New Words and Expressions:

location
n. a place or position 场所；位置

fast-food
a. 供应快餐的

dining room
餐厅

dine
vi. (fml) eat dinner 进餐

embarrass
vt. make (sb.) feel awkward or ashamed 使窘迫；使不好意思

guitar
n. 吉他

dumb
a. foolish; unable to speak 愚蠢的；哑的

unison
n. 一致；齐唱；齐奏

in unison
acting in the same way at the same time 一致地；一起

consist
vi. 组成，构成

consist of
be made up of 由…组成

squat
vi. 蹲

palm
n. 手掌

yeah
ad. (infml) yes

fade
vi. lose color or brightness; disappear slowly 褪色；变黯淡；消失

awhile
ad. for a short time 片刻

overall
ad. in general 大体上
a. including everything; total 包括一切的；总计的
trade (sth.) for (sth. else) 用（一物）交换（另一物）

suspense
n. 悬念

keep (sb.) in suspense
delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know 使产生悬念，故意迟迟不告诉

interrupt
vt. stop (sb.) from continuing what they are saying or doing 打断…的讲话，中断…的行动

bet
vt. be sure 敢说，确信

distract
vt. take (sb.'s attention) away from sth. esp. for a short time 转移（注意力）；使分心

simultaneously
ad. at exactly the same time 同时地

simultaneous　a.

prom
n. (AmE)（高中、或大学等的）班级舞会

oops
int. (infml) 哎哟

clench
vt. hold (one's teeth, hands, etc.) together tightly 咬紧；握紧

monotone
n. （语调、色彩等的）单调

hysterical
a. 歇斯底里的

er
int.（用于表示迟疑、沉吟）哦，呃

uh
int. 嗯，唔

glorious
a. wonderful; splendid; having or deserving great fame and honor 极好的；辉煌的；光荣的

dessert
n. （餐后）甜点心

recipe
n. 烹饪法；秘诀

hand down
give or leave to people who are younger or come later 把…传下去

at any rate
whatever may happen, in any case 无论如何，不管怎样

community
n. the people living in one place, district, or country, considered as a whole 社区；社会

welfare
n. 福利；幸福

narrow down
make (a list of things) smaller 减少，缩小

mumble
v. say sth. in a way that others can not really hear the words 咕哝；含糊地说

exhaust
vt. tire out; use up completely 使筋疲力尽；用完，耗尽

repeatedly
ad. again and again 反复地

come over
(of a feeling) affect （指某种感觉）刺激或影响

swallow
v. 吞，咽

jut
v. （使）突出，伸出

jut out
（使）突出，伸出

jerk
vt. pull suddenly and quickly 猛地一扭（或一拉等）

frank
a. showing one's thoughts and feelings openly 坦白的，直率的

know better than (that/to do sth)
be wise or well-trained enough not to do (sth.) 明事理而不至于（做某事）

humiliate
vt. make (sb.) feel ashamed or seem silly, esp. in public 羞辱，使丢脸

interference
n. 干涉；干扰

constant
a. without stopping; unchanging 持续的；不变的

dread
n. great fear 畏惧，恐怖

in charge (of)
having control (over) or responsibility (for) 主管，负责

exceptional
a. unusual 杰出的，特别的

fill out
complete 填写

patience
n. 耐心，忍耐

proof
n. 证据，证明

vaccination
n. 疫苗接种

talented
a. gifted 有才能的；天才的

talent
n. 才能，天才

darling
n. （用作称呼）亲爱的；心爱的人

junior
a. younger, lower in rank than another 较年幼的；地位较低的

angel
n. 天使

Proper Names

Marsh Cassady
马什·卡萨迪

Heidi
海蒂（女子名，Adalheid的昵称）

Diane
黛安（女子名，Diana的异体）

Sean
肖恩（男子名）

Higgins
希金斯（姓氏）

Thompson
汤普森（姓氏）

Dan Lucas
丹·卢卡斯（Luke的异体）

Kyle
凯尔（男子名）

Hilda
希尔达（女子名）

Benjamin Harrison
本杰明·哈里森高级中学

Language Sense Enhancement:
1. Read aloud the comments on Father made by Sean (lines -) and Diane (lines -) and learn them by heart.
2. Read aloud the following poem:

Perspectives
David Anthony

I, when young,
meant to change the world.
Now I see
that the world has changed
from my point or view.

3. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
—— George Orwell

If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us.
—— George Eliot

It is one of the capital tragedies of youth — and youth is the time of tragedy — that the young are thrown mainly with adults they do not quite respect.
—— H, L, Mencken

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.
—— Benjamin Disraeli

. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

During one "generation gap" quarrel with his parents young Michael cried, "I want excitement, adventure, money, and beautiful women. I'll never find it here at home, so I'm leaving. Don't try and stop me!"

With that he headed toward the door. His father rose and followed close behind.

"Didn't you hear what I said? I don't want you to try and stop me."

"Who's trying to stop you?" replied his father. "If you wait a minute, I'll go with you."