21st Century Teens
Character revival (Page 2)
Love is a secret worth sharing 
(Page 4)
英文报刊阅读研讨课
Thinking: Is this one just a picture?
Do you know 
what this 
character(文
字) means? 
囧
1. “I was terribly1. “I was terribly  窘窘  to find my teacher to find my teacher 
standing at my back after I made fun standing at my back after I made fun 
of his name with another classmate.” of his name with another classmate.” 
    “    “窘窘” ” here means________.here means________.
      A. bright        B. sad and frustrated      A. bright        B. sad and frustrated
      C. embarrassed     D. oh, my god       C. embarrassed     D. oh, my god 
I. Choice
Read the passage and choose the best 
answers.
2. Why has “窘” attracted a lot of 
online buzz? Because______________________.
      A. It looks like a frowning face.        A. It looks like a frowning face.  
      B. It’s vivid and funny and makes the        B. It’s vivid and funny and makes the  
          users feel closer to it.          users feel closer to it.
      C.       C. It represents a particular lifestyle of manyIt represents a particular lifestyle of many
           young people who are under pressure but           young people who are under pressure but
           still believe in a bright future.           still believe in a bright future.
      D. All the above.      D. All the above.
I. Choice
3. What does the character “囧” 
represent in Internet language?
    A. a sports brand   
    B. a milk tea shop  
    C. sad and frustrated and many 
        other developing meanings. 
    D. the shape of a window 
I. Choice
4.  Which of the following statements 
is true?
  A. The characters like “  A. The characters like “囧囧””are only popular on are only popular on 
Internet.Internet.
  B. Chinese ancestors were wise and Chinese   B. Chinese ancestors were wise and Chinese 
youth are creative.youth are creative.
  C. Chinese oracle bones about 3,000 years ago   C. Chinese oracle bones about 3,000 years ago 
have become the most frequently used icons have become the most frequently used icons 
by the Chinese Internet community.by the Chinese Internet community.
  D. The Internet languages will be dominated by   D. The Internet languages will be dominated by 
English letters. English letters. 
I. Choice
Teens (Senior 2 Edition)
08-09学年度第10期
I I. Quiz: 
Character revival 
(Page 2)
Do you know the 
following Chinese 
characters?
兲阏 槑
门於
Original meaning: block, restrain, control                       
                                (阻塞、遏止、抑制) 
Pronounced as “ è” .
Its new meaning: angry and frustrated (郁闷).
槑=呆 呆+
(Two fools)
 Original meaning : Chinese plum (“梅” )
Pronounced as “méi” .
New meaning: very foolish. 
王八兲 =
Original meaning : sky “天”. 
Pronounced as “tiān” .
New meaning: tortoise and also people who 
are hateful. 
3 scores = You are a top Internet user! 
You are familiar with Internet language.
0 score  = You need to catch up with 
your Internet language to keep up with 
the current fashion.
How many scores 
have you got?
III. Bonus: Do you know the following 
English letters in the 
Internet languages?
ICQ: 
CSL:
CUl8r: 
F2F: 
A: Hi, how RU? Let’s meet 4 dinner and then C a 
    movie 2 night. ;-)
B: Good idea. BTW, I’m at school until 5:30. CU! :-
) 
What’s the meaning?
I seek you.
can’t stop laughing
See you later.
face to face
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IV. Discussion:
Do you think it a good 
thing for our ancient 
Chinese characters 
used as the Internet 
languages, which have 
differently new 
meanings? Why?
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★ Chatting on the Internet, we can easily know 
what others feel by using this kind of 
characters.
★ We will feel happy when seeing those 
characters which have differently new 
meanings.
★ It shows that our ancient Chinese characters 
are still full of life.
★ It also shows our youngers are very creative.
Teens (Senior 2 Edition)
08-09学年度第10期
Love is a secret 
worth sharing
(page 1)
I. Before 
starting: 
Enjoy the trailer(预
告片 ) of this film.
II. Questions
1.According to the passage, what do you 
think the film The Secret Life of Bees is 
about?
2. Do you think the film is a tragedy or a 
comedy according to the introduction?
Love and faith.
It’s a comedy. ( It will plant you in the arms of 
love, faith and laughter.)
Answer the 
following questions.
3. Do you think the film successful? How 
does the director Gina Prince-Bythewood 
make it successful?
4. What do you think the purpose of the 
passage can be?
Yes, it’s successful. The director uses many 
lovely scenes to capture the life. The film is 
full of sweet touches. He makes you care 
about the characters and hope they live 
happily ever after.
It’s a film introduction, and it may be used to 
promote the film.
III. Chunks: Match the phrases 
with the definitions.
1. go off
   (para4)
2. put up with
   (para5)
3. ever after
 (para8)
4. beat up
 (para5)
5. care about
 (para8)
A. to accept someone or some-
     thing unpleasant in a patient 
     way
B. to explode or be fired
C. to blame or criticize 
D. to be interested in something
     and feel strongly that it is 
     important
E. during the whole period of 
     time after something 
     happened
A
B
E
C
D
IV. Speaking
Can you retell the brief outline about the film to others? 
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A gun goes off, and Lily Owens’s mother drops to 
the floor dead.
For the past 10 years, Lily has been raised by her 
cruel father. 
Lily’s only friend is the black housekeeper, 
Rosaleen. 
Lily and Rosaleen decide to flee. They are pulled 
magically to a big pink house. 
August Boatwright decides that the two will stay. August takes Lily to the honey house and teaches 
her the intricacies of beekeeping. 
Lily and May cool down from the Southern heat 
with a hose and proceed to get everybody else wet. 
They are laughing on the grass.