新视野大学英语读写教程(第三版)Book2 Unit 3课文讲解

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1、SectionAJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsBackgroundinformation1.generationgroupsinthewestGenerationgaps，referringtodifferencebetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders，especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents，haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange，particularlymusicaltastes，fashion，cultureandpolitics.So

2、mespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries：GenerationJones：AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWar｜｜in1945through1965.It'susuallyidentifiedwith“babyboomers”.Keycharacteristicsassignedtothesemembersarelessoptimism，distrustofgovernment，andgen

3、erallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960s.Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom.Thegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyotherrecentgenerations.Theyaremoreethnicallydiverseandbettereducatedthanthebabyboomers.GenerationY：AlsoknownastheMillennialGenerationandma

4、nyofthemarechildrenofbabyboomers.Theirbirthyearsrangefromtheearly1980stotheearly2000s.It'sgenerallymarkedbyanincreaseuseandfamiliaritywithcommunications，media，anddigitaltechnologies.GenerationZ：AlsoknownasthenetortheinternetGeneration.IntheUSandotherWesternnations，itisacommonnameforthepeoplebor

5、nfromthemid.1990sorearly2000sthroughtothepresent.ThisgenerationhasspendtheirentirelifewiththeWorldWideWebandhightechgadgets.2.theodysseyyearsThetermodysseyyearsoriginatedfromTheodyssey，alongpoembytheGreekauthorHomer，whichisasequeloftheGreekhero，Odysseus.ItdescribesOdysseus'slongjourney，tryingto

6、returnhomefromadventuresandwar.ForEnglishspeakers，asmanyasformanycultures，theverynameofpoem，TheOdyssey，hasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourney，orgreatstruggle.Themancharacterintheepicpoem（史诗），Odysseus，waswanderingawayfromhomeandlovedones.Duringhisjourneyof10years，heencounteredrepeatedtroublesandc

7、hallenges.ThekeyinsightinOdysseyisthattheessentialsofthejourneyarenotonlyoutwardstruggleagainsttremendousdifficulties，but，moreimportantly，inwardstrugglesleadingtopersonalgrowth.Hisjourneyistheoneofself-discoveryandofcombatinghisow