Unit1TeenageLifeTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!MynameisAdamandI'mfreshmana①atseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhigh[1]schoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing②.[1]此句为v.-ing短语作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。First，IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwanted[2]．Thetotakeschooladviser③helpedmechoosethesuitable：onesmaths，English，chemistry，worldhistory，andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficult，butlanguageIhopetobefluent④whenIgraduate⑤.Myadviserrecommended⑥thatIshouldsignupfor⑦advanced⑧literature⑨becauseIlikeEnglishandI'mgoodatit.[2]此句为which引导的宾语从句，作介词about的宾语。Ihadtochooseextra-curricular⑩activities，too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam，butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn'tplaywellObviouslyenough.⑪，Iwasunhappy，butIwon'tquit⑫.I'llfindawayimproveto⑬[3]onmyown⑭sothatIcanmaketheteam⑮nextyear[4]．Ijoinedavolunteerinsteadclub⑯.EveryWednesday，weworkatasoupkitchen⑰andhandout⑱foodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.[3]此处toimprove为不定式作定语修饰way；way后可跟不定式或者ofdoing作定语。[4]此句为sothat引导的目的状语从句。IknowI'llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedto⑲beingresponsible⑳foralotmore.I'mabitworriedkeepingaboutupwith2○1theotherstudentsinmyadvanced，andcourseit'llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework[5]．Still，I'mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn'talways，butfunI'llbewellpreparedfor2○2universityorwhatevercomeselse2○3inthefuture[6]．[5]此处为“it＋be＋adj.(＋forsb./sth.)＋todosth.”结构。[6]此处为whatever引导的宾语从句，whatever在从句中作主语。①freshman/'freʃmən/n.(中学)九年级学生；(大学)一年级新生②confusing/kən'fjuːzIŋ/adj.难以理解的；不清楚的confuse/kən'fjuːz/vt.使糊涂；使迷惑confused/kən'fjuːzd/adj.糊涂的；迷惑的③adviser/əd'vaIzə(r)/n.顾问；提供意见者④fluent/'fluːənt/adj.(尤指外语)流利的；熟练的⑤graduate/'ɡrædʒueIt/vi.&vt.毕业；获得学位/'ɡrædʒuət/n.毕业生⑥recommend/ˌrekə'mend/vt.建议；推荐；介绍⑦signup(forsth.)报名(参加课程)⑧advanced/əd'vɑːnst/adj.高级的；高等的；先进的advance/əd'vɑːns/n.&v．前进；发展⑨literature/'lItrətʃə(r)/n.文学；文学作品⑩extra­curricular/ˌekstrəkə'rIkjʊlə/adj.课外的；课程以外的extra-curricularactivities(＝after-schoolactivities)课外活动⑪obviously/'ɒbviəsli