What Teenagers Can Do To Earn More Respect
As teenagers continue to grow and develop into young adults, the transition(过渡) into adulthood has begun. With so many physical and emotional changes going on, certain manners are often forgotten and other adult traits are not yet accepted as a way of life.
Contribute to the household
At the very least, clean up after yourself. As a teenager, you are old enough to clean up after yourself. When you make a mess, clean it up.
Be responsible
Solve more of your own problem without asking for help
Instead of taking the easy approach and asking for help, make an effort to solve your problems on your own first. The “easy way” is only easy for you, but it is an extra task for the person from whom you are seeking help. Seek help only after you have made an honest effort to solve your own problems.
A.The people doing the chores before will greatly appreciate the help. |
B.It will make your life more pleasant. |
C.Everyone has certain responsibilities. |
D.When speaking to a group, speak loud enough. |
E.This includes,but is not limited to, your dishes and your room. |
F.By being aware of these manners and traits, you can manage them sooner. |
G.Depending on the problem, 15 minutes of effort is usually a good guideline. |
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Keep healthy.
Reduce stress. In the US, 77% of people often experience physical stress.
A.That is not a group you want to be a part of. |
B.Choose happiness. |
C.Cut out the junk food. |
D.Get happy for free. |
E.But with so many choicest it can be hard to get started. |
F.So you don't need to care about this. |
G.People who often take exercise are generally happier and healthier than people who don’t. |
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Whatever it is, find something to keep you connected with nature and give your brain an extra boost.
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C.Here are some easy ways to connect with nature. |
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A.The possibilities are endless! |
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They had been friends since they were 18, both of them students at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. My mother was the dreamy one, who loved to read and dream herself as an actress. Martha, however, was more practical. I’m not sure what they had in common except that they trusted each other, helped each other, and stayed in touch even when life separated them.
Martha spent most of her adulthood in Atlanta, where she raised three kids. My mother, meanwhile, raised eight children, and moved many times during her financially and emotionally troubled marriage, which included several months living with her family in seedy motels.
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The best friendships can also withstand (抵挡) periods without communication. They didn’t communicate a lot — this was before the ease of emails and texts and yet I knew they were always in each other’s minds.
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Two years later, my mother died. Of all the people I had to tell, Martha was the hardest because I felt it erased her past. After that, we lost touch. But I still think of her and how that friendship strengthened my mother.
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A.To tell the importance of friendship. |
B.To express his gratitude to his mother. |
C.To share his standard of choosing a friend. |
D.To praise the friendship between Martha and his mother. |
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Ben liked to tell this story about his good friend Isaac: “Once after a big storm, tree branches were all over the yard, which meant I had a full morning of work. Then Isaac came, saying that since I had offered to drive us to the football game that afternoon, he wanted to save me the trouble of picking him up. He was three hours early, however, and he ‘just happened’ to have a rake(耙子) and heavy work gloves with him.”
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1. What's the author's purpose of mentioning Ben's good friend, Isaac’s story?A.To explain strong relationships are based on both sides' giving and receiving. |
B.To convince the readers that Isaac is one of Ben's trustworthy friends |
C.To show that Ben owns the strongest relationship with Isaac. |
D.To show what a close relationship can bring to both sides. |
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A.some examples of giving and receiving |
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C.how to build and keep strong relationships through giving and receiving |
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【推荐3】Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well,let me give you advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.
Be an honest person with them. Don't hide things from them,and don't lie. Don't be afraid to say things that aren't very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust, there's nothing there.
Make sure you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on (指望)and build a future with.
Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them,and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly,but it's the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive.
Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust,so always communicate how you feel even if it's something that upsets you.
A.Make sure you give them respect. |
B.Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting. |
C.Your partners will be able to count on you when necessary |
D.Show them your personality. |
E.So please be honest and they'll learn to open up to you. |
F.Don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted. |
G.Instead of screaming, talk to them. |