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GrowingupUnderstandingideas課文原文TheAgeofMajorityInmostcountries,turning18marksthestartofadulthood.Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone,theageofmajority,reallymean?Willyoubepletelyinchargeofyourownlifeandabletoexpressyourselfinnewandexcitingways?Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?Here,threeyoungpeopletelluswhatturning18means,ormeant,tothem.Bethany16,Victoria,AustraliaIcan’twaittobe18.OnereasonisthatalthoughI’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon’tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection.Why?BecauseIstillwon’tbeoldenough.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she’sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersandthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.LinNing19,Shanghai,ChinaIcelebratedmy18thbirthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeenmoresubtleandgradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedmewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyandnodoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyine,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!Morgan20,Florida,theUSPeoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbeemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawellpaidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmymutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofmitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.課文譯文成年在大多數(shù)國家,進入18歲便意味著成年。但是到達成年這一里程碑到底意味著什么呢?你將完全主宰自己的生活嗎?你能夠用新奇的、激動人心的方式來表達自己嗎?獲得這種自由又會帶來什么新的責任呢?接下來,有三位年輕人會為我們講述年滿18歲對他們意味著什么,或是曾經(jīng)意味了什么。貝薩妮16歲,澳大利亞維多利亞州我簡直等不及想要到18歲了。其中一個原因是雖然我一畢業(yè)就工作了,但是我依然不能在下一屆大選中投票。為什么?因為我依然不滿18歲。但是我認為如果一個人已經(jīng)工作并且交稅了,那他應該對政府在支配稅收方面有一定的話語權(quán)。我也一直在學習駕駛,并且我會在18歲當天就去考駕照。媽媽十分擔心我開車,作為一名救護車司機,她目睹過太多涉及青少年的車禍,她認為考駕照的法定年齡應該推遲到21歲。但是我覺得自己已經(jīng)足夠成熟,知道開車也意味著要對自己和他人的生命負責。林寧19歲,中國上海上大學前我剛滿18歲。我曾經(jīng)期待馬上會有不一樣的感覺,就好像自己關閉了童年的大門,踏進一個全新的成人世界。但是事實并非如此。第二天我醒來時,仍然有需要遵守的規(guī)則,需要參加的課程。事實上,這種變化比我想象的更微小,更平緩。相比自己之前那個自私的青少年角色,我已經(jīng)開始更多地關注別人,并且去培養(yǎng)更強烈的社會責任感。比如說,明天這個時候我將會簽署器官捐贈意向書。這對我來說是一個重大的決定,做出這個決定我并未征求父母的意見(雖然我知道他們會同意的)。滿18歲后,社會對待我的方式也改變了。有家銀行給我打讓我辦理信用卡的時候,我非常驚訝。雖然我想在花錢方面更為自由,而且毫無疑問我將在未來的某個時間獲得一張信用卡,但是我現(xiàn)在還沒有穩(wěn)定的收入,所以現(xiàn)在辦理的話可能會讓我透支!摩根20歲,美國佛羅里達州人們都說18歲意味著翻開人生的新篇章,我們應該變得更獨立。我曾經(jīng)也這樣認為,但是事實并非如此。我以為我。到18歲就能有一份薪水不錯的工作,能搬進自己租的公寓,我是多么異想天開呀!作為一個圖書管理員,我的工資只夠我繼續(xù)長時間和父母住在一起。因為我要分擔家庭賬單,而且我的通勤費用很高,所以我發(fā)現(xiàn)攢錢非常困難。下個月我會開始一份新工作,也許情況能有所好轉(zhuǎn)。我知道我可以通過貸款來支付購買自己公寓的訂金,但我還無法向銀行做出這種重大的承諾,而且我真的很喜歡吃媽媽做的飯。我覺得要想負起一些責任,更多的是關乎態(tài)度,而不是年齡。課文單句語法填空,然后分析其語法結(jié)構(gòu)(“()”劃出主干部分,“【】”劃出附加部分)Willyoube________________(plete)inchargeofyourownlifeandabletoexpressyourselfin________________(excite)ways?Onereasonis___________althoughI’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon’tbevotinginthenextgeneral______________(elect).Surely,ifyou’reoldenough______________(earn)awageandpaytaxes,youshould____________(allow)tohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!Mymumworriesaboutme_____________(be)behindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she’sseenalotofcaraccidents_____________(involve)teenagersandthinksthelegalagefor______________(get)adrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthat__________________(drive)acaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.Icelebratedmy___________________(eighteen)birthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeel______________(instant)different,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobey___________lessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeen_______________(gradual)thanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopa______________(strong)senseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigning____________organdonationagreementthistimetomorrow.Thiswas___________bigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabank________________(contact)mewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,Iwouldliketohavemore______________(free)withmoneyandnodoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyine,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospend______________(much)moneythanIhave!Peoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,_______________thatweshouldbeemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,butthe_______________(real)formehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawellpaidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoa_____________(rent)apartmentassoonasIturned18,but___________wrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeans_____________I’llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmymutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifind__________hardtosaveanymoney.IknowIcouldgetabankloan______________(pay)thedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelready_____________(make)thatkindofmitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Developingideas課文原文TheLittlePrinceOncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.Inthebookitsaid:“Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion.”Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrawing.MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrownups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingfrightenedthem.Buttheyanswered:“Frighten?Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?”Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrownupswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrownupscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:Thegrownups’response,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grownupsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnedtopilotairplanes.Ihaveflownalittleoverallpartsoftheworld;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefultome.AtaglanceIcandistinguishChinafromArizona.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeisvaluable.Inthecourseofthislife,Ihavehadagreatmanyencounterswithagreatmanypeoplewhohavebeenconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Ihavelivedagreatdealamonggrownups.Ihaveseenthemintimately,closeathand.Andthathasn’tmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.WheneverImetoneofthemwhoseemedtomeatallclearsighted,ItriedtheexperimentofshowinghimmyDrawingNumberOne,whichIhavealwayskept.Iwouldtrytofindout,so,ifthiswasapersonoftrueunderstanding.But,whoeveritwas,he,orshe,wouldalwayssay:“Thatisahat.”ThenIwouldnevertalktothatpersonaboutboaconstrictors,orprimevalforests,orstars.Iwouldbringmyselfdowntohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf,andpolitics,andneckties.Andthegrownupwouldbegreatlypleasedtohavemetsuchasensibleman.(ExcerptfromTheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaintExupéry)課文譯文小王子我六歲的時候在一本書里看到了一張非常震撼的圖。書的名字是《大自然的真實故事》,講的是原始森林。那張圖片上有一條蟒蛇正在吞掉一只動物。這是那張圖的摹本:書上寫著:“蟒蛇把獵物整個吞下,完全不咀嚼。吞下以后,蟒蛇就動不了了。消化食物需要六個月,因此蟒蛇就睡六個月。”那個時候,我深深地思考著原始叢林里的奇遇。我用一支彩色鉛筆,成功畫出了我的第一幅畫作。我的“一號畫作”是這樣的:我把我的杰作給大人看,問他們有沒有被我的畫嚇到。但他們回答:“嚇到?為什么有人會被一頂帽子嚇到?”我畫的不是帽子,而是一條正在消化一頭大象的蟒蛇。但由于大人們沒有看懂,我又畫了一幅:我畫出了蟒蛇身體的內(nèi)部,這樣大人就能看清楚了。所有事情都非要你跟他們解釋清楚他們才能懂。我的“二號畫作”是這樣的:這次,大人的回答是建議我把不管是蟒蛇內(nèi)部還是外部的畫都放到一邊,然后轉(zhuǎn)而專心學習地理、歷史、算術(shù)和語法。所以,六歲的時候,我放棄了可能會十分輝煌的畫家職業(yè)道路?!耙惶柈嬜鳌焙投柈嬜鳌钡氖∈刮倚幕乙饫洹4笕藦膩頉]法自己弄懂任何事情,小孩永遠要給他們解釋是很辛苦的。所以后來我選了另一個職業(yè),我開始學習駕駛飛機。世界上每個地方我差不多都去過;地理對我確實很有用。我一眼就能分辨中國和亞利桑那州。如果晚上迷路了,這樣的知識很有價值。在生命歷程中,我多次遇到過很多關心大事的人。我在大人之中生活了很久。我密切地觀察過他們,近在咫尺地看過。然而我對他們的看法還是沒有改觀。每一次我遇到一個看上去頭腦完全清楚的大人,我都會給他看我一直帶著的“一號畫作”,想看看這個人是不是能真正地理解。但是,不論這個人是誰,他(她)總是會說:“那是頂帽子。”然后我就不再跟那個人聊任何有關蟒蛇、原始森林或是星星的事情了。我就會把自己降低到他的層次,跟他聊橋梁、高爾夫、政治、領帶。而這個大人就會很高興能遇到這樣一個明智的人。(節(jié)選自安托萬?德?圣??颂K佩里的《小王子》)課文單句語法填空,然后分析其語法結(jié)構(gòu)(“()”劃出主干部分,“【】”劃出附加部分)OncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,___________(call)TrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Inthebookitsaid:“Boa_________________(constrict)swallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfor____________(digest).”Ipondered____________(deep),then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceeded__________makingmyfirstdrawing.Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrownups,andaskedthem_________thedrawingfrightenedthem.Buttheyanswered:“Frighten?Whyshouldanyonebe____________(fright)byahat?”Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictor____________(digest)anelephant.Butsincethegrownupswerenotable____________(understand)it,Imadeanotherdrawing:Theyalwaysneedtohavethings_____________(explain).Thegrownups’response,thistime,was_______________(advise)metolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinside________theoutside,anddevotemyselfinstead___________geography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveup___________mighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.Ihadbeendisheartenedbythe_____________(fail)ofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grownupsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,and_________istiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.SothenIchoseanotherprofession,_____________learnedtopilotairplanes.Ihaveflownalittleoverallpartsoftheworld;anditistrue__________geographyhasbeenveryusefultome.AtaglanceIcandistinguishChina______________Arizona.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeis____________(value).Inthecourseofthislife,Ihavehadagreatmany________________(encounter)withagreatmanypeoplewhohavebeenconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Ihaveseenthem_____________(intimate),closeathand.WheneverImetoneofthem___________seemedtomeatallclearsighted,ItriedtheexperimentofshowinghimmyDrawingNumberOne,whichIhavealwayskept.Iwouldbring________________(I)downtohislevel.Andthegrownupwouldbe_____________(great)pleasedtohavemetsucha___________(sense)man.答案1:Willyoubepletelyinchargeofyourownlifeandabletoexpressyourselfinexcitingways?OnereasonisthatalthoughI’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon’tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she’sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersandthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.Icelebratedmy18thbirthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeenmoregradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedmewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyandnodoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyine,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!Peoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbeemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawellpaidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmymutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofmitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.答案2:OncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Inthebookitsaid:“Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion.”Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.Andaftersomeworkwitha
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