Shailene Woodley (1)

Don't try to put this young Divergent star in a box

Shailene Woodley starts every day with a simple refrain:" Good morning, good morning! Exciting day!" Choosing to be positive on a daily basis clearly has its benefits when viewing Woodley's advancing work and success as evidence.

An accidental career 
Though Woodley insists that her acting careers was an accident, she started getting parts in numerous commercials as a child. Her parents gave her three guidelines as an actor, to stay true to herself, have fun and do well in school. Accepting the challenge, Woodley took on commercials which were soon replace with TV shows such as The O.C. and CSI: NY while she remained in school.

An eventful education 
High school proved to be eventful for Woodley in both good and bad ways. First, she learned she had scoliosis, which put her in a brace for about two years to straighten her back. When she was 15 years old, her parents were divorced. Soon after, she was cast as the resolute lead in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her life experiences helped her relate to her role in the show, which dealt with many teen issues. All the while, Woodley did schoolwork between takes as she filmed for 30 to 50 hours per week.


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: What Is a Teenager?
teenager 青少年, 指13-19歲的青少年, thirteen - nineteen (有teen在字尾)
nineteen 19歲已不算青少年
adolescent 較正式, 指幼年期至成年期間的青少年
young adult 剛過青春期, 正要邁入成年的人, 13-17歲
juvenile 心智尚未成熟的年輕人或小孩, 法律領域使用
juvenile court 少年法庭


Grammar Gym
All the while, Woodley did schoolwork between takes as she filmed for 30 to 50 hours per week.
All the while: during this time
- Although the scientist did check on his experiment every day, he had his doubts all the while.
- Lynn knew all the while that her friends were planning to surprise her.


Language Lab
refrain n. 重複說的話
part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse;
a remark or idea that is often repeated:
- Darlene's constant refrain is that she wants to quit her job.
- "Location, location, location!" is a common refrain in the real estate market.

replace v. 取代  
to start doing something instead of another person, or start being used instead of another thing:
- Molly was replaced by her assistant.
replacement n. 替代，替代的人或事務
someone or something that replaces another person or thing
replacement for
- Theo is leaving the job, but we still can't find a good replacement for him.

eventful adj. 充滿事故的, 大事件的
full of interesting or important events:
- We had an eventful year; a change of CEO, a serious merger and a relocation of our headquarters.

resolute adj. 剛毅的, 堅定的
doing something in a very determined way because you have very strong beliefs, aims etc
- The president proved himself as a brave and resolute leader through the crisis.
- We need to take resolute action to solve this problem.
resolution n. 立志
a promise to yourself to do something
New Year's resolution (=a resolution made on January 1st)
- Losing 10 pounds is my New Year's resolution.


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