新视野第三版第二册Unit-3

TextAJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsObjectivesTohaveknowledgeofOdyssey,OdysseusandtheodysseyyearsTounderstandandusethewords,phrases,structures,rhetoricinthetextTobeacquaintedwiththewritingskillsofacomparison/contrastessayAssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingAssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingWarmup:WhatisOdyssey?AssignmentcheckRecallyourassignmentandshareyourreflections.Assignmentcheck

Watchingthemovie

TheOdyssey

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WatchthemovieTheOdysseyandwriteareflection.Youreflectionshouldincludes:ashortsummaryofthemovieyourfeelingsandideasafterwatchingthemovie.Warmup:odysseyyearsBrainstormingWhatdoestheodysseyyearsmaymean?NowtheOdysseyhasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourneyorgreatstruggleasOdysseus,themaincharacterintheepicpoem,encounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallengeswhenhelefthomeandlovedones.Activity:you&yourparentsQuestions:Whatisyourunderstandingof“generationgap”?Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Whydoyouthinkso?Activity:you&yourparentsGroupwork:Thinkofthedifferencesbetweenyouandyourparents.Makeasummaryofyourdiscussionbyfillinginthefollowingchart.Tips:payattentiontothecomparisonstructureYouParentsActivity:you&parentsActivity:you&parentsAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsEducationCollegeeducationHighschool………Activity:report3.Shareyourreport.AnswersforreferenceAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsEducationCollegeeducationHighschoolMusicPop,hiphopFolksongIdolJayChowJackyChen,InformationInternetFriends,TVLeisuretimeactivityOnlineshopping,movies,socialnetwork,videogamesWatchingTV,reading,housework,mallshoppingAnswersforreferenceAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsAttitudestowardmoneyUsingcreditcard;spendfirstSavinginbank;savefirstAttitudestowardjobsPreferringajobthatisinteresting,activeandhighly-paidPreferringastablejobsuchasteachersorcivilservantsAttitudesloveMarryingsoonaftergraduation;nodivorceNotmarryuntilhavingsoulmate;divorceisokCriticalthinkingDoyouagreewiththestatementthattheodysseyyearscouldleadtoself-discovery?Whyorwhynot?Whatmightbethemostsignificantpersonaleffectcausedbythedelayintransitiontoadulthood?Howmightparentslookatthenewtrendandthedelayedtransition?CriticalthinkingNowlet’sreadthetextfortheauthor’sideasandre-discussthesethreequestionswhenwehavefinishedourreading.

A.BackgroundInformationGenerationgapintheWest(1/4)Generationgaps,referringtodifferencesbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders,especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents,haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange,particularlymusicaltastes,fashion,cultureandpolitics.SomespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries:GenerationJones:AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWarIIin1945through1965.It’sGenerationgapintheWest(2/4)usuallyidentifiedwith“BabyBoomers”.Keycharacteristicsassignedtothesemembersarelessoptimism,distrustofgovernment,andgeneralcynicism.GenerationX:Atermgenerallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960sthroughtheearly1980s.Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom.Thegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyother

A.BackgroundInformationGenerationgapintheWest(3/4)recentgenerations.TheyaremoreethnicallydiverseandbettereducatedthantheBabyBoomers.GenerationY:AlsoknownastheMillennialGenerationandmanyofthemarechildrenofbabyboomers.Theirbirthyearsrangefromtheearly1980stotheearly2000s.It’sgenerallymarkedbyanincreaseduseandfamiliaritywithcommunications,media,anddigitaltechnologies.

A.BackgroundInformationGenerationgapintheWest(4/4)GenerationZ:AlsoknownastheNetortheInternetGeneration.IntheUSandotherWesternnations,itisacommonnameforthemid-1990sorearly2000s

throughtothepresent.ThisgenerationhasspenttheirentirelifewiththeWorldWideWeb(WWW)andhigh-techgadgets.

A.BackgroundInformationTheodysseyyears(1/3)ThetermodysseyyearsisoriginatedfromTheOdyssey,alongpoembytheGreekauthorHomer,whichisasequel(续集)tothestoryoftheGreekhero,Odysseus.ItdescribedOdysseus’longjourneytryingtoreturnhomefromadventuresandwar.ForEnglishspeakers,aswellasformanyothercultures,theverynameofthepoem,TheOdyssey,

A.BackgroundInformationTheodysseyyears(2/3)hasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourneyorgreatstruggle.Themaincharacterintheepicpoem(史诗),Odysseus,waswanderingawayfromhomeandlovedones.Duringhisjourneyofabout10years,heencounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallenges.ThekeyinsightinTheOdysseyisthattheessentialsofthejourneyarenotonlyoutwardstrugglesagainsttremendousdifficulties,but,moreimportantly,

A.BackgroundInformationTheodysseyyears(3/3)inwardstrugglesleadingtopersonalgrowth.Hisjourneyistheoneofself-discoveryandofcombatinghisownarroganceandpridefromhisyoungrebelliousheart.Therefore,itmakessensetoborrowTheOdysseyfromGreekmythologytodescribetherebelliousyearsyoungpeopleusuallygothrough.Thetermodysseyyearsisametaphorofthisspecialstageforyoungpeople.

A.BackgroundInformationAssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingPre-readingQuizMainstructurePre-reading:quizontheodysseyyearsQuizTakethequizbychecking(√)whetherthestatementsonPage60aretruetoyou.Andthenyoucanjudgewhichgenerationyoubelongtoaccordingtothegradingcriteria.Pre-reading:quizontheodysseyyearsQuizQuestion:Doyouthinkthequizkindofdefinesomecharacteristicsofyouandyourgeneration?Pre-readingMainstructureReadthewholepassageanddividethetextintoseveralparts.Fillintheblankstopresentthemainstructureofthetext.Payattentiontohowtheauthormakesacomparisonbetweentwodifferentgenerations.Mainstructure

Introduction:eachuniquephasehasitsownsetof__________.Body:TwomajorthemesAdvice:successonlycomestothosewhohavethe_________topassthroughtheodysseyyears.Paras.1-2Paras.______Theodysseyyears:a_________phaseinlife.____________oftheodysseyyears.Paras.____Paras._____Paras.______Paras.____Paras.____Mainstructure

Introduction:eachuniquephasehasitsownsetof__________Body:TwomajorthemesAdvice:successonlycomestothosewhohavethe____________________________topassthroughtheodysseyyears.Paras.1-2Paras.______Theodysseyyears:a___________phaseinlife____________oftheodysseyyearsParas.____Paras._____Paras.______challengescapacity&confidencenewlyaddedcharacteristics3-1011-12strength,3-56-10AssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingMainstructure

Introduction:eachuniquephasehasitsownsetof__________TwomajorthemesAdvice:successonlycomestothosewhohavethe___________________________topassthroughtheodysseyyears.Paras.1-2Paras.____Paras._____challengesstrength,capacity&confidenceWhile-reading:IntroductionIntroductionTheintroductionpartiscomposedoftwosections.Paragraph1describesthateachagephasebringsitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.Paragraph2functionsasa_________.transitionTransitioncreatesalinkorconnectionbetweenthepreviousparagraphandthefollowingone.InEnglish,transitioncanberealizedbyusingtransitionalwords,sentencesorparagraphs.IntroductionQuestionsforgroupdiscussion:Howdopeopledivideourlifestages

(Para.1)?Whydoestheauthorsaythateachuniquelifephasebringsitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges(Para.2)?Languagefocus:P1Question:Canyoufindoutapairofsynonymsinthissentence?Phase=stageMostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages...Phaseimpliesakindofgradual____________ofsomething.developmentLanguagefocus:P1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages...phasen.

Aphaseisaparticularstageinaprocessorinthegradualdevelopmentofsomething.e.g.Mostkidswillgothroughaphaseofbeingfussyaboutwhattheyeat.Languagefocus:P1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages...labelvt.sttachalabelontosth.orwriteinformationonsth.

n.apieceofpaperorothermaterialwhichgivesyouinformationabouttheobjectitisfixed.Question:Wherecanweseelabelsinourlife?Languagefocus:P1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages...parallelvt.beequalorsimilarto...

与……相当或相似e.g.hiscareerparallelsthatofthisfather.他的事业和他父亲的有相似之处。bethesamedistanceapartateverypointalongtheirwholelength与……平行Meaning:

mostofusknowaboutthedifferentlifestagesthatwedescribeaccordingtodifferentagegroups.Languagefocus:P1Wethinkofinfancybeforechildhoodandmiddleagebeforeoldage,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.peculiaradj.Ifyoudescribesb.orsth.aspeculiar,youthinktheyare____________________,sometimesinan_____________way.翻译：他有一种很奇怪的幽默感。Mr

Kinghasaratherpeculiarsenseofhumor.strangeandunusualunpleasantMeaning:

Wesequencethelifestagesofinfancy,childhood,middleageandoldageaccordingtotheirnaturalorder,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.Languagefocus:P1Thesechallengescanbeovercomebyacquaintingourselveswiththemsuchas...acquaintoneselfwith

sth.=makeenefforttolearnaboutsth.使自己了解某事翻译：如果你想要更好地理解文学作品，你最好了解它的作者。Ifyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofliteraryworks,youhavebetteracquaintyourselfwiththeirauthors.Meaning:

Byfamiliarizingourselveswiththeparticularchallengessuchas…wecansurelyovercomeallthesechallenges.Languagefocus:P2Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.Question:Readingthissentence,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthefollowingtext?Question:Readingthissentence,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthefollowingtext?Question:Readingthissentence,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthefollowingtext?Languagefocus:P2Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.Answer:Sincethesentencestatesthattheideasaboutlifestagesarechanging,it’spredictablethatthefollowingtextwillfocusonthistopic.Languagefocus:P2Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.Tips:Predictionisoneofthevitalreadingskills.Itcanhelpustoknowbeforehandwhatisgoingtobediscussed.Tips:Predictionisoneofthevitalreadingskills.Itcanhelpustoknowbeforehandwhatisgoingtobediscussed.Mainstructure

Introduction:eachuniquephasehasitsownsetof__________Body:TwomajorthemesAdvice:successonlycomestothosewhohavethe____________________________topassthroughtheodysseyyears.Paras.1-2Paras.______Theodysseyyears:a___________phaseinlife____________oftheodysseyyearsParas.____Paras._____Paras.______challengescapacity&confidencenewlyaddedcharacteristics3-1011-12strength,3-56-10Odysseyyears:anewlyaddedphasePreviously,youngpeople’sinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedoncetheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldthenfindajobleadingtoacareerandstartafamily.Today,youngpeoplearefollowingadifferentagenda.Theyevenshifttoanewlifephasecalledodysseyyears.Previously,youngpeoplemovedawayfromhome,becamefinanciallyindependent,findarightspouse.However,youngpeopletodayaredifferent;theydelaymarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.AnewlyaddedphaseinlifeQuestionsforgroupdiscussion:Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoes“anorm”referto

(Para.3)?Whataretheso-called“odysseyyears”(Para.4)?Whydoestheauthorthinkthatodysseyyearsare“anunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood(Para.4)?Languagefocus:P3Inprevious

times,peopledidn’thaveasolidideaofchildhoodasbeingseparatefromadulthood.Ahundredyears,noonethoughtofadolescence.Question:Whatdoes“solid”meaninthiscontext?Canyoufigureoutitsmeaninginthefollowingcontexts?solidadj.1)Theconcretewillstayassolidasarock.2)Youwantahusbandwhoissolidandstable,someonewhowilldevotehimselftoyou.3)Thepolicedon'thavegoodsolidinformationonwherethepeopleare.

reliableandrespectableveryhard,firmreliablebecausebasedonfactsMeaning:

Inthepast,peopledidn’thaveaclearconceptaboutseparatingchildhoodfromadulthood.Childrenweresimplyseenasyoungsters.Likewise,peopledidn’tthinkaboutthelifestagesofadolescenceashundredyearsago.Languagefocus:P3Questions:Canyouguessthemeaningoftheword“induction”initscontext?inductionn.Theintroductionofsb.intoanewjob,company,officialposition,etc.,ortheceremonyatwhichthisisdonee.g.Elvisisresponsibleforthisinductioncourse.Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindasensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.Languagefocus:P3Questions:Whatdoes“sensible”mean?What’sthedifferencebetween“sensible”and“sensitive”?SensibleAsensiblepersonmakesgooddecisionsandjudgmentsbasedonreasonratherthanemotion.Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindasensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.SensitiveAsensitivepersoniseasilyupsetoroffendedbyotherpeople'sremarksorbehavior.

选词填空：Sensible-sensitive1)Sheconsideredtheyweresufficiently_________andtrustworthytogointothevillage.2)Thismaymakea_________childtenseandapprehensive.sensiblesensitiveLanguagefocus:P3Question:Whatdoesthissentencemeanandimply?Meaning:

peopleneedtoconsideritnormal:assoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldbecomepartoftheadultcommunityandfindapracticalandreliablejobtowardacareer.Implication:

Thingsarenownolongerthesameastheywereinthepast.Collegegraduateswon’tfindanidealjobrightaftertheygraduatefromschool.It’lltakelongerthanbeforetheystartwiththeircareer.Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindasensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.Languagefocus:P4Question:Canyousuggestotherwordsthathavetheprefix“equ-”?Whatdoesthisprefixmean?Question:Canyousuggestotherwordsthathavetheprefix“equ-”?Whatdoesthisprefixmean?Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflife...theso-calledodysseyyears.Languagefocus:P4Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflife...theso-calledodysseyyears.equ-=sameEqualadj.平等的Equalityn.平等Equivalentadj.等值的n.等价物；等同物；对应物Equatorn.赤道Languagefocus:P4Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflife...theso-calledodysseyyears.equivalent翻译：他的沉默等于同意。Hissilenceisequivalenttoanapproval.Meaning:

Todaywearealsorequiredtorecognizeanewlifestagewhichstartsfromhighschoolgraduationthroughcollegetilltheysettledownwithafamilyandacareer.Thisnewphasemightbecalledtheodysseyyears,theyearsofself-discovery.Languagefocus:P4Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefollowingadifferentagenda.radicaladj.

Radicalchangesanddifferencesareveryimportantandgreatindegree.=fundamental

e.g.TheFootballLeaguehasannounceditsproposalsforaradicalreform.agendan.

Allthethingsthatneedtobedone,thoughtorsolved.Canyousuggestsomesynonymsof“agenda”?list,calendar,plan,program,schedule,timetableMeaning:

Asyoungpeoplearelivingadifferentlifestyle,thesocietyhasgonethroughtremendouschanges.Implication:

Youngpeopletendtobehaverebelliously,whichiscontrarytothetraditionalwayandbeyondtheexpectationsoftheirparents.Languagefocus:P5Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbasedonuponachievingcertainaccomplishments…prioradj.

happening,existing,ordonebeforeaparticulartime.=earlier,foregoing,former,preceding,previous

priorto=before,earlierthan,preceding,previoustoWhatisthenounformof“prior”?priority优先(权);优先考虑的事

Languagefocus:P5Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbasedonuponachievingcertainaccomplishments…Question:Whatisthepartofspeechoftheword“frame”?framevt.carefullyplanthewayyou’regoingtoaskaquestion,makeastatement,etc.

（小心措辞以）表达framen.framework,structure

结构，框架，边框你是否可以看出这两个词性之间是如何转换的？它们的语义有何种连接？Languagefocus:P5Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbasedonuponachievingcertainaccomplishments…Question:Whatitemsinyourlifecanbenamedafter“frame”?PhotoframeframeofglassesframeofwindowframeofabicycleMeaning:

Peoplebornbeforethe1960sor70swerelikelytodefinethetermadulthoodaccordingtocertainaccomplishmentssuchas…Languagefocus:P5Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.stabilityn.稳固，稳定Asituationinwhichthingshappenastheyshouldandtherearenoharmfulchanges.翻译：为了实现繁荣昌盛，一个国家必须在政治、经济和社会上保持稳定。Inordertoprosper,acountrymusthavepolitical,economicandsocialstability.Languagefocus:P5Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.staticadj.不变化的；不发展的；静止的notmoving,changing,ordeveloping.翻译：Althoughoilpricesneverremainstatic,theyhave,atleast,

beenstableforthelastfewmonths.虽然油价不会保持不变，但是至少在过去的几个月里是一直保持稳定的。Meaning:

However,stabilitydidn’tstaythesameforeversinceyoungpeopletodayaredoingthingsdifferentlyfromtheirparents.Implication:

youngpeopletodayareunlikelytobehavethesamewayatonetimeconsideredasthenorm,suchasmovingawayfrohome,becomingfinanciallyindependent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamilyrightaftertheygraduatedfromcollege.CharacteristicsofodysseyyearsNowyoungpeoplereactwithrebelliousbehaviorstowardtheirparentsunderenormouspressure.(P6)Ontheotherhand,theirparentsfeelmoreanxiousandupset.(P7)Newguidelinesforthisparticularphasehaven’tbeenestablished,sochangesremaintemporary.(P8)Youngpeopledelaymarriage.However,theystillholdtraditionalaspirationsforparenthood.(P9)Summary:theoutcomesofthisphasewillbemorenoticeableandcharacteristicsofthephaseareincluded.(P10)CharacteristicsofodysseyyearsQuestionsforgroupdiscussion:Whyyoungpeoplefeelpressure(P6)?Accordingtotheauthor,wheredoestheyoungpeople’s“confusion”comefrom(P6)?Whyparentsfeelanxiousandupset(P7)?Whatarepressuresforwomenandmenrespectively(P8,9)?Languagefocus:P6Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.Question:Whatistheoriginalpartofspeechoftheword“saddle”?Whatdoesitmeaninthiscontext?saddlen.马鞍

Asaddleisaleatherseatthatyouputonthebackofananimalsothatyoucanridetheanimal.saddle

sb

with…=putsb.inapositionwheretheyhavetodealwithit.e.g.Thewardevastatedtheeconomyandsaddledthecountrywithahugeforeigndebt.Meaning:TheOdysseyyearscanmakeyoungpeoplefeelmuchstressedtomoveaheadquickly.Question:Canyousuggestanotherwordthathasthesamepronunciationastheword“sole”?Languagefocus:P6Asthesole

heirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams…Answer:Sole-soulQuestion:Canyousuggestotherpairsofwordsthatarepronouncedthesamebutspelleddifferently?Languagefocus:P6Asthesole

heirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams…Answer:fair-______flower-_______bear-______mail-_______some-______weigh-_______fareflourbaremalesumwaitLanguagefocus:P6Asthesole

heirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams…heirn.=successor[to]

Anheirissb.

withtherighttoinheritaperson'smoney,property,ortitlewhenthatpersondies.翻译：国王的长子是王位的权利继承人。Theking’seldestsonistheheirtotheroyalseatofpower.Meaning:Beingtheonlyheirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams,someyoungpeoplebehavedrebelliouslyandproudlytowardtheirparents.Languagefocus:P6Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstandthemandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.fluidadj.=changeable

=likelytochange

fluidn.=aliquid

Aliquidissomethingthatiseasilygoingtochangeitsshapewhileasolidwillstayitsshape.Question:Whatdoesthissentencemeanandimply?Meaning:Theygetconfusedbecauseit’shardtocommunicatewiththeirparentsandalsobecausethejourneyofself-discoverytheyneedinthisparticularlifestageisfullofuncertainty.Implication:Inadditiontotheuncertaintyofthisnewlyaddedlifestage,thereisagenerationgapbetweenparentsandchildren,whichcouldbefrustratingtoyoungpeople.Languagefocus:P6Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manypeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPadstohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.resortvi.[to]

=dosth.extremeorunpleasantinordertosolveaproblem采取，诉诸（不好的事务）

resortto=use,employ,haverecourseto,turnto,utilize翻译：诉诸暴力来解决这个问题是不明智的。

Itisinsensibletosolvetheproblembyresortingtoviolence.Languagefocus:P6Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manypeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPadstohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.Question:Whichprepositionisusuallyusedaftertheword“distract”?Whatdoestheprefix“dis-”mean?distractvt.[from]=getone’sattentionandpreventthemfromconcentratingonsth.填空完成句子：Nowadays,childrencaneasilybedistractedfromtheirschoolworkby__________________.electronicproductstexting/messagingsocialmediaLanguagefocus:P6Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manypeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPadstohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.Dis-=away让我们来猜猜下列单词的意思吧：dispel驱散，驱逐dissect解剖，仔细分析displace移动，替代，撤职-pel=push,drive-sect=cutMeaning:Inordernottobebotheredbythisconfusionandfrustrationandtoforgetabouttheirpainsandstress,manyyoungpeopleturntocomputergames,iPods,iPhonesoriPads.Implication:Asyoungpeoplecan’tbearsuchbigstress,theytrytodosomethingwhichwillmakethemfeelbettertotemporarilyenjoythemselvesandgetridoftheirparents.Languagefocus:P7Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildren’slivesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.allowancen.体谅津贴Whichmeaningdoesthewordtakeinthiscontext?makeallowancesfor=acceptbehaviorthatyouwouldhavenotnormallyacceptbecauseyouknowwhysb.HasbehavedthatwayMeaning:Parentsmayaccepttheirgrownchildrentodelaythetransitionperiodfromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheyarefrustratedwhentheyfindtheirchildrenmovingawayfromwhattheyexpectedandwhentheyextendtheperiodtotoomanyyears.Languagefocus:P8It’shardtopredictwhat’snext.Newguidelineshaven’tbeenestablishedyet,andeverythingseemstogivewaytoalesspermanentversionofitself.guidelinesn.指导方针‘指导原则

rulesorinstructionsaboutthebestwaytodosth.

翻译：Theplanwillbea

guideline

forthemarketingactivitiesinthenextyear.

这个计划将成为明年市场营销活动的指导方针。Meaning:Itishardtosayinadvancewhatwillhappennext.Sincenonewsocialrulesorinstructionshavebeensetupyet,everythingseemstobetemporaryorunfixed.Languagefocus:P8There’sbeenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Question:Wherecanyouoftenseetheword“shift”?Question:Whatisthefunctionofshiftonourkeyboard?Canyouinferitsmeaning?Languagefocus:P8There’sbeenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Question:Whatisyourmaritalstatus?Familystatus?Andsocial

status?ApyramidofsocialstatusStatusn.[U]Someone’spositioninaprofessionorsociety,especiallycomparedtootherpeople翻译：随着小汽车在中国家庭中越来越普及，它不再是社会地位高的标志。AscarsareincreasinglypopularamongChinesefamilies,theyarenolongerasignofhighsocialstatus.Meaning:Therehasalsobeenachangeinthesocialstatusandpowerbetweenmaleandfemale..Languagefocus:P8Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.boomadj.

experienceaperiodofeconomicsuccess,withalotoftrade