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新世纪英语专业本科生教材（修订版）综合教程2（第2版）电子教案Unit21Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderSectionOnePre-readingActivitiesI.AudiovisualsupplementWatchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What’swrongwiththeyoungboy?2.Canyouimaginethelifeofgrowingyounger?AnswerstotheQuestion:1.Heisnotlikenormalpeople.Heisnotgrowingolder,butgrowingyounger.2.Open.VideoScript:Daisy:Doyourememberme?I’mDaisy.Benjamin:I’mBenjamin.Daisy:It’snicetomeetyou,Benjamin.WouldyoumindifIsitwithyou?Iwouldlovetohearyouplay.Benjamin:DoIknowyou?Voiceover:Andeveryday,Iwouldstopbytomakesurethathewascomfortable.Benjamin:No,Ididn’t.Nurse:Youjustfinishedeating.Benjamin:Don’tthinkIdon’tknowwhatyou’redoing!You’reallfuckingliars!Nurse:Hedoesn’tbelievehejusthadhisbreakfast.Daisy:Now,whydon’tweseeifwecan’tfindsomethingelseforyoutodo?Benjamin:Ihaveafeelingthere’salotofthingsIcan’tremember.Daisy:Well,likewhat,sugar?Benjamin:It’slikethere’sthiswholelifeIhad,andIcan’trememberwhatitwas.Daisy:It’sokay.It’sokaytoforgetthings.Voiceover:Manytimes,hewouldsimplyforgetwhoorwherehewas.Nurse:Thereheis.He’supthereontheroof.Voiceover:Itwasn’teasy.Daisy:Benjamin!Benjamin:Icanseeeverything!Icanseethebigriver!Daisy:That’sright.Youcanseeeverything,sweetheart.Benjamin:IcanseethegraveyardwhereMama’sburied,andallthoseotherpeople.Daisy:Iwantyoutocomedown!Benjamin:WhatifIcouldfly?Daisy:Iknewamanwhocouldfly.Youcomedown,andI’lltellyouallabouthim.II.Culturalinformation1.QuoteNobodygrowsoldmerelybylivinganumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.—SamuelUllman2.GrowingPainsGrowingPainsisanAmericantelevisionsitcomaboutanupper-middleclassfamilywithaworkingmotherandastay-at-homepsychiatristfatherraisingthreechildrentogether,whichairedonABCfrom1985to1992.Theshow’spremiseisbasedonthefictionalSeaverfamily,whoresideinHuntington,LongIsland,NewYork.Dr.JasonSeaver(AlanThicke),apsychiatrist,worksfromhomebecausehiswife,MaggieMalone(JoannaKerns),hasgonebacktoworkasareporter.Jasonhastotakecareofthekids:troublemakerMike(KirkCameron),honorsstudentCarol(TraceyGold),andrambunctiousBen(Jeremy新世纪英语专业本科生教材（修订版）综合教程2（第2版）电子教案Unit22Miller).Afourthchild,ChrissySeaver,wasbornin1988.SectionTwoGlobalReadingI.MainideaThispieceofwritingisanattempttosubvertthe“traditional”viewandconvincethereaderthatgrowingolderisnotnecessarilythatdreadful.Theauthorpointsoutanumberofadvantagesofgrowingolder.Theseadvantagesareenumeratedonthebasisoftheexperiencesofherbrotherandherown.Bymeansofcontrast(beingyoungandbeingold)theauthorrevealstruehappinessandcontentmentinoldage,whichhaveoftenbeenoverlooked.II.Structuralanalysis1.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.ParagraphsMainideas1-2Thewriterairsherviewaboutgrowingolder.3-5Thewriterdiscussesthreedistinctadvantagesofgrowingolder.6Thewriterwindsupherdiscussionwithreferencetoherparents’lifetoreaffirmthatgrowingolderwouldbe“abetterphase”ofherlife.2.Whattechniquesdoestheauthoradopttopresenttheadvantagesofgrowingolder?Theauthorillustratesthemwithexamplesandbycontrast(beingyoungandbeingold).SectionThreeDetailedReadingTextITheVirtuesofGrowingOlderCarolSiskin1Oursocietyworshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.1Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdownthestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofaging.2Wouldn’tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain?2Isn’taginganexperiencetobedreaded?Perhapsitisun-Americantosayso,butIbelievetheansweris“No.”Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages.3Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.3WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitamins4,anddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.NomatterwhatIweighed,though,IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.WhenDaveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedforthe“right”clothes.Ifourparentsdidn’tgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.5Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets?Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsingeneral,managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Davestillworksout,buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall,lankyframe.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle6.Andwomen,I’membarrassedtoadmit,evenmorethanmen,havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion7.Nowmyclothesareattractiveyeteasytowear.Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink.Aslongaswefeelgoodabouthowwelook,wearehappy.4Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.8IchosethemanIwantedtomarry.Idecidedtohavechildren.Ielectedtoreturntocollegetocompletem