的被动语态。此短语的意思是"以为、认为"

You mustn`t think of me as being unhappy.

6：grow to adults ／grow up ／ grown-up life

7: It is normal for them to become confused with......

　　normal adj ①正常的，通常的，一般的He is a normal child in every way.

　　　　　　 ②正规的，规范的

③（尤指儿童）发育正常的，身心健康的He seems a perfectly normal little boy.

n 正常标准，通常标准，一般水平 normally（adv）/normalize (v) 正常化

　　common adj①共同的，公共的②普通的，常见的③粗俗的，庸俗的

　　辨ordinary①平凡的，普遍的②通常的，惯常的

8 :along with 与....... 一起，除了......以外（还）"

在句子中，由along with引出的短语时，其谓语动词要跟主语保持一致。如

The father,along with his son, is tralvelling to China.

类似的情况还有as well as,rather than, together with,including, besides,with等

[习惯］all along一直，始终/ get along (on) with 在......方面有进展

　take along 随身带着 along with 和...一道（一起

9:In this regard的意思是"在这方面" ，其中regard是名词。

I have nothing further to say in this regard.

10. tend to do sth／tend to be 有 ......的倾向

1. This road tends to south

2. I tend to think that she is right.

11 ...they struggle to depend on ... ...他们努力去依靠自己。。。。。。

struggle vi 挣扎，斗争 n 斗争，努力 奋斗

struggle to do sth尽力／努力做...... 事 She struggle to get away from her attacker

struggle for 为......而奋斗 The two lead ers are struggling for power.

struggle with／against与......进行斗争 The soldiers are struggling with the heavy flood.

12. depeng on ／upon依靠／指望／依赖／取决于......

My wife and daughter depend on me for their living.

Depend on ／upon sb ／sth to do sth指望或依赖某人做......事

Employees depend on their boss to make decision

Depend on ／upon one's doing sth 相信某人会做某事

We can depend upon his coming here on time

13. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs

have difficulty (in) doing sth 做......事是有困难的

14. last vi. /vt.持久