【正文】 no and giving inbut neither response seems satisfactory to them. 7 But overindulging children with material things does little to lessen parental guilt(since parents never feel that they’ ve given enough), nor does it make children feel more loved. 8 Children may, to some degree, bee greedy, selfcentered, ungrateful and insensitive to the needs and feelings of others, beginning with their parents. 9 Parents who are fortunate enough not to have a problem with feelings of guilt don’ t need to respond crossly to their children when denying a specific request which is thought to be unreasonable. They can explain, cheerfully, that it ’ s too expensiveexcept perhaps as a birthday or holiday giftor that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job. 2 phrase 1 stay overnight 2 be assigned to sth: 向（某人）提供 ? , 把 ? 分派給（某人） Xiao Zhang has been assigned to Class five. The best worker was assigned to the most difficult job. be assigned to do sth: （某人）被指派做某事。 but model millionaires are rarer still!” 2 phrase 1 all right : in a satisfactory manner。 We can’ t afford anything more expensive than a bicyclean ordinary one. I can’ t afford to go to that concert. It would wipe out half my monthly allowance. 9 hold down a job 10 feel guilty about, guilty of 11 shower sb with sth/ shower sth on sb:給某人大量的 ? .. The little girl rushed to her parents and showered them with kisses. On her 100th birthday, the city showered her with gifts and good wishes. 12 along with sth/sb: 除此之外；同樣；一起 They got financial aid, along with encouragement. Alcohol is forbidden on campus, along with tobacco. The veteran soldiers, along with their families, were invited to the party. 13 yearn for 14 say on to sb/sth:拒絕做 ? . 15 for fear that? /of doing sth:為了避免 ? 發(fā)生；惟恐 ? 發(fā)生 They tiptoed upstairs for fear of waking their parents. 16 stand up to后面一般跟 sb,表示頂住某人要求等 If you stand up to them, they will stop making unreasonable demands. If you don’ t’ stand up to bullies, they will continue to have their way. stand up to sth:（物質(zhì)或物品）耐磨，耐用 In 1998, the dam stood up to the severest flood in history. Are these houses going to stand up to strong earthquakes? 17 vacillate between She vacillated between her two admirers. 18 sour 使 ? .惡化 What he said has soured the relations between the two sides. 19 rob sb of 使 ? 失去；（非法）剝奪 The disease robbed the man of much of his hearing. 20 do little 21 insensitive to 22 force sb into doing/ to do sth 一般用 force to do sth更自然 23 be challenged to be? .. 受到激發(fā)而 ? . Children of boarding schools are more challenged to be independent than those at day schools. 24 have experience in doing sth He has a lot of experience in dealing with rejects. 25 on demand: as soon as they ask for, on arrival, on graduation 26 (or) rather adv: （用來(lái)修正或補(bǔ)充正文）并非那樣，而是 ? .，更確切的說(shuō) H seemed pleased to hear the criticism. Or rather, he pretended to be pleased. The President’ s secretary, or rather, his daughter, arranged all his engagements. 27 impress sth on/upon sb 使某人對(duì) ? 明確無(wú)誤，使銘記 ? . The manager impressed upon the salesmen the importance of creating new markets. 28 make a / one’ s point 發(fā)表看法 29 by and large 30 abide by Is this something that foreign residents should also abide by? We have always abided by all the agreements we have signed. 31 push sb to/into doing sth 催促，鼓勵(lì)或逼迫某人做 某事 The boy is a diligent student. His parents never have to push him to do his homework. She thanked her teacher for pushing her into sending her essays to a magazine. 32 keep at it The experiment may take a few days to finish, but it’ s worth keeping at it. I was about to give up when my classmates shouted, “ Keep at it!” 33 be bound to do sth: be certain to do sth The weather is bound to improve in a couple of days. He’ s bound to get the scholarship. No other applicant is better qualified. 34 be satisfied with 35 keep on doing sth His children kept on pestering him while he was working hard on a report. 36 work (on sb/sth) The folk remedy works. My headache’ s gone. Do you think the plan will work? 3 interpretations 1 With the labor market being increasingly petitive, many people do not take their present jobs for granted. 2 After the brutal longdrawnout tribal war, the mon people living in the area all yearning for peace and security. 3 Standing up to the great pressure from the doctor and relatives, my mother insisted on teaching me reading and writing. 4 Since neither side gave in to the other, the war had been going on for more than a decade. Book 1 lesson 6 1 text 1 Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. 2 These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. 3 All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, often without our conscious awareness. 4 When foreigners in a strange land get together to grumble about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another symptom of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance. 5 It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality. 6 However, those who have seen people go through culture shock and on to a satisfactory adjustment can see steps in the process. 7 If you are a real tourist, you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience. 8 When you stay in a new environment