商务英语阅读第一册上 unit 5

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1、CareoftheElderlyUnit5Pre-readingQuestionsListentoabriefnewsbroadcast,thenanswer“whatisthenewsabout?”Theintroductionof“one-child”policytoChina.Discussthenegativeeffectsoftheone-childpolicy.Theone-childpolicydirectlyresultsintheseximbalance.Astheonlychildinone-childfamilygrowsup,hisorhercharacter

2、willinevitablybeaffected.Thefataleffectistheagingproblemofpopulation.(Why?)Pre-readingQuestions[Background]Peoplearelivinglongerandlongerwhilenewbabiesareinsufficienttotaketheplaceofthem.Thisphenomenoniscalledaninversepyramid.Theyoungatthebottomarestrugglingtosupporttheoldonthetop.Duetothisunre

3、asonablestructure,theeconomicdevelopmentwillbedraggeddownunavoidably.Moreovertheagingproblemwilleventuallyweakenthestrengthofnationaldefensesignificantly.WatchthevideoclipofaChineseTVsketch.Pre-readingQuestionsShouldtheelderlylivewiththeiradultchildrenorbythemselvesindependently?Livewithchildre

4、n:Liveindependently:Incaseofanemergency–afall,astroke,theycanbelookedafter;Theywon’tfeellonely;Theywillbeabletobaby-sittheirgrandchildren;Theycanhelpwithhousechores.Afeelingofself-relianceisencouraged;Avoidconflictsortensionbetweengenerationsarisingfromdifferentvalues.AvoidbeingafamilyburdenPre

5、-readingExpressionsExpressionsthatarelikelytobeusedtotalkabouttheoldpeople:Ahealthdietishelpfultotheold.Caringoftheoldcanbestressful.Oldageisoftenaccompaniedbyallkindsofdiseasessuchashighbloodpressure.Pre-readingExpressionsExpressionsthatarelikelytobeusedtotalkaboutconsequencesofanaginggenerati

6、onontheyoungergeneration:Theonly-childgenerationwillbefacedwiththedifficultiesofcaringforboththechildrenandtheelders.Evenwhenanelderlyparentlivesindependently,responsibilitiescanweighheavilyontheirchildren.Maintainingacute-care(急性病)bedsisexpensiveandtheyareinhighdemand.CareoftheElderlyReadingOn

7、eUnit5BackgroundKnowledgeAnursinghomeisaplaceforpeoplewhodon'tneedtobeinahospitalbutcan'tbecaredforathome.Mostnursinghomeshavenursingaidesandskillednursesonhand24hoursaday.NursingHomesSomenursinghomesaresetuplikeahospital.Thestaff