Unit3Familymatters家庭是与个人关系最密切的群体组织，在家庭中我们首先学会了关心爱护他人。家庭关系总体来说是稳固的，但也难免有一些不和谐或暂时的冲突。Wefirstlearnaboutlovingandcaringrelationshipsfromourfamilies.Familyisdefined(下定义)asadomestic(家庭的)groupofpeoplewithsomedegreeofkinship—whetherthroughblood,marriage,oradoption.Ideallyeachchildisnurtured,respected,andgrowsuptocareforothersanddevelopstrongandhealthyrelationships.Thisdoesnotmeanthatitisalwayseasytomakeandkeepfriends;itjustmeansthatwesharethegoalofhavingstrongrelationships.“Family”includesyoursiblingsandparents,aswellasrelativeswhoyoumaynotinteractwitheveryday,suchasyourcousins,aunts,uncles,grandparents,andstepparents.Theseareprobablythepeopleyouareclosesttoandwithwhomyouspendthemosttime.Havinghealthyrelationshipswithyourfamilymembersisbothimportantanddifficult.Familiesinthe21stcenturycomeinallshapesandsizes:traditional,singleparent,andblended(morethanonefamilytogetherinthesamehouse)—justtonameafew.Nomatterthe“type”offamilyyouhave,therearegoingtobehighsandlows—goodtimesandbad.Manytimes,however,familiesbecomeblocked(阻止)intheirrelationshipsbyhurt,anger,mistrust,andconfusion.Theseemotionsarenaturalandnormal,andfewfamiliesdonothaveatleastafewexperienceswiththem.Bymakingafewsimplechangesinthewaywelookattheworldanddealwithotherpeople,itispossibletocreatehappier,morestablerelationships.Familiesneedtobeunitsofmutual(相互的)caringandsupport;theycanbesourcesoflifelongstrengthforallindividuals(个人；个体).Itisnevertoolatetobegintheprocessofimprovingfamilyrelationships—eveniftheyarealreadyofgoodquality—bydevelopingsomesimpleskills.Whereasinothersituationsyoucanstepbackandassesstherelationship,itisoftenhardtodothiswithyourfamily.Yourfamilymaybeaconstantpresenceinyourlife,sowhenanargumentorissuearises,itmayseemimpossibletohandle.Rememberthatcommunicationiskeytoresolvingconflict.Whileitmayseemthatyoursiblingsareconstantlypresenttoannoyyouorbossyouaround,theyarealsotheretocommunicate.Useyourfamily’spresencetoyouradvantage—communicatewitheachother,developwaystovalueboundaries,andbuildtrustandrespect.SectionⅠStartingout&Understandingideas重点单词基础词汇1.approachv.走近，靠近2.chatn.闲谈，聊天3.focusv.(把……)集中(于)4.careern.职业，事业5.lawyern.律师6.assumev.假定，假设，认为7.studion.(音乐)录音室8.courtn.法院，法庭9.daydreamv.做白日梦，幻想10.talentn.天赋，才能11.curtainn.(舞台上的)幕，帷幕拓展词汇12.respectn．&v．尊敬，敬重→respectableadj.值得尊敬的→respectfuladj.恭敬的；有礼貌的13.ignorev．忽视，不理→ignorancen．愚昧；无知→ignorantadj.无知的；愚昧的14.professionaladj.职业的，专业的→professionn．职业；专业15.suitv．适合→suitableadj.适合的；适宜的16.optionn．选择，可选择的东西→optionaladj.可选择的重点短语1.aswellas除……之外(也)2.turnto...for...向……求助以获取……3.gotouniversity上大学4.focuson致力于……5.insurprise吃惊地6.beinterestedin对……感兴趣7.calmdown冷静下来8.intheend最终9.beproudof以……为骄傲10.takeone’sadvice接受某人的建议11.jumpinwithbothfeet踊跃参加，全心全意投入12.makefriends交朋友重点句型1.完全倒装句：Ohlook,herecomesmyboy(我的男孩来了).2.动名词作主语：①Playinginaband(在乐队演奏)isnotajob.②Makingmusic(作曲)isajob.ReadthetextanddosomeTrue(T)orFalse(F)questions.1．Theboywantstofocusonhisbandandhasacareerinmusicwhenheleavesschool.()2．Hisfatheradvisestheboytobecomeapolicemaninthefuture....
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