阅读教程第二版蒋静仪

1、优等生的秘诀1 一位研究教育的老师针对成绩优异的学生做过重点研究，发现最 聪 明 的学生不见得总能得高分。根据这位教授、其他教育专家以及优等生们自己的观点，懂得如何充分发挥自己的潜能对于学生来说更为重要。2 在班上名列前茅的学生之所以学习优秀，是因为他们掌握了几个人人都可以轻易学到的基本原则。首先，优等生知道如何决定轻重缓急。他们从来不会为了打电话、看电视或者吃零食而牺牲学习时间。换言之，学习总是摆在娱乐之前。另外，优等生们总是注意随时随地学习。有位成绩优异的学生同时也是优秀的运动员，每天利用户外训练。

2、Translation in Unit1(1)法官要求记者不要公开受害人的姓名。 （disclose）The judge asked the reporters not to disclose the name of the victim. (2)老师费尽苦心务必使我们全都理解他的话， （take pains to do sth）The teacher took pains to make sure that we all understood what he said.(3)最近学校在学业优秀的学生中进行了一项调查。 （conduct， attain）Recently the school conducted a survey among those students who have attained academic excellence. (4)他说他要接受这份工作，我们要求他写封信证实。 （confirm。

3、Unit 2 Growing-Up Pains,Extensive Reading II,Extensive Reading II,Pre-reading,Interpretation of the quotationspre-reading discussionsAdolescent psychology and adolescents in different cultures,Extensive Reading II,Because the adolescents are experiencing various strong cognitive and physical changes, for the first time in their lives they may start to view their friends, their peer group, as more important and influential than their parents/guardians. Because of peer pressure, they may sometime。

4、Unit 4 Sleep and Dreams,Stages of sleep,In mammals and birds, sleep is divided into two broad types: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM or non-REM) sleep. Each type has a distinct set of associated physiological, neurological, and psychological features. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) further divides NREM into three stages: N1, N2, and N3, the last of which is also called delta, or slow-wave, sleep (SWS). Sleep cycles through the night, with deep sleep early。

5、Unit 3 Beauty Image,Cosmetic or Aesthetic Surgery,Aesthetic Surgery involves techniques intended for the “enhancement“ of appearance through surgical and medical techniques, and is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance, restoring it, or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. In 2006, nearly 11 million cosmetic surgeries were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetics procedures performed in the United States has increased over 。

6、Unit 3 Beauty Image,Cosmetic or Aesthetic Surgery,Aesthetic Surgery involves techniques intended for the “enhancement“ of appearance through surgical and medical techniques, and is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance, restoring it, or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. In 2006, nearly 11 million cosmetic surgeries were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetics procedures performed in the United States has increased over 。