第6课（228字2分钟）

Passage Six

（K9 level）

1. Many adolescents feel that the individuals who hold the most significance in their lives are their friends.

2. They believe their family members fail to understand them as thoroughly as their friends do.

3. In larger families, it is common for siblings to quarrel with one another, leading them to turn to their friends for advice.

4. Having one trustworthy friend or a supportive group of friends is crucial for teenagers.

5. Even when they are not physically with their friends, they often spend considerable time conversing with them over the phone.

6. Such communication plays a vital role in a child’s development, as friends provide a space to discuss certain topics.

7. These topics can often be challenging to share with family members.

8. Nevertheless, parents frequently attempt to influence their children’s choice of friends.

9. Some parents might even prohibit their children from spending time with close friends they disapprove of.

10. They posed the question of whether you have ever reflected on the following ideas.

11. They inquired about who decides which friends you have.

12. They asked whether you select your friends, or your friends choose you.

13. They questioned if you have ever had a close friend your parents did not approve of.

14. Finally, they welcomed your responses to these questions.

生词表（New Words）

1. adolescents 青少  significance 重要性  individuals 人 

friends 朋友  

2. believe 认为  family members 家人  thoroughly 彻底地

understand 理解  

3. larger families 大家庭  siblings 兄弟姐妹  quarrel 争吵

advice 建议  

4. trustworthy 值得信赖的  supportive 支持的  crucial 重要的  

5. considerable 相当多的  conversing 交谈  time 时间 

phone 电话  

6. communication 交流  vital 至关重要的  development 发展

discuss 讨论  topics 话题  

7. challenging 挑战性的  share 分享  

8. nevertheless 然而  influence 影响  choice 选择  

9. prohibit 禁止  disapprove 不赞成  

10. posed 提出  question 问题  

11. inquired 询问  decides 决定  

12. select 选择  

13. questioned 质疑  approve 赞成  

14. welcomed 欢迎  responses 回答

1. 很多青少年觉得，生活中最重要的人是他们的朋友。

2. 他们认为家人并不像朋友那样了解自己。

3. 在大家庭中，兄弟姐妹之间常常发生争吵，最终他们只能向朋友寻求建议。

4. 对青少年来说，拥有一个值得信赖的朋友或一个支持的朋友群体是非常重要的。

5. 即使不和朋友在一起，他们通常也会花很多时间通过电话与朋友交谈。

6. 这种交流在孩子的成长中扮演着至关重要的角色，因为朋友提供了一个讨论某些话题的空间。

7. 这些话题往往是很难与家人分享的。

8. 然而，父母常常试图影响孩子选择朋友的决定。

9. 有些父母甚至会禁止孩子与他们不赞同的亲密朋友相处。

10. 他们提出了是否曾思考过以下这些问题。

11. 他们询问是谁决定你交什么样的朋友。

12. 他们问你是选择朋友，还是朋友选择你。

13. 他们问你是否曾有过一个父母不赞成的好朋友。

14. 最后，他们欢迎你对这些问题作出回答。