1、Unit 2 Lets talk teens nest nest (C/n.)鸟窝；巢穴，窝 Leave/ fly the nest 离家独立(搬离父母家） Both daughters were ready to fly the nest. a nest of . .的巢穴 nest （vt.)筑巢 Loads of seabirds are nesting on the cliff. 大量的海鸟正在悬崖上筑巢。 a nest of= a set of . 一套. Unit 2 Lets talk teens roof ruf n.屋顶，顶部 under ones roof = in one
2、s house 在家里 under the same roof 在同一屋檐下 =in the same building we live under the same roof,so wed better learn to get along. 我们生活在同一屋檐下，所以我们得学会相处。 sth(价格；成本） go through the roof 飞涨；激增 The price of the house has gone through the roof. Unit 2 Lets talk teens sb hit the roof 某人大发雷霆； 暴跳如雷；怒气冲天 No sooner h
3、ad the boy told his father the news than the father hit the roof. 男孩一告诉他爸爸这个消息，他爸爸就立刻大发雷霆。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens battle btl n.拉力；绷紧 The tension was becoming unbearable. 这种紧张我再也忍受不了。 tensions (Pl.) 紧张关系；紧张局势（人与人，国与国） The tensions between Tom and Jim made everyone uncomfortable. Unit 2 Lets talk teen
4、s ease/reduce tension 缓解紧张情绪 He changed the topic in order to ease the tension . 他换了个话题，以缓和紧张气氛。 tense（adj.) 紧张的；绷紧的 tensely（adv.) 紧张地；绷紧地 atmosphere /tmsf/ 气氛；大气 The atmosphere of the discussion is becoming much tenser. 讨论的气氛越来越紧张。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens anxious ks adj.忧虑的，担心的；令人焦虑的；渴望的 be anxious
5、about sth 对某事的担心 be anxious for sb 为某人担心 be anxious for . 渴望得到某物 be anxious to do sth 渴望做某事 anxiety (C/U/n.) 焦虑；不安；担心=concern sbs anxiety to do sth 某人对.的渴望 anxiously (adv,) Unit 2 Lets talk teens You can share your anxieties with your parents. rate ret n.速度；率 at a different rate 以不同的速度。 at an alarmi
6、ng rate 以惊人的速度 （vi.怒气 sbs anger at sb /sth 对某人/某事生气 in anger 生气地；愤怒地 anger（vt.） 使发怒；激怒 He was filled with ange at the way what he had been treated. 他因自己的被对待的方式而满腔怒火。 His impolite words angered his teacher. 他出言不逊，激怒了他的老师。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens desire （vi) desire to do sth 渴望做某事 desirous （adj.) 渴望的 d
7、esirable（adj.) 值得拥有的；可取的; 称心如意的 值得做的=be worth doing sth Its desirable that interest rates be reduced. 利率下调是可取的。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens mental mentl adj.思想的，精神的，智力的；心理上的 mental health 心理健康 phusical(adj.)身体上的 mentally（adv.) desire dza （n.&vt.）渴望，愿望 have a strong desire to do sth 有做某事的强烈愿望 a desire for
8、 . 对某物的渴望 have no desire to do sth 不想做某事. Unit 2 Lets talk teens struggle strl（ vi.& n.）奋斗；斗争；搏斗 struggle to do sth 努力做某事 struggle for. 为某事努力 Lance struggled to reach a balance between work and family. (vi) 斗争；搏斗 sb struggle against. 某人为反对.而斗争 struggle with . 与.斗争 Unit 2 Lets talk teens a struggle f
9、or. 为.而奋斗 a struggle with/ against. 努力克服. be a struggle for sb Its a struggle for people to get over their laziness. 克服懒惰对人们而言是件困难的事。 Students will continue their struggle for their ideal university. 学生们继续为自己心仪的大学奋斗。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens rough rf adj.艰难的；粗糙的；不确切的；不平的；大致的 His hands were rough. 他的手很
10、粗造。 （反） smooth 平滑的 a rough idea 大概的想法=approximate/prksmt/ a rough draft 大致的草图。 a rough day =tough 艰难的一天 Unit 2 Lets talk teens breakdown brekdan n.（关系）破裂；故障；崩溃 a breakdown in/of. 在.方面的破裂 A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy. 油价的暴涨会导致经济崩溃。 There has been a serious brea
11、kdown in relations between the two countries. 两国之间关系出现了重大裂痕。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens regular rejl adj.频繁的，有规律的；定期的；固定的 regular meetings 固定的会议 take regular exercise 经常锻炼 a regular occurrence 经常发生的事 on a regular basis 定期 Children are advised to the debitist on a regular basis. 建议儿童定期去看牙医。 regularly(adv
12、.) 经常；有规律地 irregular（adj.) 不规律的 Unit 2 Lets talk teens calm km vt.使平静，使镇静 adj.镇静的，沉着的 calm down=calm oneself down 平静；镇静 remain calm 保持镇静 Staying calm in an emergency is of great importance. 在紧急情况下保持冷静非常重要。 calmly (adv.) 平静地；镇静地 calmness（n.) 平静 He calmly accepted the truth as if nothing serious had h
13、appened. 他坦然接受真相，像是没发生什么严重的事一样。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens calm（U/n.) 平静；安静；宁静 The police appealed for calm. 警察要求大家保持安静。 calm before the storm 暴风雨前的平静 view vju n.看法；视线；景色 vt.把视为；观看 from ones point of view 从某人的角度，观点出发 =in my opinion,=as far as I am concerned. in sbs view 在某人看来 sbs view on/ about sth 某人对某
14、事的看法 Unit 2 Lets talk teens an exchange of views 交流观点 we welcome the exchange of views whenever arises. 无论何时出现疑问，我们都欢迎交流观点。 Students are encouraged to express their views in my class. 在课堂上，我鼓励学生们表达自己的观点。 view （n.) 视线；景色 come into view 进入眼帘 disappear from view 看不见 in view of . 鉴于.；考虑到. Unit 2 Lets ta
15、lk teens In view of the managers poor health,the meeting will be put off. 由于经理身体欠佳，会议将会被推迟。 view (vt.) 看待. view sth as sth 把.视为. view sb with sth 以.看待 She viewed him wiht suspicion./sspn/ 我以怀疑的目光看待他。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens We view the raising of the national flag. 我们看升国旗。 think sth through 充分考虑，全盘考虑
16、，想透 You must think a problem through before acting. 在采取行动之前必须把问题想投。 think twice 三思而行 Unit 2 Lets talk teens concern knsn（ U/n.）担心，忧虑；关心 (C) 担心的事，重要的事 （vt.）涉及；担忧 main concerns 主要关心的问题 concern for/about/over 对.的关心 There is growing concern about. 人们越来越担忧. concern （vt)与.有关，关于.； Dont interfere in what do
17、esnt concern you. 不要管与自己无关的事。 be concerned with. 与.有关 Unit 2 Lets talk teens concern sb 使某人担心 What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change. 让我们担心的是，我们对事态的变化缺乏准备。 concern oneself in sth =be interested in. =attract sb to sth 对.感兴趣 concerning（prep.） 关于；涉及 be concerned about/for. 担忧. Unit
18、2 Lets talk teens back down 承认错误，让步；认输；放弃（主张；要求，承诺等） back down from/on sth 让步；放弃 After a heated argument, Bob backed down. 在激烈的争论后，鲍勃作出让步。 They finally backed down from trying to expand their house illegally. 最终，他们放弃了非法扩建房子的尝试。 back away from sth 躲避. back off from sth 退让. back up sb/sth 支持，证实. Unit
19、2 Lets talk teens we need more evidence to back up this argument. 我们需要更多的证据来支持这个论点。 normal nml adj.正常的，一般的 （n.）常态，通常标准 as normal 像往常一样 in the normal way 按通常情况 in/under normal circumstance 在一般情况下 Its normal for sb to do sth 某人做某事是正常的 Unit 2 Lets talk teens stress stres （n.）精神压力，紧张；强调 vt.强调，着重 under s
20、tress 在压力下 reduce stress 减轻压力 deal with stress 应对压力 stress （vt) 强调. place/lay the stress on. The leader lays the stress on punctuality. 这家新公司非常重视守时。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens stress （vt.）强调，着重 stress the importance of. 强调.的重要性 Its stressed that +句子 It must be stresses that peoples welfare should be our
21、 top priority. 必须强调的是，人民群众的幸福是我们的头等大事。 stressed (adj.) 焦虑不安的 stressful（adj.) 压力重的；紧张的；有压力的（修饰事物） Unit 2 Lets talk teens editor edt n.主编，编辑；剪辑师 edit（vt) 编辑 skin skn n.皮肤，皮，毛皮 skin （vt) 给.去皮；剥去.的皮；擦破. skin his knees 擦伤了膝盖 skin the banana 给香蕉剥皮 Unit 2 Lets talk teens expert ekspt n.专家，行家 （adj.）熟练的，内行的，
22、专家的 be expert at/in doing sth 擅长. be an expert in/at/on doing sth 是.方便的专家 expertly（adv.) 熟练地 likely lakli adj.可能的，预料的，有希望的 be likely to do sth Its likely that+从句 Unit 2 Lets talk teens unique junik adj.独一无二的；独特的；独具的，特有的 a unique opportunity 难得的机会 The teacher has a very unique ability to inspire his
23、students. 这位老师在激励学生 passive psv adj.消极的，被动的 play/take a passive role处于被动地位 passive smoking 被动吸烟 passively (adv.) 被动地 active（adj.) 积极的；主动的 Unit 2 Lets talk teens When problems arise, we are supposed to deal with it actively,not passively. 当问题出现，我们应当积极处理；不能消极对待。 performance pfmns n.表现；表演；执行，履行 good pe
24、rformance 很好的表现 give a performance 演出 the performance on .在.方面的表现 the performance of sbs duties 履行某人的职责 Unit 2 Lets talk teens perform(vi/vt) 表演；表现；执行；运转 performer（n.） 表演者 perform a task 执行任务 perform well 运转良好 perform live 现场表演 Unit 2 Lets talk teens press pres vt.&vi.催促，逼迫；按，压，挤，推 n.报刊；新闻工作者，新闻界 pr
25、ess sb to do sth press sb into sth urge sb to do sth push sb to do 催促；逼迫某人做某事 Unit 2 Lets talk teens press the button 按下按钮 press ahead with/on sth 加紧.；继续进行. press for. 不断要求. Despite various difficulties,the rescue team pressed ahead with their search. 尽管困难重重，救援队依然加紧搜寻。 the press conference 新闻发布会 the
26、 local press 当地的报纸 Unit 2 Lets talk teens youth ju adj.青年时期，青春；年轻人 in sbs youth 某人的青年时期 spend sbs youth 度过某人的青年时代 adventure dvent n.冒险，冒险经历，奇遇 an adventure story 一个冒险故事 a sense of adventure 冒险意识 a spirit of adventure 冒险精神 adventurer 冒险家 adventurous 冒险的；大胆开拓的 adventurism 冒险主义 Unit 2 Lets talk teens b
27、e on sbs back 依靠某人；取笑某人；烦扰某人 He was on his parents back 他依靠父母 She was always on his back 她总是烦扰他。 flexible fleksbl adj.灵活的，可变动的；柔韧的 remain flexible 保持灵活 extremely /fairly/highly flexible 非常灵活 We are more flexible in dealing with this issue. 在处理这个问题上，我们应该更加灵活。 Unit 2 Lets talk teens flexibility （U/n.)
28、 灵活性 flexibly (adv.) 灵活地 inflexible 不灵活的 flex(vt) 弯曲.；活动. account kant n.账户；描述；解释 vt.认为是，视为 a vivid account of . 对.生动的描述 on no account 绝不 take sth into account 考虑到.=take account of. Unit 2 Lets talk teens in the account of. 在. 的描述中 by sbs own account 根据某人自己的描述 account（vi) account for sth 占.（数量；比例） a
29、ccount for =explain 解释. accountable（adj.) 负有责任的 be accountable for . 在某方面负责 hold sb accountable 认为某人应当负责 Unit 2 Lets talk teens volunteer vlnt vi.&vt.自愿做，义务做 n.志愿者 volunteer to do sth 自愿做某事 gather vi.聚集，召集 vt.收拢；搜集，收集；聚集 gather around 聚拢过来 gather your thoughts 整理思绪 gather information 搜集信息 gathering（
30、n.) 聚集；集会 Unit 2 Lets talk teens emergency imdnsi n.突发事件，紧急情况 in an emergency 在紧急情况下 take emergency action 采取紧急错失 figure f n.数字；人物；体型，身材 a public figure 一位公众人物 offical figures 官方数据 facts and figures 事实与数据 figure（vt) 计算 figure sb/sth out 计算出； 弄懂； 弄清楚 Unit 2 Lets talk teens secure skj adj.安心的，可靠的；牢固的
31、vt. 使安全；拴牢 a secure job 一份稳定的工作 be secure from/ against. 免受. secure sth against. 保护.免受. secure sth to sth 把.拴在. security/skjrt/(U/n.) 安全；保障；保护 Unit 2 Lets talk teens draw sth out of sth 提取，支取 draw sb / sth aside 把.拉到一边 draw to a close 临近结束 draw a conclusion 下结论 draw up 起草. draw on. 利用.；凭借；穿上；引诱；临近 He draws on his time to finish college. Winter is drawing on 冬天临近 draw sbs attention to sth 使某人注意.
