U2B1金句和重点短语

Golden Sentences in U2B1

1. I don’t know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there. — Bing Xin (page 15)

2. Teenagers’ physical changes may result in such family tensions. (page 16, lines 7–8)

3. When it all gets too much, your parents are often the first targets of your anger. (page 16, lines 11–13)

4. You enter a strange middle ground— no longer a small child but not quite an adult. (pages 16–17, lines 15–16)

5. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents’ love and support. (page 17, lines 16–17)

6. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patient— sometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. (page 17, lines 20–22)

7. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. (page 17, lines 23-24)

8. Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. (page 17, lines 25-26)

9. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their point of view. (page 17, lines 27-28)

10. Perhaps they have experienced something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain. (page 17, lines 28–29)

11. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and address their concerns. (page 17, lines 30–31)

12. Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent child tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. (page 17, lines 33–35)

13. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood. (page 17, lines 35–37)

14. There’s no point in comparing you with others all the time. (page 21)

15. When I do go out, they always ask, “Where are you going?” (page 22)

16. Mama reached across the table and touched Papa’s arm. (page 25, line 23)

17. Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend upon. (page 26, lines 32–34)

18. And when I didn’t—couldn’t—answer, Mama said seriously, “It is not good for little ones to be afraid— to not feel secure.” (page 26, lines 45–46)

19. I keep telling him that these changes are normal, and that things will turn out just fine. (page 19)

20. I hardly ever see them during the week because they don’t get home until late at night. (page 22)

Key phrases in U2B1

1. feel anxious about…

2. worry about…

3. see eye to eye with sb. on sth.

4. make decisions on one’s own

5. On one hand,… On the other hand,…

6. lead to…/ result in… /contribute to…

7. get along…8. take action / take steps

9. calm down10. from one’s point of view

11. go through12. think sth. through

13. back down14. turn out

15. look through16. take a passive/active role in…17. have a bad/good/strong influence on…18. once in a while

19. care about20. protect sb. from doing…