1.Dear Sue,
I'm a high school boy. I'm good at all my subjects, but I don't like myself. I don't have any friends. The boys in my class enjoy themselves after class. They talk and laugh, but no one speaks to me. I don't know how to speak to
them. I feel very lonely.
Lonely Boy from Ottawa
亲爱的苏!
我是一名高中男孩。所有的课程我都很出色,但我并不喜欢我自己。我没有朋友。我班的男孩在课后玩得很开心。他们有说有笑,但没有人跟我说话。我不知道怎样跟他们说话。我感到很孤独。
来自渥太华的孤独男孩
1.1subject可数名词,课程;科目。
1.2 be good at all one's subjects课课精通。
1.3enjoy oneself玩得开心。
1.4talk and laugh有说有笑。
1.5speak to sb.对某人讲话。
1.6know how to do sth.知道怎么
干某事。
1.7feel very lonely感到很孤独。
1.8lonely形容词,孤独的;寂寞的;在孤单中度过的;偏僻的;人迹罕至的。可做表语和定语。
2.Dear Lonely Boy,
Teenage years are wonderful but also difficult. It's common that many middle school students
don't like themselves. Be proud of yourself; You are doing so well in school. After school you can read the news and share interesting stories with your classmates.
亲爱的孤独男孩:
青少年时期很精彩,但也不是一帆风顺。许多中学生不喜欢他们自己是很常见的。为你自己自豪吧,(因为)你在学校做得很好。放学后你可以读一读新闻并与你的同学分享有趣的故事。
2.1Teenage years青少年时期。
2.2teenage[ˈtiːneɪdʒ]①形容词,十几岁的(指13至19岁);青少年的;面向十几岁青少年的;由十几岁青少年完成的;②名词,青少年时代。
2.3It's common that+从句。意为“……是很普通的/很常见的。”
that引导地是主语从句。在主语从句中, 为了防止句子头重脚轻,通常把形式主语it放在句首位置,真正主语搁置于句末用it作形式主语的结构。
主语从句常用it作形式主语,一般常用句型为:It is {名词/形容词/过去分词} 主语从句。
2.4be proud of oneself为自己感到自豪。
2.5do so well做得很好。
3.Think about your interests and find a new hobby. Maybe you can join a club and make more friends. Soon you will begin to enjoy yourself!
Sue
考虑一下你的兴趣并发现一个新爱好。或许你可以加入一个俱乐部,结交更多朋友。很快你就会开始过得很开心! 苏
3.1interest可数名词,兴趣。
3.2join a club加入一个俱乐部。
3.3反身代词
3.3.1反身代词的构成规律为:
第一人称和第二人称的反身代词在形容词性物主代词单数(my, your)后加self,复数(our, your)后面加selves。而第三人称的反身代词则是人称代词的宾格单数(him, her, it)加self, 复数(them)后加selves。
3.3.2反身代词的用法
反身代词通常是用来加强语气的,与它所指代的名词或代词形成互指关系,在人称、性别、数上保持一致。在句子中可以做宾语、同位语、表语等。具体用法如下:
①用作动词/介词的宾语
反身代词用在动词后面,作动词的宾语,构成固定短语。如:
enjoy oneself玩得开心 ;
teach oneself自学 ;
learn...by oneself自学……
hurt oneself to伤着自己 ;
introduce oneself to 自我介绍 ; dress oneself (in)穿着;
behave oneself举止得体;
express oneself表达某人的思想;
helf oneself to随便吃/喝……
lose oneself in沉迷于、专心致志于;
make oneself at home不拘束;make a fool of oneself 出丑;
seat oneself使(自己)坐下;devote oneself to专心于;
come to oneself 恢复常态;
by oneself独自。
When he was a little boy he could teach himself English.当他还是一个孩子的时候,他就能自学英语。
He is talking to himself. 他在自言自语。
Help yourself to some fish.请随便吃些鱼吧。
Please make yourself at home.请别客气。
We should take care of ourselves.
我们应该照顾自己。
②作主语或宾语的同位语在作同位语时,反身代词多译为“本人”(或“本身”)。但有时为了加强语气,常译为“自己”或“亲自”。起强调作用时,反身代词可以放在被强调词之后,也可以放在句末。
You'd better ask the teacher yourself/himself.你最好亲自问老师/你最好问老师本人。
The story itself is very moving.
这个故事本身很感人。
③作表语在 be, feel, look, seem 等系动词后作表语,表示身体或精神处于正常状态。
I'm not myself today.
今天我感觉不舒服。
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