7. It’s natural for sb to do sth. 做…对某人来说很正常

　　 It’s natural these days for young people to want material things …

　　 这个句型其实是It’s +形+for sb to do sth 的一种形式。it为形式主语，真正主语为不定式。

6. as well (as sb / sth )即、又、也

　　 It’s good that the young have their own ideas about life as well as being cool.

　　 The child is lively as well as healthy.

　　 这个孩子既健康、又活泼

　　 当这个词组用在句尾时，应用as well

　　 He likes playing football and basketball as well.

　　 他喜欢踢足球，也喜欢打篮球。

5. be cool by 通过…摆酷

　　 Some students want to be cool by wearing jeans

　　 一些同学想通过穿牛仔摆酷。

4. find out 经研究或询问获知

　　 A recent survey on yahoo. com found out …

　　 Can you find out what time the train leaves ?

　　 你能查问出火车什么时候开吗？

3. include包括

　　 (第一段第3行)

　　 Cool includes fun stuff , nice clothes…

　　 The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.

　　 旅游项目包括参观科学博物馆。

2. chat with 和…聊天

　　 He often chats on line with strangers.

　　 他经常在网上和陌生人聊天。

1. the latest (means the most recent)最近的

　　 She always dressed in the latest fashion.

　　 她总是穿最新款时装。

　　 His latest novel is a great success.

　　 他最近出版的小说十分成功。

　　 “That’s cool. ”这篇文章中提出了一些对cool的解释

　　 Cool means a popular and successful life style.

　　 “酷”意味着紧随流行的，成功的生活方式。

　　 Cool means what they want to do and don’t care if other people like it or not.

　　 “酷”意味着做他们想做的事情不管其它人喜欢还是不喜欢。

　　 Cool means new technology that make our lives easier.

　　 “酷”意味着使我们的生活变得更轻松的新科技。

　　 To realize your dream through great effort is really being cool.

　　 通过艰苦的努力实现自己的梦想才是真正的“酷”。

　　 Personality , independence , and freedom , all these things are cool.

　　 个性、独立、自由这些才是酷。

　　 Young people who can find their dream on their own are the ones who are really cool.

　　 那些自己去实现梦想的人们才是真正的酷。

　　 文中的前三个观点是针对于material things (物质上的东西)来说的，而后三个观点是针对于精神方

面去讲的，我们可以看出：

　　 作者倾向于后三个观点，这也是“That’s cool”的所指

　　 What would you do if you were in prison ? At least 5 sentences .

　　 假设你在监狱里，你做些什么？

　　 Imagine you are on a desert island . You have nothing with you except these objects . What　

would you do with them ?

　　 If we were on a desert island , we would use this to

　　 _______ . We would _______ with this

　　 If we had this with us on the island , 　, we would use it to

　　 ___________ . With this , 　, we

　　 _____________ . And finally , we _________ with this