现代大学英语精读第3册lesson_1课件现代大学英语精读第3册lesson_1课件.pptVIP

20. in addition to affirming personal values… (para.8) : 除了确定个人价值观…… to affirm: to strengthen (beliefs, ideas, or feelings) personal values: values concerning personal life or behavior. compare: social value; moral principles; principles of what is right and what is wrong ;Detailed discussion of the text;2. From adolescence to young adulthood (para.1) adolescence: a western concept, which means the period between childhood and adulthood. main changes involved are psychological as well as physical. It is full of anxiety and conflict. events that signify adult status: graduation from high school, the right to vote, to drink liquor, and to drive car. ;3. going through (para.2) : experiencing; undergoing; suffering Other uses of this phrasal verb: Harry believed that he could go through walls by saying those magic words. I don’t think this plan will go through the Security council. We have gone through all these papers. It’s too late to back out. We just have to go through with it. ;4. Identity crisis （认同危机）(para.2): It refers to the difficulties, confusions and anxieties that you go through during adolescence when you are not sure who you really are and what your purpose in life is. Also: national identity（民族认同）; political identity; cultural identity; social identity etc .;5. To perceive(para.2): To think of as He perceived himself a loser who could not even support his family. To notice; to discover; to observe Musicians can perceive very small differences in sounds. To understand; to grasp I gradually perceived that culture and language cannot really be separated.;Erik H. Erickson ;6. …identity is determined by genetic endowment (what is inherited from parents), shaped by environment, and influenced by chance events. (para.2) Paraphrase: Who we are is determined by three things. First, our genes, or what our parents have given us; second, environment; and third, luck or opportunities. ;7. To be independent from Notice the different prepositions: to