新视野大学英语第三读写件.pptxVIP

How many life stages do we experience? Prebirth Birth Infancy (Ages 0-3) Early Childhood (Ages 3-6) Middle Childhood (Ages 6-8) Late Childhood (Ages 9-11) Adolescence (Ages 12-20) Early Adulthood (Ages 20-35) Midlife (Ages 35-50) Mature Adulthood (Ages 50-80) Late Adulthood (Age 80+) Death Dying Previous phases in life Transition A newly added phase in life: the odyssey years Characteristics of the odyssey years Advice to young people phase n. 阶段；时期 a stage in a process of change or development v. [usually passive] 分阶段进行；逐步做 to arrange to do sth gradually in stages over a period of time phase down 逐步减少 phase in 逐步采用 phase out 逐步淘汰,逐步结束 Phrases: label v. 1.贴标签于；用标签标明 to fix a label on sth or write information on sth 2.（尤指不公正地）把…称为 to describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially unfairly We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date. He was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues. parallel v. 1.与…相似；与…同时发生 to be similar to sth; to happen at the same time as sth 2.与…媲美；比得上 to be as good as sth 3. 与…平行 be the same distance apart at every point along their whole length adj. 1.平行的 two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point ~ (to/with sth) 2.极相似的；同时发生的；相应的；对应的 very similar or taking place at the same time Their legal system parallels our own. The railway lines run parallel to the road. Her experiences parallel mine in many instances. Translation 她的经历多与我的相似。 acquaint v. (formal) 使熟悉；使了解 to make sb/yourself familiar with or aware of sth Usages: 1. acquaint sb/oneself with sth使某人熟悉,把…告知某人 2. S+～+ n./pron. +that-clause Translation We should acquaint ourselves with this advanced technique. 我们应该使自己熟悉这种先进技术。 There were childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. (Para. 1) Previous phases in life previous adj. [only before noun] 先前的, 以往的 ,早先的happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking