unit12-She-is-leaving-Home大学英语课件.pptVIP

2022/5/17 * 15 Some say the tighter you bond with our child, the greater her need to break away, to establish her own identity in the world. The more it will hurt, they say. A friend of mine who went through a difficult time with her daughter but now has become close to her again, tells me, “You daughter will be back to you.” 16 “I don’t know,” I say. I sometimes feel so angry that I want to go over and shake Allie. I want to say, “Talk to me –or you’re grounded!” I feel myself wanting to say that most horrible of all mother phrases: “Think of everything I’ve done for you.” 2022/5/17 * adopt V. 采用,收养 Examples: They have adopted a pretty girl as their daughter They have adopted a conciliatory(抚慰的,调和的) attitude towards the rebels. 2022/5/17 * But as she prepares to depart, Allie’s feelings have gone underground. But as she gets ready to leave home for university, Allie’s feelings have been concealed or covered up. depart leave; go away esp. when starting a journey underground beneath the surface of the earth; operating secretly and often illegally, esp. in opposition to an established political system秘密的,暗中的 (n.地铁-subway;地下组织) 2022/5/17 * Some say the tighter your bond with child, the greater her need to break away, to establish her own identity in the world. Some people tell me that the closer your rein over your child, the greater her need to stay away from you to set up her own identity in the world. identity who or what a particular person or thing is 个性;身份 2022/5/17 * “Talk to me—or you’re grounded!” “Talk to me—otherwise, you are not supposed to go out! ground strike or cause a boat to strike against the bottom of a sea, a river, etc使搁浅,; base打基础 The ship grounded on a hidden sandbank. Our fears proved to be well grounded. 2022/5/17 * 17 Late one night, as I’m getting ready for bed, she comes to the bathroom door and watches my brush my teeth. For a moment, I think I must be brushing my teeth in a way she doesn’t approve of. But then