Stages of Life
⼈⽣阶段
Bob: I just finished a very good book that you’d enjoy.
我刚刚读完了⼀本⾮常好的书，是你也会喜欢的那种。
Julia: What’ s it about? I haven ’t read many fun books. Lately I’ ve read only about healthcare, gender and sex differences.
关于什么的？我没读过多少有意思的书。最近我只读了⼀些医疗啊、性别差异⽅⾯的书。
Bob: That’ s a hard group of books! Each one would be a tall order.
那都是很晦涩的书啊！每⼀本都不是很容易读。
Julia: I need a fun one. Tell me more.
我需要来点⼉有意思的。多跟我说说吧。
Bob: Well, she divides life into a set of four stages. Even though each stage is different, she shows how they apply to where we are in our lives now.
是这样，她把⼈⽣分成了四个阶段。尽管每个阶段都不太⼀样，但她还是阐述了如何将这些应⽤于我们在当下⼈⽣所处的阶段⾥。
Julia: How can she talk about an earlier stage of life and meet us where we are in our adult stage?
她怎么⼜能谈论⽣命的早期阶段，⼜懂我们在成⼈阶段的情况呢？
Bob: She looks at how we discover ourselves and travel through our world in each stage. From high school to adulthood we are learning to travel together and still be ourselves. If we are in an adult stage and never developed independence in our high school years, we may find it difficult to trust and take risks as we travel through adulthood. She helped me look at ways I still may be under the spell of my years in public high school . I am starting to see that I did not trust life and myself back then.
她观察在每个阶段我们如何是发现⾃我、对待世界的。 从⾼中到成年，我们都在学习，如何与⼈相处的同时坚持做⾃⼰。 如果我们成年了，且在⾼中时代从未培养出⾃我独⽴性，那么我们成年时可能会难以信任别⼈，也不敢去冒险。 她帮我去观察那些我可能是从⾼中时期就形成的⾏为⽅式。我开始意识到，我那个时候就不太相信⽣活，也不够⾃信。
Julia: I’d love the name and publishing company!
我想要这个名字和出版社！
Key Points 要点详解
1. you'd = you would 你会
2. be a tall order 难办的差使；苛求
3. divide … into 把…分成……
e.g.: Divide the pastry in half and roll out each piece.
把⾯团⼀分为⼆，把每块都擀平。
4. apply to sth./sb. 应⽤于
e.g.: The convention does not apply to us.
该协定对我们不适⽤。
5. meet
meet 除了常⻅的“遇⻅”满⾜、实现、符合。
在⽂中，在成年阶段的，还有⼀个含义是:to fulfil, satisfy, or achieve: 履⾏、满⾜、实现、符合。
在⽂中，“meet us where we are in our adult stage? ” 符合我们在成年阶段的
6. take risks/ take a risk 冒险;
take a risk of…… 冒…的⻛险
e.g.: A report shows that people
who keep pets take a lower risk of having heart disease.
⼀项报告显示养宠物的⼈患⼼脏病的⻛险要低⼀些。
7. under the spell of 在……的影响下；沉醉于……
e.g.: The prince fell under the spell of her beauty.
王⼦被她的美貌所迷住。
8. public high school 公⽴⾼中
9. publishing company 出版社
New Words 词汇学习
精讲词
well
You speak English very well.
Get well soon!
All’s well that ends well.
We get our water from a well.
All’s well that ends well.
where
Where is the bathroom?
That’s where I think you’re wrong.
We’re right back where we started.
through
They walked through the garden together.
We’ve been with each other through thick and thin.
I’m through with him.
Are you through with your plate?
each
There is a gift for each of you.
I exercise each and every morning.
Each person spoke for five minutes.
under
The key is hidden under the mat.
We should be able to get there in under an hour.
I think I’
ve got the situation under control.
⾃学词
good [ɡʊd] adj. 好的，美好的
She is a good person and a good friend.
她是个好⼈，也是个好朋友。
Exercise is just as important to health as good food.
锻炼和好的饮⻝对身体健康⼀样重要。
I'm not very good at singing.
我不很擅⻓唱歌。
well [wel] adj. 好，顺利，健康的 adv. 好地 int. 好吧，那么
Did you sleep well?
你睡得好吗？
I don't feel very well.
我觉得身体不太好。
Well, thank goodness that's over!
好啦，谢天谢地，这件事总算过去了！
where [wer] adv. 在哪⾥ pron. 哪⾥ conj. 在…的地⽅
Where are you going?
你要去哪⼉？
It's where I was born; It's where my parents died.
这是我出⽣的地⽅，也是我⽗⺟去世的地⽅。
People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from.
⼈们开始望过去，看响声是从哪⾥发出的。
public [ˈpʌblɪk] adj. 公众的，公⽴的 n. 公众
They announced cuts in public spending.
他们宣布缩减公共开⽀。
The park is now open to the public.
那公园现在对公众开放了。
It has 15,000 public schools and 2 million plus children in those public schools.
有⼀万五千所公⽴学校，为超过两百万孩⼦提供教育。
high [haɪ] adj. ⾼的 adv. ⾼地
Their academic standards are high.
他们的学术⽔平很⾼。
The quality is uniformly high.
质量⼀律很⾼。
Oxygen has high reactivity.
氧的反应性很⾼。
school [skuːl] n. 学校
Deirdre, the whole school's going to hate you.
迪尔德丽，全校师⽣都要恨你了。
In fact Sasha was very upset that she was in school today.
其实今天萨沙很郁闷，因为她得上学。
Even the good students say homework is what they most dislike about school.
就连好学⽣也说家庭作业是他们最讨厌学校的⼀点。
through [θruː] prep. 通过，穿过，从始⾄终
We made our way through the crowd to the river.
我们穿过⼈群来到河边。
We get it through our job, or through Medicare or Medicaid.
我们通过就业、医疗保险或者医疗补助获得。
I hope I can make it through this semester.
我希望这个学期我可以搞定它。
each [iːtʃ] adj. 各⾃的 pron. 每⼈，每个，每件
Each book is beautifully illustrated.
每本书都配有精美的插图。
We each have different needs and interests.
我们每⼈有不同的需要和兴趣。
Each state is different, so each goal and each path can be different.
每个州都是不同的，所以每个的⽬标和路径都是不同的。
she [ʃi;ʃiː] pron. 她
She will study abroad next year.
她明年会出国留学。
She forgot how selfish she had been when she was ill in India.
她忘了她⾃⼰在印度⽣病时有多⾃私了。
She was seventeen and she had no education or employment.
她17岁了，既没有受过教育也没有⼯作。
order [ˈɔːrdər] n. 命令，顺序 vi. vt. 定购，命令
Williams ordered him to leave.
威廉姆斯命令他离开。
This whole courtroom's out of order!
这整个法庭失去了秩序。
The president has ordered a full investigation.
总统已下达指示进⾏彻底调查。
very [ˈveri] adv. 很，⾮常
They are getting the hang of it very quickly.
他们会很快地掌握它的窍⻔。
We've been working very, very, very hard for the last decade and more.
我们在过去⼗多年⾮常、⾮常、⾮常努⼒。
The problem and the answer are very simple.
这个问题及其答案都很简单。
book [bʊk] n. 书，本⼦ vt. 预订
They have pages of the book.
他们有书的书⻚。
Laurie booked herself a flight home.
劳⾥为⾃⼰预订了回家的机票。
Can I have a book of first class stamps please?
请给我⼀版⼀等邮票，好吗？
company [ˈkʌmpəni] n. 公司
He didn't say he had company.
他没说他有伴。
How long have you been at this company?
你在这家公司多久了？
Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.
希拉在⼀家保险公司找到了⼀份做秘书的⼯作。
read [riːd] vi. vt. 读，朗读
Have you read this book?
你读过这本书吗？
You can go read a book.
你可以去看⼀本书。
I read about it in the paper.
我在报上读到有关它的消息。
group [ɡruːp] n. 群，组，集团
The group made a pretax profit of $1.05 million.
该集团赚取了105万美元的税前利润。
How can a group of men simply disappear?
⼀群⼈怎么可能就消失了？
The trouble involved a small group of football fans.
那次骚乱涉及到⼀⼩撮⾜球迷。
sex [seks] n. 性，性别，性⾏为
Do avoid potentially contentious subjects such as religion, sex or politics.
⼀定要避免可能引起争议的话题，如宗教、性和政治。
Same sex couples will soon be able to get married in France.
同性情侣将很快可以在法国结婚。
Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
请在下⾯写明你的性别和出⽣⽇期。
need [niːd] n. 需要，需求vi. vt. 需要，需求
Now, we need a snow machine, that's all we need.
现在，我们需要⼀台制雪机，这就是我们所有需要的。
He desperately needed money.
他急需钱。
I need to make a phone call.
我需要打个电话。
many [ˈmeni] adj. 许多的 pron. 许多，许多⼈
I lived in Canada many years ago.
我许多年前住在加拿⼤。
Not many films are made in Finland.
芬兰出品的电影并不多。
How many years have you been here?
你在这⼉多少年了？
set [set] adj. 固定的
vt. 安置，树⽴，点燃，点缀
vi. （⽇，⽉）落沉，凝固，结果
n.
⼀套，集合，布景，装置
I just bought a new set of silverware.
我刚买了⼀套新的银器。
The mattress and base are normally bought as a set.
床垫和床基通常成套购买。
I think I’
m going to order one of the set meals.
我想点⼀份套餐。
under [ˈʌndər] adv. 在下⾯，少于 prep. 在……下⾯
I have three kids under the age of six.
我有三个不到六岁的孩⼦。
They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了地下⼀处迷宫似的地道。
He went under a brick arch.
他从⼀座砖拱⻔下⾯⾛过。
II. Grammar 语法
今⽇语法:动词 Verbs
1. A verb is a word that tells about an action or state.
动词指表述动作或状态的词。
He smiled. 他笑了。（表示动作）
She is happy. 她开⼼。（表示状态）
2. Verbs change to show tense (时态）.
表示时态的动词变化
I see a bird. 我看⻅⼀只⻦。（⼀般现在时）
I saw a bird. 我曾看到过⼀只⻦。（⼀般过去时）
3. Verbs (sometimes) change to match the subject.
随主语不同⽽变化的动词
I like cars. 我喜欢汽⻋。 （第⼀⼈称动词 like 不变）
She likes cars. 她喜欢汽⻋。（第三⼈称 动词使⽤第三⼈称单数形式 likes ）
附:Simple conjugations 动词变化
regular: to work (规则变化:to work)
First person
（第⼀⼈称）
Second person
（第⼆⼈称）
Third person
（第三⼈称）
Singular present
⼀般现在时单数 I work You work S/he works
Plural present
⼀般现在时复数 We work You work They work
Past
过去时 worked
注:动词的规则变化中，当句⼦的时态为⼀般现在时，主语为第三⼈称单数，那么
动词末尾通常会加 s 或 es.
irregular : to be (不规则变化:to be）
First person
（第⼀⼈称）
Second person
（第⼆⼈称）
Third person
（第三⼈称）
Singular present
⼀般现在时单数 I am You are S/he is
Plural present
⼀般现在时复数 We are You are They are
Singular past
⼀般过去时单数 I was You were S/he was
Plural past
⼀般过去时复数 We were You were They were
4. An auxiliary verb （助动词）is a verb that “helps”or changes another verb.
助动词:帮助其他动词完成意思表达或改变其他动词的时态或意义的词。
Do you want this? 你想要这个吗？
She has been here for two hours. 她已经在这⼉待了俩⼩时了。
You must do your best. 你必须要⽤尽全⼒。
III. Pronounciation 发⾳
今⽇发⾳:改善发⾳的循环
1. 如何改善发⾳:
练习发⾳的步骤分为三步: 听、观察、模仿；三者构成闭环。
2.练习发⾳时要注意以下⼏个问题:
我有哪些地⽅跟标准示范不⼀样？
我有哪些地⽅听不清楚？
善⽤多维度的反馈: ⾃⼰、⽼师、软件
IV. Homework 今⽇功课
1. 读3遍对话
2. 读词汇例句
3. 回答对话问题
Is Julia interested in reading the book that Bob recommends?
Describe your favorite book. Why is it your favorite?
复习上⼀节:读⼀遍课⽂、读词汇例句（⼀句）