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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderByCarolSiskinPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?TheVirtuesofAgingbyJimmyCarter"Wearenotalon
2、einourworryaboutboththephysicalaspectofagingandtheprejudicethatexiststowardtheelderly,whichissimilartoracismorsexism.Whatmakesitdifferentisthattheprejudicealsoexistsamongthoseofuswhoareeitherwithinthisgrouporrapidlyapproachingit.WhenIhavementionedthetitleoft
3、hisbooktoafewpeople,mostofthemresponded,'Virtues?Whatcouldpossiblybegoodaboutgrowingold?'Themostobviousanswer,ofcourse,istoconsiderthealternativetoaging.Butthereareplentyofothergoodanswers--manybasedonourpersonalexperiencesandobservations.What,inyouropinion,
4、aretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgrowingolder?Whatdoyouthinkarethevirtuesofbeingyoung?Describesomeoftheoccasionsthatpeopleshowtheirconcerntotheold.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.Oneeveningtherewasacommunitysuppe
5、rinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwowereatthesametable,acrossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygathereduphiscouragetoaskher,"Willyoumarryme?"Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered."Yes.Yes,Iwill." Themealend
6、edandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywenttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,hewastroubled.Didshesay"yes"ordidshesay"no"?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcouldnotrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heexplai
7、nedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Thenhereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemorecourage,hetheninquiredofher"WhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?" Hewasdelightedtohearhersay,"Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithal
8、lmyheart."Thenshecontinued,"AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme."poorhealthI'mDeadAnoldercoupleislyinginbedonemorning,havingjustawakenedfromagoodnight'ssleep.Hetake
