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1、SectionAJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsBackgroundinformation1.generationgroupsinthewestGenerationgaps,referringtodifferencebetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders,especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents,haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange,particularlymusicaltastes,fash
2、ion,cultureandpolitics.SomespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries:GenerationJones:AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWar||in1945through1965.It'susuallyidentifiedwith“babyboomers”.Keycharacteristicsassignedtothese
3、membersarelessoptimism,distrustofgovernment,andgenerallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960s.Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom.Thegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyotherrecentgenerations.Theyaremoreethnicallydiverseandbetteredu
4、catedthanthebabyboomers.GenerationY:AlsoknownastheMillennialGenerationandmanyofthemarechildrenofbabyboomers.Theirbirthyearsrangefromtheearly1980stotheearly2000s.It'sgenerallymarkedbyanincreaseuseandfamiliaritywithcommunications,media,anddigitaltechnologies.GenerationZ:A
5、lsoknownasthenetortheinternetGeneration.IntheUSandotherWesternnations,itisacommonnameforthepeoplebornfromthemid.1990sorearly2000sthroughtothepresent.ThisgenerationhasspendtheirentirelifewiththeWorldWideWebandhightechgadgets.2.theodysseyyearsThetermodysseyyearsoriginated
6、fromTheodyssey,alongpoembytheGreekauthorHomer,whichisasequeloftheGreekhero,Odysseus.ItdescribesOdysseus'slongjourney,tryingtoreturnhomefromadventuresandwar.ForEnglishspeakers,asmanyasformanycultures,theverynameofpoem,TheOdyssey,hasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourney,orgr
7、eatstruggle.Themancharacterintheepicpoem(史诗),Odysseus,waswanderingawayfromhomeandlovedones.Duringhisjourneyof10years,heencounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallenges.ThekeyinsightinOdysseyisthattheessentialsofthejourneyarenotonlyoutwardstruggleagainsttremendousdifficulties,bu
8、t,moreimportantly,inwardstrugglesleadingtopersonalgrowth.Hisjourneyistheoneofself-discoveryandofcombatinghisow
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