Unit 2 Growing Pains

Welcome to the Unit

1.       Do you have to turn up your music so loud?

turn up

(1)    (the radio/TV/tap/gas 等)调高，开大

1) Can’t you turn the radio up a little? I can’t hear the program.

2) 你能把电视机的音量开大些吗？

(2)    出现，露面

He promised to come, but for some reason, hasn’t turned up yet.

turn down

(1)    (the radio/TV/tap/gas)调低，调小

Don’t forget to turn down the gas after an hour or so.

(2)    拒绝

He asked Jane to marry him, but was turned down.

turn down    调低，调小；拒绝

turn up      开大，调高；出现，露面

turn out      结果是

turn in       上交

turn to       求助于,请教

turn into     变成

2.       Don’t you think this is a waste of time?

waste

n.浪费

a waste of time/money/energy     

It is a waste of time waiting any longer.

译：抽烟浪费金钱.

vt. (1) 浪费，滥用

          waste … on/over sth.

          waste … doing sth

          e.g. 1) waste one’s words

              2) You’re wasting your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never join us.

              3) Much energy is wasted producing things that are thrown away.

              4) Don’t waste your energy on silly things.

(2) 使损耗，使消瘦

His body was wasted by long illness.

   Ex: 1) Tom regretted that he had       too much of his spare time playing cards.

         A. spent      B. spared      C. saved      D. wasted

2) — I believe you could have asked my brother for help, for he is very good at maths.

   — Really? Oh, a whole night      . why not tell me earlier?

      A. is wasted   B. had wasted   C. was wasted   D. will waste

3.       There will be no more computer games for you!

no more 不再（涉及数量、程度或次数上的“不再”，no more通常位于各词前，用作定语。）

There is no more bread.

Finally, there is no more time left for telling new stories.

I can eat no more. I’ve had enough.

Lost time will return no more

no longer 不再（涉及时间或动作，多与延续性动词连用，常位于be动词、情态动词或助动词之后，实义动词之前。）

She no longer lives here.

I can wait no longer.

Some writers are no longer writing about the modern value of the USA.

Word Power

Ⅰ. American vs British English

That shirt fits badly.

    fit  vt/vi  （大小）适合，合身；吻合

⑴ These shoes fit (me) very well/perfectly/badly.

⑵ The key dosen’t fit the lock.

⑶ The lid fits badly.

Ⅱ. Colloquialisms （口语用法）

1.       a no-brainer

2.       a wet blanket

3.       be all ears

4.       pull one’s leg

5.       all thumbs

6.       green fingers

7.       the pot calling the kettle black

8.       rain cats and dogs

9.       make a mountain out of a molehill

Task. Presenting a dialogue

Skills building 2: reading for gist

1. I know it was a little bit expensive, but …

a little bit: 有点，有些（修饰adj 和adv）

(1) I was a little bit annoyed.

(2) He is a little bit afraid of his father.

译：我有点累。       I am               tired.

2. stay up

(1) 熬夜，不睡觉

stay up all night  通宵未睡

Many football fans often stay up watching a football match.

(2) 挺住，站立

Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up.

3.       after all 毕竟；终究

(1) I think you should let her go there alone.                          (毕竟她十八岁了); she is not a child anymore.

(2) I thought I was going to fail the exam, but                          (我终究通过了).

4.       mix up  使充分混合，弄乱

e.g. You can’t mix oil and water up.

mix up … with …   把…和…混淆在一起，把…和…搞混了

e.g. mix up my results with someone else’s

译：（1）很容易把他和他弟弟弄混，他们太像了。

It’s easy to                       ; they are so alike.

(2) 你老是把我和我的孪生妹妹弄混了。

You’re always                    with my twin sister.

Step 2: reading a thank – you letter

1. advice n.〔U〕建议；忠告，劝告

ask for one’s advice

follow one’s advice

take one’s advice

give some advice on how to do…

2.       close

(1)    adj. （时间或空间）近的

The two buildings are close together.

(2) adj.   亲密的，亲切的，亲近的

   They are close friends.

   keep a close watch on the prisoner.

(3)    adv.   靠近地，接近地

stand close against the wall / to the door.

词组：bring to a close  结束，终止

      come/draw to a close  渐渐结束

      close to        接近于；在附近

Ex: It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood       to her mother. (2002, 北京)

   A. close      B. closely      C. closed      D. closing

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