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The Virtues of Growing Older （长大变老有好处）Our society worships youth. Advertisements convince us to buy Grecian Formula and Oil of Olay so we can hide the gray in our hair and smooth the lines on our face. Television shows feature attractive young stars with firm bodies, perfect complexions, and thick manes of hair. Middle-aged folks work out in gyms and jog down the street, trying to delay the effects of age.我们所处的社会崇尚年轻。
连篇累牍的广告劝我们买希腊配方的洗发水和玉兰油，这样的话，白发无处可寻，面部的皱纹也能被抚平。
电视节目上尽是体魄强健，肤色无暇，头发浓密的年轻明星。
而中年人则在体育馆里锻炼，在马路上慢跑，尽量不让岁月过早地留下痕迹。
Wouldn't any person over thirty gladly sign with the devil just to be young again? Isn't aging an experience to be dreaded? Perhaps it is unAmerican to say so, but I believe the answer is "No." Being young is often pleasant, but being older has distinct advantages.不是所有三十出头的人都会为了重获青春而心甘情愿地与魔鬼订立合约吗？长大变老难道不可怕吗？说它不可怕可能不是美国人的回答，但我却认为长大变老不可怕。
unit2-thevirtuesofgrowingolder答案综合教程二UNIT 2 The Virtues of Growing OlderKey to the ExercisesText ComprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing.CII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1-5 F F F T TIV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. I am embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashion.2. It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself.Structural analysis of the text1. see III.2.2. Paragraph 3: the last sentence; Paragraph 4: the second sentence; Paragraph 5: the first sentence.VocabularyI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. be apt to: be likely to 易于……，有……的倾向2. fall apart: break up, disintegrate3. in general: as a whole 通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看4. at the mercy of: powerless against; completely controlled by 对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布5. no wonder: not surprising / only too natural 不足为奇，并不奇怪II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. delay2. Feverishly3. fa?ade4. confronted5. premise6. dreaded7. automatically8. awaitingIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. obsessive2. moodiness3. tolerable4. beneficial5. satisfying6. hidden7. preference8. criticismsIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence. 1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCB V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Synonym: conceal, disguise2. Antonym: narrow3. Synonym: satisfaction, happiness, joy4. Synonym: merits, advantages5. Synonym: fat, plump6. Synonym: well-built7. Antonym: old-fashioned, outdated8. Synonym: clearly, evidentlyVI. Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.1. preface prepare 5. periphery perimeter2. prologue progress 6. dialogue diameter3. foresight foresee 7. semifinal semiconductor4. paralysis parallel 8. devaluate decelerateGrammarI. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the nouns given.1. agony2. agonies3. experience4. experiences5. youth6. a youth7. a great help8. a good knowledge9. a gray hair 10. workII. Complete the following sentences with quantifiers & determiners.1. A2. B3. D4. C5. A6. B7. B8. CIII. Complete the reading.a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV. Complete the following with every, each, everyone, every one, all.1. all, every one2. each3. every4. each5. everyone6. each7. everyone, everyone8. eachV. Correct errors in the following sentences.1. you must take care2. Though he received the document late at night; it3. When you fell4. When you read5. I became clear about what he meant6. We saw the first star shining in the sky7. who were eating8. he was cleaningTranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.许多中年人去健身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为的是延缓衰老。
UNIT 2 The Virtues of Growing OlderText I 课文翻译年长的好处我们的社会崇尚年轻。
广告劝说我们去买希腊处方染发剂或玉兰油化妆品，这样就可以掩藏我们的白发。
中年人去健身房锻炼，沿街慢跑，为的是延缓衰老。
任何一个超过三十岁的人难道不是在高兴地、竭尽全力地想要再次年轻吗?难道变老不是个可怕的经历吗?或许这么说不符合美国人的观念，但是我认为答案是“否定的”。
年轻常常让人愉悦,但年长也有它明显的优势。
年轻时,你很容易为自己的外表所困扰。
当我的哥哥戴夫和我还是十几岁的孩子时,我们都拼命地让自己拥有完美的身材。
戴夫举重，服用大剂量的维生素，一天喝半打奶昔，为的是把他那纤瘦的少年身材变成某种肌肉发达的理想身材。
作为一个十几岁的孩子，我一直节食。
然而不管我有多重，我从没有对我的外表满意过。
腿太胖了,肩膀太宽了，腰太粗了。
当戴夫和我年轻的时候,我们恳求着要穿“合适的”衣服。
如果我们的父母没有给我们买，我们就会感到世界要崩溃了。
其他同学穿着漂亮的量身定做的皮夹克去上学,而我们怎么能穿着宽松的运动夹克呢?我们会被看作另类。
我经常琢磨我的父母和天下的所有父母是如何忍受他们处于青春期的孩子们的。
但现如今，戴夫和我已经不再有青春期的这些痛苦了。
我丰满的身材看起来不错，心情好时，我也不会拒绝吃上一块山核桃馅饼。
戴夫仍然锻炼，但实际上他已经喜欢上自己高瘦的体形了。
我们两个都喜欢穿时髦的衣服,但是我们不再是时尚的奴隶。
我尴尬地承认，相比男人，女人总是更容易被时尚左右。
现在我的衣服很漂亮，而且穿着也很舒服。
我们不再为他人的想法感到焦虑。
只要我们对自己的样子感觉不错，我们就很高兴。
年长在另一个方面比年轻更有优势。
显然，我仍然要对我的生活作出一些重要的决定，但是我已经作出了很多重要的决定，这些是那些刚踏入社会的年轻人所要面临的。
我选择了我想嫁的男人，我决定要孩子。
我选择重返大学完成我的学业。
但是当你年轻的时候,处处都有重要的抉择等着你。
Thevirtuesofgrowingolder译文Unit 2 The virtues of growing older我们所处的社会崇尚年轻。
连篇累牍的广告劝我们买希腊配方的洗发水和玉兰油，这样的话，白发无处可寻。
而中年人则在体育馆里锻炼，在马路上慢跑，尽量不让岁月过早地留下痕迹。
不是所有三十出头的人都会为了重获青春而心甘情愿地与魔鬼订立合约吗？长大变老难道不可怕吗？说它不可怕可能不是美国人的回答，但我却认为长大变老不可怕。
青春年少令人愉悦，但长大变老也有明显的好处。
年轻时，你可能为你的外形伤脑筋。
我兄弟戴维和我十来岁时拼命锻炼以健美体形。
戴维练举重，大量服用维生素，一天喝上半打奶昔，目的是想让他瘦长的体形变得想象中那般肌肉发达。
我在十来岁时坚持节食。
但不管我体重是多少，都对自己的外形不满意。
我嫌自己腿太结实，肩膀太宽，腰围太大。
那时候，戴维和我都缠着父母，央求他们买“合适”的衣服。
如果父母没给买的话，我们就觉得自己的世界要崩塌了一样。
我们怎么好穿着松松垮垮的运动衣去上学，别人可是穿着款式时髦的皮夹克啊！人家会把我们当怪人来看的。
我常常纳闷：我的父母和大多数的父母怎能如此纵容他们的小孩子。
但现在戴维和我都已度过了痛苦的青少年时期。
如今我圆鼓鼓的身躯看上去也不坏，只要我喜欢，我也不会不让自己吃上一块核桃馅饼。
戴维还在坚持运动，只不过他真的喜欢上了自己瘦长的体形。
我们两人还是喜欢穿时髦衣服，只是我们不再是流行时尚的奴隶。
这一点我不得不承认，女人似乎要比男人更容易为流行时尚所左右。
现在我的衣服，还有戴维的衣服都漂亮大方，我们不再为别人怎么想而感觉不安了。
只要我们对自己的形象感觉不坏，就很开心。
从另一个方面来看，年老比年轻要好。
很明显，我还要就我的生活作一些重要的决定，但我已经作了许多很重要的决定，而年轻人生活刚刚起步，他们还面临着选择。
我选择了我丈夫，我选择了生育孩子，我选择了回到大学完成我的教育。
UNIT 2 The Virtues of Growing OlderKey to the ExercisesText ComprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing.CII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1-5 F F F T TIV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. I am embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashion.2. It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself.Structural analysis of the text1. see III.2.2. Paragraph 3: the last sentence; Paragraph 4: the second sentence; Paragraph 5: the first sentence.VocabularyI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. be apt to: be likely to 易于……，有……的倾向2. fall apart: break up, disintegrate3. in general: as a whole 通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看4. at the mercy of: powerless against; completely controlled by 对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布5. no wonder: not surprising / only too natural 不足为奇，并不奇怪II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. delay2. Feverishly3. façade4. confronted5. premise6. dreaded7. automatically8. awaitingIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. obsessive2. moodiness3. tolerable4. beneficial5. satisfying6. hidden7. preference8. criticismsIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence.1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCBV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense itis used.1. Synonym: conceal, disguise2. Antonym: narrow3. Synonym: satisfaction, happiness, joy4. Synonym: merits, advantages5. Synonym: fat, plump6. Synonym: well-built7. Antonym: old-fashioned, outdated8. Synonym: clearly, evidentlyVI. Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.1. preface prepare 5. periphery perimeter2. prologue progress 6. dialogue diameter3. foresight foresee 7. semifinal semiconductor4. paralysis parallel 8. devaluate decelerateGrammarI. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the nouns given.1. agony2. agonies3. experience4. experiences5. youth6. a youth7. a great help8. a good knowledge9. a gray hair 10. workII. Complete the following sentences with quantifiers & determiners.1. A2. B3. D4. C5. A6. B7. B8. CIII. Complete the reading.a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV. Complete the following with every, each, everyone, every one, all.1. all, every one2. each3. every4. each5. everyone6. each7. everyone, everyone8. eachV. Correct errors in the following sentences.1. you must take care2. Though he received the document late at night; it3. When you fell4. When you read5. I became clear about what he meant6. We saw the first star shining in the sky7. who were eating8. he was cleaningTranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.许多中年人去健身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为的是延缓衰老。
