2DiscoveryofaNewLifeStageUnit3Howmanylifestagesdoweexperience?PrebirthBirthInfancy(Ages0-3)EarlyChildhood(Ages3-6)MiddleChildhood(Ages6-8)LateChildhood(Ages9-11)Adolescence(Ages12-20)EarlyAdulthood(Ages20-35)Midlife(Ages35-50)MatureAdulthood(Ages50-80)LateAdulthood(Age80+)Death&DyingJourneythroughtheOdysseyYearsSectionAMainidea&structureLanguagefocusTextstudyJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsSectionAPreviousphasesinlifeTransitionAnewlyaddedphaseinlife:theodysseyyearsCharacteristicsoftheodysseyyearsAdvicetoyoungpeopleStructureofthetextMainidea&structurephasen.阶段;时期astageinaprocessofchangeordevelopmentv.[usuallypassive]分阶段进行;逐步做toarrangetodosthgraduallyinstagesoveraperiodoftimephasedown逐步减少phasein逐步采用phaseout逐步淘汰,逐步结束Phrases:labelv.1.贴标签于;用标签标明tofixalabelonsthorwriteinformationonsth2.(尤指不公正地)把…称为todescribesb/sthinaparticularway,especiallyunfairlyWecarefullylabelledeachitemwiththecontentsandthedate.Hewaslabelled(as)atraitorbyhisformercolleagues.parallelv.1.与…相似;与…同时发生tobesimilartosth;tohappenatthesametimeassth2.与…媲美;比得上tobeasgoodassth3.与…平行bethesamedistanceapartateverypointalongtheirwholelengthadj.1.平行的twoormorelinesthatareparalleltoeachotherarethesamedistanceapartateverypoint~(to/withsth)2.极相似的;同时发生的;相应的;对应的verysimilarortakingplaceatthesametimeTheirlegalsystemparallelsourown.Therailwaylinesrunparalleltotheroad.Herexperiencesparallelmineinmanyinstances.Translation她的经历多与我的相似。acquaintv.(formal)使熟悉;使了解tomakesb/yourselffamiliarwithorawareofsthUsages:1.acquaintsb/oneselfwithsth使某人熟悉,把…告知某人2.S+~+n./pron.+that-clauseTranslationWeshouldacquaintourselveswiththisadvancedtechnique.我们应该使自己熟悉这种先进技术。Therewerechildhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.(Para.1)PreviousphasesinlifeStructureofthetextMainidea&structurepreviousadj.[onlybeforenoun]先前的,以往的,早先的happeningorexistingbeforetheeventorobjectthatyouaretalkingabout【派生词】previoustoprep.Previoustothis,she'dalwaysbeenwell.inductionn.1.就职;入门;接纳会员;就职仪式theprocessofintroducingsbtoanewjob,skill,organization,etc.;aceremonyatwhichthistakesplace2.归纳法,归纳amethodofdiscoveringgeneralrulesandprinciplesfromparticularfactsandexamplesMrs.Simpsonisresponsiblefortheinductionofnewlibrarystaff.sensibleadj.1.(人及行为)明智的;理智的;合理的;切合实际的abletomakegoodjudgementsbasedonreasonandexperienceratherthanemotion;practical2.(formalorliterary)意识到;认识到awareofsthequivalent•adj.(价值、数量、意义、重要性等)相等的,相同的equalinvalue,amount,meaning,importance,etc.~(tosth)•n.相等的东西;等量;对应词athing,amount,word,etc.thatisequivalenttosthelse~(of/tosth)Adimeisequivalentto10pennies.radicaladj.[usuallybeforenoun]1.根本的,彻底的,完全的concerningthemostbasicandimportantpartsofsth;thoroughandcomplete2.全新的,不同凡响的,重大的new,differentandlikelytohaveagreateffect3.激进的;极端的infavourofthoroughandcompletepoliticalorsocialchangequitv.1.(informal)离开(工作职位、学校等);离任;离校toleaveyourjob,school,etc.2.(informal,especiallyNAmE)停止,戒掉tostopdoingsth~doingsth./sth.3.离开,迁出,搬离(住处)toleavetheplacewhereyoulive4.关闭,退出(计算机程序等)tocloseacomputerprogramorapplicationHequithisjobasanofficeboyinAthens.PolicewerecalledwhenherefusedtoquitthebuildingIwastryingtoquitsmokingatthetime.Hequit/quittedtheshowlastyearbecauseof/duetobadhealth.Translation去年他因身体欠佳而退出了表演。shiftv.1.转移;挪动tomove,ormovesth,fromonepositionorplacetoanother~(sth)(from…)(to…)2.(情况、意见、政策等)变换;更替;变动tochangefromonestate,position,etc.toanother~(from…)(to/towards/toward…)Whenthewindshifted/shiftsfromsouthtonorth,it/theweatherbegan/beginstogetcold.Translation当风向由南转北时,天变冷了。n.1.改变;转移;转换;变换achangeinpositionordirection~(insth)2.班;轮班;轮班工作时间aperiodoftimeworkedbyagroupofworkerswhostartworkasanothergroupfinishesday/nightshiftworkinginshiftsprioradj.[onlybeforenoun]1.(formal)在前面的beforesthpriorto2.先前的;较早的;在前的happeningorexistingbeforesthelseorbeforeaparticulartime3.优先的;占先的;较重要的alreadyexistingandthereforemoreimportantPleasegiveuspriornoticeifyouneedaneveningmeal.Theyhaveapriorclaimtotheproperty.framev.1.(以某种方式)表达toexpresssthinaparticularway2.[usuallypassive]给…做框;给…镶边toputormakeaframeorborderaroundsthYou'llhavetobecarefulhowyouframethequestion.Thephotographhadbeenframed.n.1.(图画、门、玻璃等的)框架astrongborderorstructureofwood,metal,etc.thatholdsapicture,door,pieceofglass,etc.inposition2.[sing.](构成某事物背景的)总的思想,体系,体制,模式thegeneralideasorstructurethatformthebackgroundtosth3.[C]帧;画格;画面oneofthesinglephotographsthatafilmorvideoismadeof4.[C,usuallysing.]体形;身材;骨架theformorstructureofapersonoranimal'sbody5.[C](家具、建筑物、车辆等的)构架,支架,骨架thesupportingstructureofapieceoffurniture,abuilding,avehicle,etc.thatgivesititsshapeproportionn.1.[C]部分;份额apartorshareofawhole2.[U]比例;倍数therelationshipofonethingtoanotherinsize,amount,etc.~(ofsthtosth)3.[pl.proportions]面积;体积;规模;程度themeasurementsofsth;itssizeandshapeWatercoversalargeproportionoftheearth'ssurface.Theproportionofmentowomeninthecollegehaschangeddramaticallyovertheyears.Usage:1.Ifproportionisusedwithanuncountableorasingularnoun,theverbisgenerallysingular.Aproportionofthelandisusedforagriculture.2.Iftheproportionofisusedwithapluralcountablenoun,orasingularnounthatrepresentsagroupofpeople,theverbisusua