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Unit 2 Exploring English
1．New words emerge(vi.出现) in English all the time.
2．Technology is moving fast，which has a big effect on(对……有很大的影响) language.
3．While(引导让步状语从句) this may be true，there might be more to this generation of teens
than what is generally perceived(vt.理解)．
4．Never before(否定副词never置于句首引起部分倒装) have the lives of any generation of
teens been as flooded(熟词生义：v.充满，充斥) with mobile technology and social media as the
teens of this generation.
5．As compared to(与……相比) their parents or grandparents who were likely less connected
and more isolated，these teens are constantly exposed to(暴露于) the highlight reels of many in
their social circles and beyond.
6．This is in contrast to(大不相同) the village spirit of their parents’ and grandparents’ days.
7．Gone(形容词置于句首引起全部倒装，以示强调) is the friendship among neighbours who
are friendly with one another and quick to offer a helping hand(伸出援手) when they see another
in need.
8．In its place，we have teens who may not even have a clue as to who lives in the unit next to
theirs，much less(更不用说) offer a friendly nod or wave when they happen to(碰巧发生) cross
paths with a neighbour.
9．Logging onto platforms where people of all walks of life(各行各业) gather means that one is
exposed to those people and their distinctive ways of life.
10．Sergio Peralta always dreamed about playing catch(玩接球)．
11．When Wilkins approached(熟词生义，意为“接洽，建议，要求”) Peralta and his
mother about a prosthetic hand(假手)，they expressed interest but knew building one could be
challenging for a high school class.
approach ①v.靠近，临近；接洽，交谈，处理,With the night approaching，I became more
worried and couldn’t keep calm.
Approaching the vehicle，they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.
I tried to work out solutions to approach this problem.
②n.方法，态度；靠近，接近；接洽，要求；通道
Unfortunately，all the approaches to the town were blocked and they found it hard to go back
home.
12．“I didn’t want to get his hopes up.I’d rather under-promise and over-deliver(意为“少承诺，多交付”，前缀 under- 表示“不足，不够”；over- 表示“过度，过分”) on
something like this，” Wilkins said.
13．Students said they worried Peralta wouldn’t like the hand，but the moment(名词充当连词，
表示“一……就……”) he put on the model，he could bend his fingers.
