新概念英语第四册47-03

dine with sb. : 和 … 吃饭

furniture : 家具 (不可数)

A piece /article /set of furniture

接下来课文...and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed. ...

adolescent : 青少年 (13~16)

spoil himself : 放肆 撒野

接下来课文...They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends' parents. ...

accuse :指责

accuse sb. of sth.

loyal: 忠诚的 忠心的

loyal to sth.

disloyalty : 不忠

betrayal: 背叛

make remark = say

spiteful: 恶意的

接下来课文...Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit. ...

descent : 降下去

childish : 幼稚的

childlike: 孩子似的 天真烂漫的

on the part of =on their part 就他们而言

make sb. do sth.下定决心做谋事

接下来课文...Before very long the parents will be complaining that the child is so secretive and never tells them anything, but they seldom realize that they have brought this on themselves. ...

before very long 很快 马上

long before 很久以前

before long 不久以后

will be complaining--将来进行时 预见性极强

tight lipped : 嘴唇紧闭的 沉默的

they have brought this on themselves: 自找麻烦 = as you sow

= fry oneself in one’s own juice

接下来课文...Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable. ...

Disillusionment with the parents

to some degree inevitable

however good and adequate they may be both

= they may be both good and adequate

however 提前用倒装

adequate 足够的 称职的=qualified