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1.unimaginablea.notpossibletoimagine难以想象的，不可思议的

e.g.Thislevelofsuccesswouldhavebeenunimaginablejustlastyear.

Thechildrenherehavelivedthroughunimaginablehorrors.

2.parentingn.thewayofteachingandraisingchildren父母对子女的教育

e.g.Parentingcanbeastressfulbusiness.

Nooneknowsexactlywhatittakesforparentingbeforebecomingaparent.

3.extremelyad.toaverygreatdegree极端地，非常地

e.g.Earthquakesareextremelydifficulttopredict(预测).

I’mextremelysorrytohavetroubledyou.

4.Theyassumestrength,notfragility,andasaresulttheybehaveverydifferently.—Chineseparentsbelievethattheirkidsarestrongratherthanweak,sotheybehavequitedifferentlyfromWesternparents.

5.TheChinesemotherwillgaspinhorrorandaskwhatwentwrong.—AnA–willimmediatelymaketheChinesemotherfeelastonishedandaskwhatwentwrongwiththekid.

inhorror:inintensefear惊恐地

e.g.Thecrowdwatchedinhorrorasthefirespread.

Peoplewatchedinhorrorasthesmallplanecrashed(坠毁)totheground.

6.screamvi.givealoud,highcrybecauseyouarehurt,frightened,excited,etc.尖叫

e.g.Shejumpedtoherfeet,screamingwithexcitement.

Thechildrenwerescreamingwithlaughter.

7.TheangeredChinesemotherwouldthengetdozensofpracticetestsandworkthroughthemwithherchildforaslongasittakestogetthegradeuptoanA.—TheangryChinesemotherwouldgetpilesofpracticetestsandworktogetherwiththeirchildonthetestsuntiltheirchildcanimprovetheirgradefromBtoA.

angervt.makesb.angry激怒

e.g.Whatangeredmemostwashistotallackofremorse(懊悔).

Environmentalgroupsweredisappointedandangeredbythepresident’sdecision.

dozensof:alargenumberof许多

e.g.She’shaddozensofboyfriends.

Wecollecteddozensofshellsonthebeach.

8.demandvt.askforsth.veryfirmly要求

e.g.Angrydemonstratorsdemandedtheresignation(辞职)oftwoseniorofficials.

Theydemandedthatt