何兆熊综合英语第二册Unit 2

TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderByCarolSiskinPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?TheVirtuesofAgingbyJimmyCarterWearenotaloneinourworryaboutboththephysicalaspectofagingandtheprejudicethatexiststowardtheelderly,whichissimilartoracismorsexism.Whatmakesitdifferentisthattheprejudicealsoexistsamongthoseofuswhoareeitherwithinthisgrouporrapidlyapproachingit.WhenIhavementionedthetitleofthisbooktoafewpeople,mostofthemresponded,'Virtues?Whatcouldpossiblybegoodaboutgrowingold?'Themostobviousanswer,ofcourse,istoconsiderthealternativetoaging.Butthereareplentyofothergoodanswers--manybasedonourpersonalexperiencesandobservations.What,inyouropinion,aretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgrowingolder?Whatdoyouthinkarethevirtuesofbeingyoung?Describesomeoftheoccasionsthatpeopleshowtheirconcerntotheold.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.Oneeveningtherewasacommunitysupperinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwowereatthesametable,acrossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygathereduphiscouragetoaskher,Willyoumarryme?Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered.Yes.Yes,Iwill.Themealendedandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywenttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,hewastroubled.Didshesayyesordidshesayno?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcouldnotrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heexplainedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Thenhereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemorecourage,hetheninquiredofherWhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?Hewasdelightedtohearhersay,Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithallmyheart.Thenshecontinued,AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme.poorhealthI'mDeadAnoldercoupleislyinginbedonemorning,havingjustawakenedfromagoodnight'ssleep.Hetakesherhandandsheresponds,Don'ttouchme.Whynot?heasks.Sheanswersback,BecauseI'mdead.Thehusbandsays,Whatareyoutalkingabout?We'relyinghereinbedtogethertalkingtooneanother.Shesays,No,I'mdefinitelydead.Heinsists,You'renotdead.Whatintheworldmakesyouthinkyou'redead?BecauseIwokeupthismorningandnothinghurts.poorhearingHearingTestAnelderlygentlemanfearedhiswifewasgettinghardofhearing.Sohecalledherdoctortomakeanappointmenttohaveherhearingchecked.Thedoctormadeanappointmentforahearingtestintwoweeks,andmeanwhilesuggestedthehusbandtryasimpleinformaltesttogivethedoctorsomeideaofthestateofherproblem.'Here'swhatyoudo,saidthedoctor,startoutabout40feetawayfromher,andinanormalconversationalspeakingtoneseeifshehearsyou.Ifnot,goto30feet,then20feet,andsoonuntilyougetaresponse.“Thatevening,thewifeisinthekitchencookingdinner,andhe'sinthelivingroom.Hesaystohimself,I'mabout40feetaway,let'sseewhathappens.Theninanormaltoneheasks,'Honey,what'sforsupper?Noresponse.Sothehusbandmovedtotheotherendoftheroom,about30feetfromhiswifeandrepeats,Honey,what'sforsupper?Stillnoresponse.Nexthemovesintothediningroomwhereheisabout20feetfromhiswifeandasks,Honey,what'sforsupper?Againhegetsnoresponsesohewalksuptothekitchendoor,only10feetaway.Honey,what'sforsupper?Againthereisnoresponse,sohewalksrightupbehindher.Honey,what'sforsupper?Finallyhehearsthisresponse:DamnitEarl-forthefifthtime-chicken!SuccessAtage4successis...notpeeinginyourpants.Atage12successis...havingfriends.Atage16successis...havingadriverslicense.Atage20successis...havingsex.Atage35successis...havingmoney.Atage50successis...havingmoney.Atage60successis...havingsex.Atage70successis...havingadriverslicense.Atage75successis...havingfriends.Atage80successis...notpeeinginyourpants.wrinklenasolabialfolds(法令纹)18-68aging18岁28油性肤质，肌肤出现瑕疵38色素沉积；肌肤特征发生改变；下巴处肌肤质地开始改变；上眼睑开始松弛。48眼圈出现，面积变大；深度鱼尾纹和川字纹出现；色素沉积不均匀；下巴轮廓继续变得模糊。58嘴角处有了十分明显的变化；色斑变深、变大；颈部明显变得更松弛68脸下半部的松弛变得明显；上眼睑明显凹陷；颈部和下巴处肤质改变；每一个老化临床特征都开始加深。popstars‘aging安吉利娜·裘莉布拉德·皮特等哈里·贝瑞朱莉亚·罗伯茨等珍妮佛·安妮斯顿强尼·戴普等玛丽亚·凯利梅尔·吉布森等麦当娜伊丽莎白·赫利等妮可·基德曼莎朗·斯通等energeticcreativeinnovativeimpulsiveemulative好胜的fashionableimpatientcuriousstayuplateconservative保守的verbose唠叨的gracious慈祥的patientconsiderateinformed见多识广的costive行动迟缓的OutoffashionWeather-beaten沧桑的goodmemorydowhateverlike,manynewthoughtsnotmuchworryfoodandclothingbecomemorebeautifulnowork,noburdenenjoythelife,understandthelifeexperienced,insightfultoleratefamilyunion,grandson,greatgrandsonmakemistakesnoexperience,easytobecheatednoplanselfish,overconfidentcan’tunderstandotherslonely,unbelievingfood,transportationanddressingseldomacceptnewthoughtpoorhealthTextComprehension1.Generalquestions(1)Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsgrowingold?(2)Whatarethemainbenefitsofgrowingoldlistedinthetext?(3)Whatexamplesdoesthewriterusetoillustrateeachofthebenefits?textstructurePart1(Para.1-2):thetwoparagraphsmakeupthefirstpartofthetext.Part2(Para.3-5):thewriter,inparagraphthree,offersthefirstadvantagesofgrowingolder–notbein