improvement of the people's living standards 2)我现在最关心的是年事已高的父母的身体健康。 What I'm most concerned about is the health of my elder parents 6. as/so far as… is concerned就…来说 就环境保护来说,所有国家无论贫富都必须发挥自己的作用 As far as the environmental protection is concerned, each country, rich or poor, must play its own part 17. glance at:瞥一下;看一眼 他看了一眼手表,知道了她像往常一样又要迟到了 He glanced at his watch, knowing she was late again as usual 18. Appointment:约会 to make/fix an appointment with sb:与某人约会 to break/ lose the/one’ s appointment失约 to cancel an appointment取消约会 to keep one'’ s appointment守约 to fulfill an appointment punctually准时践约 1)中国人已经养成了西方式的拜访朋友前预约的习惯 Chinese people have got into the western habit of making appointments before visiting a friend 2).在许多文化中守约都是一种美德。 Keeping one's appointment is regarded as a virtue in many cultures 19. waste one' s time doing sth浪费时间做某事 这个年轻的学生浪费了大量时间和金钱玩网上游戏,结果导致他学业荒废 甚至道德败坏 The young student wasted a lot of his time and money playing online games, which finally led to his failure in school and even fall in moral 20. Mature:成熟 a mature age/bill/plan成熟年龄/到期的支票/熟虑的计划 谚语]酒老味醇,人老识深。 Wine and judgments mature with age 2 1. to go too far走极端,过火 Without discipline, some people would go too far in their seeking after power and money 如果没有约束,有些人就会在追求权力与金钱方面走极端 22. rebel(vt)反对,反叛,反抗;(n)叛逆者 青少年喜欢自由,反对所有试图控制他们的年人improvement of the people’s living standards. 2) 我现在最关心的是年事已高的父母的身体健康。 What I’m most concerned about is the health of my elder parents. 16. as/so far as … is concerned 就…来说 就环境保护来说，所有国家无论贫富都必须发挥自己的作用。 As far as the environmental protection is concerned, each country, rich or poor, must play its own part. 17.glance at : 瞥一下；看一眼 他看了一眼手表，知道了她像往常一样又要迟到了。 He glanced at his watch, knowing she was late again as usual. 18．Appointment: 约会 to make/fix an appointment with sb: 与某人约会 to break/lose the/one’s appointment 失约 to cancel an appointment 取消约会 to keep one’s appointment 守约 to fulfill an appointment punctually 准时践约 1) 中国人已经养成了西方式的拜访朋友前预约的习惯。 Chinese people have got into the western habit of making appointments before visiting a friend. 2). 在许多文化中守约都是一种美德。 Keeping one’s appointment is regarded as a virtue in many cultures. 19. waste one’s time doing sth: 浪费时间做某事 这个年轻的学生浪费了大量时间和金钱玩网上游戏，结果导致他学业荒废， 甚至道德败坏。 The young student wasted a lot of his time and money playing online games, which finally led to his failure in school and even fall in morality. 20．Mature: 成熟 a mature age/bill/plan 成熟年龄/到期的支票/熟虑的计划 [谚语] 酒老味醇，人老识深。 Wine and judgments mature with age. 21.to go too far 走极端，过火 Without discipline, some people would go too far in their seeking after power and money. 如果没有约束，有些人就会在追求权力与金钱方面走极端。 22. rebel (vt) 反对，反叛，反抗；(n)叛逆者 青少年喜欢自由，反对所有试图控制他们的年人