重点讲解：

insecure
adj. 不安全的；不稳定的；不牢靠的
Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.
大多数母亲对自己作为母亲的表现缺乏自信。
She is always assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.
她总是被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。
If someone is cold it is most likely because they are very shy and insecure.
如果有些人很冷淡，那很可能是因为他们非常害羞，没有安全感。
tremendous
adj. 极大的，巨大的；惊人的
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
我感到胸口有股巨大的压力。
I thought they played tremendously well, didn't you?
我认为他们表演得非常好，你不觉得吗？
Tremendous changes have taken place here.
这里发生了巨大的变化。
Modern technology catalyzed tremendous economic growth in China.
现代技术促成了中国经济的巨大发展。
extraordinary
adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的；临时的；特派的
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
我们社会在那方面已经取得了巨大进步。
What an extraordinary thing to happen!
发生了多么非同寻常的事啊！
Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged.
除了头发，他看上去真是一点也没变。
badger
n. 獾；獾皮；（大写）獾州人（美国威斯康星州人的别称）<澳>毛鼻袋熊
vt. 纠缠不休；吵着要；烦扰
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something.
她一再纠缠医生，恳求他做点什么。

考考你：

翻译

1.你是不是觉得未来很没安全感？

2.他们不断打电话、写信，缠着要我回去。

3.这项工作需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

上期答案
1.Appreciate and honor what you have instead of focusing on what you do not.
2.The less melodramatic but more serious problem has to do with secrecy.
3.I disapproved strongly of his proposal.