Part1
1、精读: The Generation Gap
视听说： Life is a learning curve
精读：
amusing 有趣的，令人发笑的
collective 集体的
name-calling 辱骂
impulsive 冲动的
narcissistic 自恋的
entitled 有资格的
traditionalist ( s ) n. 传统一代
baby boomer ( s ) 婴儿潮一代
millennial ( s ) n. 千禧一代（Y世代）
centennial ( s ) n . Z世代
approximation n. 近似值
supervision n.监督
peer-oriented a. 亲近同龄人的
entrepreneurial a.有创业精神的
crack n. (sl.) 可卡因（毒品）
epidemic n. 爆发性蔓延
cynical a 愤世嫉俗的
disaffected a. 不满的
demographer n.人口学家
cutoff n. 截止期
bashing n. 抨击
vilify vt .中伤
digital a. 数字的
predecessor n.前辈
device n.设备，器件
lenient a. 宽容的
savvy n .见识
reliable a .可靠的
extremes 极端
location n. a particular place or position 地点，场所
fast- food a. 供应快餐的
address vt . speak to sb. directly;start to try to solve ( a problem , etc .) 向…讲话；着手解决（问题等） eg. address the climate change address the audience 发表演讲
embarrass vt . make sb . feel uncomfortable / ashamed / nervous , esp . in front of other people
使…尴尬／羞愧／紧张
guitar 吉他
dumb n. foolish ; unable to speak 愚蠢的；哑的
pull dumb things on = play stupid tricks on sb. 捉摸，开玩笑
unison n.一致；齐唱；齐奏
in unison acting in the same way at the same time 一致地；一起
consist vi. 组成，构成 consist of be made up of 由…组成
counter 柜台
squat v. 蹲
deserve vt . earn by good or bad action 应受，应得（褒/贬）
typical a . having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing 有代表性的；典型的
assure vt . promise , guarantee 向（某人）保证，使确信 assure sb. of
subject = problem 问题
man-to-man 坦诚的
scream v. make a loud cry 尖叫
fade vi . lose brightness or color ; disappear slowly 变黯淡，褪色；逐渐消失
overal ad . considering everything 总的来说
suspense n. 悬念 keep ( sb .) in suspense delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know
使产生悬念，故意迟迟不告诉
bet ( bet or betted ) v . be sure 敢肯定，确信
sweetheart n .( used as an afectionate form of address ) darling ; boyfriend or girlfriend 亲爱的；男(女)朋友
distract vt . take attention away 使分心
distraction n.
simultaneously ad . at exactly the same time 同时地
simultaneous a .同时的
prom n .( AmE )（高中或大学等的）班级舞会
oops int .(infml.）哎哟
clench vt . hold ( one's teeth ,hands,etc .) together tightly 咬紧；握紧
monotone n .（语调、色彩等的）单调
evenly ad. divided in an equal way 平均地，均等地
space vt . arrange objects or events with space or periods of time between them 将…隔开
hysterical a. 歇斯底里的
somewhat ad . more than a little but not much 有几分
glorious / gloras / a . wonderful ;splendid ; having or deserving great fame and honor 极好的；辉煌的；光荣的 值得称道的，及其愉快的
dessert n.（餐后）甜点
recipe n. 烹饪法；秘诀
guy n .( infmI .) man ; person ( used in plural to refer to the members of a group regardless of sex ）男人；人
community n . the people living in one place, district,or country,considered as a whole 社区；社会
welfare n ．福利；幸福
mumble v . speak or say sth . unclearly 咕哝；含糊地
short = rude 粗鲁的
exhausted 筋疲力尽的，耗尽的，枯竭的
repeatedly ad . again and again 反复地
scheme n . a clever plan , esp. to do sth. bad or illegal ; a systematic plan for a course of action 阴谋，诡计；计划
worthwhile a. important ,useful 值得做的
swallow vi .（紧张地）吞咽
jut v.（使）突出，伸出 jut out （使）突出，伸出
chin 嘴唇
jerk vt . pul suddenly and quickly 猛地一扭（或一拉等）
frank a . showing onels thoughts and feelings openly 坦白的，直率的
humiliate vt . make ( sb .) feel ashamed or seem sily , esp . in public 羞辱，使丢脸
interference n. 干涉；干扰
dread n . great fear 畏惧，恐怖
vt . fear greatly ; feel extreme reluctance to meet or face 畏惧；担忧
disaster n . an event that causes great damage or sufering 灾难
executive n . a manager in an organization or company that makes important decisions 高管
行政的，领导的
exceptional a . unusualy good 优异的
proof n. 证据，证明
vaccination n. 疫苗接种
junior a. younger ; lower in rank than others 较年幼的；地位较低的
county n. 县，郡
annual a. happening once a year 年度的，一年一次的
angel n. 天使
quit 辞职
leave 假期，休假
fist 拳头
视听说：
Spanish n．西班牙语
Arabic n．阿拉伯语
negotiaton n．谈判；协商
Swahili n．斯瓦希里语（一种东非语言）
kayaking n．划小皮艇；划轻型独木舟
choir n .（教堂的）唱诗班；（学校的）合唱队
Zimbabwe n．津巴布韦（非洲国家）
mbira n．安比拉琴（非洲传统乐器）
Mandarin Chinese n．汉语普通话
capoeira n．卡泼卫勒舞（一种巴西舞蹈）
martial art n．武术
Sanskrit n．梵文；梵语（古印度语）
Latin n．拉丁语
trumpet n．喇叭；小号
transcript n.（根据录音的）文字记录
life expectancy n. 预期寿命
Edinburgh 爱丁堡（英国苏格兰首府）
goldmine n．金矿；宝库
sticky a.（处境、问题等）难办的，棘手的
intriguing a．吸引人的；有趣的
recipe n．秘诀
manual a. 手工的；体力的
motivate v．激励；激发……的积极性
journal n．期刊；杂志
fluent a．流利的
identification n．身份证明（文件）
gosh interj .啊呀（用于表示惊讶或轻度的气恼）
muscle n．肌肉
repetitive a．重复的；反复的
semester n．学期
linguistics n．语言学
in-depth a．深入的
interpreter n.口译者
isolated a．偏僻的
athletic a．运动的
typically ad．通常
co-op n.合作社
pool v．合伙使用；共用
scope n．范围
hands-on a．实际操作的；亲身体验的
why not +V.原
3、精读：Through clenched teeth, the words are in monotone and evenly spaced. 咬紧牙，一字一顿
视听说：It's a combination of all these things. 这是所有因素的结合
精读：
take up 占据，开始从事，拿起
lend oneself to 适合于，有助于
at rise 幕起
come up 亮起
be proud of = take pride in
spread one's hands , palms(手掌) up 双手摊开 掌心向上
know better ( than that / to do sth .) be wise or well-trained enough not to do sth.明事理而不至于做某事
pull out her chair 拉出椅子
now then well 那么
roll their eyes 翻白眼
get on with finish sth . that has started 把…说／做完
hand down ( to sb .) give or leave to people who are younger or come later 把…传下去
at any rate whatever may happen , in any case 无论如何，不管怎样
narrow down reduce the number or possibilities or choices of 缩小…的范围.
come over (of a strong feeling ) take hold of ( sb.) suddenly （某种感觉）突然影响（某人）
get sth. over ( with ) finish sth . painful / uncomfortable 熬过；做完了事
a second or two later 旋即
heavy hand 高压手段，强制措施
in charge of 负责，主管
at any time 随时
fill out write information in the blank spaces of a form 填写
lose her patience 失去耐心
carry on ( with sth .) go on ( with sth .）继续做（某事）
over and over repeatedly ; many times 一再地；多次
speling bee 拼字比赛
视听说：
at the moment 此时，目前，眼下
a constant process 一个恒定的过程
take a course 选课，修一门课程
ethnic groups 族群
精读：有些句子还是不会翻译，除了单词，还有语法的问题。
视听说： 听不见，听不懂，听了好多好多遍还是听不出来
希望我多开口讲英语，不要哑巴英语，更加多的听听力。
开学后，觉得自己有很大进步，不仅仅是自律方面，很多的投入到了学习中。
听听力，多背单词
Part 2
自律。开心和放松应该也算是一种品质叭
比上学期放松，不在紧绷着，不太适应学习
开始对学习感兴趣了
脱掉了秋裤，哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
