【积累】
1. 毫无价值 be of no value = be valueless
The old rules is no value to us.
2. 以……为荣 take pride in…… be proud of……
Tom takes pride in getting married with his lover.
Tom is proud of getting married with his lover.
3. 摔了严重的一跤 have a nasty fall
4. 骄兵必败，骄傲来自跌倒之前 Prides comes before a fall
5. 时髦的，入时的 stylish
6. 发型 hairdo
Mom's stylish hairdo frightens me.
7.显得，似乎 appear
他也许显得像个呆子，但他绝对不是 He may appear to be a fool but he certainly isn't.
8.a.注重物质享受的 materialistic
They appear too materialistic, which is not to my liking（喜好）.
注重物质享受的人对他们所拥有的东西从不会满足。Materialistic people are never satisfied with what they have.
9. modernization 现代化 modernize v.使……现代化
To modernize our office, the boss bought the best computers.
10. 同时 along the way
11.不正经的男孩子 the wrong kind of boys
what kind of guys do you thinks I should go out with them ?
【语法 | 句子 | 仿写】
》used to be 过去常/曾经……
1.我记得才几年前情形完全不一样。
I remember only a few years ago when things used to be so different.
2.以前的人比较谦虚
People used to be more modest and humble.
》总有一天你会知道我说的话是对的。
The day will come when you know I'm right.
= The day when you know I'm right will come.
【Simin 的转述】
As is known to us, modernization is necessary for advancement. But the author tells us we shouldn't lose our tradition
along the way
.
More and more people are forgetting the saying, pride comes before a fall. People used to be more modest and humble, but now things are so different. People, nowadays, are more and more pretentious. With their fancy clothes and
stylish
hairdos, they appear to be more
materialistic
.
And what've you got in mind? Do you think that it is necessary for us to keep pace with fashion trend?
【昨日未记牢】
1.效法某人，步某人的后尘 follow in one's footsteps
2.live by… 按照……（原则）做人处事 live on… 以……为生
The man
doesn't live by what he preaches
. 这个男人言行不一
A man with a family can't live on such a small salary. 一个有家的男人无法靠这点微薄的薪水维持生活。
3.无论如何 No matter what / Anyway, he is still my dad.
4.过去10年多来 over the last ten years
