译林必修一（全英文纯净版）

译林版高中英语必修一Unit1Back to schoolRealizing yourpotentialHello,everyone!Wele tosenior high school!Today isthe startof a new term,the startof athreeyearjourney and the startof apromising future.I cantwait todescribe toyou what senior high school lifeis like.The pathbefore youleads toaworld fullof challenges:anewenvironment,new knowledge and newways ofthinking.However,forthose ofyou with a positivemind,opportunity liesin eachchallenge.When yourise to the challenges,you willhave theopportunity toacquire greatknowledgeandenjoy personalgrowth.Most importantly,your timeand effortatsenior high school will openthe doorto yourpotential.“What ispotentiaP^you mayask.Put simply,potential isyour naturalability thatcan bedevelopedwhen youtry hardenough.Who knowswhat beautifulworks of art you will create,what medicaladvancesyou willmake orwhat amazingtechnologies you will develop!The possibilitiesare endless,and I have confidencein yourability to make adifference to your family,toyourmunity andto yourcountry.Over thenext threeyears,you willdiscover yourpotential whileyou developas astudent and asa person.To fullyrealize yourpotential,it is important fbr you to make themost ofour schoolresources.Take advantageof yourclasses,learn fromyour teachersand classmates,and make use ofour schoolfacilities.There arealso a lot ofschool activitiesfbryou.Join aclub or two,and take an activepart indifferentsports.Of equalimportance aregood studyhabits,useful skillsand apositive attitude.Carefully planyourstudy,set cleargoals andbalance yourschoolwork withother activities.As aseniorhighschool student,you mustmake efforts to improve your munication and problemsolvingskills.Last butnot least,alwayslook on the brightside andnever losehope,even indifficult situations.In timeyouwillfind yourselfgrowinginto awellrounded individual.As LaoTzuwisely said,A journeyofathousand milesbegins witha singlestep.You needtomake acontinuous effortto train your mindand developyour character.Senior highschoolwill help youlearnand grow,yet youalone areresponsible fbrrealizing yourgreat them.First ofall,be carefulnot tofollowpopular beautystandards blindly.They areout ofreach fbr99%of us,so it is betterto justforgetabout them.Another tipis toremind yourselfthat you are unique.Keep inmind that your familyand friendsloveyou justthe wayyou are.Talk about your feelingswith someoneyou trust.Hearing howmuch theyvalueyou can help you feel fbrtablein your own skin.Focusing onyour strengthsalso helpsyou buildyourconfidence.Everyone has their owntalents youmay begood atpainting orplaying thepiano,so一take pridein thingsyou dowell insteadof worryingabout thingsyou cannotchange.Finally,it is a goodidea totry todirect yourattention awayfrom negativethoughts.To achievethis,you shoulddo somethingyou enjoy.Read a book you like,or takepart in a socialactivity,like playingaball gamewith your friends.These thingscanhelpyou takeyour mindoff mattersthat worryyou andmakeyou feelgood about yourself.You mayoften judgeyourself bywhat ison theoutside,not on the inside.However,like abook,your contentsare muchmore importantthan yourcover.If you can learnto seethe goodthings aboutyourselfyourindividuality,your value to others,your achievementsyouwill soonbegin tolove yourselfjustthe wayyou are.ProjectOur appis calledEasy HealthyEating”.Its purposeis tohelp peopleeat healthilyby makingallaspects ofplanning mealseasier.The targetusers willbe peoplewho do not knowmuch aboutnutritionor whoare toobusy tospend timeplanning healthymeals.The appwill providearticles andvideos aboutnutrition,suggest mealplans andrecord what you eateach day.It willbe yourpersonal nutritionexpert!potential.Be confident,do yourbest and makeusproud!Extended readingSchool life in the UKLast year,I hadthe chanceto studyat aBritish secondaryschool as an exchangestudent.I stayedwitha lovelyhost familyand wentto schoolwith theirson,Daniel.We wereboth inyear tenand wegoton well.He islearning Chineseand willetostay withme thisyear in China!The Britishschool daybegins at9a.m.and endsat4p.m.Students usuallyhave tolearn ninesubjectsat secondaryschool.Every studentin the UK muststudy English,Maths andthe Sciencesubjects:Biology,Chemistry andPhysics.Students canalso chooseto studyother subjects,such asHistory,Art andBusiness.The classesare differentfrom thosein China.Each teacherhastheirown classroomand thestudentsmove aroundfor everylesson.In most of myclasses,there wereonly about20students.In thebeginning,however,it wasstill toughfor meto remembereveryones name!I enjoyedmost of the classes,but someof themwere quitechallenging.Technology classeswerefun.I madea clockto takehome.The teacherhelped meput theparts together.I likeit somuch that I stilluseit asmy alarm!I foundMaths quiteeasy andenjoyable becausethe materialwas lessadvanced in theUK thaninChina.However,learning inEnglish was a greatchallenge fbrme.There werea lot of difficultEnglishwords,especially inGeography andBiology.Class discussionis very important in theUK,but Icouldnot makemuch ofa contributionbecause sometimesI wasntable toexpress myselfclearly inEnglish.Although therewas notas muchhomework asI wasused to,it wasstill challenging.Fortunately,myteachers andclassmates werealways helpfuland gaveme lots of encouragement.My languageskillsimproved overtime.During thehourlong lunchtime,I atein theschool dininghall.There werelotsofoptions includingbreadand butter,chicken pieand puddings,but I still missedmy mumscooking!After lunch,I oftenplayedontheschoofs hugesports fieldwith Daniel and hisfriends.Sometimes wejust relaxedunder atreeor satonthegrass.After school,there weremany clubsto join.The onethat attractedme mostwas theRugby Club.We playedonce aweek,and itwas reallyfun.Also,I enjoyedacting inthe TheatreClub.Istillhavephotos ofmyself actingin WilliamShakespeares AMidsummerNights Dream.Joining clubswas a great wayto meetBritish studentsandmakefriends withthem.I amglad tohave theopportunity toexperience thisdifferent wayof life.I metsome greatpeopleand learnta lotabout schoollifeintheUK.Danieland his familywere fantastichosts,andhisfriendswere verynice aswell.I cantwait forDaniel tovisit China!Book1Unit2Lefs talkteensStrangers underthe sameroofDoes everydinner withyour parentsseem toturn intoa battleHave youronce warmand openconversationsbee coldand guardedDo you feel thatyou justcannot seeeye toeye withthem onanythingYou arenot alone.Heated argumentsand coldsilences aremon betweenteenagers andtheirparents.Teenagers,physical changesmay resultin suchfamily tensions.You mayfeel anxiousthatyouaredeveloping at a differentrate toyour friends,shooting upin heightor gettingleft farbehind.You mightworryaboutyourchanging voice,weight problemsor spots.When itall getstoo much,your parentsareoften thefirst targetsof youranger.It canbe a big headacheto balanceyour developingmental needstoo.You entera strangemiddleground—no longera smallchild butnot quitean adult.You haveboth anew desirefbr independenceanda continuedneed for your parents9love andsupport.You feelready to be moreresponsible andmakedecisions onyour own.Unfortunately,your parentsdo not always agreeand thatmakes youfeelunhappy.Why cantthey justlet mego youmay wonder.On theother hand,when youare strugglingtocontrol your feelings,you wishthey couldbe morecaring andpatient-sometimes theyforget thatgrowingup is a roughride.It canbe difficultwhen your parents treatyoulike a childbut expectyou toactlike anadult.All of this can lead toa breakdownin your relationship.Although sometimesit mayseem impossibleto getalong asa family,you cantake action toimprove the situation.The keyto keepingthe peaceis regularand honestmunication.When youdisagreewith yourparents,takeaminute tocalm down and try to understandthesituationfrom theirpoint ofview.Perhaps theyhave experiencedsomething similarand donot wantyou to go throughthe samepain.Afteryou havethought itthrough,explain youractions andfeelings calmly,listen carefully,and addresstheirconcerns.Through this kind ofhealthy discussion,youwilllearn when to backdown andwhentoask yourparentsto relaxtheir control.Just rememberthat it is pletelynormal tostruggle withthe stressthat parentchildtensions create,and thatyou andyourparentscan worktogether toimproveyourrelationship.The goodnews isthat thisstormyperiod willnot last.Everything willturn outall rightintheend,andthechanges andchallengesof yourteenage yearswill prepareyou for adulthood.Extended readingMama and HerBank AccountEverySaturday nightMama wouldsit downby thekitchen table and count out themoney Papahadbrought home.“For therent.Mama wouldcountout the bigsilver pieces.“For thegroceries.^Another groupof coins.Ill need a notebook.9,That wouldbe mysister Christine,my brotherNels orme.Mama wouldput oneor twocoins to the side.We wouldwatch withanxious interest.At last,Papawould ask,“Is that all”And whenMama nodded,we couldrelax alittle.Mama wouldlook upand smile,Good.We donot have to goto the Bank.We wereall soproud of Mamas Bank Account.It gaveussuch awarm,secure feeling.When Nelsgraduated fromgrammar school,he wantedto goontohighschool/uIt willcost alittlemoney Jhe said.Eagerly wegathered aroundthe table.I tookdown abox andlaid itcarefully infront ofMama.Thiswas the Little Bank”.It wasused forsudden emergencies,such asthe timewhen Christinebroke herarmand hadto betaken toa doctor.Nels listedthe costsof thethings hewould need.Mama countedoutthemoney inthe LittleBank.There wasnot enough.C6We donot want to gototheBank,“she reminded.We allshook ourheads.“I willwork inDillons groceryafter schoolJ Nelsvolunteered.Mama gavehim abright smileand wrote downanumber/Thafs notenough,“Papa said.Then hetookhis pipeout ofhis mouthand lookedat itfor along time.I willgive upsmoking Jhe saidsuddenly.Mama reachedacross thetableandtouched Papasarm.Then shewrotedownanother figure.“I willlook afterthe Elvingtonchildren everyFriday night,”I said.“Christine canhelp me.”Now therewas enoughmoney.We allfelt verygood becausewe didnot havetogodowntown anddrawmoney out ofMama9s BankAccount.So manythings cameoutoftheLittleBank thatyear:Christines dressfbr theschool play,my littlesisterDagmars operation...Whatever happened,we alwaysknew westill hadtheBankto dependupon.That wastwenty yearsago.Last yearI soldmy firststory.When thecheck came,I hurriedover toMamas andput itin herlap/Tor youJ I said,to putinyourBankAccount/9I noticedfbr thefirst timehow oldMamaandPapa looked.Papa seemedshorter,and Mamashairwas silvernow.“Tomorrow JI toldMama,you musttake it totheBank.”“You willgo withme,Katrin“That wontbe necessary.Just hand it tothe teller.Hell payit intoyour account.”Mama lookedat me.There is no account,“she said/In allmy life,Ive neverbeen insidea bank.^^And whenI didnt-couldnt-answer,Mama saidseriously,“It is not goodfbr littleones tobeafraid-to notfeel secure.”Adapted fromKathryn ForbessMamas BankAccount,which has17short storiesand describesthestruggles anddreams ofa familyin SanFrancisco inthe early1900sBook1Unit3Getting alongwith othersFriendship onthe rocks:please advise!AmyMonday12/109:13p.m.My bestfriend and Ihave been closefor eight years.When I was anawkward primaryschoolstudent,she wasthe populargirl whowas willingto makefriends withme.Since then,a closefriendshiphas grownbetween usand she*s beenalmost likea sisterto me.Whether we5re walkingtoschool,doing homeworkor justhanging outat theweekend,were hardlyoutof eachothers sight.But lastSaturday,she brokemy heart,and Imstill pickingup thepieces.Our originalplan wasto seea filmat the cinema thatafternoon.But inthe morning,my friendposteda messageon socialmedia sayingshe had a cold.When1called her,she saidshe mightnot beable tomakeittothecinema.Dont worry,“Isaid.Get somerest.We canwait tillyou getbetter9Today,however,I receiveda horriblesurprise.A classmatetold me she hadseen myfriend chattingwithanother girlinacafe onSaturday afternoon.How stupidI was!My friends“illness“wasaplete lie!Instead ofrecovering athome,she wasout havingfun withsomeone else.I wasso angrythatIavoided herduring schoolall day,andIstill dontfeel likeresponding toany ofheronline messages.The stressofthissituation iskilling me,and Fmataloss whatto donext.CindyMonday12/109:52p.m.Im sosorry!But this friendship isworth saving:eightyearsisalong time!Dont beso quicktojudge yourfriend.Perhaps sheknows shesinthewrong andwants toapologize,or maybeshe hasasimple explanationfor herbehaviour.In anycase,find anopportunity tohave afull andfrank talkwithher.Listen towhat shehas tosay,and besure toexplain howyoufeel.Tm sureyoucansolve thisproblemtogether.DavidTuesday13/108:11p.m.I definitelyunderstand howyoufeel.I alsohadafriend whomI trustedalot.When Ifound out thatI wastricked byhim,Iwasreally hurtand letgo ofour friendship.I knowyou valueyour friendshipandwant yourfriend tovalue itequally.However,if yourfriend ignoresyourfeelingsor makesyou suffer,its timeto rethinkyourrelationship.Talk toher anddecide whetherthisfriendship is stillimportant toyou.Its sadto moveon,but youhavetoaccept thatfriends eand goin life.Extended readingOf FriendshipAs wewalk the“path oflife”,we maysometimes wishtobe alone withour ownthoughts,for quietperiodsof reflectioncanleadto personalimprovement.However,when weseek tobe alone,we mustbecareful that we donotalwaysescape intoour ownworld.Social lifeis alsoimportant tous.More oftenthannot,close friendshipswillhelpsmooth outthe sometimesrocky roadthat weare allmeant totravel.As welive insocial groups,there aremany benefitsof friendshipthat we can enjoy.Generallyspeaking,close friendshipshave three“fruits”:they mayfort theheart,advise thehead andhelp usachievethe goalswe setfor ourselves.Through friendship,wecanbee happier,wiser andmore satisfiedhumans.The firstfruit of friendship isthe peacethat esfrom sharingwith friendsour joy,sadness,successand failure.Here,friendship hasa doubleadvantagehappiness takesona greater meaninganda troubleshared beesatroublehalved!Naturally,thiskindof opennessresults froma closefriendship.With truefriends,we feelfree toshare ourjoy andsadness infull measure.We knowthat ourfriends willbothrespect ourfeelings andtreasure thesemoments ofcloseness.Indeed,the humanheart dependson suchopportunitiesfbr fortand protection.The secondfruit offriendship isthe betterunderstanding andjudgement thatmay be achievedthrough conversationswith wellmeaningand wisefriends.We oftenfind iteasier torecognize otherpeoplesweaknesses thanour own.As aresult,if weare guidedonly byourownfeelings,ourjudgements mightbe onesided.On theother hand,ourfriendsare betterabletooffer adviceon importantdecisionsthatweall havetomake.Also,when wewanttotalk our problems overwithafriend,we havetoput our thoughts intowords first.This alonehelps makeourthoughtsclearer andbrings usa morethoroughunderstanding ofourproblems.The thirdfruit offriendshipisthe helpthatafriend mayoffer inmany differentways.Sometimes afriendis evenknown asour secondself.There areso manythings inlife thatcan onlybeachievedwiththe helpoffriends.Friends mayhave manydifferent ideasand skills.They canhelp usachieve whatwewant duringlife and,perhaps,even afterdeath.Finally,it shouldbe pointedout thatenjoying thepany ofa crowdisnotthe sameas beingwithfriends.Friends shouldbe carefullychosen andrelationships carefullydeveloped.In thisway,we canbetterwalk the“path oflife withthe fort,advice andhelp fromour trustedfriends.Adapted from“OfFriendship”,an essaywritten byFrancis Bacon,agreatEnglish writer,scientistand philosopherBook1Unit4Looking good,feeling goodReadingTeenfaints afterskipping mealsSTONECHESTER-A teenagegirl faintedyesterday atStonechester HighSchool afterskippingmeals.Jennifer Jones,15,told friendsin herclass that she wasfeeling unwell.She thenpassed outin hermorningPE lessonand wasrushed tohospital.Jennifer wasfound tohave dangerouslylow bloodsugar levelsand wastreated immediately.Herworried parentstold thedoctor thattheir daughtermissed breakfastthat dayand hardlytouched herdinnerthe nightbefore.Fortunately,she isnow outof danger.Her doctorsays thatshe willmake afullrecovery ina dayortwo.Jennifers classmateshope tosee herback atschool soon.They saythatshehas struggledwitheating problemsforalong time.Jennifer thoughtthat skipping meals wouldbeasimple wayto reachhertarget weightJ herfriend LauraWilliams toldour reporter.uShe hasnot eatenbreakfast forthe lastfewmonths.She toldmeshehad troubleconcentrating inclass.I warnedher thatskippingmealswasunhealthy,but shewouldnt listen.”Jennifers caseisareminder ofthe dangersoftheunhealthy weightlosshabits thathavebeemonamong teenagersof bothsexes.In asociety wherebeing thinis oftenseen asbeing beautiful,teenagerssometimes turnto extreme methods toslim downquickly.According toa recentsurvey ofseniorhighschoolstudents*lifestyles,almost onefifth ofteenagers regularlyskip meals,one intenoverexercise andfour percent eventake weightlossmedicine.Health expertsare concernedabout thesefigures.They areincreasing theireffortstoeducate teenagersabout theside effectsof losingweight tooquickly.They have also warnedthem againstusing suchextrememethods.“These socalledquickfix methods9prove tobe harmfulto teenagers.It isnormal fbrteenagers tobeslightly overweightand thereisnoreason whythey shouldbe worried.However,for thosewho aredangerouslyoverweight,itisveryimportantthat theytry tolose weightproperly,“said anexpert.She pointedoutthatitisimportant tohave ahealthy balanceddiet sinceteenagers arestill growingandtheir bodiesneedalotofnutrition tofunction well.If theydonottake inenough food,they mayfeelweak andget illeasily.She added,Whats more,they shouldkeep regularhours andget plentyofexercise tostay energeticand fit.We stronglyencourage allteenagers tofollow theselifestyle tips,because livingwell isthe safestand mosteffective wayto getinto shape.”Extended readingDont judge abook by its cover“Dontjudgeabookbyitscover,the oldsaying goes.Unfortunately,asateenager,that isoftenexactly whatyou doto yourself.Dark thoughtsaboutyour physical appearancecan hangover youall thetimelikearain cloud.Do Ilook fatin thesejeans Doothers thinkI amtoo shortIs everyonelaughingat mynew hairstylebehind myback Thesethoughts can have anegative effecton peopleof anyshapeor size,both maleand female,and itisimportantto guardagainst thecauses behindthem.Standards ofbeauty inthe mediacanhaveabiginfluence on whatyou think of your physicalappearance.Teens whotrytocopy thelooks oftheir favouritestars arefighting alosing battlethesestandardsare simplyimpossible fbrmostofthe populationto liveup to.They willonly endup feelingworseabout themselves.Your friendsalso influencethe wayyou viewyourphysicalappearance.If youhave friendswhoare goodlookingor haveagreatfashion sense,it canfeel likeyouareliving intheir shadow.For childrenofthe digitalage socialmedia makesthis problemeven worse.Your friendsmay posta neverendingseriesof photosonline toshow offtheir beautifuldresses orstrong bodies,anditbees easierforyoutopare yourselfto them.This hasproved tohaveanegative effectonwhatyouthinkofyourphysicalappearance.These externalinfluences arealways present,but thereare certainlyways todeal with。