不要再往袋子里塞东西了，不然袋子就要撑破了。

2) fill sth. until it is full填满；装满

Volunteers were busy stuffing envelopes.

志愿者们正忙着填装信封。 N. [U] a variety of objects or things各种物品 re going to get all this stuff into the car.I don'tknow how we '

n. [C] a small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curl8. (Para.9) curler: 卷发夹

Hair curlers can give you a great curly look.

卷发器可以给你一个漂亮的卷发造型。

博得；赢得；获得get sth. as a result of sb.'sefforts or behavior9. (Para.10) earn sb. sth.:

Mother Teresa earned herself worldwide fame by her untiring work for the poor.

特蕾莎修女为穷人孜孜不倦地工作，因而举世闻名。

剥去；除去10. (Para.11) strip off

from the walls.wallpaper that awful It took me several hours to strip off

我花了好几个钟头终于把那些难看的墙纸从墙上揭了下来。

每used to emphasize that you are talking about every person or thing11. (Para.13) ever single:

一个（用于强调）

tneed to write down every single word I say.You don'

你不必把我说得每一个字都记下来。

14.(Para.16) reverse oneself /one / 主意 变态度smind ' 改 sell their house and move into an apartment, but later theyhad originallyplanned toThey

.reversed their mind

起初他们打算把房子卖掉，搬到公寓去住，但是后来改变了主意。

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15.(Para.21) straighten up 把 ,, 弄整洁; 直起身

As usual, she helped her mother clear away the dishes and straighten upthe room after dinner.

跟平时一样，吃完饭她帮助妈妈清理碗碟，把屋子收拾整洁。

16. (Para.21) keep back 抑制（感情）；阻止

When she heard that her mom was seriously ill, she could hardlykeep back her tears.

听到妈妈病得很重，她忍不住流下了眼泪。

17. (Para.22) with open arms 热烈地

When the volunteers went to visit the children in the

mountainous areas, they were greeted

by the children with open arms.

志愿者们去山区看望孩子们时，受到了孩子们的热情欢迎。

Step 5: While-reading Activities

Language Points:

1. It 'sbecause of me, I think. She bought it to show me that she could. (Para. 1)

Meaning: Here the mother tries to show that the daughter, eager to be independent, is purposefully acting against her wishes.

2. Eye shadow, face cream, nail polish- all go into the trash. (Para.

5) Meaning:

Eye shadow, face cream, nail polish are all put into the garbage bag.

3. I dump drawers, ? ( Para. 5)

4. I want to be practical, to stuff them in paper sacks for the used bookstore. (Para.7)