stopped
倘没有，要不是
mess up
to make something dirty or untidy 弄脏，弄乱
make strides to make progress towards a goal 取得进步，取得进
展
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KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
UNIT TWO
B Read aloud each of the following sentences. See how these expressions are used.
hang out
to spend time aimless with friends
闲逛，逗留，鬼混
hook up with to start a relationship, make friend
泡上
but for
used for saying that something would happen if not
UNIT TWO
INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE
Part I LANGUAGE SKILL
PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
PART III TOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE
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UNIT TWO
1. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of pre-
adulthood.
2. John’s father demand that his son study his course instead of
hooking up with girls.
things around.
5. These strengths carry women through their 20s, women have their
strenghs and when they are more likely than men to be in grad
Part I LANGUAGE SKILL
KEY WORDS MADE EASY KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
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KEY WORDS MADE EASY
UNIT TWO
Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 1. Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had been fairly successful as adult. (ordinary) 2. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of preadulthood. (new) 3. The fact that good man is hard to find has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women. (large number) 4. They are more like the kids we babysat than the dads who drove us home. (take care of) 5. For most of us, the cultural habitat of pre-adulthood no longer seems noteworthy. (home ground, environment)
but a polital one as well. (of population)
8. People are not created aqual, they are born to be placed in social
hierarchy. (a change to the opposite state)
9. These young men are spoiled 24-year-olds trying to prolong the
campus drinking and fun. (extend, lengthen)
10. Fields that attract ambitBut for all its familiarity, pre-adulthood represents a momentous
sociological development.
4. It is not easy for young men sharing a kitchen and not messing up
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KEY WORDS MADE EASY
UNIT TWO
A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help.
6. But for all its familiarity, pre-adulthood represents a momentous
sociological development. (significant)
7. The wave of immigration is not only a major demographic event
require years of moving between school and internships. (a period
time of gain work experience)
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KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
UNIT TWO
A Study the following expressions.