Unit One, Teenage Life
第一单元，青少年生活

teenage
I have been a panda lover since I was a teenager.
我从十几岁起就喜欢熊猫了。

teenager
Nowadays every teenager can learn what a teenager should have and be from advertisements.
现如今，每个青少年都能从广告中学到他们应该拥有什么和应该成为什么样的人。

ballet
She wants to be a ballet dancer.
她想成为一名芭蕾舞演员。

volunteers
Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
学校需要志愿者帮助孩子们读书。

debate
After years of heated debate gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.
经过多年的激烈辩论，灰狼被重新引入黄石国家公园。

prefer
Employees said they preferred flexible working hours.
员工们说他们更喜欢弹性工作时间。

content
Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized ,nutritional content ,like vitamins.
食品印刷可以让消费者订购定制的、有营养成分的食品，如维生素。

movement
I like to observe the movement of a star.
我喜欢观察星星的运动。

greenhouse
More and more greenhouse gases are being discharged into the air.
越来越多的温室气体被排放到空气中。

suitable
It's difficult to find a time that is suitable for everybody.
很难找到一个适合每个人的时间。

actually
We all want to know what actually happened.
我们都想知道到底发生了什么。

challenge
Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round.
现在没有人会质疑地球是圆的这一事实。

title
I borrowed his words for my book's title.
我借用他的话作为书名。

topic
The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain.
天气是英国人经常谈论的话题。

freshman
I'm a freshman at a senior high school.
我是一所高中的新生。

confusing
The instructions on the box are very confusing.
盒子上的说明很令人困惑。

confused
They asked so many questions that they confused me.
他们问了那么多问题，把我都弄糊涂了。

fluent
She is fluent in English, French and German.
她精通英语、法语和德语。

graduate
Students are requested to go to work in poor mountain areas after they graduate from university.
要求学生们大学毕业后到贫困山区去工作。

recommend
He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.
他建议在看电影之前先看看这本书。

advanced
Their equipment isn't as advanced as ours.
他们的设备不如我们的先进。

advance
We should make arrangements in advance of the meeting.
我们应该在开会前作出安排。

literature
Dickens' novels have enriched English literature.
狄更斯的小说丰富了英国文学。

extra-curricular
I don't have the time for any more extra-curricular activities.
我没有时间再参加任何课外活动了。

extra
Breakfast is provided at no extra charge.
早餐是免费提供的。

obviously
It might be obvious to you but it isn't to me.
这对你来说可能是显而易见的，但对我来说不是。

quit
He said that if he quit the job he would lose his drive to work and succeed.
他说如果他辞职，他就会失去工作和成功的动力。

responsible
Mill is responsible for a budget of over five million dollars.
米尔负责500多万美元的预算。

responsibility
Nowadays men tend to take on more responsibility at home.
现在男人往往在家里承担更多的责任。

solution
No one can offer a good solution to the problem.
没有人能为这个问题提供一个好的解决办法。

schedule
The world adolescent robotics competition is scheduled to be held at the end of July in Tianjin.
世界青少年机器人大赛定于7月底在天津举行。

editor
He is the editor of the magazine.
他是这本杂志的编辑。

plate
His mother made him clean up the plate.
他妈妈让他把盘子弄干净。

adventure
I set off for a new adventure of the first day of the new year.
我在新年的第一天启程，开始了新的冒险。

youth
He had been a talented musician in his youth.
他年轻时就已经是一个有才华的音乐家。

expert
I suggest you leave it to an expert.
我建议你交给专家处理。

behaviour
What do you think of the host's behaviour on stage that day?
你觉得主持人那天在台上的表现如何？

generation
This tradition will be handed down from generation to generation.
这一传统将代代相传。

attract
Babies are attracted to bright colors.
婴儿喜欢鲜艳的颜色。

focus
The focus of attention of the TV series is what goes on in everyday life.
这个电视连续剧关注的焦点是日常生活中发生的事情。

addicted
He's addicted to computer games.
他沉迷于电脑游戏。

addict
She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
她是个电视迷，能看多少就看多少。

adult
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
儿童必须有成人陪同。

prefer to
I prefer jazz to rock music.
与摇滚乐相比，我更喜欢爵士乐。

clean up
Who's going to clean up the mess?
谁来收拾这烂摊子？

sign up for something
Whoever wants to sign up for this course can contact me.
任何想报名参加这门课程的人都可以联系我。

focus on
I regret not having focused my mind on my study.
我后悔没有集中精力学习。