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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?1.Areyouafraidofbeingold?2.What,inyouropinion,aretheadvantagesanddisa
2、dvantagesofgrowingolder?——Anoldwoman(phototakeninJiangxiProvince)，aged83,whousedbeacharmingyounglady.Stagesonegoesthroughlife:InfantChildAdolescenceYouthAdultMiddle-ageOld-ageQuotesonOldAgeThespiritualeyesightimprovesasthephysicaleyesightdeclines.（Plato）Thefirsthalfoflif
3、econsistsofthecapacitytoenjoywithoutthechance;thelasthalfconsistsofthechancewithoutthecapacity.(MarkTwain)BenefitsOfGrowingOlder*Inahostagesituation,youarelikelytobereleasedfirst.*Nooneexpectsyoutorunintoaburningbuilding.*Thingsyoubuynowwon’twearout.*Youreyeswon’tgetmuch
4、worse.*Yourinvestmentinhealthinsuranceisfinallybeginningtopayoff.*YourjointsaremoreaccuratethantheNationalWeatherService.*Yoursecretsaresafewithyourfriendsbecausetheycan'tremember themeither.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.One
5、eveningtherewasacommunitysupperinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwowereatthesametable,acrossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygathereduphiscouragetoaskher,"Willyoumarryme?"Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered."Yes.Yes,I
6、will." Themealendedandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywenttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,hewastroubled.Didshesay"yes"ordidshesay"no"?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcouldnotrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heex
7、plainedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Thenhereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemorecourage,hetheninquiredofher"WhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?" Hewasdelightedtohearhersay,"Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithallmyheart.
8、"Thenshecontinued,"AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme."poorhearingHearin
