Growing up
成长
Find out about puberty by reading this article from a health magazine.
通过阅读健康杂志的这篇文章了解有关青春期的话题。
Puberty - the phase of life when youths leave childhood and head into adulthood - is a difficult physical and emotional process.
青春期—青少年告别童年步入成年的生命阶段—是个艰难的生理和情感过程。
As a teenager, you need to understand what is going on with your body,
作为青少年的你需要了解自己身体正在发生什么变化，
how to handle those changes, and how to start taking responsibility for yourself.
如何应付那些变化，以及如何开始自己承担责任。
One young person may begin puberty at eight years of age, while another may not show signs of puberty until fourteen or fifteen.
一个年轻人可能在8岁时进入青春期，而另一个直到14岁或15岁进入青春期。
Generally, girls tend to enter puberty two years ahead of boys.
一般来说，女孩子比男孩子早两年进入青春期。
For both sexes, it is usually complete by the age of eighteen.
男孩和女孩通常在18岁结束青春期。
During these years, voices deepen, pimples grow and many other changes happen. Emotions can also seesaw.
在这些年期间，声音变低沉，长粉刺，还发生其他很多变化。情绪也会摇摆不定。
This is due in part to hormones, changing relationships with parents and friends, and pressure from peers.
这部分与荷尔蒙有关，还有就是来自与父母、朋友之间变化着的关系或是来自同龄人的压力。