综合教程II U7 The Virtues of Growing Older (Language Points)

AnIntegratedEnglishCourseBook2 Unit7TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderCarolSiskin LanguageWorkParagraphs1 2 1Oursocietyworshipsyouth AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair Middle agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdownthestreets tryingtodelaytheeffectsofage 2Wouldn tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain Isn taginganexperiencetobedreaded Perhapsitisun Americantosayso butIbelievetheansweris No Beingyoungisoftenpleasant butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages Paragraph3 convince vt tomakesb believethatsth istrueorexists topersuadesb todosth 使信服 说服Ex Pleasefillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsoftheword 1 Shedidn tknowhowto himofherinnocence convincesb ofsth 2 Hewas ofhiserror beconvincedof确信 3 Thewastedisposalindustryisfindingitdifficultto thepublicthatitsoperationsaresafe convincesb that 4 Hisargumentisnot enough convincingadj 令人信服的 有说服力的 Practice TranslateintoChinese该党未能使多数选民相信他们具有治国之才 Tr Ex 3 P96 convincefailtodosth themajorityofgovernacountry managestateaffairsbecapableofdoingsth Thepartyfailedtoconvincethemajorityofthevotersthatitwascapableofgoverningthecountry Compare convince persuadeTraditionalrule onepersuadessomeonetoactbutconvincessomeoneofthetruthofastatementorproposition e g Byconvincingmethatnogoodcouldcomeofstaying hepersuadedmetoleave Currentusage convincesb todosth increasinglycommon e g WeconvincedAnnetogobytrainratherthanplane workout A Tofindasolutionfor solve找到解答 算出 解决B Toformulateordevelop作出 制定出C Toprovesuccessful effective orsatisfactory成功 有效 令人满意 达到预期效果 有好结果D Tohaveaspecifiedresult产生某种结果E Toexercisetoimprovephysicalfitness锻炼身体 Ex Pleasechoosetheappropriatedefinitionforthephraseineachsentence 1 Ittookmeawholenighttoworkoutthedetailsoftheplan B Toformulateordevelop作出 制定出2 Johnnyworksoutinthegymnasiumafterworkeveryday E Toexercisetoimprovephysicalfitness锻炼身体3 Haveyouworkedouttheequations A Tofindasolutionfor solve 4 Thingswillwork themselves out C Tohaveagoodresult有好结果5 I mafraidthenewpolicymaynotworkoutwellinpractice D Tohaveaspecifiedresult产生某种结果e g Thenewstrategymaynotworkoutaswewished Paraphrase gladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain Para 2 signwith signacontractofemploymentwith acompany signwiththedevil metaphor tosignacontractwiththedevil sothatthedevilwouldhelpyoubecomeyoungagain即便是给恶魔卖命 三十岁以上的人谁不乐意以此来换回失去的青春呢 Paraphrase Perhapsitisun Americantosayso Para 2 un American contrarytothevaluescommonlyheldbymostAmericanpeople不符合美国人的观念 Canyoufindthefollowingexpressionsinthetwoparagraphs 崇尚 年轻 worship youth 去体育馆健身workoutingyms延缓衰老delayaging theeffectsofage明显的好处distinctadvantages LanguageWorkParagraph3 1 3 1Whenyoung youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad Daveliftedweights tookmegadosesofvitamins anddrankahalf dozenofmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal Andasateenager Idietedconstantly NomatterwhatIweighed though IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked Mylegsweretooheavy myshoulderstoobroad mywaisttoobig LanguageWorkParagraph3 2 3 2WhenDaveandIwereyoung webeggedandpleadedforthe right clothes Ifourparentsdidn tgetthemforus wefeltourworldwouldfallapart Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose fittingschoolblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks Ioftenwonderhowmyparents andparentsingeneral managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears LanguageWorkParagraph3 3 3 3Now however DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies Myroundedfigureseemsfine andIdon tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood Davestillworksout buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall lankyframe Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes butwearenolongerslavestostyle Andwomen I membarrassedtoadmit evenmorethanmen havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion Nowmyclothesareattractiveyeteasytowear Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink Aslongaswefeelgoodabouthowwelook wearehappy beaptto haveanaturaltendencyto beinclinedto belikelyto倾向于 易于 动辄 往往e g Heisapttogetexcitedovertrifles 他容易为小事而激动 be obsessedwith tokeepthinkingaboutsth toomuchtothinkaboutanythingelse bepreoccupiedexcessively痴迷于 受困扰e g Hewasobsessedwithsci fimovies Moreandmorepeoplebecameobsessedwithfearofnuclearradiation beobsessedwiththedesireforgain利欲熏心beobsessedbyacravingforwealth财迷心窍 Buildupyourvocabulary obsessionn obsessiveadj extreme excessiveindegreee g Shehasgotthisobsessivefearoflosingcontrolsoshenevershowsheremotions Vo Ex II 1 P93 她极度担心会失控 因此她从不表露自己的情感 teens pl 十多岁期间 13 19岁的年龄 总称 十几岁的青少年inone steens十多岁时 在少年时代teenager十几岁的青少年teenageadj Compare adolescencen 青春期 一般指成年以前13至15岁的发育期 adolescenta 青春期的 n 十几岁的青少年 feverishlyadv feverishadj 发烧的 狂热的 兴奋的 焦躁的e g Theyarefeverishlybuildinguptheirarmedforces 他们正在疯狂地扩军 Iamsearchingmypocketsfeverishlyformyticket 我急切地在口袋里翻找着车票 Feverishlyhesettowork andbytheendofthedayhehadcomposedthewholeconcerto 协奏曲 Vo Ex VI 2 P94 他充满激情地开始了创作 到这天结束时他已经谱好了整部协奏曲 megadose dose剂量mega 1 large大 2 onemillion一百万e g megahertz兆赫 diet v toeatanddrinktheprescribedfoodanddrink especiallysoastoloseweightorcontrolamedicalcondition 为减肥或调整健康情况 进规定的饮食 节食 忌食n 1 人或动物的日常 饮食 食物e g Exerciseandawell balanceddietkeepsyoufitandhealthy 2 特种饮食 保健食谱goonadiet beonadiet节食 吃限定食物 beyond outsidetherangeorlimitofe g Understandingthisarticleisbeyondmycapability Thefruitisbeyondmyreach 够不着Practice TranslateintoEnglish在一些职业中 超过退休年龄而继续工作是可能的 Inanumberofprofessionsitispossibletocontinueworkingbeyondtheretirementage deny denysb sth refusetoletsb haveit拒绝给予e g Hedeniedhiskidsnothing 要什么就给什么 denyoneselfsth nottoallowoneselftohavesth thatonenormallyhas节制 戒除 舍弃e g Hedeniedhimselfallsmallpleasuresandluxuriesinanefforttoliveaholylife Practice TranslateintoEnglish为了保持苗条的身材 她克制自己不吃冰激凌 Tr Ex 4 P97 Tokeepslim shedeniedherselfice creams mood n astateofmindoremotion心情 脾气e g beinabad melancholy foul merrymoodShewasobviouslyinamood angryorimpatient 口 心情不好 在生气 Hewasamanofmoods 喜怒无常的人 Iaminnomoodforjokingnow 没有心思 Afterawholeday swork youshouldbeinthemoodforagoodmeal 有做某事的兴致 beslavestosth followsth blindlyatthemercyof completelycontrolledby powerlessagainst在 的掌握之中 完全受 支配 任由 摆布 处置 在面前 无能为力e g Thepoormanwasatthemercyofthosefromwhomheborrowedmoney 这可怜的人只得任由他的债主们摆布 Othercollocation havesb atone smercy使某人任凭自己摆布leave tothetendermercy merciesofsb 听任某人粗暴对待 听任某人任意摆布 begformercy乞求宽大 讨饶havemercyon upon showmercytosb 对 有怜悯心 表示宽大 仁慈withoutmercy残忍地 毫不留情地 LanguageWorkParagraph4 4Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway Obviously Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout IchosethemanIwantedtomarry Idecidedtohavechildren Ielectedtoreturntocollegetocompletemyeducation Butwhenyouareyoung majordecisionsawaityouateveryturn WhatcollegeshouldIattend WhatcareershouldIpursue ShouldIhavechildren Thesearejustafewoftheissuesfacingyoungpeople It snowonderthat despitetheircarefreefacade theyareoftenconfused uncertain andtroubledbyalltheunknownsintheirfuture Paragraph5 preferable moredesirableorsuitable更可取的 更好的elect1 选举 2 makeachoiceorselection选择或挑选await vtwaitforateveryturn ateveryimportantpointinone slife It s nowonder that It snotsurprising onlytoonaturalthat难怪 不足为奇 pursue vt tomakeeffortstoachieveoraccomplish tofollow tochase努力达成 追随 追求e g HehadcometoHollywoodtopursueanactingcareer Wehavealwayspursuedafriendlypolicytowardsthepeopleallovertheworld facade n thefrontofabuilding awayofbehavingthathidetherealfeelings建筑物的正面 外表e g Althoughtheyputupafa adeofhonesty Iknewthattheywereinvolvedinvariouscriminalactivities Vo Ex IV 3 P94 尽管他们表现得很诚实 我知道他们介入了多起犯罪活动 LanguageWorkParagraph5 1 5 1ButthegreatestbenefitofbeingfortyisknowingwhoIam Themostunsettlingaspectofyouthistheuncertaintyyoufeelaboutyourvalues goals anddreams Beingyoungmeanswonderingwhatisworthworkingfor Beingyoungmeansfeelinghappywithyourselfonedayandwishingyouwereneverbornthenext Itmeanstryingonnewselvesbytakingupwithdifferentcrowds Itmeansresentingyourparentsandtheirwayoflifeoneminuteandthenfeelingyouwillneverbeasgoodorasaccomplishedastheyare LanguageWorkParagraph5 2 5 2Bywayofcontrast fortyissanity Ihaveasurerself identitynow Idon tlaughatjokesthatIdon tthinkarefunny IcanmakeaspeechinfrontofatownmeetingorcomplaininastorebecauseIamnolongerterrifiedthatpeoplewilllaughatme Iamnolongeranxiousthateveryonemustlikeme Inolongerblamemyparentsformyeverypersonalityquirkorkeeparunningscoreofeverythingtheydidwrongraisingme LifehastaughtmethatI notthey amresponsibleforwhoIam Weareallhumanbeings neithersaintsnordevils Paragraph6 takeupwithsb associatewith tohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithsb esp sb unsuitable 和 交往 鬼混e g She stakenupwithanunemployedactor Practice TranslateintoEnglish最近他和两个坏孩子混在一起 这让他的父母非常生气 Tr Ex 5 P97 Recentlyhehastakenupwithtwobadboys whichmakeshisparentsreallyangry betakenupwithsth beinterestedinorbusywithsth 对 感兴趣 心醉于 一心一意想e g Hismindwaswhollytakenupwiththequestion Paraphrase keeparunningscoreofeverythingtheydidwrongraisingyoume Para 5 keeparunningscoreof constantlyremindyourselfof running 不断的 连续的score record score1 比赛中的得分 记分keep the score 在比赛中 记分数2 adebt欠帐 债 宿怨 旧仇tohaveanoldscore anaccounttosettlewithsb 跟某人有帐要算 向某人报仇雪恨tosettlescoreswithsb 向