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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
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