institutional structures unchanged. A different, more revolutionary model regards the Internet as (9)indispensable to an important change in higher education, for it is believed that the Internet can (10)transform teacher-centered instruction into student-centered learning. This, as a result, will bring about basic change to our university education. 3.选词组
keep up with保持，同步，和朋友保持联系 set up建立设立创立 fire off开枪，匆忙发出 take the lead树立榜样，带头add to增加，增添 stand out显眼，突出，出色 in large part多半，在很大程度上 visit with叙谈闲谈 account for占据，是···的原因，解释 at a disadvantage处于不利地位的
1. I fired off a letter of complaint to the manager of the store as soon as I found they had sold me a pair of mismatched shoes.
2. People browse the Internet, read newspapers and watch TV to keep up with what is happening in the world.
3. The university has set up another large laboratory for students to design more complicated robots.
4. I find it very difficult toaccount for the fact that two of our best students failed the exam.