---新視野三版讀寫(xiě)B(tài)2U3TextAJourneythroughtheodysseyyears1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages:childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.Wethinkofinfancybeforechildhoodandmiddleagebeforeoldage,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.Thesechallengescanbeovercomebyacquaintingourselveswiththem,suchasthechild'sneedtolearn,theadult'sneedtofindtherightcareerandbuildafamily,andthesenior'sneedforsupportandgoodhealthcare.2Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.3Inprevioustimes,peopledidn'thaveasolidideaofchildhoodasbeingseparatefromadulthood.Ahundredyearsago,noonethoughtofadolescence.Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindasensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.Thenduringthiscareertheywouldstartafamily,idealybeforetheyturned30.4Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-caledodysseyyears.Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefolowingadifferentagenda.Theytakebreaksfromschool,livewithfriendsandoftenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.Similarly,theyfallinandoutoflove,quitonejobandtryanotherorevenshifttoanewcareer.So,weneedtorecognizethisnewstage,theodysseyyears,whichmanynowconsidertobeanunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood.5Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbaseduponachievingcertainaccomplishments:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinancialyindependent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamily.Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.Duringtheodysseyyears,ahighproportionofyoungpeoplearedelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.6Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.Asthesoleheirandfocusoftheirparents'expectations,hopesanddreams,somereactwithrebelliousandpridefulattitudesand1---behaviortowardtheirparents.Theyoftenresentthepressurethey'refeelingandkeepadistancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstandthemandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manyyoungpeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPads,tohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.7Likewise,theirparentsarefeelingmoreanxious.Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildren'slivesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationsandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.Theparentsdon'tevendetectaclearsenseofdirectionintheirchildren'slives.Theylookatthemandseethethingsthatarebeingdelayed.8It'shardtopredictwhat'snext.Newguidelineshaven'tbeenestablishedyet,andeverythingseemstogivewaytoalesspermanentversionofitself.There'sbeenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Morewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.9Apartfromanythingelse,thishashadanimpliciteffectoncourtship.Educatedwomencangetmanyofthethingstheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishment,andidentitywithoutmarriage.However,bothgendersarehavingahardertimefindingsuitablematestobuildtheirliveswith.Consideringallofthis,it'sbeneficialtoknowthateventhoughgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillholdhighlytraditionalaspirations.Forexample,thiscontemporarygenerationratesparenthoodevenmorehighlythanpreviousgenerationsdid!10Thisnewphasewilllikelygrowmorepronouncedinthecomingyears.Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.11Nevertheless,graduatesshouldn'tbedeceivedintothinkingtheycanbackoffsimplybecausethingshavebecomemoredifficult.Alargenumberofpeoplechasingrelativelyfeweropportunitiescancreatestrongcompetitivepressure.So,fromtheoutset,keepyourresumeprofessionalandup-to-date.12Toreinforcethisessentialmessage,successmovingthroughtheodysseyyearswillcometothosewhodon'texpecttoachievetheirgoalsrightawaybutknowthattheymusthavethestrength,capacityandconfidencetoendureoverthelongterm.Ifyou'realittlelatewithyourgoals,don'tfeellikeafailure!Stay2------strong,bepositive,andkeepfocused!Somedayyouwilllookbackandwonderatthevastchangesasyoupassedthroughtheodysseyyears.LanguagePoints:1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages:childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and(Para.1)oldage.Meaning:Mostofusknowaboutthedifferentlifestagesthatwedescribeaccordingtodifferentagegroups:childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.2Wethinkofinfancybeforechildhoodandmiddleagebeforeoldage,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.(Para.1)Meaning:Wesequencethelifestagesofinfancy,childhood,middleageandoldageaccordingtotheirnaturalorder,witheachparticularlifestagefacingitsownfeaturedchallenges.Sentencestructurenote:“with＋名詞/代詞＋現(xiàn)在分詞”作獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)“with＋名詞/代詞＋現(xiàn)在分詞”構(gòu)成獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，主要用作狀語(yǔ)，可以表示伴隨、方式、原因、時(shí)間等。with之后的名詞和其后的現(xiàn)在分詞構(gòu)成主謂關(guān)系，其中現(xiàn)在分詞表示主動(dòng)或正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。例如：*Shesatdownatthetable,witheachdishemittingadelicioussmell.她在餐桌旁坐了下來(lái)，每道菜都散發(fā)出撲鼻的香味。（狀語(yǔ)表示伴隨）*Thegirlsattherequitesilentwithhereyesfixingonthewall.女孩坐在那里一言不發(fā)，目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著墻壁。（狀語(yǔ)表示方式）*Withourfoodrunningout,wehadtowalktoavilageforhelp.由于我們的食物即將吃完，我們不得不步行到一個(gè)村子尋求幫助。（狀語(yǔ)表示原因）*Withsummercoming,itisbecominghotterandhotter.隨著夏季來(lái)臨，天氣變得越來(lái)越熱。（狀語(yǔ)表示時(shí)間）Usagenote:peculiar,characteristic,unusualpeculiar,characteristic和unusual都可用作形容詞，都含有表示有特色的”等意思，但有細(xì)微差別?！坝刑攸c(diǎn)的；*1從詞義上說(shuō)，peculiar著重“獨(dú)特性”，強(qiáng)調(diào)“與眾不同的”特征；characteristic常強(qiáng)調(diào)所指性質(zhì)的典型性,也可以表示這些性質(zhì)使某一事物區(qū)別于其他的事物；unusual強(qiáng)調(diào)“少見(jiàn)的”，與通常的情況“截然不同的”或“未曾3------預(yù)料的”特征。例如：*Thewinehasapeculiartaste.這種酒有種獨(dú)特的味道。*It’scharacteristicofherthatshenevercomplained.從來(lái)不發(fā)牢騷是她的個(gè)性。*Itwasnotunusualformetocomehomeattwoorthreeinthemorning.三點(diǎn)回家對(duì)凌晨?jī)晌襾?lái)說(shuō)是很平常的事。2從用法上說(shuō)，peculiar通常和介詞to搭配，表示“為某人或某物所特有”；characteristic通常和介詞of搭配，表示“某物或某人有?特性、特征、特色”；unusual通常和介詞for搭配，表示“對(duì)?不同尋?！?。例如：*Greatmindsingenerallookatlifeinawaypeculiartothemselves.一般來(lái)說(shuō)，偉大的思想家都以自己獨(dú)特的眼光來(lái)看待生活。Withthefriendlyandgenerouscaresocharacteristicofthesepeople,theyopenedtheirhousetoover50guests.這些人以特有的友好和慷慨關(guān)愛(ài)，在家接待了50多位客人。It’snotunusufaolrteenagerstogothroughaphasewhentheyfeelashamedoftheirparents,afraidthattheymightnotliveuptotheirfriends青少年’經(jīng)歷為自己的父母感到羞愧的階段是很平常的，他們生怕自己的父母達(dá)不到他們朋友所設(shè)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。Heaskedmeiftherewasanythingunusualaboutthemanwhohadrobbedme,buIcouldn'taccuratelydescribetheman.他問(wèn)我那個(gè)搶劫了我的男人是否有什么不尋常之處，但我不能準(zhǔn)確地描述那個(gè)男子。3Thesechallengescanbeovercomebyacquaintingourselveswiththem,sucasthechild’sneedtolearn,theadult’sneedtofindtherightcareafamily,andthesenior’sneedforsupportandgoodhealthcare.(Para.1Meaning:Byfamiliarizingourselveswiththeparticularchallengessuchastheneedsfordifferentagegroups:child,adult,andsenior,wecansurelyovercomeallthesechallenges.Meaningbeyondwords:Ifwestaypositiveandoptimistic,we’lsuccessfulyhandlethechallengesatdifferentlifestages.4Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:Sincethesentencestatesthattheideasaboutlifestagesarechanging,it’spredictablethatthefolowingtextfowciulsonthistopic.5Inprevioustimes,peopledidn’htaveasolidideaofchildhoodasbeingseparatefromadulthood.Ahundredyearsago,noonethoughtofadolescenc(Para.3)Meaning:childhoodInthepast,peopledidn’htaveaclearconceptaboutseparatingfromadulthood.Childrenweresimplyseenasyoungsters.Likewise,4------peopledidn’tthinkabthoeutlifestageofadolescenceahundredyearsago.6Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindsensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.(Para.3)Meaning:Peopleusedtoconsideritnormal:Assoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldbecomepartoftheadultcommunityandfindareliablejobtowardpracticalandacareer.Meaningbeyondwords:Thingsarenolongerthesameastheywereinthepast.Collegegraduateswon’tfindanidealjobrightaftertheygraduatefromschootakelongertimebeforetheystartwiththeircareer.Usagenote:sensible,sensitive1.sensible表示“明智的”，如：asensibleperson（一個(gè)明智的人），asensibleplan（一個(gè)切合實(shí)際的計(jì)劃）。Asensiblepersonmakesgooddecisionsandadjustmentsbasedonreasonratherthanemotion.一個(gè)明智的人會(huì)根據(jù)理智而不是情感來(lái)做出合理的決定和判斷。*sensible還可以表示“知道的；覺(jué)察的”，besensibleof表示?“感知某事；察我清楚你正在經(jīng)歷的痛”。例如：’srem敏ar感ks覺(jué)到某事?！崩纾?Iamsensibleofthesufferingyouareundergoing.苦。2.sensitive在詞義上表示“敏感的；易受影響的*Asensitivepersoniseasilyupsetbyotherpeople的orb人很容易因他人的言論或行為而生氣。*Youshouldn’tsboesensitiveaboutwhatpeoplesay.你不應(yīng)該對(duì)別人說(shuō)什么如此敏感。*sensitiveto表示“對(duì)?過(guò)敏的；對(duì)?理解的”。例如：sheissensitivetopenicillin,andIdoubtwhetheranyotherdrugUnfortunately,willhelpher.不幸的是，她對(duì)青霉素過(guò)敏，我不能確定是否有其他藥物可以幫助她。We’retryingtomakepeoplemoresensitivetothedifficultiesfacedbyworking臨的難困。mothers.我們正在努力使人們更理解上班族媽媽所面7Thenduringthiscareertheywouldstartafamily,ideallybeforetheyturned30.(Para.3)Meaning:Whileworkingontheircareer,theywouldgetmarriedtostarttheirownfamily,preferablybyage30.------5------8Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadtostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-calledodysseyyears.(Para.4)Meaning:Todaywearealsorequiredtorecognizeanewlifestagewhichstartsfromhighschoolgraduationthroughcolegetilltheysettledownwithafamilyandacareer.Thisnewphasemightbecaledtheodysseyyears,theyearsofself-discovery.9Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefollowingadifferentagenda.(Para.4)Meaning:Asyoungpeoplearelivingadifferentlifestyle,thesocietyhasgonethroughtremendouschanges.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeopletendtobehaverebeliously,whichiscontrarytothetraditionalwayandbeyondtheexpectationsoftheirparents.10Theytakebreaksfromschool,livewithfriendsandoftenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.(Para.4)Meaning:Theystopgoingtoschoolforawhile,livewithfriendsandoftenevenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.Meaningbeyondwords:Theyobviouslyhavemorefreedomthantheoldergeneration.*takeabreakfrom:restforashortperiodoftimewhenyoustopdoingsth.中斷；暫停Shetookabreakfromherworktomakeherselfsomecoffeeandthenresumedafewminuteslater.她暫停了一會(huì)兒工作，給自己泡了一點(diǎn)咖啡，然后幾分鐘后繼續(xù)工作。11Similarly,theyfallinandoutoflove,quitonejobandtryanotherorevenshifttoanewcareer.(Para.4)Meaning:Likewise,theyfalinandoutoflove,giveuponejobandtryanother,orchangetoacompletelydifferentprofession.Meaningbeyondwords:Beforetheyfinalysettledown,colegegraduatesneedtoaccumulatelifeexperiences–todiscoverthemselvesduringtheirodysseyyears.12So,weneedtorecognizethisnewstage,theodysseyyears,whichmanynowconsidertobeanunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood.(Para.4)Meaning:Therefore,itisnecessarytorecognizethisunavoidablenewstage,whereyoungpeopleexplorelifeinordertoreachadulthood.13Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbaseduponachievingcertainaccomplishments:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinancially6------independent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamily.(Para.5)Meaning:Peoplebornbeforethe1960sor1970swerelikelytodefinethetermadulthoodaccordingtocertainaccomplishments,suchasmovingawayfromhome,havingfinancialindependence,andstartingafamilywithagoodhusbandorwife.*tendtodosth.:usu.doaparticularthing傾向于；往往會(huì)；易于做某事*Peopletendtoneedlesssleepastheygetolder.隨著年紀(jì)的增長(zhǎng)，人們需要的睡眠會(huì)變少。Becausemycartendstooverheatinthesummer,IfrequentlyhavetoturnontheA/Ctohelptheenginecooldown.因?yàn)槲业能?chē)往往在夏天會(huì)過(guò)熱，所以我得常將空調(diào)打開(kāi)，以幫助引擎冷卻。14Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.(Para.5)Meaning:However,stabilitydidn’sttaythesameforeversinceyoungpeopletodayaredoingthingsdifferentlyfromtheirparents.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeopletodayareunlikelytobehavethesamewayaswasatonetimeconsideredasthenorm:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinanciallyindependent,findingtherightspouseandrightawayaftertheygraduatefromcollege.startingafamily15Duringtheodysseyyears,ahighproportionofyoungpeoplearedelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.(Para.5)Meaning:Manyyoungpeoplepostponegettingmarried,havingchildrenandtakingajobduringtheirodysseyyears.16Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.(Para.6)Meaning:Theodysseyyearscanmakeyoungpeoplefeelmuchstressedtomoveaheadquickly.17Asthesoleheirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesomereactwithrebelliousandpridefulattitudesandbehaviortowardtheirparents.(Para.6)Meaning:Beingtheonlyheirandfocusoftheirparents’expectatdreams,someyoungpeoplebehavedrebelliouslyandproudlytowardtheirparents.18Theyoftenresentthepressurethey’rfeeelingandkeepadistancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.(Para.6)Meaning:Theyoftenfeelupsetaboutthestresstheyhaveandstayawayfromtheirparentsorevensecretlyleavehome.19Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstand------7------themandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.(Para.6)Meaning:Theygetconfusedbecauseit’shardtocommunicatewiththeirpaandalsobecausethejourneyofself-discoverytheyneedinthisparticularlifestageisfullofuncertainty.Meaningbeyondwords:Inadditiontotheuncertaintyofthisnewlyaddedlifestage,thereisagenerationgapbetweenparentsandfrustratingtoyoungpeople.children,whichcouldbe20Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manyyoungpeopleresorttocomputergames,iPod,iPhone,oriPadtohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.(Para.6)Meaning:Inordernottobebotheredbythisconfusionandfrustrationandtoforgetabouttheirpainandstress,manyyoungiPods,iPhonesoriPads.peopleturntocomputergames,Meaningbeyondwords:Asyoungpeoplecan’tbearsuchstbreigss,theytrytodosomethingwhichwillmakethemfeelbettertotemporallyenjoythemselvesandgetridoftheirparents.21Likewise,theirparentsarefeelingmoreanxious.(Para.7)Meaning:Theirparentsbecomemorerestlessaswell.Meaningbeyondwords:Astheirgrownchildrenwouldnotlistentotheiradvice,parentsaregettingmoreworriedaboutwhatdirectiontheirchildrenmaymoveto.22Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildrenlivesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationsandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.(Para.7)Meaning:Parentsmayaccepttheirgrownchildrentodelaythetransitionperiodfromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheyarefrustratedwhentheyfindtheirchildrenmovingawayfromwhattheyexpectedandwhentheymanyyears.extendtheperiodtotoo23Theparentsdon’tevendetectaclearsenseofdirectionintheirchildrelives.Theylookatthemandseethethingsthatarebeingdelayed.(Para.7)Meaning:Theparentsevenlosetrackoftheirchildren’slives,sothemandseehowthethingsthatshouldbedonearebeingpostponed.Meaningbeyondwords:Parentsareveryworriedabouttheirgrownchildrenfuturebutsimplydon’tknowwhattodotohelp.24It’shardtopredictwhatyet,andeverythingseemstogiveway(Para.8)’snext.Newguidelineshaven’tbetoalesspermanentversionofitself.Meaning:Itishardtosayinadvancewhatwillhappennext.Sincenonewsocial8------rulesorinstructionshavebeensetupyet,everythingseemstobetemporaryorunfixed.Usagenotepredict,anticipatepredict和anticipate都是動(dòng)詞，都含有“預(yù)言；預(yù)料”之意。1predict表示“預(yù)言；預(yù)料”之意時(shí)，往往是根據(jù)內(nèi)心感受、經(jīng)驗(yàn)、證據(jù)或跡象；anticipate表示“預(yù)期；預(yù)料”之意時(shí)，往往根據(jù)以往的經(jīng)驗(yàn)、自己的向往、設(shè)想來(lái)推測(cè)。例如：Infact,noonecanpredictwhetherhisideawillendupwithagreatsuccessforourbusiness.事實(shí)上，沒(méi)人能預(yù)測(cè)他的想法是否最終會(huì)使我們的業(yè)務(wù)取得成功。*Ianticipatealotofinterestinmynewspaperadvertisement.我預(yù)料我在報(bào)紙上登的廣告會(huì)引起人們很大的興趣。*Ipredictthisyear’sdroughttohaveadetrimentaleffect.我預(yù)測(cè)今年的干旱有不利的影響。3.predict是及物動(dòng)詞，后可接名詞詞組或名詞從句作賓語(yǔ)，后接動(dòng)詞不定式時(shí)常用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：*Unemploymentispredictedtoincreaseto700,000bytheendoftheyear.預(yù)計(jì)失業(yè)人口到今年年底將增至70萬(wàn)。ProfessorMurray,whocreatesagraphoftheirconversations,believesiteventuallybeusedtopredictthelikelihoodofdivorce.話畫(huà)出一幅曲線圖,他相信這條曲線最終可以用來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)夫妻離婚的可能性。Forecasterswillbeabletopredictwheretheexpectedstormsurgeswillstrikeandhowbigtheywillbe.預(yù)報(bào)員們將可預(yù)報(bào)風(fēng)暴潮襲擊的地點(diǎn)及其規(guī)模。anticipate是及物動(dòng)詞,一般接名詞、動(dòng)名詞或名詞從句作賓語(yǔ),可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)；anticipate后不能跟動(dòng)詞不定式。Agoodmanufacturermusttrytoanticipatewhathiscustomerswilwantandcould默里教授根據(jù)他們的對(duì)例如：decidewhatshallbeproduced.一位優(yōu)秀的制造商必須努力預(yù)料顧客需要什么，然后決定生產(chǎn)什么。Itisfarbetterforustoanticipatetheworstandgetoutofitbeforeithinderstheprogress.我們最好能事先預(yù)料到最壞的情況，并在它阻礙進(jìn)程之前擺脫它。25There’bseenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Morewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.(Para.8)Meaning:There’salsobeenachangeinthesocialstatusandpowerbetweenmandfemale.Nowmorewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.26Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.(Para.8)Meaning:Malewageshaveremainedsteadyoverthepastdecades;femalewageshavebeenontheincrease.incontrast,9------27Apartfromanythingelse,thishashadanimpliciteffectoncourtship.Educatedwomencangetmanyofthethingstheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishment,andidentitywithoutmarriage.(Para.9)Meaning:Inadditiontoanythingelse,thedelayhasaffectedromanticrelationshipsinasubtleway.Unmarriedbuteducatedwomencanstilhavemanyofthethingsthattheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishmentandidentity.Meaningbeyondwords:Intermsofromanticrelationships,educatedwomencanalwaysgetmoreadvantagesthanmen.28However,bothgendersarehavingahardertimefindingsuitablematestobuildtheirliveswith.(Para.9)Meaning:However,ithasbecomedifficultforbothmalesandfemalestofindtheirappropriatepartnerswhomtheycanbuildtheirfuturewith.Meaningbeyondwords:Thedifficultyforbothgenderstofindasuitablespouseiscausedbythetransitionphase.29Consideringallofthis,it’sbeneficialtoknowtehvaetnifgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillholdhighlytraditionalaspirations.(Para.9)Meaning:Whenthinkingaboutallofthis,it’sgoodtoknowthatevearedelayingmanythingsaftercolege,surveysshowtheystilkeephighlytraditionaldesiresandgoals.30Forexample,thiscontemporarygenerationratesparenthoodevenmorehighlythanpreviousgenerationsdid!(Para.9)Meaning:Youngpeople,forinstance,thinkofparentingmoreimportantthanpreviousgenerationsdid.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeoplethinkthatthequalityoftheirownparentsparentingwasinadequateandtheirownparentingshouldbeofahigherquality.31Thisnewphasewilllikelygrowmorepronouncedinthecomingyears.(Para.10)Meaning:Thisnewphaseinthedevelopmentofspreadandgaineasierrecognitioninthenearfuture.youngpeoplewillcontinueto32Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.(Para.10)Meaning:Thewholeworldhasnoticedasimilartendency–grownchildrendelaymarriageandspendmoreyearsthangenerationsbeforethem,wanderingathigher10------educationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.33Nevertheless,graduatesshouldn’tbedeceivedintothinkingtheycaoffsimplybecausethingshavebecomemoredi