1、似乎变成一场斗争seem to turn into a battle在某方面意见一致see eye to eye with sb.on sth.激烈的争论和冷漠heated arguments and cold silences青少年的生理变化teenagers physical changes导致这样的家庭紧张关系result in such family tensions以不同的速度at a different rate快速长高shoot up in height远远落后get left far behind担心你的变声worry about your changing voice你愤怒的
2、首选目标the first targets of your anger平衡你发展的心里需求的一大头痛问题a big headache to develop your mental needs中间地带middle ground渴望独立have a desire for independence对父母的爱和支持的持续需求a continued need for parents love and support独自做决定make decisions on ones own另一方面on the other hand努力控制你的情感struggle to control your feelings对待你
3、像小孩一样treat you like a child期望你表现得像一个成年人expect you to act like an adult导致你们关系的破裂lead to a breakdown in your relationship采取行动来改善局面take action to improve the situation保持和平的关键the key to keeping the peace经常和真诚的交流regular and honest communication经历类似的事情go through something similar经历同样的痛苦go through the same
4、 pain解决他们的担忧address their concerns艰难时期；艰难行程a rough ride这一暴风雨时期this stormy period结果好起来turn out all right/fine让你为成年做好准备prepare you for adulthood为某为某事做准备事做准备prepare for/make preparations forin preparation for为某事做好了准备为某事做好了准备be/get prepared for更关心更耐心更关心更耐心more caring and patient放松他们的控制放松他们的控制relax their
5、 control就亲子关系提供建议就亲子关系提供建议give advice on parent-child relationships与某人达成协议与某人达成协议make a deal with sb.将将A与与B相比较相比较compare A with B做某事没有意义做某事没有意义There is no point in doing sth.对自己失去信心对自己失去信心lose confidence in oneself对某人严格对某人严格be strict with sb.促使你做的更好促使你做的更好push you to do better对你的表现有不良影响对你的表现有不良影响hav
6、e a bad influence on your performance做出做出我自己的选择我自己的选择make my own choices业余时间spare time点数；不包括count out聚在桌子周围gather around the table突发紧急事件sudden emergencies把手伸过桌子reach across the table经历一段快速发展期经历一段快速发展期go through a period of rapid development去市中心go downtown从妈妈银行账户取钱draw money out of Mamas Bank Account
7、把某物递给某人hand sth.to sb.将它支付到你的账户pay it into your account由改编be adapted fromYou enter a strange middle ground-no longer a small child but not quite an adult.It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult.Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get
8、along as a family,you can takeaction to improve the situation.Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child tensions create and that your parents can work together to improve yourrelationship.Everything will turn out all right in the end,and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood.重点句型重点句型
