英语流利说 Level5 Unit2 Part1 The Tee

teenage adj.十几岁的(指13至19岁); 青少年的;

A:What's so funny? What are you writing about?

B:I'm writing about something I saw earlier this morning.

A:Really? Do you keep a journal？

B:Yes, I do. Every weekend I write about things that happened during the week.

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(What is the difference between this kind of journal and a diary?) A diary focuses more on the writer's own feelings and experiences.

journal   n.(某学科或专业的) 报纸，刊物，杂志; (用于报纸名) …报; 日志; 日记;

diary  n.(工作日程) 记事簿; 日记; 日记簿;

keep a journal  记日记

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A:How long have you been doing it?

B:I have been doing it fairly regularly since high school.

A:Are you going to turn it into a book?

B:I don't know. Maybe I will someday,  but for now it's just for me.

fairly  adv.一定地; 相当地; 公平合理地; 公正地; (用以强调) 简直，竟然;

regularly  adv.有规律地; 间隙均匀地; 经常; 均匀地; 匀称地;

fairly regularly  相当规律地

for now <口>暂时，目前，眼下;

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A:So, what was so interesting about what you saw this morning?

B:I was in the same coffee shop I usually go to and a group of teenagers came in. I couldn't help watching them and trying to hear some of their conversation.

A:That must have been interesting.

B:Yes, it was. The more I watched them, the more I realized how glad I am that I don't have to go through that stage of life again.

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(What did he encounter in the coffee shop this morning?)   a group of teenagers

encounter   v.遭遇，遇到(尤指令人不快或困难的事); 偶然碰到; 意外地遇见; 与…邂逅;

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A:So it brought back some memories , is it?

B:Yes,it did. It was so clear how uncomfortable some of them were, yet they were pretending to have a good time. At least, that's how it seemed to me. 

A:Why do you think they were pretending?

B:It was just the way they smiled and laughed. It seemed unnatural and overdone. As if they were bad actors.

bring back [词典]使记起; 使想起; 恢复（惯例）; 使（潮流）再度流行;

overdone  adj.(食物) 煮得过久的; 过分的; 夸张的;

that's how it seemed to me   我就是这么觉得的

(What did he think was unnatural and a bit exaggerated?) it was the way they interact with each other

interact   v.交流; 沟通; 合作; 相互影响; 相互作用;

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A:A couple of the boys were really awkward around the girls and the two of the girls were wearing too much makeup. I had to stop myself laughing.

awkward  adj.令人尴尬的; 使人难堪的; 难对付的; 难处理的; 不方便的;

B:Yes, I can imagine it. I can remember wanting to be popular when I was in high school. Now that you mention it, it wasn't a great time,though I had some fun too.

A:I guess it wasn't so bad at the time,  except when I was preparing for my university entrance examinations.

B:Yes, that was awful. My parents put tons of pressure on me. So I thought I was going to go crazy. 

ton  n.吨

(When did he think he was going to go crazy?) when he was preparing for his examinations

(He is surprised to hear that his friend is keeping a journal.)

(A group of teenagers came into the coffee shop where he was sitting.)

(This kind of journal is a collection of observations rather than personal experiences.)

(When did he think he was going to go crazy?) When he was preparing for examinations

(It seemed to him that some of them have )

(In his opinion, the way they interact with each other was a bit unnatural  and exaggerate.)

observation n.观察; 观测; 监视; (尤指据所见、所闻、所读而作的) 评论;

personal adj.个人的; 私人的; 人际的; 个性的; 私事的;

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B:What about girls? Did you have any girlfriends?

A:There was one girl I had a crush on, but I thought she was interested in somebody else.

B:I didn't find out until much later that she was interested in me too. It was a lost opportunity, one of many.

A:Really? you should become a writer or make a movie, you have a great imagination.

B:To be honest, it is much easier to imagine things than actually do things.

A:You can say that again.

(What was one of his lost opportunities?) He didn't realize that the girl he had a crush on was interested in him.

(Why didn't he try to connect with the girl he had a crush on ?) he thought she like somebody else.

have a crush on sb  网络迷恋某人; 爱上某人; 喜欢某人; 对某人有好感; 对某人一见钟情;

lost opportunity  错失的机会;

lost  adj.迷路的; 迷失的; 失去的; 丢失的; 丧失的; 无法恢复的; 得不到的; 无法再找到的; 无法再造的;