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1、FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Section A,2,Journey through the odyssey years,Objectives,Discovery of a new life stage,1.What is the key insight in The Odyssey,a long poem by the Greek author Homer?,The essentials of the journey are not only outward stru
2、ggles against tremendous difficulties,but,more importantly,inward struggles leading to personal growth.His journey is the one of self-discovery and of combating his own arrogance and pride from his young rebellious heart.It makes sense to borrow The Odyssey from Greek mythology to describe the rebel
3、lious years young people usually go through.,Cultural background,2.What does“Generation Jones”mean?,A term used to describe the generation born right after World War II in 1945 through 1965.Its usually identified with“baby boomers”.Key characteristics assigned to these members are less optimism,dist
4、rust of government,and general cynicism.,Cultural background,3.What is special feature of Generation Z?,It is also known as the Net or the Internet Generation.In the US and other Western nations,it is a common name for the people born from the mid-1990s or early 2000s through to the present.This gen
5、eration has spent their entire life with the World Wide Web and high-tech gadgets.,Cultural background,What difficulties do you have to confront in your age groups?(Para.1),Explains how the traditional way labeled previous life stages:_and old ages.,Part I(Para.1),childhood,adolescence,adulthood,Thi
6、s transitional paragraph claims that _ is changing.,Part II(Para.2),the way of viewing different life stages,What did young people used to do after college?(Para.3),Based on the reading,what are the so-called“odyssey years”?(Para.4),How is young peoples assumption of adulthood in the past different
7、from that at present?(Para.5),Introduces a new life stage,the odyssey years,using comparison and contrast.Specifically,Paragraph 3 describes _Paragraph 4 presents _.Paragraph 5 compares _ in the past and present.,Part III(Paras.3-5),what young people used to do after college.,the image of young peop
8、le today,young peoples assumption of adulthood people today,How do some young people in their odyssey years react to their parents?(Para.6),How did parents feel toward their grown children whose lives are moving away from their expectations.(Para.7),Why does everything during this stage remain tempo
9、rary?(Para.8),What are some of the characteristics of this phase?(Para.10),This part exclusively deals with the characteristics of the odyssey years such as young peoples _,parents feelings toward the growing children,no new guidelines,young peoples holding _ and so on.,Part IV(Paras.6-10),rebelliou
10、s reaction,traditional aspirations,What advice is offered to the young people?(Paras.11-12),Do you think the odyssey years could lead to self-discovery?Why or why not?(Para.12),Encourages young people never to give up when facing any difficulties.They must have _.,Part IV(Paras.11-12),the strength,c
11、apacity and confidence to successfully pass through the odyssey years,Previous phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characteristics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,Previous phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characte
12、ristics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,There were childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age,with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.(Para.1),Previous phases in life,Previous phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characterist
13、ics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,Transition,The way of viewing different life stages is changing.(Para.2),Previous phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characteristics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,Previously,young people would move awa
14、y from home and start a family;which is different from today.(Para.5),A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Today,young people are following a different agenda:the odyssey years.(Para.4),Previously,young peoples induction to adulthood was completed once they graduated from college.(Para.3),P
15、revious phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characteristics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,New guidelines for this particular phase havent been established.Every change remains temporary.(Para.8),Characteristics of the odyssey years,Because of enormou
16、s pressure,young people react with rebellious behaviors toward their parents.(Para.6),Their parents feel more anxious.(Para.7),The outcome of this new phase will become more noticeable in the coming years.(Para.10),Characteristics of the odyssey years,The change in gender status delays the time to g
17、et married.However,young people still hold traditional aspirations for parenthood.(Para.9),Previous phases in life,Transition,A newly added phase in life:the odyssey years,Characteristics of the odyssey years,Advice to young people,Advice to young people,Success will only come to those who know that
18、 they must have the strength,capacity and confidence to pass through the odyssey years.(Paras.11-12),The odyssey years are certainly a very complicated _ of life for young people.The odyssey years can _ young people with enormous pressure to _.During these years,not only do these young people need t
19、o _ many difficulties,they also have to face many _ from their parents.,phase,saddle,move forward,To be continued,overcome,challenges,But,if you stay strong,be positive,and keep focused,someday you will look back and wonder at the _ as you passed through the odyssey years.,vast changes,把分开；分隔,(separ
20、ate from/business bank accounts),Business bank accounts need to be separated from personal ones.,separate from,短语逆译,短语应用,商业的银行帐户需跟个人的银行帐户分开。,意群提示,中断；暂停,(take a break from/make herself some coffee),She took a break from her work to make herself some coffee and then resumed a few minutes later.,take a
21、 break from,短语逆译,短语应用,她暂停了一会儿工作，给自己泡了一点咖啡，然后几分钟后继续工作。,意群提示,倾向于；往往会；易于做某事,(tend to do sth./need less sleep),People tend to need less sleep as they get older.,tend to do sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,人们随着年纪的增长往往不需要那么多睡眠。,意群提示,以为基础；以为根据,(base on sth./the key factors/my own experience),These are the key factors for be
22、ing a successful speaker,and they are based on my own experience.,base upon/on sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,这些是成为一名成功的演说家的关键因素，是以我自己的经验为基础的。,意群提示,使承担苦差事；使负重担,(saddle sb.with sth./due to/an increased cost),The company is saddled with debt due to the consequence of an increased cost of production.,saddle sb.with st
23、h.,短语逆译,短语应用,由于生产成本的提高,造成了该公司。,意群提示,被代替,(give way to sth./give one a pay raise),He was greatly disappointed over his boss decision against giving him a pay raise,and soon his disappointment gave way to anger.,give way to sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,他对老板不给他加薪的决定感到非常失望，很快他的失望变成了愤怒。,意群提示,放弃；退出,(back off/do a good j
24、ob completing it),Jerry backed off the project when he realized how much work was involved to do a good job completing it.,短语逆译,短语应用,当杰瑞意识到需多少工作量才能成功地完成这个项目时，他放弃了。,意群提示,back off,对某事感到惊讶，感到诧异,(wonder at/visitors to mountainous areas),Visitors to mountainous areas tend to wonder at the speed with whic
25、h the weather can change in such areas.,短语逆译,短语应用,去山里观光的游客对这个地区天气变化之快感到诧异。,意群提示,wonder at,我们把这些阶段想象为婴儿期在童年之前，中年在老年之前，每个阶段都会面临一系列特有的挑战。,原句译文,逆译练习,We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age,with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.(Para.1,L2-4),句型提炼,wi
26、th+n./pron.+v-ing.,句型提炼,应用提示,构成with独立结构，主要用作状语，可以表示伴随、方式、原因、时间等。with之后的名词和其后的现在分词构成主谓关系，其中现在分词表示主动并正在进行的动作。,句型应用,(with each dish emitting),典型例句,她在餐桌旁坐了下来，每道菜都散发出扑鼻的香味。(状语表示伴随),意群提示,She sat down at the table,with each dish emitting a delicious smell.,(with her eyes fixing),典型例句,女孩坐在那里一言不发，眼睛直挺挺地盯着墙壁。
27、(状语表示方式),意群提示,The girl sat there quite silent with her eyes fixing on the wall.,(with our food running out/walk to a village),典型例句,由于我们的食物即将吃完，我们不得不步行到一个村子寻求帮助。(状语表示原因),意群提示,With our food running out,we had to walk to a village for help.,(with summer coming),典型例句,随着夏季来临，天气正变得越来越热。(状语表示时间),意群提示,With
28、summer coming,it is becoming hotter and hotter.,由于年轻人正按照一种不同的模式生活，最近的趋势出现了根本性的变化。,原句译文,逆译练习,Recent trends show radical changes as young people are following a different agenda.(Para.4,L3-4),句型提炼,Recent trends/tendencies/fashions show,句型提炼,应用提示,用于描述“近来的一种态势”。,句型应用,(recent.show/body benefits/indefatig
29、able),典型例句,最近的趋势表明，可以通过放松的的锻炼方式使身体受益。,意群提示,Recent tendency shows that it is possible that body benefits from exercises through an relaxing way.,别的不说，这对择偶产生了不言而喻的影响。,原句译文,逆译练习,Apart from anything else,this has had an implicit effect on courtship.(Para.9,L1),句型提炼,Apart from anything else,sth.has an ef
30、fect on,句型提炼,应用提示,用于强调“某种因素的影响”。,句型应用,(apart from anything else/rumors/negative effect),典型例句,撇开别的不说，仅仅这些谣言对他的形象已经产生了负面的影响。,意群提示,Apart from anything else,these rumors alone have had negative effect on his image.,Young people should use more time to communicate with family,friends,and other lovedones,
31、spend less time on the Internet,games,anddo physical exercise to improve the fitness level in case of some approaching difficulties.Otherwise,they should participate in meaningful activities to fill up all the days.,How can young people cope with this difficult time period the odyssey years?,2.What
32、might be the most significant personal effect that is caused by the delay in transition to adulthood?,Delayed marriage and career More competition Loss of good opportunities More self-awareness Further exploration of career Establishment of stable financial status,Through a lot of changes,young peop
33、le become more flexible than older people Social changes are so radical that it is hard for everyone to fit in the pattern Radical social changes will eventually shape society into a more modern one,3.How do you evaluate the radical social changes resulting from this newly added phase?,How do you un
34、derstand the following quotes“What I do is all for you”and“Put yourself far enough away to give your child much room but close enough to help him or her if asked”?,Chinese and western education differ widely in a first embodiment of family education.Chinese parents tend to educate their children in
35、a directive,command type.They plan for all,make their area of control,and pay few attention to childrens independent ability.,However,the western family education is quite different,parents tend to put their children in equal status.This gives the child enough space.Parents pay attention to children
36、s awareness and abilities to stand on their own.,How do you understand the following quotes“What I do is all for you”and“Put yourself far enough away to give your child much room but close enough to help him or her if asked”?,Translate a paragraph based on a summary of the text by using the expressi
37、ons from the text.,Paragraph translation,青少年处于一个敏感的年纪，一方面，他们还不够成熟，另一方面，他们很反叛，不听父母的话，和父母作对。所以青少年总是和父母争吵，这很受伤，父母不得不处理这样的情况。,at the sensible age,have argument with,on the other hand,go against,To be continued,deal with,Paragraph translation,作为青少年，他们追求自由，他们处在追求个性的年纪。他们想要展示自己的成熟，可以自己做决定。然而对父母来说，他们一生都在看着孩
38、子，还没有意识到孩子已经成熟了，所以他们总是把孩子当小孩一样看待，替孩子做一切的决定。这就是矛盾的来源，唯一的解决方法就是彼此理解。,chase for freedom,the only way to solve,pursing individualism,make their own decision,To be continued,Paragraph translation,对于父母来说，他们必须意识到孩子已经长大，不再是小孩子，他们应该学会放手。对于青少年来说，应该和父母好好谈谈，试着解释和展示自己的勇气。他们不应该生父母的气，找到争端的更好解决方法。,be conscious that
39、,have a good talk with,To be continued,Paragraph translation,Teenagers are at the sensible age,on the one hand,they are not mature enough,on the other hand,they are very bolshy,they dont listen to what their parents tell them,they will go against parents.So teenagers always have argument with them.I
40、t hurts so much.Parents have to deal with such situations.,To be continued,Paragraph translation,As teenagers,they want to chase for freedom,they are at the age of pursing individualism.They want to show that they are mature enough,they can make their own decision.While as parents,they watch their k
41、ids all their life,they havent realized that their kids are already mature enough,so they always treat their children as the small one,making every decision for them.That is why the conflict comes,the only way to solve it is to understand each other.,To be continued,Paragraph translation,For parents
42、,they must be conscious that the kids are growing up,they are no more the small ones,they should learn to let them go.For teenagers,they should have a good talk with their parents,trying to explain and show the courage they have.They should not be angry with parents,to find a better way to solve arg
43、ument.,To be continued,Paragraph translation,separate from,take a break from,tend to do sth.,base upon/on sth.,saddle sb.with sth,give way to sth.,back off,wonder at,have a solid idea,understand as a norm,lead to a career,fall out of love,move forward,get upset,considering all of this,with+n./pron.+v-ing.,Recent tendency shows,Apart from anything else,sth.has an effect on,The End,Journey through the odyssey years,Section A,
