Lesson 23 He's going through a little rebellious phase.他正处于叛逆期。
Part 1 Real Life Situation
使用场景
You're talking to a friend about your teenage son.In the past few months,your son has been starting to listen to loud and aggressive music.He wears dark clothes and acts angry a lot.But you're not too worried because you think it's normal for his age.
你和朋友谈论到你十几岁的儿子。过去几个月，他开始喜欢听吵闹和激昂的音乐、开始喜欢穿着暗色系的衣服，总是表现出一种愤怒的模样。但你不是十分担心，觉得这是他这个年纪的正常表现。
You tell this your friend:
于是你对你的朋友说：
He's going through a little rebellious phase.他正处于叛逆期。
Part 2 Pronunciation and intonation
发音讲解
So,in the sentence,pay attention to the pro-nunciation of these parts.
在这一句中，注意以下部分的发音。
1."Going" has a/w/sound in it:/ˈgəʊ-wiŋ/.
1.“going” 中 有 一 个/w/的音：/ˈgəʊ-wiŋ/。
2."Through" and "a" are linked by a/w/sound.
2.“through” 和 “a” 连读时由一个/w/音素连接。
3.The/t/in "little" is pronounced as/d/.
3.“little” 中的/t/发为/d/。
4.In"rebellious"/riˈbeljəs/,stress the second syllable,and please don't add the/r/sound after/ə/.
4.重读 “rebellious”/riˈbeljəs/中的第二个音节，请不要在/ə/后加上/r/。
5.It's "phase",not "face",so be sure to make the/z/sound.
5.确保 “phase” 尾音发/z/，不要读成 “face”。
现在，我们重点看看语气和语调。
Now,let's focus on tone and intonation.
1.重读 “he's” “rebellious”。
1.These words are stressed:"he's" "rebel-lious".
2.说的时候不要表现得过于担心，因为你觉得这不是一个大问题。
2.Say it without much concern because you don't think it's a big problem.
现在，多加练习，你就能学会像英语母语者一样说这句话了。
Now,practice,and you will learn to say this sentence like a native speaker.
Part 3 My explanation
英文讲解
The first expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第1个表达是
（ someone） is going through a/an （ adjective） phase某人正在经历一个……阶段/时期
When someone's behavior changes for a few years,you say that they are "going through a…phase".To understand "phases",you can think of the moon.Sometimes the moon is full,some-times it's half full,and sometimes it's completely dark.But you don't worry when the moon is dark because you know that it's a normal and natural e-vent which will change again soon.
当一个人的行为在几年中发生了变化时，你可以说他们是在经历一个……阶段/时期。你可以联想月亮来理解 “phases” （阶段/时期） 的意思。月有阴晴圆缺是正常的自然现象，不用担心它的光芒会消失，因为很快它又会发生新的变化。
We call the moon's appearance at different times.In the same way,people naturally change as they get older.When children are between 3 and 4,they enter an inquisitive phase (a time when they like to ask a lot of questions).
我们将月亮在不同时期出现的改变称为 “phases” （月相）。同样，人们随着年龄的增长也会经历一些变化。3～4岁之间的孩子会经历 “inquisitive phase” （好奇期），此阶段孩子对很多事物都会感到十分好奇。
Most kids between 11 and 14 go through an awkwarol phase,in which they don't seem com-fortable because they're not children anymore but not yet teenagers either.
多数 11～14 岁的孩子会经历“awkward phase” （尴尬期），他们会感到不自在，因为他们正处于儿童到青少年的过渡阶段。
许多15～25 岁的人会经历 “wild phase” （放纵期），这个时期他们喜欢喝酒、聚会、与不同的人约会。
And a lot of people between age 15 and 25 go through a wild phase when they like to drink,party,and date lots of different people.
If you say that someone is "going through a phase",it sounds like you think that they will soon stop acting the way that they're acting.
如 果 你 说 某 人 正 在 “going through a phase” （正在经历一个阶段/时期），听起来像是他很快就会不再进行当前所做的事情。
Don't worry about it.He's just going through a phase.He'll grow out of it.
别担心，他正经历一个阶段，很快就会走出来。
The second expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第2个表达是
a little （ something）小 （某物）
People call a little things that they don't re-spect very much.For example,if someone who you go to school with threw a party but didn't invite you,you might angrily say:
人们把事情称为 “little” （小），表示他们对此事不太上心。例如，和你一起去学校的人举办了一个派对，但是你没有收到邀请。也许你会非常生气地说：
I guess I wasn't invited to her little party.我想，她没有邀请我去她的小派对。
Sorry，I've been in my own little world lately.抱歉，我最近一直沉浸在自己的小世界里。
The third expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第3个表达是
a rebellious teenager一个叛逆的少年
Teenagers often try to do the opposite of what their parents want.This is called "being rebel-lious".
青少年经常违背父母的意愿，这种行为人们称之为 “叛逆”。