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Unit 2 Lessons in life
1．Looking(looking 为现在分词作状语) at the sea of people，I wanted to run off the stage.
2．But I dived into the speech I had practiced diligently，nervous but determined(adj.下定决心
的 v．determine 决定；下定决心；查明 n．determination决心；决定) to make my voice
heard(过去分词作宾补)．
determine to do sth 决定做某事
be determined to do sth 决心做某事
with determination坚决地；坚定地
3．It all started with my essay in response to(作为对……的回应) a radio host’s slanderous
comments about women’s rights.
4．I fought with myself，ready to reply with the reasons why(why引导的定语从句) I could not
attend their gathering.
5．Armed only with(be armed with 装备有；配备；备有所需的 此处armed为形容词作状
语) my computer，phone and a backpack of essentials，I began my adventure.
6．Upon returning(on/upon doing 一……就……) to my hotel after the most amazing day，I
received an envelope with my name on it.
7．I will always be thankful for that radio host whose(whose引导的定语从句) words fueled(熟
词生义：v.刺激；激发) a passion in me to find my voice.
8．Similarly(adv.相似地，同样地)，parents cannot see the content that their teen is sending or
receiving on Snapchat.
9．The company says it consulted with(与……协商) safety experts and academics and
conducted focus groups with parents to develop Family Center and it plans to roll out(正式推出)
more features(n.特征，特色) in the coming months.
10．I think these platforms(n.平台) want to show that they can take steps(采取措施) to protect
kids，that they can self-regulate and that they’re capable of doing it themselves without getting
the government involved(使……参与，干涉)．
11．Shocked and confused，I was unaware of(未意识到) how severely I had been injured.
12．The construction(n.建设 construct v．建设) of the new library started in September 2017
and was completed in 2022.
13．The original(adj.最初的；原来的 origin n．起源；来源) library on Huaihai Road will
focus on(专注于) serving the academic needs of professional readers and research institutions after
the new one opens officially.
