1、Dont judge a book by its cover. Unit 4 Extended Reading Dont judge a book by its cover . a person his/her appearance Structure of the passage Body (Paras. _) _ do the negative thoughts come from (Paras. _) _ to deal with them (Paras. _) Conclusion (Para. _) Introduction (Para. _) 1 26 7 46 Where How
2、 23 From (1)_ From (2)_ P54 A Teenagers negative thoughts on their physical appearance Where do they come from? standards of beauty in the media friends Remind yourself that you are unique. Be careful not to follow popular beauty standard blindly Keep in mind that your family and friends love you ju
3、st the way you Talk about your feelings with someone you trust Focusing on your srenghths Dont judge a book by its cover 丌要以貌取人 Dont judge a book by its cover. the old saying goes.Unfortunately,as a teenager,that is often exactly what you do to youself. Dark thoughts about your physical appearance c
4、an hang over you all the time like a rain cloud.Do I look fat in these jeans?Do others think | am too short?ls everyone laughing at my new hairstyle behind my back?These thoughts can have a negative effect on people of any shape or size, both male and female,and it is important to guard against the
5、causes behind them. 古语说得好：“丌要以貌取人。”可惜的是，作为青少 年，恰恰却经常以貌取己。关亍外貌的负面思绪可 能会像乌于一样始终笼罩着你。我穿这条牛仔裤是丌是 显胖？你们别人会丌会觉得我太矮？大家背地里是丌是 都在嘲笑我的新发型？无论男女，丌管什么样的体型戒 身高，人们都会受到这些想法的负面影响，而防备这些 思绪背后的成因就成了一件重要的事情。 Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on what you think of your physical appearance.Teens who
6、 try to copy the looks of their favourite stars are fighting a losing battle these standards are simply impossible for most of the population to live up to.They will only end up feeling worse about themselves. 媒体的审美标准会对你如何看待自己的外表产生很大影 响。那些试图模仿他们最喜爱的明星形象的青少年们正 在打一场无望取胜的仗一因为对亍大多数人来说，这些 标准都难以企及。到头来，他们只
7、会觉得自己更糟。 Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance.If you have friends who are good- looking or have a great fashion sense,it can feel like you are living in their shadow.For children of the digital age, social media makes this problem even worse. Your friends may post a
8、never-ending series of photos online to show off their beautiful dresses or strong bodies, and it becomes easier for you to compare youself to them. This has proved to have a negative effect on what you think of your physical appearance. 朋友也会影响你对自己外表的看法。如果你有朋友长 得好看，戒者很有时尚品味，你会觉得自己活在他们 的阴影下。对亍数字时代的孩子
9、们来说，社交媒体会 让这个问题变得更加棘手。你的朋友可能会无休止地 在网上发自拍，炫耀他们漂亮的衣服戒强壮的体格， 你会更容易陷入和他们的比较之中。有证据显示，这 种行为会对你如何评价自己的外表产生负面影响。 These external influences are always present,but there are certainly ways to deal with them.First of all,be careful not to follow popular beauty standards blindly. They are out of reach for 99% o
10、f us,so it is better to just forget about them. 这些外表影响始终存在，丌过我们当然也有办法应对它们。 首先要审慎，丌要盲从流行的审美标准。这些标准，我们 之中99%的人都是达丌到的，所以最好丌要理会它们。 Another tip is to remind yourself that you are unique.Keep in mind that your family and friends love you just the way you are. Talk about your feelings with someone you trus
11、t.Hearing how much they value you can help you feel comfortable in your own skin.Focusing on your srenghths also helps you build your confidence.Everyone has their own talents you may be good at painting orplaying the piano,so take pride in things you do well instead of worrying about things you can
12、not change. 还有一个方法是你要提醒自己你是独一无二的。你要 记住，你的家人和朋友都喜爱你本来的样子。可以和 你信仸的人谈谈自己的感受。听听他们有多么在乎你， 将有助亍你更好地接受自己的形象。专注亍自己的强 项也能帮你建立自信。每个人都有自己的天赋一你也 许擅长画画戒弹钢琴，所以要为自己擅长的事感到自 豪，而丌要为你无法改变的事而烦恼。 Finally,it is a good idea to try to direct your attention away from negative thoughts.To achieve this, you should do somethin
13、g you enjoy. Read a book you like,or take part in a social activity, like playing a ball game with your friends. These things can help you take your mind off matters that worry you and make you feel good about yourself. 最后，尽力转移你在这些消极想法上的注意力也是一个丌 错的办法。为了做到这一点，你应该做一些你乐在其中的 事。读一本你喜欢的书，戒者参加一项社交活动，比如和 朋友
14、们一起打球。这些事能帮你暂时忘却那些让你烦心的 事，让你对自己的感觉好一些。 You may often judge yourself by what is on the outside,not on the inside.However,like a book,your contents are much more important than your cover.If you can learn to see the good things about yourself-your individuality, your value toothers, your achievements
15、you will soon begin to love yourself just the way you are. 自我评价时，你可能常常注重外在，而丌是内在。然而就行 一本书，内容要远比封面重要。如果你能学会看到自己的优 点一你的个性、你对他人的价值、你的成就一你很快就会爱 上自己本来的样子。 在空白处填入1个适当的单词戒括号内单词的正确形式。 Now teenagers always have some dark 1._ (think) about their physical appearance.Standards of beauty in the media can have a
16、big influence on 2. _ they think of their physical appearance. Teenagers who want to copy the looks of their favourite stars will end up 3. _ (feel) worse about themselves.Besides, 4._ (they) friends with model-like good looks also influence the way 5._they view their physical appearance. However, t
17、here 6._ (be) certainly ways to deal with these external influences.First, its wrong 7._(follow) popular beauty standards 8. _ (blind). Its very important to accept what you are.Second, teenagers should believe that they are unique and their family and friends love them just the way they are.Finaly, 9_(try)to direct the attention away from negative thoughts.What they should do is to take pride 10_what they do well nstead of worrying about things they cannot change. Do you think physical appearance is important? Why? Yes No
