1、Dont judge a book by its cover.Unit 4Extended ReadingDont judge a book by its cover.a personhis/her appearanceDont judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人第一段：1.Dont judge a book by its cover.the old saying goes.古语说得好：“不要以貌取人。”2.Unfortunately,as a teenager,that is often exactly what you do to youself.可惜的是，作为
2、青少年，恰恰却经常以貌取己。3.Dark thoughts about your physical appearance can hang over you all the time like a rain cloud.关于外貌的负面思绪可能会像乌云一样始终笼罩着你。hang vt.悬挂，垂下；装饰；绞死；使悬而未决 vi.悬着，垂下；被绞死；悬而不决 n.悬挂；暂停，中止hang over 使忧心忡忡；笼罩；威胁；被遗留下hang on 坚持下去；不挂断；握住不放hang up 挂断电话；搁置，拖延hang onto 依附；继续保留；紧紧抓住hang back 退缩;踌躇不前hang out
3、/around with （和某人）厮混；（在某处）闲荡get/have the hang of sth.学会做某事的技巧抄 4.Do I look fat in these jeans?Do others think I am too short?ls everyone laughing at my new hairstyle behind my back?我穿这条牛仔裤是不是显胖？你们别人会不会觉得我太矮？大家背地里是不是都在嘲笑我的新发型？5.These thoughts can have a negative effect on people of any shape or size,
4、both male and female,and it is important to guard against the causes behind them.无论男女，不管什么样的体型或身高，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。第二段：1.Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on what you think of your physical appearance.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。2.Teens who try to copy the
5、 looks of their favourite stars are fighting a losing battle these standards are simply impossible for most of the population to live up to.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因为对于大多数人来说，这些标准都难以企及。fight v.与打仗，与斗争；打架；竞争；极力反对；努力争取；争辩；n.打架；斗争；竞赛；拳击赛；争论；战斗；斗志fight against 与作斗争fight for 为而战fight with 与并肩而战/用
6、战斗fight back 回击fight about 争辩抄 3.They will only end up feeling worse about themselves.到头来，他们只会觉得自己更糟。end up+v.-ing最后/最终end up as.最终成为/变成end up with 以结束(后接表具体事物的名词)end up in 以结束(后接表抽象概念的名词)His last attempt at directing a movie ended up _ failure.You could end up _(run)this company if you can deal wit
7、h these problems.(2)Driverless cars may _a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own.无人驾驶汽车最终可能成为一种公共交通工具,而不是私家车辆。inrunningend up being第三段：1.Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance.朋友也会影响你对自己外表的看法。2.If you have friends who are good-looking or have a great fa
8、shion sense,it can feel like you are living in their shadow.如果你有朋友长得好看，或者很有时尚品味，你会觉得自己活在他们的阴影下。sense n.感觉，官能；观念；道理；理智 vt.感觉到；检测in a sense 在某种意义上in the sense 就意义而言make sense 有意义；讲得通；言之有理make sense of 搞清的意思抄 3.For children of the digital age,social media makes this problem even worse.对于数字时代的孩子们来说，社交媒体
9、会让这个问题变得更加棘手。4.Your friends may post a never-ending series of photos online to show off their beautiful dresses or strong bodies,and it becomes easier for you to compare yourself to them.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或强壮的体格，你会更容易陷入和他们的比较之中。show off 炫耀；卖弄show oneself 露面on show 展览着，在公开展出show up 露面；出现show
10、 in 领入；领人in show 外表上；有名无实地for show 为引起注意；为炫耀抄 5.This has proved to have a negative effect on what you think of your physical appearance.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。第四段：1.These external influences are always present,but there are certainly ways to deal with them.这些外表影响始终存在，不过我们当然也有办法应对它们。2.First of
11、all,be careful not to follow popular beauty standards blindly.首先要审慎，不要盲从流行的审美标准。3.They are out of reach for 99%of us,so it is better to just forget about them.这些标准，我们之中99%的人都是达不到的，所以最好不要理会它们。reach vi.达到；延伸；伸出手；传开 vt.达到；影响；抵达；伸出 n.范围；延伸；河段；横风行驶词组短语：out of reach 够不着reach out 伸出reach for 伸手去拿reach at 到
12、达beyond the reach 力所不及；无法达到；超出的能力之外reach up 抬起（手，足等）reach over 越过某人拿某物reach into 伸手去拿reach out for 伸手去拿；急切寻求抄第五段：1.Another tip is to remind yourself that you are unique.还有一个方法是你要提醒自己你是独一无二的。2.Keep in mind that your family and friends love you just the way you are.你要记住，你的家人和朋友都喜爱你本来的样子。3.Talk about y
13、our feelings with someone you trust.可以和你信任的人谈谈自己的感受。4.Hearing how much they value you can help you feel comfortable in your own skin.听听他们有多么在乎你，将有助于你更好地接受自己的形象。5.Focusing on your strengths also helps you build your confidence.专注于自己的强项也能帮你建立自信。strength n.优势;力气,力量;实力 strengthenv.巩固,加强strengths and wea
14、knesses 优势和劣势Vision and ambition are his great _(strength).We must grasp every opportunity to _(strength)economic ties with other countries.(2)Shes well _as an artist.作为一个艺术家,她很清楚自己的优势和劣势。strengthsstrengthenaware of her strengths and weaknesses 6.Everyone has their own talents you may be good at pai
15、nting or playing the piano,so take pride in things you do well instead of worrying about things you cannot change.每个人都有自己的天赋一你也许擅长画画或弹钢琴，所以要为自己擅长的事感到自豪，而不要为你无法改变的事而烦恼。talent n.天资,天赋;人才,天才 talented adj.有天赋的show a talent for 展示出的天赋have a talent/gift for有的天分His artistic _(talent)were wasted in his bori
16、ng job.Peter is a _(talent)lawyer.(2)She is proud that both her children _.她为自己的两个孩子都有音乐天赋而自豪。talentstalentedhave a talent for music第六段：1.Finally,it is a good idea to try to direct your attention away from negative thoughts.最后，尽力转移你在这些消极想法上的注意力也是一个不错的办法。2.To achieve this,you should do something you
17、enjoy.为了做到这一点，你应该做一些你乐在其中的事。3.Read a book you like,or take part in a social activity,like playing a ball game with your friends.读一本你喜欢的书，或者参加一项社交活动，比如和朋友们一起打球。4.These things can help you take your mind off matters that worry you and make you feel good about yourself.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。第七
18、段：1.You may often judge yourself by what is on the outside,not on the inside.自我评价时，你可能常常注重外在，而不是内在。2.However,like a book,your contents are much more important than your cover.然而就行一本书，内容要远比封面重要。content n.内容，目录；满足；容量 adj.满意的 vt.使满意be content with 对感到满意=be satisfied with/be pleased withbe content to do
19、 sth.满足于做某事I am content _ my job,my home,and my family.Our description of the _(content)of the report was completely accurate.(2)She _at home with her parents.她十分满足于在家和她父母同住。withcontentsis quite content to live 3.If you can learn to see the good things about yourself your individuality,your value to
20、others,your achievements you will soon begin to love yourself just the way you are.如果你能学会看到自己的优点你的个性、你对他人的价值、你的成就你很快就会爱上自己本来的样子。achievement n.成就,成绩 achieve vt.实现(目标、目的等);取得(胜利、成功、名誉、地位等)achieve success 取得成功;获得成功achieve ones goals 实现目标achieve ones ambition 实现抱负(1)He hoped to _to become a singer.他希望实现
21、自己当歌唱家的抱负。(2)Everybody should be given the chance to _.要让每个人都有机会实现自己的目标。(3)She _by peaceful means.她通过和平的手段达到了她的目的。(4)Even a small success gives you _.即便是小小的成功也给你一种成就感。achieve his ambitionachieve their aimsachieved her goala sense of achievement在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Now teenagers always have some
22、dark 1._(think)about their physical appearance.Standards of beauty in the media can have a 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 g
23、ood looks also influence the way 5._they view their physical appearance.However,there 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.
