1. Small problems can become big ones, however, if they are not discussed and dealt with early on. 然而，如果小問題不在早期就得到討論和解決，那么它們就能變成大問題。
deal with
①He knows well how to deal with children. (與某人相處)
②This problem should be dealt with quickly.( 處理，對(duì)付)
③This book doesn't deal with the aspect.( 論及)
④We have dealt with that store for 10 years.( 與某人做交易)
⑤How should I deal with such a problem? ( 處理，對(duì)付)
early on在早期，開始后不久
I know early on (in the film) that I wasn't going to enjoy it.
2. Recently he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. (p38) 最近他一直拒絕做作業(yè)，而是堅(jiān)持把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在看DVD以及聽外國(guó)音樂上。
has been refusing現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)。該時(shí)態(tài)強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作從過去開始，一直進(jìn)行到現(xiàn)在。該動(dòng)作可能仍在進(jìn)行，也可能剛剛停止。它常用于表示延續(xù)至今的連續(xù)性或重復(fù)性動(dòng)作。
①I have typed your letter. 我把你的信打出來了。
I have been typing your letter. 我一直在打你的信。(可能尚未完成)
②I’ve been reviewing my lessons all these days.
③Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?
相關(guān)高考試題(2004 北京)
Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____going back to school, but she has not decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
根據(jù)時(shí)態(tài)一致的原則，A、C兩項(xiàng)應(yīng)排除掉。該題后文She has not decided yet 暗示此處應(yīng)使用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí),表示一直在考慮。答案：B
insist on/upon+n./ (one's) doing堅(jiān)持要求(干)，堅(jiān)決主張
insist that
1)堅(jiān)持(要求)，其賓語(yǔ)從句中謂語(yǔ)要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣，即“(should十)動(dòng)詞原形”。
2)堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，堅(jiān)持說，從句謂語(yǔ)用陳述語(yǔ)氣。
①She insisted on writing at once.
②He insisted on being sent to the front. (He insisted that he be sent to the front.)
③I insist that he leave at once.
④He insisted that he hadn't stolen the money.
⑤He insisted that it was necessary to help her.
3. At present, to prevent upsetting his mother with loud arguments, I am allowing him his freedom. (p38) 目前，為了防止因?yàn)榇舐暤臓?zhēng)論使他母親煩惱，我讓他有那樣做的自由。
prevent 預(yù)防(出現(xiàn)某事)，妨礙，阻礙
n.
prevent + sb./sb.’s doing
sb. (from) doing
①We should do our best to prevent accidents.
②The rain prevented the game.
③Nothing will prevent me from/my struggling for my goal.
Note: stop sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人干某事 ( =stop sb.’s doing sth. )
keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人干某事 (from不可省去)
4. When I refuse to listen to him, he shouts at me and the two of us fight like crazy. (p38)
當(dāng)我不聽他的話的時(shí)候，他就對(duì)我大聲叫，我們倆就像瘋了似地爭(zhēng)論起來。
crazy
adj. 1)瘋狂的，癲狂的go crazy (with…)(因某事而)發(fā)瘋;It is crazy of sb. to do… 某人竟……真是瘋狂。2)狂熱的，熱衷的 be crazy about… 瘋狂迷上 like crazy 發(fā)瘋似地，拼命地
①He has many crazy ideas.
②She went crazy with fear.
③Are you crazy?
④It is crazy of you to do such a thing.
⑤He seems to be crazy about that girl.
⑥You must be crazy to go walking in such awful weather.
⑦He has been studying like crazy recently.
5. Then, when I have some spare time and want to be alone, they call me selfish and unloving. (p38) 還有，當(dāng)我有點(diǎn)空閑時(shí)間想一個(gè)人呆著時(shí)，他們就稱我自私和無愛心。
call sb.+n./adj. 給某人取名為……，稱呼某人是……
①We call him Jelf.
②He called me Fat.
③What do you call this flower?
6. Also, every time I watch a DVD he sends me to bed or tells me to spend more time studying. (p38) 而且，每次我看DVD片的時(shí)候，他就打發(fā)我上床睡覺或告訴我要多花時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)。
every time
conj.所引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)代替一般將來時(shí)，用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)代替將來完成時(shí)。
each time, the first/last/next time, the moment/minute 等名詞性短語(yǔ)皆可用作從屬連詞，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
①Every time he comes, he asks me for money.
②Each time he came, he brought me a nice book.
③The next time you meet with such a problem, use your own head first.
④The moment he heard the noise, he rushed out.
7. He has even forbidden me to meet my friends at the Internet Cafe! (p38) 他甚至禁止我到網(wǎng)吧去和朋友相會(huì)。
forbid vt. ( forbade, forbidden, forbidding)
(sb. ) sth.
forbid sb. to do sth.
(one's) doing sth.
forbid的反義詞為allow/permit，意為“允許，準(zhǔn)許”，其用法基本相同。
①The school forbids students wine.
②I forbid you to enter the Internet Cafe.
③I can't forbid you/your seeing him again.
④We forbid smoking here.
II. Translation
親愛的朱先生：
我投書貴刊“當(dāng)代少年”欄目，是為了向你們請(qǐng)教有關(guān)我16歲兒子的問題。現(xiàn)在，我和他母親讓他做什么他幾乎就不做什么。他是我們的獨(dú)子，我們待他非常好，他爺爺和奶奶給他買東買西，可就是這樣他還是對(duì)我們很無禮。他不肯花時(shí)間陪我們，也不聽我們的話。有時(shí)候，他的舉動(dòng)甚至讓我們覺得他似乎壓根兒就不愛我們。
最近，他就是不做家庭作業(yè)，而總是把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在看DVD和聽外國(guó)音樂上。我不懂這些外國(guó)音樂，可是我不喜歡這種音樂。他還將大量的時(shí)間耗費(fèi)在網(wǎng)吧里，在那里，他要么打游戲，要么就網(wǎng)上聊天。他正在浪費(fèi)他人生重要階段的寶貴時(shí)光!
我該怎么辦呢? 目前，為了不和他爭(zhēng)吵，以免惹得他母親心煩意亂，我對(duì)他采取放任自流的做法。但是，我擔(dān)心如果我繼續(xù)允許他為所欲為，他的功課可能會(huì)不及格，甚至?xí)l(fā)更為惡劣的后果。
在不傷害我們父子關(guān)系的前提下，我該如何幫助我的兒子呢?
致禮
劉振華
親愛的朱先生：
我每月都讀你們的雜志，我很喜歡你們的“當(dāng)代少年”欄目。我自己就是一個(gè)少年，今年快17歲了。我在家中碰到了一些問題, 望你們能夠幫助我解決這些問題。
問題主要出在我爸爸身上。每當(dāng)我想做什么事，或是提出一個(gè)建議，比如我們一家可以去哪家餐館吃晚飯什么的，他總是不聽我的。每當(dāng)我試圖和他說說話，他就對(duì)我大喊大叫的。我不聽話的時(shí)候，他就對(duì)我大喊大叫，結(jié)果我們倆就會(huì)激烈爭(zhēng)吵起來，鬧得不可開交。
我爸和我媽總是強(qiáng)迫我做我不愛做的事情，比如彈鋼琴或者學(xué)日語(yǔ)什么的。到我總算有了一些空閑時(shí)間、想要一個(gè)人獨(dú)處的時(shí)候，他們又說我自私、沒有愛心。
我放外國(guó)音樂的時(shí)候爸爸就非常氣惱。還有，每次我看DVD，他就催著我上床睡覺，要么就是教導(dǎo)我要多花些時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)。他甚至禁止我去網(wǎng)吧會(huì)見我的網(wǎng)上朋友!
我很愛我爸爸，可我不理解他為什么不愿尊重我的愛好。他也經(jīng)歷過少年時(shí)代——他應(yīng)該能夠更好地理解我，而不是現(xiàn)在的樣子啊。
此致
敬禮
劉偉
