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1、传播优秀Word版文档 ，希望对您有帮助，可双击去除！ 牛津高中英语 模块一第二单元 Growing pains Growing pains Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same. Life never seems to be going fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car

2、, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control. Has anyone else ever felt this way? These feelings are a common part of adolescencethe time of life between child and adult. And, though it may some times be difficult to believe, you are not aloneevery adult has gone through adolesc

3、ence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing painsthe difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults. As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused

4、 with the changing world both inside and outside of them. During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes. They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments. Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be

5、different in this regard. Many boys become risk-takersthey 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 behavior. At the same time, girls often want someoneanyoneto talk to, as they try to deal with their strong feel

6、ings. In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. They may badly want and need their parents love, yet feel distant; they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who

7、they are and how they fit in society. The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do not last. In the end everything turns out OKthe teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life.好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。最终一切都会好起来青少年成

8、长为健康的成年人，而青春期的变化和挑战则转变为成人生活中的种种变化和挑战。在大千社会中，随着青少年长大，他们努力地自力更生。他们或许迫切需要父母的关爱，却又感觉疏远；他们或许想要成为团体的一员，但又渴望独立。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。与这些生理变化同时而来的，还有很多心理上的变化。男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同。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。而与此同时，女孩则通常需要和某个人或任何人进行交谈，因为她们试图面对自己强烈的情感。 在青少年成长的时候，对自己无论体内

9、还是体外的状态变化感到困惑对他们而言是正常现象。在青春期，青少年经历着身体上的巨大变化。他们个子长高，声音变低，还有很多其他的成长发育。这些感觉是青春期介于孩童和成人之间的人生阶段的正常组成部分。而且，虽然有时难以相信，并非只有你才是这样每一个成年人都经历过青春期，而你的朋友和你一样正经历这个阶段。对青少年而言，感到孤独和被误解是很普遍的。这些情感可以看作是成长的烦恼是青少年迈向成年时所面对的困难。成长的烦恼很多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。日子一天天过去，而所有事情似乎都是不同的，可又都是一成不变的。生活似乎从不过得足够快；而从别的方面看，生活似乎过得太快甚至于失

10、控，像开赛车一样。别的人也有过同感么？Home aloneMom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: It传播优秀Word版文档 ，希望对您有帮助，可双击去除！s so nice to be home! Act OneMom: Yes, I cant wait to surprise the boys! Suddenly the door ope

11、ns and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly. Eric:Mom! Dad! Youre back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but you werent supposed to come home until tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad. Mom: (bending to

12、touch dog) Eric, hes so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left? Dad: And look at this roomgarbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel!Daniel: (running into room) M

13、om, Dad, I can explain Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel.Dad: (soundin

14、g very angry) Listen to me, young manwe left you in charge! We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess! I dont know why the house is so dirty .Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions . Dad: How can we trust you any more? We wont tolerate su

15、ch behavior in our house! Daniel: (shouting) Stop shouting at me. Im still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out.End of Act OneAct Two, Scene OneDaniel and Erics bedroom. Eric sits on hi

16、s bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them! Eric: You dont hate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. Then they wont be mad any more.Daniel: No, dont tell them anything. Anyhow, they didnt trust me. They dont deserve

17、 an explanation. Let them think what they want. Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and that we used the money to take him to the clinic .Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him, and that is why we had no time to clean the house . but no, Eric, why didnt they a

18、sk me what happened instead of shouting at me?Act Two, Scene Two Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a mess .Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he wont respect us.Mom: Oh, why does this have to

19、 be so difficult? Mom sighs.End of Act Two爸爸：还有，你们看看这起居室垃圾满地都是!你哥哥在哪儿？（生气地喊）丹尼尔！妈妈叹了口气。第二幕完妈妈：哎，干嘛非得这么麻烦啊？爸爸：也许吧，可是既然他对我们那么粗鲁无礼，那我觉得我们有必要教训教训他，要不然传播优秀Word版文档 ，希望对您有帮助，可双击去除！,不会尊重我们的。第二幕，第二场妈妈：你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢？有可能家里一团糟是有原因的丹尼尔：还有，我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天，正因为如此，我们才没有时间打扫房子可是，不，埃里克，为什么他们不问问我到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢？埃里克：可是丹尼尔，如果他们知道小斑点生病了，我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医丹尼尔：别，什么都不用跟他们说。不管怎样，他们不信任我。他们不配得到解释。他们愿意怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。埃里克：你可不要讨厌他们！我可以告诉他们发生了紧急情况。解释之后他们就不会再生气了。丹尼尔：他们压根