1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?1. allow /la/v. 允许；准许al+lowMy parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends. 我的父母亲不允许我和朋友们闲逛。2. wrong/r/ adj. 有毛病；错误的无比较级Whats wrong?哪儿不舒服？3. midnight /mdnat/n. 午夜；子夜mid+nightIm really tired because I studied until midnight last night.我真地很累因为我昨晚学习到半夜。4. l
2、ook through快速查看；浏览I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. 昨天我发现我姐姐正在翻看我的东西。5. guess /ges/v. 猜测；估计I guess you could tell her to say sorry. 我想你可以叫她说对不起。6. deal / dil/ n. 协议；交易 big deal 重要的事Although she is wrong, its not a big deal.尽管她错了，但是这没什么大不了。7. work out成功地发展；解决Hope things work out.
3、希望事情能顺利发展。8. get on with和睦相处；关系良好My problem is that I cant get on with my family.我的问题是我不能和我的家人和睦相处。9. relation /rlen/ n. 关系；联系；交往re+la+tion; 现在完成式构成：have, has +动词的过去分词Relations between my parents have become difficult. 我父母之间的关系变得很糟糕。10. communication /kmjunken/ n.交流；沟通com+mu+ni+ca+tionIts the only c
4、ommunication they have. 这是他们仅有的沟通。11. argue /gju/v. 争吵；争论ar+gueDont argue with your mother. 不要和母亲争辩.12. cloud n. 云；云朵When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. 当他们争吵的时候，就像有一团巨大的乌云笼罩在我们家的上方。13. elder /eld(r)/adj. 年纪较长的el+derMy elder brother is not very nice to me. 我的哥哥对我非常不好。
5、14. instead /nsted/adv. 代替；反而；却in+steadWeve no coffee. Would you like tea instead? 我们没有咖啡了. 改喝茶好麽?15. whatever /wtev(r)/pron. 任何（事物）；每样（事物）Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.他反而看他想看的电视直到深夜。16. nervous /nvs/adj. 焦虑的；担忧的nerv+ousAt home I always feel lonely and nervous.我在家总是觉得孤独和焦
6、虑。17. offer /f(r)/v. 主动提出；自愿给予of+ferIf your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. 如果你的父母有困难，你应该提供帮助。18. proper/prp(r)/adj. 恰当的；合适的 pro+per无比较级，只能放在名词前Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication.也许你可以做多点家务，以便他们有更多真正的沟通时间。19. seco
7、ndly /sekndli/adv. 第二；其次se+cond+ly20. communicate /kmjunket/v. 交流；沟通com+mu+ni+cateSecondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? 第二，你为什么不和你的哥哥坐下来谈谈呢？21. explain /ksplen/v. 解释；说明ex+plainYou should explain that you dont mind him watching TV all the time. 你应该解释说你不介意他一直看电视。22. clear
8、adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的I made it clear to him that I refused his invitation. 我清楚地告诉他, 我拒绝了他的邀请.23. copy /kpi/ v. 复制；复印三态：copy-copied-copiedMike is my best friend, but he always copies my homework. Mike是我最好的朋友，但是他总是抄我作业。24. return /rtn/v. 归还；回来；返回re+turnMy cousin borrows my things without returning them. 我的表哥
9、借我东西不还。25. anymore /en.im/adv. 再也（不）；（不）再any+moreYour best friend does not trust you anymore. 你最好的朋友不再信任你了。26. member /memb(r)/n. 成员；分子mem+berIf you have problems, you should talk to parents or other family members. 如果你有问题，你应该和父母或其他家庭成员谈谈。27. pressure /pre(r)/n. 压力pres+sureMy parents give me a lot o
10、f pressure about school. 我的父母给我很多学业压力。28. compete /kmpit/v. 竞争；对抗com+peteI have to compete with my classmates at school. 在学校我得和同学们竞争。29. opinion / pnn/n. 意见；想法；看法o+pin+ionWho gives their opinions about the problem? 谁给出了他们对于这个问题的看法？30. skill / skl/ n. 技艺；技巧Many of them are learning exam skills so tha
11、t they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他们中的很多人学习应试技能以便能进入好中学然后上好大学。31. typical / tpkl/ adj. 典型的typi+calThe Taylors are a typical American family. 泰勒一家是典型的美国家庭。32. football n. （美式）橄榄球；足球foot+ballI take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football
12、training.我带其中一个儿子去篮球训练，带我的女儿去橄榄球训练。33. cut out删除；删去Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. 也许我可以删去他们的几个活动，但是我相信这些活动对我孩子的将来是很重要的。 34. quick adj. 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的They have a quick dinner, and then its time for homework. 他们仓促地吃完
13、饭，然后就是作业时间。35. continue / kntnju/v. 持续；继续存在的con+ti+nueIn some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older. 在有些家庭，竞争在孩子们很小的时候就开始了，并且一直持续到长大。36. compare / kmpe(r)/v. 比较；对比com+pare; compare withParents are always comparing their children with other children. 家长们总是把他们的
14、孩子们和别家孩子们比较。37. crazy/ krezi/ adj. 不理智的；疯狂的cra+zy; crazy-crazier-craziestIts crazy. I dont think thats fair. 这很疯狂，我觉得那很不公平。38. push / p/v. 鞭策；督促；推动People shouldnt push their kids so hard. 人们不应该对他们的孩子如此苛刻。39. development / dvelpmnt/n.发展；发育；成长de+ve+lop+mentDoctors say too much pressure is not good for
15、 a childs development. 医生们说太多压力对孩子的成长不好。40. cause / kz/ v. 造成；引起All these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. 所有这些活动能给孩子们造成很多压力。41. usual / jul/ adj. 通常的；寻常的usu+al; as usual 如往常一样She arrived later than usual. 她到得比平常晚.42. in ones opinion 依看用于表达观点In my opinion, it is important for parents to listen to their childrens problems. 依我看，家长们倾听孩子们的问题是很重要的。 43. perhaps/ phps/adv.可能；大概；也许放在句首，相当于maybePerhaps children should do some housework.也许孩子们应该做些家务。
