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My Crisis in the Love Zone 友人？恋人？真恼人！

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My whole world has been upside down ever since last week. I have a classmate named Mark and his house is pretty close to mine. Because of that, we started walking home together after school. But last week, he blurted out that he had a crush on me! He asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend but I didn’t know what to say. I’m really busy with homework and studying for tests and I hadn’t even considered dating anyone until now either.

从上星期开始我的世界彻底错乱了！我有个名叫马克的同学，他家和我家住得很近，所以我们之前放学后会一起走路回家。但上星期，他突然毫无预警地说出他喜欢我！还问我愿不愿意当他的女朋友！但我完全不知道要怎么响应。功课和考试就够我忙的了，而且在这之前我根本没想过要和任何人谈恋爱。

I finally told Mark that I just think of him as a friend but he seemed hurt to hear that. What’s worse, he started to keep his distance from me. It really bothers me that things could change overnight and now I’m having trouble concentrating in class. I keep thinking about how I hurt his feelings and it’s making me feel guilty and insecure about myself. Am I a bad person? How do I get out of this mess?

我终究还是和马克坦白，说我只把他当朋友看待。但他听到后好像很受伤，更糟的是他开始和我保持距离。事情可以瞬间变化那么多真的让我很心烦，我现在上课都很难专心，满脑子都在想我到底是如何伤害了他的心情，这一切也开始让我感到内疚和缺乏安全感。我是坏人吗？我该如何从这场混乱里挣脱？

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zone [zon] n. 地带；地区

A construction zone on the street caused traffic to move very slowly.

date [det] v. 【美】【口】和……约会

date n. 日期

Many boys in the school want to date that cute girl.

concentrate [ˋkɑnsɛn͵tret] v. 全神贯注

Jill concentrated on taking good notes in class that she could study later.

guilty [ˋgɪltɪ] adj. 内疚的

guilt n. 罪刑

Betty felt guilty for hitting her younger brother and making him cry.

mess [mɛs] n. 混乱

John got into a big mass by lying to his parents about his grades.

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blurt [blɝt] out  脱口说出; 说漏嘴

have a crush on 有好感(暗恋, 仰慕)

insecure [͵ɪnsɪˋkjʊr] adj. 不安全的

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Dealing With Relationships as a Teen  青少年的感情课题

Things change drastically in the life of a teenager: their height, their voice, and their personality all seem to change in no time. Along with this transformation come newfound emotions, including the complicated feeling of love. However, love isn’t the only concern that teenagers need to worry about. Teenagers are still learning about the world around them and are not fully mature, either. Because of this, they might not always make the right choices in life.

每个人的人生到了青少年时期总会出现剧烈的转变，从他们的身高、声音到个性，彷佛都在瞬间变了样。而随着这些改变，更出现了新的情绪感受，包括复杂的恋爱心情。然而，爱情不是青少年唯一需要担心的事情。青少年还在认识周遭的世界，各方面也尚未完全成熟。基于这个原因，他们在生活中不太可能永远都做出正确的选择和决定。

However, if you do run into trouble with romance as a teen, it’s important to talk with someone about it. Don’t be nervous or afraid to ask a teacher, parent, or friend to give you some advice. They’ll most likely be familiar with the feelings you’re having. They can share what they did when facing a similar situation. Most of all, remember that being young is about having fun while learning about life. There’s plenty of time in the future to grow and learn about the world around you.

不过，如果你本身是青少年并且遭遇了跟恋爱相关的难题，开口和别人谈谈是非常重要的。不要紧张或害怕向老师、家长或朋友咨询建议。他们很有可能对你目前的感觉非常熟悉，能和你分享当初他们面对类似情况的做法。而更重要的是：年轻就是在学习人生种种的过程中开心正面的生活；未来的路还很长，还有很多时间让你成长、并深入了解你身处的这个世界。

－by Bryan Shettig

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relationship [rɪˋleʃənˋʃɪp] n. 关系

Mary is in a relationship with a man named Thomas.

complicated [ˋkɑmplə͵ketɪd] adj. 复杂的

complicate v. 使複雜化

High school math is much more complicated than elementary school math.

concern [kənˋsɝn] n. 担心，挂念

The security guard's concern is the safety of the people in the building.

romance [roˋmæns] n. 恋爱

Lesley enjoys reading stories full of romance.

familiar [fəˋmɪljɚ] adj. 熟悉的

Paul is not familiar with computers, so he usually needs other people's help to use them.

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drastically [ˋdræstɪk!ɪ] adv. 激烈地

along with 和...一道; 除某事物以外

transformation [͵trænsfɚˋmeʃən] n. 转变

newfound [ˈnjuˌfaʊnd] adj. 新发现的

run into  偶然碰到; 陷入