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1、U7AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceTextTheTryingTwentiesWarm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingSpeakingSkillsAdditionalWorkWarm-upActivitiesWarm-up11.Whatdoes“thetryingtwenties”mean?Whyisthetwentiesa“trying”period?Here“trying”meansstrainingone’spowerofendurance,sothephrasemeansthatthetwentiesisa
2、periodinwhichpeopleundergomanyordealsthatwilltempertheirwillpowerandmakethemmoremature.Twenty-somethingsarepresentedwithnumeroustaskswhichtheyarenotyetequippedtodealwith.Forexample,toprepareforacareer,tofindamentorwhowillguideyouthroughlife,tofindamatewithwhomyouwillspendyourlife,etc.Thesearethethin
3、gsthatwereonceirrelevant,butnowhavebecomeimminent.Inasensethesearethe“trials”theyneedtogothroughastheyarebecominganadult.Warm-up22.Howwillyoudescribepeopleintheirtwenties?Positive:energetic/incandescentwiththeirenergies,impatienttobeontheirown,eagertofindtheirownwayoflivingintheworld,ambitious,brave
4、,curious,adventurous,vivacious,confident,optimistic,cheerful,straightforwardNegative:changeable,baffled,confused,lovelorn(sometimes),rash,reckless,immatureWarm-up33.Illusionsareusuallyconsideredasnegative.Canyouthinkofhowillusionscansometimesbebeneficialforpeopleintheirtwenties?Peopleintheirtwenties
5、arefacedwithproblemsnevermetbefore.Theydon’tyethaveenoughexperienceandresourcestodealwiththem,buttheyusuallyhavenoonetoturntoandtheydon’tliketolookforhelpeither.Intimeslikethis,illusionstakeawaythefearinsideapersonandreplaceitwithconfidenceandexcitement.Sincealltheyhaveistheythemselves,thebeliefthat
6、theirintelligenceandwillpowerconquersallpropelsthemforward.Itisintheattempttosolvetheproblemsthattheymature.GailSheehy(1937—)wasborninNewYorkCityandeducatedattheUniversityofVermont.LatershereceivedafellowshipatColumbiaUniversitywhereshestudiedunderanthropologistMargaretMead,whobecamehermentor.Asalit
7、eraryjournalist,shewasoneoftheoriginalcontributorstoNewYorkmagazine.AcontributingeditortoVanityFairsince1984,shewontheWashingtonJournalismReviewAwardforBestMagazineWriterinAmericaforherin-depthcharact
