Unit 2 Growing pains
一、重点词汇
1. 词性(词形)变化
tolerate v. 容忍，允许→tolerance n. 容忍，忍受，宽容→tolerant adj.容忍的 starve v. 挨饿，饿死，使挨饿→starvation n. 饿死，挨饿，绝食 rude adj. 粗鲁的，无礼的→rudeness n.粗鲁的，无礼 behavior n. 行为，举止→behave v. 举止端正，表现
defend v. 辩解，辩白→defense/defence n. 防御，防卫，答辩，防卫设备 emergency n. 突发事件；紧急情况→emergent adj. 紧急的 explanation n. 解释，说明→explain v. 解释，说明 guidance n. 指导，引导→guide v. 指导 n.向导
argument n. 争吵，辩论；论点，论据→argue v. 争论，争吵 freedom n. 自由→free adj. 自由的，免除的
harm n. & v.伤害→harmful adj. 伤害的→harmless adj.无害的
foolish 愚蠢的→foolishly adv. 愚蠢地→foolishness n.愚蠢→fool v. 愚弄 n. 傻子 patience n.耐心→patient adj. 耐心的 n.病人 selfish 自私的→selfishness n. 自私
wisdom n. 智慧→wise adj. 智慧的，聪明的 independence n. 独立→independent adj. 独立的
worried adj. 担心的，担忧的→worry v. 使担心、担忧 annoyed adj. 愤怒的，生气的→annoy v. 使愤怒、生气 challenge v. 挑战→challenging adj. 具有挑战性的
distant adj. 不友好的，冷淡的，疏远的；遥远的→distance n. 距离 frightened adj. 受惊的，害怕的→frighten v. 使惊吓，使惊恐 confused adj. 困惑的，不解的→confuse v. 使困惑/不解 tend v. 往往；趋向，照看→tendency n.倾向，趋势 2.重要单词
upset v. 使不高兴(失望)，adj.不高兴(失望)的 deserve v.值得，应得，应受 limit n.& v. 限制，极限，界限 bend v. (使)弯曲，弯腰，屈身 balance n.& v. 平衡；抵消 handle v. 处理，应付 chat n.& v. 聊天，闲聊 misunderstand v. 误解 sigh v. 叹气 forbid v. 禁止
last v. 持续(久)，维持(一段时间) sink v.下沉，沉没，n. 水池，水槽，洗碗池
anyhow adv. 反正；尽管如此 scene n.(戏剧的)一场；场面；景色 normal adj.正常(的)，一般(的) act n.(戏剧的)一幕 hardworking adj.工作努力的；辛勤的 cash n.现金
teenager n. (13-19岁的)青少年 fault n.过错，错误 clinic n.诊所 adult n.成年人 bicycle n.自行车 error n.错误
adolescence n.青春期 physical adj.身体的，物质的 psychological adj.心理的
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3.重要词组
can’t wait to do sth.迫不及待地去做某事 be supposed to do 应该/应当……
do with /deal with 处理，处置 be thought of as…被认为(看成)是……
turn up 调高；出现，露面 be hard on 对……苛刻(严厉) now that 既然，由于 mix up 混淆，弄乱；搅匀，拌和 have difficulty (in)doing sth 做某事有困难 have fun玩得愉快，过得开心 insist on doing sth 坚持做某事 at present 目前，当前
turn out (to be) 结果(是)，证明(是) in a mess 一片狼籍，乱七八糟 in this regard 在这方面 stay up 不睡觉，熬夜
make decisions/choices 做决定/选择 go through 经历，通过，完成，检查
Internet cafe 网吧 as if 好像，似乎
along with 与……一起，除了……以外还 look like似乎，看上去好像 feel like觉得，想要 trade…for…用……与……交换 be gone用完了，不在了 give sb. a chance to do sth. 给某人做某事的机会 4.教材原句
Welcome to the unit & reading(Ps21-25)
1.【教材原句】But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow. (P22) 但是，但是……你们不是应该明天才回家的嘛！
2.【教材原句】What did you do with the cash we left?(P23)你们俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了？
3.【教材原句】Why is everything always my fault? (P23)为什么凡事总是我的错？ Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with someone else’s!(P34) 徐老师出了差错，把我的成绩和别人的成绩弄混了！
4.【教材原句】Act Two, Scene One 第二幕，第一场(P23)
5.【教材原句】Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset. (P23) 丹尼尔双臂抱在胸前，看起来很不高兴。
6.【教材原句】They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. (P23) 他们压根儿就没有给我一个辩解的机会。
7.【教材原句】They don’t deserve an explanation. (P23)他们不配得到解释。 Word power, Grammar and usage & Task(Ps26-37)
8.【教材原句】I studied a lot yesterday and stayed up very late. (P34) 昨天我学习时间很长，熬夜到很晚。
9.【教材原句】I didn’t fail my maths test after all, Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with someone else’s! (P34)我数学考试终究没有不及格，徐老师弄错了，把我的成绩与别人的成绩搞混了。 10.【教材原句】Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with someone else’s!(P34) 徐老师出了差错，把我的成绩和别人的成绩弄混了！
11.【教材原句】Recently, he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. (P35)最近，他一直拒绝做作业，而总是把时间浪费在看DVD和听外国音乐上。
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12.【教材原句】How can I help my son without harming our relationship?(P35) 我怎么帮助我的儿子而不伤害我们的关系？
13.【教材原句】He even forbids me from chatting with my friends in the Internet cafe! (P37)
他甚至禁止我在网吧与朋友聊天！ Project(Ps38-39)
14.【教材原句】As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them.(P38)随着青少年的成长，他们对于内心以及外部正在变化的世界感到困惑是正常的。
15.【教材原句】Many boys become risk-takers — they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behaviour.(P38)
很多男孩成为危险尝试者——他们希望找到自己的局限和他们周边世界的局限，但也许并不具有对其行为作出正确抉择的智慧。
16.【教材原句】Since teenagers have difficulty in balancing these needs, they often question who they are and
how they fit in society.(P38)正因为青少年们在平衡这些需要时有困难，所以他们经常质疑自己到底是谁以及怎样融入社会。
17.【教材原句】In the end everything turns out OK...(P38)最终一切都会好起来…… Do you have to turn up your music so loud?(P21)你非得把音乐声调得这么大吗？ 二、经典句型仿写
1.【教材原句】The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.(P22)
房间里一片狼籍：地板上堆放着比萨饼盒子，洗碗池里全是脏碗碟。 【典句仿写】吉姆累坏了，背靠着一棵大树，酣睡着。 Tired, Jim was fast asleep__________________________. 【答案】with his back against a big tree
2.【教材原句】Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.(P23)丹尼尔双臂交叉，看上去很不高兴。
【典句仿写】在回家的路上，我的钱包被偷了。 I ________________________ on the way home. 【答案】had my wallet stolen
3.【教材原句】Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t
respect us. (P23) 或许吧，但是既然他对我们这么无礼，我觉得我们有必要教训教训他。，要不然，他不会尊重我们的。
【典句仿写】既然他瞧不起我们，那我觉得我们得跟他说“拜拜”啦！
he looks down upon us “good bye” to him. 【答案】Now that, I feel like we have to say 4.【教材原句】Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through.(P38)许多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。
【典句仿写】①看起来天好像要下雨。 It looks .
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