NEW WORDS
worthwhile
a. good enough for the time or effort needed; valuable 值得花時(shí)間（或精力）的；有價(jià)值的
program (me)
n. performance on radio or television 節(jié)目
educational
a. of or for education; providing education or information 教育的；有教育意義的
current
a. of the present time 當(dāng)前的
social
a. of or in society 社會(huì)的
movie
n. film that one sees at a cinema 電影
nevertheless
conj. but; however 然而，不過(guò)
propose
vt. suggest 建議
broadcasting
n. the action of sending out sound (or images) by radio (or television) 廣播
prohibit
v & n. forbid by law 禁止
proposal
vt. suggestion 提議，建議
actually
n. in actual fact, really 實(shí)際上
generation
n. all the people about the same age （一）代
gap
n. an empty space between two things or two parts of a thing; a wide difference of opinion, character, or the like 缺口，間隙；分歧，隔閡
divorce
n. end of a marriage by law 離婚
rate
n. 率
mental
a. of the mind 精神的；思想上的
communicate
vi. share or exchange opinions, ideas, etc. 交流意見(jiàn)，思想等
disturb
vt. make (sb.) worried 使煩惱
emotional
a. 感情的
pastime
n. anything done to pass time pleasantly 消遣，娛樂(lè)
sunset
n. the going down of the sun; the time when the sun goes down 日落（時(shí)分）
neighborhood
n. the area around a point or place 鄰近地區(qū)；地段
adult
n. 成年人
typical
a. 典型的
educator
n. a person whose profession is education 教育家
barely
ad. hardly 僅僅，勉強(qiáng)；幾乎沒(méi)有
literate
a. able to read and write 能讀寫的；有文化的
product
n. sth. made or grown 產(chǎn)品
network
n. 廣播（或電視）聯(lián)播公司；廣播（或電視)網(wǎng)
glance
n. quick look 一瞥；掃視
radical
a. extreme; very different 激進(jìn)的
electronic
a. 電子的
electron
n.
baby-sitter
n. someone who looks after a child when the parents are away for a short time （代人臨時(shí)）照看嬰兒
childhood
n. time when one is a child 童年
partly
ad. not completely; in some degree 部分地；在一定程度上
involve
vt. have as a part or result （必須）包括
imagination
n. the ability to imagine 想象力
learning
n. the gaining of knowledge or skill through studying; knowledge or skill gained through studying 學(xué)習(xí)；學(xué)問(wèn)，知識(shí)
invent
vt. produce (sth.) for the first time 發(fā)明
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
generation gap
failure of the younger and older generations to communicate and understand one another 代溝
in part
in some degree; partly 在一定程度上；部分地
grow up
change from a child to a man or a woman 成長(zhǎng)，長(zhǎng)大
bring together
cause to meet 使相聚
come up with
think of; produce 想出；提出
at first glance
when first seen or thought about 乍一看；最初考慮時(shí)
have a ball
(sl.) enjoy oneself, have a very good time 玩得開(kāi)心
PROPER NAMES
Mayer
邁耶（姓氏）
the United States
美國(guó)
