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3.4
Be happy with yourself!
1 Read the questions and give your answers.
A What are your strong points and weak points
B Are you happy with yourself
2 Read the emails and complete the table.
Dear Sue，
I′m a teenage student. There′s nothing special about me. I get average grades in all my subjects except English. Although I′m a little better at English，sometimes I make bad mistakes.
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Although引导的让步状语从句。
没有什么特别之处
[介词] 除······外
[连词]虽然，尽管；然而，不过
[可数名词]错误；失误
My friend Lisa，however，is talented and smart. She is good at everything. I want to be like her，but I know that′s impossible. I feel bad about myself.
What can I do
A sad girl from Washington
[介词] 像
[形容词]不可能的
Dear Girl，
Nobody is perfect in this world. Not even your friend! We all have our strongpoints and weak points. Think about your strong points. For example，you are good at English，and I′m sure you are a kind and friendly girl.
缺点，弱项
What do you like about yourself Make a list and read it every morning.
Don′t be too hard on yourself. We all make mistakes. The important thing is to learn from them.
Look at yourself in the mirror and smile every day. Be your own best friend，and be happy with yourself. You are a special person and unique in your own way.
Sue
Problem Advice
There′s nothing ___________ about me. I get __________ grades. I make bad ____________ sometimes. Think about your strong _________.
Don′t be too__________ on yourself.
Look at yourself in the mirror and ________ every day.
special
average
mistakes
points
hard
smile
3 What keeps us from being happy Think and tick.
□ feeling bad about our abilities
□ wanting to be a perfect person
□ following our own heart
□ being honest with ourselves
□ believing in ourselves
□ being socially anxious
4 Here are some tips on how to be yourself. Match each tip with its details.
A. Stop caring about what others think of you.
B. Relax.
C. Find yourself.
D. Learn to love yourself.
__________. You can′t be yourself if you don′t know，understand，or believe in yourself first.
C
__________. “Do you think I′m funny Do they like me ” It′s impossible to be yourself if you are always worrying about these things. To be yourself，you have to let go of these worries.
__________. If something embarrassing happens to you，learn to laugh at yourself. You may also turn it into a funny story and even share it with others someday.
__________. Take care of your body and mind by eating healthy foods，sleeping well，and exercising.
A
B
D
5 Play a writing game.
What keeps you from being happy with yourself Write a letter to Sue. Shuffle your letters and trade them with other groups. Everyone gets a letter. Now suppose you are Sue and write a letter back.
1. There′s nothing special about me. 我没有什么特别之处。(教材第 36 页，2)
形容词修饰复合不定代词
本句中的 nothing special 意为“没有什么特别之处”，形容词修饰 nothing、something、anything、someone 等复合不定代词时，须放在复合不定代词的后面。
2. I get average grades in all my subjects except English. 除了英语，我所有科目的成绩都很一般。(教材第 36 页，2)
except / k sept/ [介词] 除······外
except 用于表示同类事物之间的关系，后接名词、代词、动词不定式、副词、介词短语等。
except 后一般接带 to 的动词不定式，但当 except 前面有谓语动词 do 或其相应形式时后面通常接省略 to 的动词不定式。
Every day Mary does nothing except watch TV.
每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么也不做。
[辨析]
except，except for，besides 与 but
except 表示“除······外”，排除其后内容，即从整体中除去一部分(排除同类)
except for 表示“除······外”，除去的是不同类事物或强调整体中的例外情况
besides 表示“除······外(还有)”，包括其后部分，即在具体的整体之外再加上一部分
but 与 except 表示的意思相同，还可与 no one、none、nothing、any、no 等否定词连用
[中考链接]
(黑龙江龙东地区中考) All the students have gone to the science museum __________ Tom. Because he is ill.
A. except B. besides C. expect
A
3. Although I′m a little better at English，sometimes I make bad mistakes. 尽管我的英语稍微好些，但是有时我会犯严重的错误。(教材第 36 页，2)
although / :l / [连词] 虽然，尽管；然而，不过
although 相当于 though，用来引导让步状语从句。although 引导的从句放在主句前后均可。
[注意]
在英语中，当表示“虽然······，但是······”时，although / though 不能和 but、however 在同一个句子中使用，但可与 yet、still 连用，而且可以转换成用 but 连接的句子。
Although it′s a public holiday today，some firefighters in our city are still on duty. ＝It′s a public holiday today，but some firefighters in our city are still on duty. 虽然今天是一个公共节假日，但我们城市中的一些消防队员仍在执勤。
though 作副词时，意为“不过，然而，可是”通常用于句末补充说明，使语气变弱，此时不能与 although 互换。
[拓展]
Our team lost. It was a wonderful game though.
每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么也不做。
3. Although I′m a little better at English，sometimes I make bad mistakes. 尽管我的英语稍微好些，但是有时我会犯严重的错误。(教材第 36 页，2)
mistake /m ste k/ [可数名词] 错误；失误
make mistakes/a mistake (in...) (在······方面) 犯错误
by mistake 错误地
Students often make mistakes in pronouncing English words.
学生们经常在英语单词的发音上犯错。
I′m sorry I took your card by mistake.
对不起，我误拿了你的卡。
mistake 作动词，意为“弄错；误解”。
[拓展]
其过去式为 mistook，过去分词为 mistaken。
常见搭配：mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. 意为“把某人/某物错认成某人/某物”。
People often mistake me for my twin sister Kate.
人们经常把我错认成我的双胞胎姐姐凯特。
4. I to be like her，but I know that′s impossible. 我想像她一样，但我知道那是不可能的。(教材第 36 页，2)
like [介词] ①像
like 后接名词、代词或动词 -ing 形式。
Don′t speak to your teacher like that.
不要那样跟你老师讲话。
like ② 例如
I have read many kinds of books， like novels and biographies.
我读过很多种书，比如小说和传记。
like [动词] 喜欢
[拓展]
like 后面既可跟动词不定式，又可跟动词 –ing 形式作宾语。
I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视。
[中考链接]
(2023 安徽中考) Do whatever you can for the community，____ looking after the old or teaching kids art.
A. with B. under
C. like D. over
C
4. I to be like her，but I know that′s impossible. 我想像她一样，但我知道那是不可能的。(教材第 36 页，2)
impossible / m p s bl/ [形容词] 不可能的
impossible 是由“im-(否定前缀)＋possible (adj.可能的)”构成的形容词。其副词形式为impossibly“不可能地”。
You shouldn′t promise what′s impossible.
你不该承诺不可能的事。
It′s impossible＋that 从句······是不可能的
It′s impossible for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事是不可能的。
It′s impossible that he can pass the exam.
他能通过考试是不可能的。
It′s impossible for me to get along with him.
对我来说，跟他和睦相处是不可能的。
在英语中有些形容词可在其前加上否定前缀变成其反义词，这种构词法叫派生法。常见的否定前缀还有 un-、in-、dis-、mis- 等。
[拓展]
happy — unhappy (不开心的)
correct — incorrect (不正确的)
polite — impolite (不礼貌的)
honest — dishonest (不诚实的)
5. We all have our strong points and weak points. 我们都有自己的优点和缺点。(教材第36 页，2)
weak /wi:k/ [形容词] (能力) 弱的，不擅长
weak points 缺点，弱项
be weak in ＝ be bad at/be poor in 在······方面薄弱
He was weak in maths，but good at English.
他数学差，但英语好。
① weak 作形容词，还可指“虚弱的，无力的”，常在句中作定语或表语
[拓展]
He heard my weak voice and worried me too much.
他听到我虚弱的声音，非常担心我。
She is still weak after her illness.
她病后仍然虚弱。
② the weak 穷人；病人；弱者
It makes the fool wise，the poor rich，the weak strong.
它能使愚人聪明，使穷人富裕，使弱者强大。
6. To be yourself，you have to let go of these worries. 要做自己，你必须抛开这些烦恼。(教材第 37 页，4)
let go of... 放弃，摒弃 (想法、态度或控制)
let go of... 相当于 let... go。
It′s time to let go of the past. ＝ It′s time to let the past go.
该忘掉过去了。
let go of... 还可意为“放开······；松开······”。
[拓展]
Don′t let go of the rope. ＝Don′t let the rope go.
不要松开那条绳子。
