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Unit1

1.Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthat...

Moreexamples:

Itneveroccurredtomethatwealthcouldruinaperson'slife.

Itsuddenlyoccurredtohimthathehadnottouchedanymeatformonths.

Twootherwordsoftenusedinthispatternare"strike"and"dawn",e.g.

Itsuddenlydawnedonusthathighsavingsratemaynotbeagoodthing.

Itgraduallybegantodawnontheeconomiststhattheproblemwasnotoverproduction,butunder-consumption.

Itstruckherthatalthoughshewasnowrichbyherownstandard,shewasnotreallyhappy.

1.developmentalchanges

Thisisapsychologicaltermwhichreferstothephysiologicalandbehavioralchangesthroughoutthelifespan

1.Duringthistime,studentsaregoingthroughanidentitycrisis…

goingthrough:

experiencing;undergoing;suffering

Otherusesofthisphrasalverb:

Hereallybelievedthatbysayingthosemagicwordshecouldgothroughwallswithouttrouble.

Idon'tthinkthisplanwillgothroughtheSecurityCouncil.（beacceptedby）

Wehavegonethroughallthesearguments.（goovercarefullyfrombeginningtoend）

It'stoolatetobackout.Wejusthavetogothroughwithit.（doitbecauseyouhavepromisedorplannedtodoit,eventhoughyouarenolongersureyouwanttodoit.）

identitycrisis,Itreferstothedifficulties,confusionsandanxietiesthatyougothroughduringadolescencewhenyouarenotsurewhoyoureallyareandwhatyourpurposeinlifeis.Also,nationalidentity;politicalidentity;culturalidentity;socialidentity

1.toperceive

a）tothinkofas

Heperceivedhimselfaloserwhocouldnotevensupporthisfamily

b）tonotice;todiscover;toobserve

Musicianscanperceiveverysmalldifferencesinsounds.

c）tounderstand;tograsp

Igraduallyperceivedthatcultureandlanguagecannotreallybeseparated.

1...identityisdeterminedbygeneticendowment（whetisinheritedfromparents）,shapedbyenvironment,andinfluencedbychanceevents.

Whoweareisdeterminedbythreethings:

First,ourgenes,orwhatourparentshavegivenus,ourlegacy;second,environment,andthird,luckoropportunities.

chanceevents:

"Chance"hereisanadjective,meaning"accidental.'Thischancemeetingwiththefamouswriterchangedhiswholelife.Thismedicineissaidtobeachancediscovery.

1.tobeindependentfrom

Financiallytheyarestilldependentontheirparents.

Thesebanksarenowcompletelyindependentof（from）thegovernment.

Financiallytheyarestilldependentontheirparents.

Thesebanksarenowcompletelyindependentof（from）eachother.

independent,adj独立的;自立的

1.Itmaybeheightenedbytheirchoicetopursuecollegeeducation.

"It"herereferstotheword"struggle"intheprevioussentence."Toheighten"meanstobecomestrongerorintensified.Thewholesentencethereforemeansthatiftheychoosetogotocollegetocontinuetheireducation,theywillfaceanevenmoreseriousstrugglebetweenthedesiretobeindependentandtheneedtodependonthefinancialsupportoftheirparents.

1.First,thereisfunctionalindependence,...suchashandlingfinances,choosingtheirownwardrobes,anddeterminingtheirdoilyagenda.

functionalindependence:

independenceinhandlingeverydaylifesituations;theability

solvepracticalproblems

handlingfinances:

learninghowtospendmoneywiselychoosingtheirownwardrobes:

choosingtheirownclothes

determiningtheirdallyagenda:

determining（makingalistof）whattheyaregoingtodoeveryday

1.freedomfromanexcessiveneedforapproval,closeness,togetherness,andemotionalsupportinrelationtothemotherandfather

freedom（free）fromsth:

nolongerhavingsthyoudonotwant,

e.g.Themostimportantfreedomourpeopleshouldhaveisthefreedom

Anidealsocietyisonefreefromexploitationandoppression.

Withinamonth,thewholebuildingisfreefromfliesandmosquitoes.

excessive,muchmorethanreasonableornecessary

Ifsomebodyhasanexcessiveneedforapproval,itmeansthatheistoodependentonsb’sapproval.Childrenneedtheirparentstotellthemwhattodoornottodo.Theyalsoneedtobeclosetotheirparentsandreceiveencouragement,love,allkindsofemotionalsupportwhichgivethemstrength.Butwhentheygrowup,thisshouldchange.Theyshouldnolongerhavethesameneedslikebabies.

1.Fourthisfreedomfrom"excessiveguilt,anxiety,mistrust,responsibility,inhibition,resentment,andangerinrelationtothemotherandfather.”

Childrenoftenfeelveryguiltyinrelationtotheirparentsbecausetheythinktheyhavedonesomethingwrong;theyarealsoanxiousbecausetheyareeagertopleasetheirparents;theysometimesfeelunhappybecausetheythinkthattheirparentshavenotbeenfairtothem;theyfeelthattheyareresponsibletotheirparentsforeverythingtheydo;theyarealwaysafraidofnotsayingtherightthingornotbehavingproperly;allthesemaymakethemangrywiththeirparentsormakethemfeelresentful.Thesefeelingsreflecttheiremotionaldependenceontheirparents.Whentheygrowup,theyusuallystriveforthefreedomfromthese.

1.Projectingthefuturerolesasmenorwomen

planning,designing,outlining,devisingthefuturerolesasmenorwomen

1.tofeellow

tofeelunhappy,withoutmuchhopeforthefuture

1.dragginghisfeetwithadismayed,dejectedlookonhisface

walkingslowlyandlistlessly,lookingveryunhappyanddisappointed

Note."todragone'sfeet"isoftenusedfigurativelytomean"todelaydeliberately",

e.g.Thelocalauthoritiesaredraggingtheirfeetclosingthesesmallcoalmines.

Icanunderstandwhytheyaredraggingtheirfeetoverthisreform.Thereasonisthatitwillaffecttheirpersonalinterest.

1.He...wasseeinghisworldshrinkandhisoptionsnarrow.

He...wasbeginningtorealizethathisworldwasgettingsmallerandhischoicesfewer."Narrow"hereisusedasaverb.

Moreexamples:

Wemusttrytonarrowthedifferenceinincomebetweentherichandthepoorwithoutdelay.Thismightyfivernarrowedtoagorgeofabout50meterswhenitcametothisplacebetweenthemountains.

1.Anotherchangeforcollegestudentsisinternalizingtheirreligiousfaith,theirvalues,andtheirmorals.

tointernalize:

apsychologicaltermmeaning"tomakefaith,values,morals,attitudes,behavior,languageetcpartofyournaturebylearningorassimilatingthemunconsciously"

1.modelingforthem

servingasamodelforthem;settinganexampleforthem

1.however,thesemattersarequestionedandinsomecasesrebelledagainst

however,peopleoftenhavedoubtsaboutthesemattersandsometimesopposethem

torebelagainst:

toopposeorfightagainst,e.g.

Soonerorlater,achildwillrebelagainstthetyrannicalruleofhisfather.

Youngpeopletendtorebelagainsttraditionalpractices

1.tobeprejudicedagainst

toberebelledagainst;tobediscriminatedagainst;tobelookedafter;tobetakencareof;tobeattendedto;tobeputanendto;tobedoneawaywith;tobefocusedon;tobeagreedon;tobeputupwithetc

1.peoplefromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds

peoplefrommanydifferentraces

Todaysociologistsoftenprefertheword"ethnic"to"racial",and"ethnicgroup"to"race".

Therearedifferencesofcourse.TheHansandtheTibetansarebothChinese,belongingtothesameyellowrace,buttheybelongtotwoethnicgroups.

1.equalto

tobeequalto.tobejustasgoodas,

e.g.Manyofourgoodsareequaltothebestintheworld.

Itisridiculoustothinkoneraceisnotequaltoanotherbecauseithasadifferentskincolor.

1.Thesereligious,moral,andethicalvaluesthataresotduringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.

Thesevaluesthatareestablishedduringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.Itisbelievedthatourcharacterorbasicmoralprinciplesareformulatedduringthisperiodoftime.

1.Inadditiontoaffirmingpersonalvalues...

Besidesstrengtheningtheirpersonalvalues...

toaffirm:

tostrengthen（,beliers,ideas,orfeelings）

personalvalues:

valuesconcerningpersonallifeorbehaviorasopposedtosocialvalues;moralprinciples;principlesofwhatisfightandwhatiswrong.

1.....seeingthepeoplefromothercountriesinadifferentlight.

toseesth/sbinacertainlight:

toseesth/sbinacertainway,

e.g.Whathedidmadeusseehiminanewlight.

AfterItookthatcourse,Ibegantoseetheworldinadifferentlight.

1.forcertain

certainly;definitely;nodoubt,e.g.

Heisprobablyanaccountant.Idon'tknowforcertain.

Ican'tsayforcertainhowmuchthiscarwillcost.Itmustbeintheneighborhoodoftwohundredthousand.

1.....itisanexperiencethatcontributestoyoungadults'growthandmaturity.

tocontributeto:

tohelptocausesthtohappen,e.g.

Thesemeasurescontributedgreatlytotheeconomicrecoveryofthatcountry.

Whatdoyouthinkarethemainfactorsthatcontributedtothesuccessofthatcompany?

1.....theyarealsoacquiringnewwaysofassemblingandprocessinginformation.

Theyarealsofindingorlearningnewwaysofarranging,organizing,analyzingorunderstandinginformation.Itimpliesthatmereinformationisnotscientifictruth.Scientifictruthrequirestheprocessingofinformation.Incollege,studentswilllearnnewapproaches,methods,andtheorieswhichwillchangemanyoftheirprejudices.

Unit2

1.Ihadalovelychildhood……andquiteroads.

1）spread（n.）:

extent,widthorexpanseofsth；expansion范围，宽度；扩展

eg.thespreadofabird'swings鸟的翼展

thespreadofgreatmetropolis大都市的扩展

thespreadofdisease,knowledge,education疾病的蔓延，知识的传播，教育的普及

2）colonials（n.）:

thehousesbuiltinastyleofarchitecturetypicalofacolony,esp.theBritishcoloniesinNAmericainthe17thand18thcenturies典型的殖民地建筑风格的，