综合教程-II-Unit-2-The-Virtues-of-Growing-Older

Unit2Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderUnit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Unit2Areyouafraidofgrowingolder?YesNoHowtoagegracefullyUnit2Unit2Dear6-year-old,trainingwheelsareforbabies,justletgoalready.——7Dear8-year-old,findyourbabysitter’sweaknessanduseitagainstthem.–9Dear12-year-old,askhertodance.Justtrustmeonthisone.—16Dear18-year-old,goeasyonthemakeup.You’renotasuglyasyouthink.—19Dear32-year-old,alwaysbekindtoyourfamily.You’llneedeachotherwhenthingsgettough.——33Unit2Unit2Dear36-year-old,stopcaringsomuchaboutwhatotherpeoplethink.Theyarenotthinkingaboutyouatall.——47Dear53-year-old,it’snevertoolatetotrysomethingnew.Dear72-year-old,spendallyourmoney,otherwiseyourkidsaregoingtodoitforyou.—85Dear85-year-old,cultivateyoungerfriends,otherwiseyourswillalldieoff.—91Dear91-year-old,don’tlistentootherpeople’sadvice,nobodyknowswhatthey’redoing.—93Unit2Unit2QuoteNobodygrowsoldmerelybylivinganumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.—SamuelUllmanGlobalreadingUnit2Unit2Thispieceofwritingisanattempttosubvertthe“traditional”viewandconvincethereaderthat.Theauthorpointsoutanumberofofgrowingolder.Theseadvantagesarelistedonthebasisoftheexperiencesof.Bymeansof(beingyoungandbeingold)theauthorrevealsand,whichhaveoftenbeenoverlooked.Mainideaadvantages____________growingolderisnotnecessarilythatdreadful_________________________________________________herbrotherandherown___________________________contrast__________truehappiness________________contentmentinoldage__________________________Unit2Unit2ParagraphsMainideaThewriterairsherviewaboutgrowingolder.Thewriterdiscussesthreedistinctadvantagesofgrowingolder.Thewritersummarizesherdiscussionwithreferencetoherparents’lifetoreaffirmthatgrowingolderwouldbe“abetterphase”ofherlife.1.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.MainideaStructuralanalysis1-23-56Unit2Unit2I.Para.1-2.thewriter’sviewaboutgrowingolder.…beingoldhasdistinctadvantagesII.Para.3-5threedistinctadvantagesofgrowingolder.Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink.(lessconcernedwithappearance)Obviously,…Ihavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.(lessuncertaintyaboutthefuture)ThegreatestbenefitsofbeingfortyisknowingwhoIam(surerself-identity)III.Para.6summary…thereisagreatdealofhappiness.tobefoundaswegrowolder.Unit2Unit22.Whattechniquesdoestheauthoradopttopresenttheadvantagesofgrowingolder?Theauthorillustratesthemwithexamplesandbycontrast(beingyoungandbeingold).MainideaStructuralanalysiscontrast:focusonhowthingsdiffercomparison:showhowthingsarealike1)oldvs.young2)glanceat,stareat,gazeat,gapeatThanks！DetailedReadingPara.1-2Unit2Unit2DetailedreadingTheVirtuesofGrowingOlderCarolSiskin1Oursocietyworshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdownthestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofaging.2Wouldn’tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain?Isn’taginganexperiencetobedreaded?Perhapsitisun-Americantosayso,butIbelievetheansweris“No.”Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages.DetailedReadingPara.3Unit2Unit2Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitamins,anddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.NomatterwhatIweighed,though,IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.WhenDaveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedforthe“right”clothes.Ifourparentsdidn’tgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets?Detailedreading3Unit2Unit2Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsingeneral,managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Davestillworksout,buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall,lankyframe.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle.Andwomen,I’membarrassedtoadmit,evenmorethanmen,havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion.Nowmyclothesareattractiveyeteasytowear.Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink.Aslongaswefeelgoodabouthowwelook,wearehappy.DetailedreadingDetailedReadingPara.4Unit2Unit2Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.IchosethemanIwantedtomarry.Idecidedtohavechildren.Ielectedtoreturntocollegetocompletemyeducation.Butwhenyouareyoung,majordecisionsawaityouateveryturn.“WhatcollegeshouldIattend?WhatcareershouldIpursue?ShouldIhavechildren?”Thesearejustafewoftheissuesfacingyoungpeople.It’snowonderthat,despitetheircarefreefaçade,theyareoftenconfuse