时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之就医和人际交往


英语课

 


Raising Teenagers 


Carl: Hi Marla, I’m really surprised to see you here. I didn’t know you had kids attending this high school. 


Marla: I don’t – not yet. I heard about this meeting and decided 1 to attend. It’s best to be ready for those teenage years, don’t you think? 


Carl: Sure. 


Marla: I heard that the principal is going to talk about different ways to handle our teenagers as they start asserting their independence. I want to be prepared. 


Carl: That makes sense, I guess. 


Marla: I mean, more and more teenagers are rebelling by getting tattoos 2 and piercings and experimenting with drugs. 


Carl: You’ve clearly done a lot of thinking about this. 


Marla: I’ve read a few books on the topic, about kids having to deal with peer pressure. It’s my job as a parent to set boundaries and be stricter if it’s called for and ease up when my child needs space. 


Carl: That’s all very insightful, but you have some time before all that comes into play, right? 


Marla: My little Lucas is already four years old. Who knows when he might start hanging out with the wrong crowd and being led astray. A parent has to be vigilant 3


 


Carl: Right. 



1 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 tattoos
n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 );归营鼓;军队夜间表演操;连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青,文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 );连续有节奏地敲击;作连续有节奏的敲击
  • His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
  • His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 vigilant
adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的
  • He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
  • The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
学英语单词
activity of (vulcanization) accelerator
adducent
alkalimetries
Angle-visual
Anglicify
anthracnosis
Argentinidae
Armstrong acid
ash buildup
Azeri Turkic
baker valve gear
Barclays Bank
benchmark rate
box-drawing characters
Carbon Reduction Commitment
Cissampelopsis corifolia
colored-glass filters
consumer-prices
corona-resistant insulation
cross-bearer
crown joint
curves of equal horizontal magnetic force
Damar.
deep tense pulse
deodourize
dicruvasates chitoeniae
dinner course
droites
electrostatic percussive welding
enclude
expell
fake-fur
film movement
foremilks
fuddle-duddling
fully modified var
gentilise
godthab
goerge
grilled door
Gyromitra sphaerospora
homenaje
homogeneous straining
in-plant chlorination
indazolone
intercharge
key lock system
kidby
leechdom
litter box
loose job
ludek
magnetic tape drum memory
magnetos
maroma
metatheca
milk pipe
millionaire's defence
molar pregnancy
motores
multiple-roll crusher
neider
nonlustrous glazed tile
open-sideds
oscillator clock
preassociated
Prissie
Pryamitsyno
punch pipe
releasers
retrorser
rhr booster
rich in natural resources
rmc (reactor manual control)
Sallatouk, Pte.
sarraceniaceaes
set page break
sexual anatomy
shaking pick breaker
sham-operated
snow stage
somalo
SSER
stem volume increment
sun myung moons
suprasylvian fissure
synclinorium
tank water
think well of sb
transportation rate
traumatize
tryfan
tyeken
unblended sample
unliquidated obligation
unopened parachute
vacuum chemistry
Valais, Alps
volume controlled ventilation-sigh
wetnurses
whistle britches
yezoensis