愿我们永远做朋友！
模块一Unit1 课文翻译
School life in the UK 英国中学生活印象
Going to a British high school for oneyear（1）was a very enjoyable and excitingexperience（2）or me. I was very happy with（3）the school hours in Britain because school starts（4）around 9 a.m. andends（6）about 3:30 p.m. This means（6）I could get up an hour later than usual（7）as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.
我在英国上了一年的中学。回想起来，那是一段令我非常开心、非常兴奋的经历。我很喜欢英国中学的作息时间，因为学校每天上午大约9点上课，下午3点半放学。这意味着我每天可以比以往晚一个小时起床，因为在中国学校每天上午8点之前就开始上课了。
On（8）the firstday, all students went to attend （9） assembly. Isat next to a girl whose name was Diane. We soon became best friends. Duringassembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told usthat the best way to (10) earn respect（11）from theschool was to work hard and achieve（12）high grades.This sounded like (13)my school in China.
开学的第一天，所有的学生要去参加晨会。我当时坐在一个叫黛安娜的女孩身边。我们很快就成了最要好的朋友。在晨会上，校长向我们宣布了校规校纪。他还告诉我们，赢得全体师生尊敬的最佳途径就是努力学习、得高分。这听起来倒是像我在国内就读的中学。
I had many teachers in the past year andthey each taught only one subject. Mr. Heywood was my class teacher. My favoriteteacher was Miss Burke. She was the teacher who taught us English Literature.In our class there were 29 students. This is about the average (14) size forBritish schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes.We also had different students in some classes, so it (15) was difficult toremember all the faces and names.
过去的一年里我有过许多老师，每位老师只教一门功课。海伍德先生是我的班主任。我最喜欢的老师是教我们英国文学的伯克小姐。我们班上一共有29个学生。英国中学的班级差不多就是这么大。我们上不同的课得去不同的教室。上某些课的时候，我们班上的同学也不一样，所以很难记住每个人的长相和名字。
I found the homework was not as heavy aswhat (16) I used to (17)get in my old school, but it was a bit (18) challenging(19) for me at first because all the homework was in English. I felt lucky asall my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects: English,History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cookingand French.
我发现这里布置的家庭作业不像我以前在原来学校时那么繁重，可一开始我还是觉得有些挑战性，因为所有的作业都用英语。让我感到幸运的是，所有的老师都非常热心地帮助我，因此，我也喜欢我所学的每一门课：英语、历史、英国文学、计算机、数学、科学、体育、艺术、烹饪和法语。
My English improved (20) a lot as I usedEnglish every day and spend (21)an hour each day reading English books in thelibrary. I usually wet to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail myfamily and friends back home for free. I also had an extra (22) French class onTuesday evenings. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to (23) buy, prepare(24) and cook food. At the end of term we held a class party and we all had tocook something. I was glad that all my classmates enjoyed the cake that I made.
我每天都在使用英语，每天还花一个小时在图书馆里阅读英文书籍，因此，我的英语有了很大进步。午饭时间我常去电脑俱乐部，这样我就可以免费给国内的家人和朋友发电子邮件了。我还额外选了一门功课——每个星期二晚上去听法语。当我学会如何买菜、配菜和做菜的时候，我发现烹饪真是一种乐趣。学期末，我们班级开了一个派对，我们每个人都要为派对做一份食品。我们班上所有的同学都喜欢我做的蛋糕，这可真让我高兴。
Students at school have to study Maths,English and Science, but can drop (25) some subjects if they don’t like them,for example (26) , History, French and Art. They can choose other subjects like Woodwork, ComputerScience or Languages such as Spanish and German. In Woodwork class I made asmall table. Though (27) it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, Istill liked it very much.
数学、英语和科学都是该校的必修课，但是，如果不喜欢某些科目是可以不学的，如历史、法语和艺术。学生可以选修其他的科目，如木工、计算机或者是西班牙语、德语之类的语言课。在木工课上我做了一张小桌子。尽管完工之后它看上去并不像什么桌子，但我仍然非常喜欢它。
I missed(28) Chinese food a lot atlunchtime. British food is very different. British people eat a lot of dessertsafter their main meal. After lunch, we usually played on the school field.Sometimes (29) I played football with the boys. Sometimes I just relaxed undera tree or sat on the glass.
每到吃午饭的时候我就非常想念中国菜。英国的饮食大不一样，英国人在正餐后要吃很多的甜食。午餐后我们通常去学校运动会场上玩耍。有时我和男生在一起踢足球，有时我干脆在树下休息休息或是在草地上坐一坐。
I was very lucky to experience thisdifferent way of life. And I really hope (30) that someday I can go back andstudy in Manchesteragain.
我很幸运能够体验到这样一种不同的生活方式，我真希望有朝一日能够重返曼彻斯特，在那里读书学习。
Project Starting a new school club
We have a radioclub in our school. It is great because it is run (1) by the students for theschool. I am lucky as I am one of the hosts.
我们学校有一个广播俱乐部。这个俱乐部的非常之处在于它是由学生们自己为学校创办的。我很幸运地成了一名主持人。
Itwas started two years ago as CD players were not allowed (2) in school. Oneday, I just began thinking about music for everyone, so I asked the headmasterif music could be played during break time. He approved (3) the idea, and twoyears later I am the oldest student member of the radio club.
广播俱乐部是两年前创立的，起因是当时学校里不准使用CD播放机。有一天，我萌发了为大家播放音乐的念头，于是我就问校长能否在休息时间给同学们播放音乐，校长也同意了。两年后，我就成了俱乐部的元老了。
Ourclub is much more than just music. Every morning we tell students about theweather and recent news, plus some special messages that the teachers want usto broadcast.
我们的广播俱乐部现在不只是播放音乐。每天早上我们向学生播报天气情况和时事新闻，还有一些老师要我们播出的特别告示。
During exam time we have a special programme that tells the students thethings they should or shouldn’t do for preparation. At the end of the schoolyear, many students who are graduating use our club to give messages to theirclose friends and teachers.
到了考试的时候我们就会做一些特别节目，告诉学生们复习迎考的注意事项。每当学年结束的时候，许多即将毕业离校的学生就会借助我们的广播俱乐部向他们的好友和老师留下临别致辞。
When parents come to visit the school and talk to the teachers in theevening, we always play songs sung by students, and we also give specialmessages to inform the parents of events such as outing and school plays.
每逢学生家长来访，与老师交谈的晚上，我们总是播放一些由学生们自己演唱的歌曲。我们还会广播一些通知，告诉学生家长有关诸如远足、校内戏剧表演之类的活动。
Iam graduating soon, I shall miss the radio club, but I know that it willcontinue without me. (Kate Jones)
我很快就要毕业了。我会思念俱乐部的，但我知道，没有我，它还会继续办下去的。（凯特·琼斯）
Ourschool club ‘Poets of the Next Generation’ was started by our English teacherMr Owen. We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems andpoets that we like. When we meet, we first select (4) poems that we love, andthen read them out loud. We do this in a group and listen to each other talkingabout poems in our group meetings.
我们校内俱乐部“下一代诗人”是由我们的英语老师欧文先生发起的。每个月的最后一个星期五我们会聚在一起讨论诗歌和诗人。聚会的时候，大家首先挑选出喜爱的诗歌，然后分组朗诵这些诗歌。我们还举行小组会议，在会议上听大家讨论诗歌。
When Iattended the first meeting, I was required (5) to write a poem and I have toread it out to the group. It was a little scary at first, but everyone was sonice and friendly that (6) I soon stopped worrying. I once read a poem aboutnature in our school garden. I choose an old tree and circled everyone aroundit before I read. The group said it was one of the best poems they had heard. (Bob Shaw)
我第一次参加聚会的时候，被要求写一首诗，还得当着小组成员的面进行朗诵。起初那阵势让人觉得有些恐慌，但所有的成员都是那么亲切、友好，我很快就不担心了。有一次，我在学校花园里朗诵了一首表现大自然的诗歌。朗诵前，我选择了一颗老树，安排大家环绕老树而坐。小组成员们都说那是他们听过的最好的诗歌之一
Unit2
Homealone小鬼当家
Act one
第一幕
Mom and Dad arriveback from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and theliving room is dark when Morn and Dad enter.
妈妈和爸爸外出度假，比预期的时间提前一天返回家中。妈妈和爸爸走进家中的时候，窗帘紧闭，起居室里黑咕隆咚的。
Dad: It's so niceto be home!
爸爸： 回家的感觉真好啊!
Mom: Yes, I can't wait to surprise the boys!
妈妈： 是啊，我迫不及待地要给两个小男孩一个惊喜呢!
Suddenly a door opens and a soccer ballflies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walkingvery slowly,
突然，一房门开了，一只足球飞出来，穿过起居室。埃里克跑进起居室追足球，身后跟出一条大狗，走路慢吞吞的。
Eric: Mom! Dad! You're back early! (lookingaround room, sounding frightened ) But, but ...you weren't supposed to come home until tomorrow!
埃里克： 妈妈!爸爸!你们这么早就回来了呀! (四下打量，惊慌地)可是，可是……你们不是应该明天才回来的吗!
The dogslowly walks to Mom and Dad.
狗缓缓地走到妈妈和爸爸身边。
Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he'sso tired and hungry! (looking at table) The moneywith which you were to buy dog food is gone, but Spot looks so hungry! What didyou do with the money we left ?
妈妈： (俯身抚摸着狗)埃里克，狗怎么又累又饿的啊！(看了看餐桌)让你们用来买狗食的钱已经不见了，可是小斑点看上去还这么饿!你俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了?
Dad: And look at this room--trash all over theplace! Where is your brother? (shoutingangrily) Daniel!
爸爸： 还有，你们看看这起居室一一垃圾满地都是!你哥哥在哪儿?(生气地喊)丹尼尔!
Daniel: (runninginto room) Morn, Dad, I can explain ...
丹尼尔： (跑进起居室)妈妈，爸爸，我可以跟你们解释……
Dad opens the curtains and light comesinto the room. The room is a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirtydishes in the sink. There are pieces of garbage and waste paper around thetrash can.
Morn and Dad bothturn towards Daniel.
爸爸扭开窗帘，光线一下子照进屋里。起居室里一片狼藉：地板上堆放着许多比萨饼盒子，洗碗池里全是脏碗碟。垃圾桶周围还有垃圾和废纸。
妈妈和爸爸同时转向丹尼尔。
Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me young man--remember the day whenwe left you in charge? We thought you could act likean adult! I don't know thereason why the house is so dirty ...
爸爸： (非常生气地)听我说年轻人——还记得那一天我们将这个家委托你负责的吗?我们当时还以为你的行为举止能像个大人样了!我不知道为什么这个房子弄得这么脏……
Morn: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, aperson from whom we could expect good decisions ...
妈妈： 丹尼尔，我们还以为你是成人了，是一个我们指望做出正确决定的人……
Dad: Whom we could trust! This is not a familywhere bad behavior goes unpunished and you ...
爸爸： 是一个我们能够信任的人!这个家可不是一个对不良行为听之任之的地方，而你……
Daniel: (shouting)Stop shouting at me. I'm still a teenager! Why is everything always myfault?
丹尼尔： (叫喊着)别对我大喊大叫好不好?我还只是个少年!为什么凡事总是我的过错?
Daniel runs into hisbedroom and slams the door: Morn and Dad look at each other as lights go out.
丹尼尔冲进自己的卧室，砰地一声关上房门。妈妈和爸爸面面相觑，灯光灭。
End of act one
第一幕完
Act two, scene one
第二幕，第一场
Daniel andEric's bedroom. Eric sits on his bed looking at Daniel, who has his armscrossed and looks angry.
丹尼尔和埃里克的卧室。埃里克坐在床上，看着双臂交叉、表情气愤的丹尼尔。
Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to explain,i hate them!
丹尼尔： 他们压根儿就不给我一个解释的机会。我讨厌他们!
Eric: You don't hate them. I can tell them whathappened. Then they won't be mad anymore.
埃里克： 你可不要讨厌他们!我可以告诉他们发生了什么事。解释之后他们就不会再生气了。
Daniel: No, don't tell them anything. They didn'ttrust me. They don't deserve to know the truth. Let them think what they want.
埃里克： 别，什么都不用跟他们说。他们不信任我。他们不配知道事实真相。他们愿意怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。
Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was illand we used the money to take him to the vet ...
埃里克： 可是丹尼尔，如果他们知道小斑点生病了，我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医……
Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waitingthere for him and that is why we had no time to clean the house ... but noEric, why didn't they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?
丹尼尔： 还有，我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天，正因为如此，我们才没有时间打扫房子……可是别，埃里克，为什么他们不问问找到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢?
Act two, scene two
第二幕，第二场
Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel?Perhaps something happened ... maybe we should go and ask him.
妈妈： 你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢?有可能我们走了之后发生了什么事情……也许我们应该去问问他。
Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude tous, I feel like we have to punish him or he won'trespect us.
爸爸： 也许，可是他对我们那么粗鲁无礼，我觉得我们有必要惩罚惩罚他，要不然他将来会不尊重我们的。
Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult?
妈妈： 哦，干嘛非得这么费劲啊?
Endof act two
第二幕完
Project Writing an advice letter
Manypeople in families become upset with each other over small problems. Smallproblems can become big ones, however, if they are not discussed and dealt withearly on. What would you do if you were an advice columnist and received thefollowing letters？
许多家人常因小事相互之间不愉快。然而，如果小事不提早解决的话，可能会成为大问题。如果你是建议专栏的作家，收到下面两封信后你会如何处理？
Dear Mr. Zhu,
I am Writing to your magazine's 'Teenagers Now'column to ask for some help with my16-year-old son. At the moment, he refusesto do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only childand we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he isstill rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him.Sometimes he acts as though he doesn't even love us at all.
Recently he has been refusing to do hishomework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listeningto foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don't like it. He alsospends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chatsonline. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!
What am I to do? At present, to prevent upsettinghis mother with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I amworried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school,or worse.
How can I help my son without harming ourrelationship?
Yourssincerely,
Zhenhua
亲爱的朱先生：
我投书贵刊“当代少年”栏目，是为了向你们请教有关我16岁儿子的问题。现在，我和他母亲让他做什么他几乎就不做什么。他是我们的独子，我们待他非常好，他爷爷和奶奶给他买东买西，可就是这样他还是对我们很无礼。他不肯花时间陪我们，也不听我们的话。有时候，他的举动甚至让我们觉得他似乎压根儿就不爱我们。
最近，他就是不做家庭作业，而总是把时间浪费在看DVD和听外国音乐上。我不懂这些外国音乐，可是我不喜欢这种音乐。他还将大量的时间耗费在网吧里，在那里，他要么打游戏，要么就网上聊天。他正在浪费他人生重要阶段的宝贵时光!
我该怎么办呢?目前，为了不和他争吵，以免惹得他母亲心烦意乱，我对他采取放任自流的做法。但是，我担心如果我继续允许他为所欲为，他的功课可能会不及格，甚至会引发更为恶劣的后果。
在不伤害我们父子关系的前提下，我该如何帮助我的儿子呢?
致礼
刘振华
Dear Mr. Zhu,
I read your magazine every month and I love your'Teenagers Now' column. I myself am a teenager, almost 17, and have someproblems at home that I hope you can help me with.
Mainly, the problem is my father. Whenever Iwant to do something or suggest an idea, such as a restaurant we can go to fordinner, he doesn't listen to me. Whenever I try to talk to him he just shoutsat me. When I refuse to listen to him, he shouts at me and the two of us fightlike crazy.
He and my mother always make me do things Idon't like such as playing the piano and learning Japanese. Then, when I havesome spare time and want to be alone, they call me selfish and unloving!
My father gets very angry when I play foreignmusic. Also, every time I watch a DVD he sends me to bed or tells me to spendmore time studying. He has even forbidden me from meeting my friends online atthe Internet oafs!
I love him a lot, but I don't understand why he will notrespect the things I want to do. He was once a teenager--he should understandme better than he does.
Yours truly,
Liu We/
亲爱的朱先生：
我每月都读你们的杂志，我很喜欢你们的“当代少年”栏目。我自己就是一个少年，今年快17岁了。我在家中碰到了一些问题，希望你们能够帮助我解决这些问题。
问题主要出在我爸爸身上。每当我想做什么事，或是提出一个建议，比如我们一家可以去哪家餐馆吃晚饭什么的，他总是不听我的。每当我试图和他说说话，他就对我大喊大叫的。我不听话的时候，他就对我大喊大叫，结果我们俩就会激烈争吵起来，闹得不可开交。
我爸和我妈总是强迫我做我不爱做的事情，比如弹钢琴或者学日语什么的。到我总算有了一些空闲时间、想要一个人独处的时候，他们又说我自私、没有爱心。
我放外国音乐的时候爸爸就非常气恼。还有，每次我看DVD，他就催着我上床睡觉，要么就是教导我要多花些时间学习。他甚至禁止我去网吧会见我的网上朋友!
我很爱我爸爸，可我不理解他为什么不愿尊重我的爱好。他也经历过少年时代——他应该能够更好地理解我，而不是现在的样子啊。
此致
敬礼
刘伟
［俗语在线］
1. 美国人常说Please give me a hand.
按照字面来理解，Pleasegive me a hand 就是“请给我一只手。”可是，它的意思却是“请帮我一个忙。”
2. Foot the bill. Foot 的意思是“脚”，而bill在这儿的解释是“帐单”。Foot the bill 并不是把帐单踩在脚下，而是付帐的意思。
3. It goes in one ear and out the other. “左耳朵进，右耳朵出。”美国人和中国人在这个说法上是完全一模一样。
4. Play by ear.
Play就是玩的意思。可是，Playby ear 的意思并不是“玩耳朵”。这个词汇的来源和音乐有关系。它原来指的是那些会弹钢琴，或某种乐器，但是却不会看五线谱的人。每当他们要弹奏某个曲调时，他们只能凭着上一回听到的记忆来弹。可是，Play by ear 现在已经成为日常用语了，意思是做一件事不是事先有计划的，而是走着瞧，临时决定。例如，你被请到某处去讲话，可是又没有时间准备。你就可以对听众说：
I haven't had a chance to prepare any notes so all I can do is start talkingand play it by ear.
这话的意思是：“我今天没有什么准备，所以就只好讲到那儿就算那儿了。”
5. a bedof roses 安乐窝
6. a big mouth 夸夸其谈的人
7. A bird in the band is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
8. A bird may be known by its note, and a man by his talk.
以音知鸟，闻言而知其人
9. Aburnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
10. Ablack hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋，丑妇生俊儿。
11. A cathas nine lives. 猫有九条命。
12. allears 集中注意力听
13. all eyes 全神贯注的看
14. A foxmay grow gray, but never good. 狐狸善变，本性难移。
15. Agood husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤
16. Alazy youth, a lousy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
17. Alittle impatience spoils great plans.小不忍则乱大谋。
18. Ashort cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。
19. Actionsspeak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
20. Addfuel to flame 火上浇油
21. Adviceis seldom welcome. 忠言逆耳。
22. allat sea 不知所措
23. All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。
24. Allhis geese are swans. 他家的鹅都是天鹅。
25. All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
26. All is well that ends well. 结局好，一切都好。
27. All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海。
28. All roads lead to Rome.条条大道通罗马。
29. All shall be well; Jack shall have Gill. 有情人终成眷属。
30. Allthe cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。
31. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
32. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只干工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
33. Amongthe blind, the one-eyes man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
34. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
35. Aprilfool 傻瓜
36. armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿
37. Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。
38. As a man is, so shall his company.
什样的任么交什么样的朋友。
39. Asbusy as a bee. 非常忙碌
40. aslight as a feather 轻如鸿毛
41. as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样
42. asproud as a peacock 不可一世
43. asslippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅
44. Asthe tree, so the fruit. 是什么树，结什么果。
45. Badnews has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
46. Barkingdogs seldom bite. 叫狗不咬人。
47. Beautylies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
48. Beggarscannot be choosers. 饥不择食
49. Betterlate than never .迟做总比不做好。
50. Bigmouthfuls often choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
51. biteone's tongue off 后悔自己讲过的话
52. blackand blue 轻一块，紫一块。
53. Black sheep 败家子；无用之辈
54. Bloodis thicker than water. 血浓于水
55. breadand butter 生活必需品
56. breakone's words 说话不算话
57. break the ice 打破沉默
58. burnone's boats (bridges) 破釜沉舟
59. Burnone's fingers 吃亏上当
60. burn the midnight oil 开夜车
61. Business is business.公事公办。
62. callit a day 今天到此为止
63. call somebody names 骂人
64. cannot say be to a goose 胆小如鼠
65. can't see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林
66. cast sheep's eye 送秋播，以目传情
67. castle in the air 空中楼阁
68. catch someone red-handed 当场抓获
69. Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。
70. cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人
71. Children and drunk people speak the truth.
小孩和醉汉说的是真话。
72. Childrenare what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。
73. Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye.
选择妻子最好用耳不用眼。
74. cleanhands. 清正廉洁
75. clear the air 清除误会；清除隔阂
76. Clothes make man.人靠衣裳，马靠鞍。
77. cold shoulder 冷淡对待
78. Cool one's heel 坐冷板凳，苦等
79. Crocodile's tears 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲
80. Cross one's fingers 求上帝保佑
81. Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
82. Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
83. cut corners 走捷径，超近路
84. cut a good figure 给人好的印象
85. cut a long story short 长话短说
86. Day in and day out 日复一日
87. Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
88. Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
89. Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
90. Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
91. Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
92. Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
93. Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
94. Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
95. Faith can remove mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
96. Far cry 很大的差距
97. Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡生蛋少。
98. Fire is the test of gold. 真金不怕火炼。
99. Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
100. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
101. 愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
102. Full of beans 精力充沛
103. game not worth the candle 得不偿失
104. Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞。
105. Give him an inch and he will take an ell. 得寸进尺
106. go Dutch 各付各的帐
107. Go in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出。
108. go west 死；上西天
109. Great barkers are no biters.好狗不挡道。
110. Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
111. He who steals an egg will steal an ox. 有时偷蛋，长大偷牛。
112. It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，下则倾盆。
113. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
114. Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
115. The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
116. The style is the man.字如其人。
117. The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
118. There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
119. What's done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
120. What is done bynight appears by day.
若要人不知，除非已莫为。
Unit 3
Reading
Dying to be thin…
Hi Zhou Ling,
How are you? I haven'theard fromyou for weeks．Is everythingokay with you?
Do you still go to the gymevery day? I used to go to the gym three times a week， but I don't work out any more．I know another way to stay slim．Looking good is important to women，isn't it? Every woman wants a slimfigure these days，especially, herein Canada．I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamedof my body．Since I’mpreparing to act in a new TV play-rm taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, whichare quite popular among young women here．I hope to lose at last low kg．I take two pills a day and don't need to exercise．
The pills really work! I'mbecoming slimmer and slimmer．I've lost 7 kg in the lasttwo months．However，sometimes I feel tired and weak．My mother, whom you met last year, keepstelling me not to take them because they are dangerous．She says health is priceless, and Iagree, but then I look so slim at the moment．
Write soon!
Love，
Amy
想瘦身想得快死了……
嗨，周玲：
你好。好几个星期都没收到你的来信了。一切顺利吗?
你现在还是每天去健身房吗?我以前也常去健身房，一周三次，可我现在不锻炼了。我掌握了另外一种保持苗条身材的方法。显得美丽对女性来说很重要，难道不是吗?如今，每个女性都想拥有苗条的身材，在加拿大尤其是这样。我目前在努力减肥，因为我的体型让我觉得非常羞愧。我即将出演一部新的电视剧，所以我在服用一种名叫Fat-Less的减肥药片，这种药片深受加拿大年轻女性的欢迎。我希望能够至少减去10公斤。我每天服用两片，因而也就不用锻炼了。
减肥药片还真的管用哦!我现在可是越发苗条了。前两个月我就减去了7公斤。可是，有时候我感到疲乏、虚弱。我妈妈(你去年见过她的)始终告诫我不要服用减肥药片，因为减肥药危及健康。她说，健康是无价的，我同意这个观点，可是服用减肥药片之后我现在看上去多么苗条。
快些给我写信哦!
爱你的艾米
Dear Zhou Ling，
Things change so quickly!l’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure. I regret taking thoseweight-loss pills. They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail．The doctor told me that 1 would dieif I couldn't get a new liver．My mother is too old for such a long operation．I thought I was going to die．
Then the doctor found thatsomeone in your country, whose name is Li Dong, was an exact match for me．he donated more than half of hisliver to save my life．I was very lucky, wasn't I?
I’m feeling better now．I follow my doctor's advice andexercise for at least half an hour every day (but I seldom go t0 the gym!), andeat lots of fruit and vegetables． People should look after their bodies．My mother is right：don't damage your health for a slim and attractive figure．It isn't worth it．We shouldn't be ashamed of the waywe look，should we?
I hope to hear from yousoon．
Love,
Amy
亲爱的周玲：
情况变化实在是太快了!我现在住院了，患的是肝衰竭，正在恢复中。我很后悔服用了那种减肥药片。那些减肥药片里含有某种有害的化学物质，导致了我肝功能衰竭。医生对我说，如果我无法获得一个新肝脏，我将性命难保。我妈妈年龄太大，无法承受那么长时间的手术。我当时认为自己是死定了。
后来，我的医生发现，在你们国家有一个名叫李冬的人，他的肝脏和我的完全匹配。李冬将自己一半以上的肝脏捐给了我，挽救了我的生命。我非常幸运，不是吗?
现在我感觉好多了。我听从医生的建议，每天锻炼至少半小时(但我很少去健身房!)，吃很多的水果和蔬菜。人人都应该照顾好自己的身体。我妈妈是对的：不要为了苗条、动人的身材而毁了自己的健康，那样做是得不偿失的。我们不应该为自己的外表感到羞愧，不是吗?
我希望能够早点儿收到你的信。
爱你的艾米
Dear Amy,
My computer was broken soI couldn't read your two e-mails until today．I'm so sorry to hear about your problems. But I’m glad you'refeeling better and are recovering．I'm amazed that in Chinasomeone's liver matched yours! This is really a touching story --- a strangerwho donald part of his liver to a girl he doesn't even know !
You're right. We shouldn'tbe embarrassed about our weight．I think you look great as you are，and you're a wonderful person．I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially foran actress．However，your mother knows best：nothing is more important thanhealth．
It's the same in China---manypeople, some of whom are not overweight at all，are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills，which are often dangerous I hope theycan learn from your story.
Love,
Zhou Ling
亲爱的艾米：
我的电脑出了故障，所以直到今天才能够看到你的两封电子邮件。听到你得病的事我非常难过，但让我感到高兴的是，你现在感觉良好，身体正在恢复中。
我很吃惊，在中国居然有人和你的肝脏完全匹配!这真是一个感人的故事——一个陌生人给一个他压根儿就不认识的女孩捐献了自己的部分肝脏!
你说得对，我们不应该因为自己的体重感到难为情。我觉得你目前的这个样子看上去就很棒，还有，我觉得你是一个非常优秀的人。我知道，保持身材苗条的压力是问题的症结所在，对一个女演员来说尤其是这样。但是，你妈妈最清楚不过：没有什么比健康更重要。
在中国也是一祥——许多人，其中有些人压根儿就不超重，总是在节食或者是吃减肥药。这些做法往往是危险的。我希望他们能够从你的经历中汲取教训。
爱你的周玲
Project
The truth is，the diet and lifestyle of teenagers are often a headache to adults．But, the good news is that you canfeel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food andexercise regularly．
Healthy eating along withregular exercise is the only way to become fit．Diets just don’t work in the long term, yet 19％ of the teenagers say they havetried dieting and skipping meals to control their weight! If you take in thecorrect number of calories and exercise regularly, you will lose wergild, keepfit，and feelgreat．
During your teenage years,it is important to give your body the energy it needs．If you skip meals, you don't get enoughcalories, and then you feel tired．By the way, ‘calorie’ is uest another word for energy．Teenage girls need about 2,200calories a day and boys need a bit more---doctors suggest 2,800 for teenageboys．50％of your
calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit．You also need to drink a lot ofwater, 6 to 8 glasses a day．Water helps keep your system clean．Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthyhair．
Exercise is something thatcan help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy．Experts suggest that teenagersspend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week．That is easy to do! Walking andriding your bike count, and so do school sports．Often，teenagersgive up on sport，saying theyhave no time left after their studies．Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, yourbody produces some chemicals that make you feel relaxed and increase yourability to concentrate when you study．These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night!
A good amount of sleepevery night is also important for your health．When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come．Teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleepeach night．As a matter offact，loss of sleepcan make you look tired, and even cause you to put on weight．
If you follow thesuggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all!
实际情况是，青少年的饮食习惯和生活方式往往让成人感到头痛。但好消息是，如果你合理饮食，经常锻炼，就可以感觉更好。气色更好。精力越发充沛。
健康的饮食习惯加上经常锻炼是保持健壮体格的惟一途径。从长远角度来看，只是节食并不能奏效。然而，有19％的青少年声称，他们都曾尝试过节食或者到吃饭的时间干脆什么也不吃，借以控制自己的体重!可是如果你摄入适量的卡路里，并且经常锻炼，你就会减轻体重，保持健康状态，感觉很棒。
在青少年时期，给予你的身体所需要的足够能量是很重要的。如果不吃饭，你就不能吸收足够的卡路里，你因此就会感到疲倦。这里顺便说一句，“卡路里”其实就是能量的代名词。处在青少年时期的女孩每天需要大约2200卡路里。而男孩则需要稍微多一些——医生对处在青少年时期的男生建议每天摄入2800卡路里的热量。人体所摄入卡路里的50％应该源自米饭、面包、蔬菜和水果。你还需要喝很多的水——每天需要6—8杯。水有利于保持人体内系统清洁，足量饮水会改善你的皮肤．让你拥有健康的头发。
锻炼能够让你气色好、感觉好、身体健康。专家建议，青少年每周至少应该锻炼五次，每次至少30分钟。这一点是很容易做到的行走和骑自行车就包括在内，在学校里进行的体育活动也算。常常有这样的情况，有些青少年干脆放弃体育锻炼，声称学习繁忙，没有时间进行体育锻炼。但很多青少年吃惊地发现，锻炼过程中体内会产生某些化学物质，这些化学物质让人感到放松，增强学习时的注意力。这些化学物质甚至还有助于改善睡眠呢!
每晚保证充分的睡眠对你的健康也是很重要的。睡觉的时候，你的身体就帮你为即将到来的一天在做好准备。青少年每晚需要8—10小时的睡眠。事实上，失眠会使你面容疲倦，甚至身体发胖。
如果你能采纳以上建议，用不了多久你就会气色好，感觉棒得多!
