Unit1 阅读技能突破
时文领读
主题:人与自我
语篇类型:说明文
词数:324
难度:中
阅读用时:7分钟
背景导入:作为父母,你是否完全了解13至19岁的青少年?只有当你了解他们正在经历什么变化的时候,他们才可能会过上幸福而有意义的生活。本文主要介绍了青少年在成长过程中可能会出现的一些问题,以此呼吁父母多关注青少年的变化。
阅读技巧:通过上下文语境猜测词义。
原文
Do you completely understand your teenagers who are between 13 to 19 They may live a happy and meaningful life on condition that you know what changes they are undergoing(经历).
The teenage life is full of happiness, sadness, enjoyment and it can be interesting too. This is because in the teenage life a teenager is subject to physical growth, and hormonal(荷尔蒙的) changes. They may be in a stage of conflict① like undergoing puppy love. This is only a normal stage of life.
Teenagers should enjoy life by making friends with peers(同龄人) in healthy activities such as camping, picnic, swimming and so on. Through friends, a teenager learns to joke, laugh and play to release stress and tension②.By making friends, the teenager learns to increase his or her joys. It even eases the bitterness in life.
Many teenagers are very conscious of their looks. It is at this part of their life that beauty strikes as the main self-image. They love to follow up with the latest trends③ in dressing and hairstyles. Some girls and boys go on a diet to slim down in order to look attractive. However, making up is not a must for their good image.
Parents tend to play an important role in t teenagers’ life. They like to control their freedom and have a say on what the teenagers do. Therefore, teenagers have cases disagreements, disputes(争论),quarrels and even running away from homes among some teenage girls. To avoid this, parents should be more in their teenagers’ shoes.
There are also other negative problems that may pop up during the teenage life. Some teenagers are easily affected by the mass media and the people around them. They may be involved in violent behaviour, drugs taking, smoking, drinking and so on. Others tend to let off steam by destroying public property④. There will be more harm than good if nothing is done.
①conflict n.矛盾
②tension n.紧张;焦虑
③trend n.趋势
④property n.所有物;财产
知识点击
on condition that...在……条件下
what引导宾语从句
be subject to sth易受某事影响
be conscious of…注重……
It is…that...强调句型
go on a diet开始节食
tend to do sth往往会做某事
have a say on…对……发表意见
what引导宾语从句
that引导定语从句
be involved in参与
【译文】
你完全了解你家13到19岁的青少年吗?只有当你知道他们正在经历什么样的变化的时候,他们才可能会过上幸福且有意义的生活。
青少年的生活充满了幸福、悲伤和快乐,它也可以很有趣。这是因为青少年在少年时代易受到身体发育和荷尔蒙变化的影响。他们可能正处于矛盾的阶段,如正在经历的初恋。这只是人生中一个正常的阶段。
青少年应该享受生活,在有益健康的活动中和同龄人结交朋友,如露营、野餐、游泳等。通过朋友,青少年学会通过开玩笑、大笑和玩耍来释放压力和紧张的情绪。通过交朋友,青少年学会了增加自己的欢乐。交朋友甚至能减轻生活中的痛苦。
许多青少年很注意自己的外表。正是在他们人生的这个阶段,美是他们主要的自我形象。他们喜欢紧跟最新的衣着和发型潮流。一些女孩和男孩为了看起来有吸引力而节食减肥。然而,化妆对他们的良好形象而言并不是必需的。
父母通常在青少年的生活中起着重要的作用。他们喜欢控制青少年的自由,喜欢对青少年做什么发表意见。因此,青少年会出现(与父母)产生分歧、争论、争吵的状况,甚至一些少女选择离家出走。为了避免这种情况发生,父母应该多站在孩子的立场上想想。
青少年时期也会突然出现其他一些消极的问题。一些青少年很容易受到大众媒体和周围人的影响。他们可能会参与暴力行为、吸毒、吸烟、喝酒等。其他人则倾向于通过破坏公共财产来发泄他们的愤怒情绪。如果不采取措施,这(种情况)将得不偿失。
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