1. Small problems can become big ones, however, if they are not discussed and dealt with early on. 然而，如果小问题不在早期就得到讨论和解决，那么它们就能变成大问题。
deal with
①He knows well how to deal with children. (与某人相处)
②This problem should be dealt with quickly.( 处理，对付)
③This book doesn't deal with the aspect.( 论及)
④We have dealt with that store for 10 years.( 与某人做交易)
⑤How should I deal with such a problem? ( 处理，对付)
early on在早期，开始后不久
I know early on (in the film) that I wasn't going to enjoy it.
2. Recently he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. (p38) 最近他一直拒绝做作业，而是坚持把时间浪费在看DVD以及听外国音乐上。
has been refusing现在完成进行时。该时态强调动作从过去开始，一直进行到现在。该动作可能仍在进行，也可能刚刚停止。它常用于表示延续至今的连续性或重复性动作。
①I have typed your letter. 我把你的信打出来了。
I have been typing your letter. 我一直在打你的信。(可能尚未完成)
②I’ve been reviewing my lessons all these days.
③Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?
相关高考试题(2004 北京)
Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____going back to school, but she has not decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
根据时态一致的原则，A、C两项应排除掉。该题后文She has not decided yet 暗示此处应使用现在完成进行时,表示一直在考虑。答案：B
insist on/upon+n./ (one's) doing坚持要求(干)，坚决主张
insist that
1)坚持(要求)，其宾语从句中谓语要用虚拟语气，即“(should十)动词原形”。
2)坚持认为，坚持说，从句谓语用陈述语气。
①She insisted on writing at once.
②He insisted on being sent to the front. (He insisted that he be sent to the front.)
③I insist that he leave at once.
④He insisted that he hadn't stolen the money.
⑤He insisted that it was necessary to help her.
3. At present, to prevent upsetting his mother with loud arguments, I am allowing him his freedom. (p38) 目前，为了防止因为大声的争论使他母亲烦恼，我让他有那样做的自由。
prevent 预防(出现某事)，妨碍，阻碍
n.
prevent + sb./sb.’s doing
sb. (from) doing
①We should do our best to prevent accidents.
②The rain prevented the game.
③Nothing will prevent me from/my struggling for my goal.
Note: stop sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人干某事 ( =stop sb.’s doing sth. )
keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人干某事 (from不可省去)
4. When I refuse to listen to him, he shouts at me and the two of us fight like crazy. (p38)
当我不听他的话的时候，他就对我大声叫，我们俩就像疯了似地争论起来。
crazy
adj. 1)疯狂的，癫狂的go crazy (with…)(因某事而)发疯;It is crazy of sb. to do… 某人竟……真是疯狂。2)狂热的，热衷的 be crazy about… 疯狂迷上 like crazy 发疯似地，拼命地
①He has many crazy ideas.
②She went crazy with fear.
③Are you crazy?
④It is crazy of you to do such a thing.
⑤He seems to be crazy about that girl.
⑥You must be crazy to go walking in such awful weather.
⑦He has been studying like crazy recently.
5. Then, when I have some spare time and want to be alone, they call me selfish and unloving. (p38) 还有，当我有点空闲时间想一个人呆着时，他们就称我自私和无爱心。
call sb.+n./adj. 给某人取名为……，称呼某人是……
①We call him Jelf.
②He called me Fat.
③What do you call this flower?
6. Also, every time I watch a DVD he sends me to bed or tells me to spend more time studying. (p38) 而且，每次我看DVD片的时候，他就打发我上床睡觉或告诉我要多花时间学习。
every time
conj.所引导的时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时，用现在完成时代替将来完成时。
each time, the first/last/next time, the moment/minute 等名词性短语皆可用作从属连词，引导时间状语从句。
①Every time he comes, he asks me for money.
②Each time he came, he brought me a nice book.
③The next time you meet with such a problem, use your own head first.
④The moment he heard the noise, he rushed out.
7. He has even forbidden me to meet my friends at the Internet Cafe! (p38) 他甚至禁止我到网吧去和朋友相会。
forbid vt. ( forbade, forbidden, forbidding)
(sb. ) sth.
forbid sb. to do sth.
(one's) doing sth.
forbid的反义词为allow/permit，意为“允许，准许”，其用法基本相同。
①The school forbids students wine.
②I forbid you to enter the Internet Cafe.
③I can't forbid you/your seeing him again.
④We forbid smoking here.
II. Translation
亲爱的朱先生：
我投书贵刊“当代少年”栏目，是为了向你们请教有关我16岁儿子的问题。现在，我和他母亲让他做什么他几乎就不做什么。他是我们的独子，我们待他非常好，他爷爷和奶奶给他买东买西，可就是这样他还是对我们很无礼。他不肯花时间陪我们，也不听我们的话。有时候，他的举动甚至让我们觉得他似乎压根儿就不爱我们。
最近，他就是不做家庭作业，而总是把时间浪费在看DVD和听外国音乐上。我不懂这些外国音乐，可是我不喜欢这种音乐。他还将大量的时间耗费在网吧里，在那里，他要么打游戏，要么就网上聊天。他正在浪费他人生重要阶段的宝贵时光!
我该怎么办呢? 目前，为了不和他争吵，以免惹得他母亲心烦意乱，我对他采取放任自流的做法。但是，我担心如果我继续允许他为所欲为，他的功课可能会不及格，甚至会引发更为恶劣的后果。
在不伤害我们父子关系的前提下，我该如何帮助我的儿子呢?
致礼
刘振华
亲爱的朱先生：
我每月都读你们的杂志，我很喜欢你们的“当代少年”栏目。我自己就是一个少年，今年快17岁了。我在家中碰到了一些问题, 望你们能够帮助我解决这些问题。
问题主要出在我爸爸身上。每当我想做什么事，或是提出一个建议，比如我们一家可以去哪家餐馆吃晚饭什么的，他总是不听我的。每当我试图和他说说话，他就对我大喊大叫的。我不听话的时候，他就对我大喊大叫，结果我们俩就会激烈争吵起来，闹得不可开交。
我爸和我妈总是强迫我做我不爱做的事情，比如弹钢琴或者学日语什么的。到我总算有了一些空闲时间、想要一个人独处的时候，他们又说我自私、没有爱心。
我放外国音乐的时候爸爸就非常气恼。还有，每次我看DVD，他就催着我上床睡觉，要么就是教导我要多花些时间学习。他甚至禁止我去网吧会见我的网上朋友!
我很爱我爸爸，可我不理解他为什么不愿尊重我的爱好。他也经历过少年时代——他应该能够更好地理解我，而不是现在的样子啊。
此致
敬礼
刘伟
