Being a Teenager教學案

10. embarrass
vt
①使窘迫；使為難
例句 when i began to sing, he laughed and made me embarrassed.
我開始唱歌時，他大笑起來，使我感到很難堪。
when he got married, alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. 在阿爾弗結婚時，因為怕難堪，他對妻子只字不提有關自己職業的事。
he fell into the river and, because he was embarrassed by his heavy overcoat, only managed to swim to the bank.
他掉到河里了，由于被沉重的大衣所困，只勉強游到河岸。
②使感到拮據
例句 he was embarrassed by debts. 他因債務而局促不安。
     the decline of sales embarrassed the company. 銷路下降使公司陷于財政困難。
［詞匯拓展］
①embarrassedly  adv.尷尬地；局促不安地；難堪地
例句 the girl sat opposite to a the examiner embarrassedly.
     那女孩坐在主考官面前局促不安。
②embarrassing  adj. 令人為難的
例句 standing in front of the audience is embarrassing for the shy lady.
     站在觀眾面前使得這位靦腆的女士很難為情。
③embarrassingly  adv.使人尷尬地；使人為難地；使人難堪地
例句 father glared at his daughter embarrassingly before the teacher.
     父親令人尷尬的在老師面前怒視著女兒。

11. impress
vt
①（常與with連用）使（人）印象深刻；使銘記
例句his words are strongly impressed on my memory. 他的話使我深深銘記心頭。
    the movie impressed a lot of people. 這部電影在很多人心中留下了深刻印象。
    i was deeply impressed by/with his laughter. 他的笑聲給我留下深刻印象。
②（常與on連用）使印象深刻；使感動
例句i impressed on him the importance of his work. 我使他注意到他工作的重要性。
she impressed me as a woman of great gracefulness.
在我印象中，她是一位非常優雅的女士。
what impressed me most is the beauty of the scenery there.
使我深受感動的是當地優美的風景。
③（常與on連用）蓋（印）；蓋（印）于
the boss impressed the bill with a seal. 老板把印蓋在賬單上。
［有用的短語］
①bear the impress of genius 帶有天才的痕跡
例句 the country boy bears the impress of genius in deed.
     這個農村孩子的確有天才的跡象。
②impress sth. on sb. =impress sb. with sth. 使某人銘記某事
例句my father impressed on me the importance of being honest.
父親要我銘記誠信的重要性。
they impressed on their children the virtue of always telling the truth.
他們要孩子們明白講實話的美德。

12. adult
（1）n  成年人
例句the adults teach them these skills. 大人們教他們這些技術。
the adults in the family like the front page, the editorial page, and the world news section.
家里的大人們喜歡頭一版，即社論版和世界新聞欄。