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Unit 2 Improving yourself
1．Taking a brief moment to seek help is often the best first response(n.回应；v.respond 对……
作出回应，与to连用)．
2．But before an ambulance can get to the scene，the immediate first aid attendance to anyone
who(who引导的定语从句修饰anyone) is injured seriously makes a difference(有影响，起作
用) between life and death.
3．This is a course designed to provide(过去分词短语作后置定语) a wide variety of(多种多
样的) healthcare professionals with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies...
4．For all the talk of helicopter parents and their snowflake children，most parents I know are
more concerned(adj.有关的；关联的；担忧的 n．& v．concern 忧虑；担心；担忧
prep.concerning 关于；涉及) with whether(whether 引导的宾语从句) their children’s
development would be considered normal by experts than whether they are raising a prodigy.
be concerned with/in...与……有关
be concerned about/for...对……担心
as far as...be concerned就……而言
5．Not only are sadness and worrying healthy and natural parts of being a teenager，but[not
only...but...(also) 结构，not only 放句首时句子部分倒装，此句型常用在写作中 eg.Not only
did the activity broaden our horizons but it also enriched our campus life.] the ability to experience
these feelings(without a parent panicking) and to learn how to cope with them is developmentally
necessary.
6．There is a lot of commercial marketing around wellness that(that 引导定语从句) can give
people the impression(n.印象 v．impress 使钦佩；使印象深刻 adj.impressive 给人印象深刻
的) that(that引导同位语从句) they are only mentally healthy or their kids are mentally healthy if
they are feeling good，calm or relaxed.
be impressed by/with...对……印象深刻
impress sb 给某人留下印象
leave/make an impressionleave/make a deep impression on 给……留下深刻的印象
7．As adults，we should not diminish the value of emotional expression that brings relief，even if
it doesn’t come in the verbal form to which(介词＋关系代词引导的定语从句) we are most
accustomed(be accustomed to...习惯于……)．
8．Don’t join in because what(what引导主语从句) we ultimately(adv.最后；最终) want isfor our teens to become autonomous in dealing with their hard feelings.
9．The highlight of the day，though(此处为副词，意为“不过，可是，然而”)，came when
we had the opportunity to feed one of the pandas，twice!
10．Researchers are using AI to train robots about appropriate laughter，and to distinguish
between chuckles and screams.(区分/辨别……和……)
distinguish...from...使……有别于……；把……与……区分开
distinguished adj.著名的；卓越的；高贵的
11．“We think that one of the most important functions(“one of the＋形容词最高级＋名词
复数”表示“最……之一”) of conversational AI is sympathy，” said Dr Koji Inoue，a
professor.
12．So we decided that one way a robot can empathize(共情) with users is to share their
laughter(动词不定式作表语)，which you cannot do with a text-based chatbot.
13．It may well take more than 10 to 20 years before we can finally have a casual chat with a
robot like we would with a friend.(it＋takes＋时间段＋before...需要多长时间才会……)
