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1、Book2Unit3Journeythroughtheodysseyyears奥t赛岁月之旅Mostofu$knowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestages:childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.Wethinkofinfancybeforechildhoodandmiddleagebeforeoldagefwitheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.Thesechalleng
2、escanbeovercomebyacquaintingourselveswiththem,suchasthechildsneedtolearn,theadultsneedtofindtherightcareerandbuildafamilyandthesenior,sneedforsupportandgoodhealthcare.我们大多数人都知道,依据不同的年龄和生活阶段,人生可与此平行划分为度年、得春期、成年和老年这四个阶段。我们把这些阶段想象为婴儿期在单年之前,中年在老年之前,母个阶段都会面临一系列特有的挑战.如核子对学习的须要.成人对找到合适的职业生渡和建立一个家庭的须要,以及年长者
3、对得到帮助和良好医疗保健的须要.通过对它们的充分了解.我们就可以战胜这些挑战。Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.好玩的是,关于人生阶段的观念正在发生变更。Inprevioustimes,peopledidnthaveasolidideaofchildhoodasbeingseparatefromadulthd.Ahundredyearsago,noonethoughtofadolescence.Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwas
4、completedassoonastheygraduatedfromllege.Theysvouldnowfindasensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.Thenduringthiscareertheywouldstartafamily,ideallybeforetheyturned30.在从前的年头,人们并没有一种固有的把童年和成年分开的想法。一百年前,谁也没有想到过青春期。出到最近.人们还很自然地认为:只要他们一-从高校毕业,他们的成人入门阶段就结束他们就会找到一份把他们引入职业生涯的合适的工作.然后在此职业生涯期间.他们会成家,三十岁之前成家更为志向.To
5、daywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-calledodysseyyears.Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefollowingadifferentagenda.Theytakebreaksfromschoollivewithfriendsandoften
6、returntolivingwiththeirparents.Similarly,theyfallinandoutofIovezquitonejobandtryanotherorevenshifttoanewcareer.So,weneedtorecognizethisnewSlagatheodysseyyears,whichmanynowconsidertobeanunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood.今日,我们同样须要相识一个新的人生阶段:从中学毕业到上高校,然后到成家立业,即所谓的奥德逑岁月.由于年轻人正依据一种不同的模式生活.眼近的趋势出现了根本性的变
7、更.他们从学校休学,与挚友同住,也常回去与父母同住.同样,他们恋爱又失恋,辞掉一份工作又去找寻新的,扶至改行。因此,我们须要相识这个新阶段一一奥他寿岁月。现在很人认为这是步入成年之前的一个难以回避的阶段。Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbaseduponachievingcertainaccomplishments:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinanallyindependentfindingtherightspousean
8、dstartingafamily.Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.Duringtheodysseyyears,ahighproportionofyoungpeoplearedelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.诞生于上个世纪60年头或70年头之前的人们往往会将成年的概念基于是否取得了某些成跳:从父母家搬走,羟济上独立,找到合适的配偶并组织家庭C但是,对稳定的强调并没能保持不变。今II,年轻人不太可能仿
9、效他们的父母。在奥每寤岁月中,相当比例的年轻人都推迟结嫣、生子,甚至推迟就业。Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.Asthesoleheirandfocusoftheirparentsexpectations,hopesanddreams,somereactwithrebelliousandpridefulattitudesandbehaviortowardtherparents.Theyoftenresentthepressuretheyrefeelingandkeepadis
10、tancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstandthemandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupsctrmanyyoungpeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhoneszoriPadstohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstre
11、ss.奥伤寒岁月使年轻人承受了巨大的压力,迫使他们快速往前冲.作为他们父母唯一的继承人和全部期望、希期和幻想的聚焦,有段年轻人以相逆和桀授不驯的行为和看法对待父fh他们往往惜恨他们所感到的压力.并同他们的父母保持距禹,甚至离家出走.他们的困感源于很难让家长了解他们,也源于这段须要进行自我探究的、不确定的人生之旅.为了班避困感和担心,很多年轻人诉诸电脑嬉戏,iPod/Phone或iPad,以梢助分散他们的苦捕和压力,1.ikewise,theirparentsarefeelingmoreanxious.Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstu
12、dentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildrensIlvesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationsandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.Theparentsdontevendetectaclearsenseofdirectionintheirchildrenslives.Theylookatthemandseethethingsthatarebeingdelayed.同样,他们的父母更是焦急,虽然他们理解从学生
13、到成年须要一个过渡阶段,但百到他们己成年子女的过渡阶段的生活与他们的期型渐行渐远,过渡阶段至五年,七年,甚至更长时,他们停到生气.父母甚至不能清晰地觉察到他们孩子将来生活的方向,只能看着他们,看着要做的事故拖延器.Itshardtopredictwhatsnext.Newguidelineshaventbeenestablishedyet,andeverythingseemstogivewaytoalesspermanentversionofitself.接下来会如何发展很感预料,新的准则还没行建立,物好像都被个不确定的版本所取代。Theresbeenashiftinthestatusandb
14、alanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Morewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.两性之间地位和权力的平衡也有了转变取得学位的女性比男件更多男性的工资在过去的几十年里始终停滞不前,而女性的工资却出现激增.Apartfromanythingelse,thishashadanimpliciteffectoncourtship.Educatedwomencangetmanyofthethingsthe
15、ywant,suchassecurity,accomplishment,andidentitywithoutmarriage.Hovzeverrbothgendersarehavingahardertimefindingsuitablematestobuildtheirliveswith.Consideringallofthis,it,sbeneficialtoknowthateventhoughgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillholdhighlytraditionalaspirations.Fore
16、xample,thiscontemporarygenerationratesparenthoodevenmorehighlythanpreviousgenerationsdid!别的不说,这对择偶产生了不言而喻的影响。即使未婚,受过教化的妇女仍可以得到很多她们想要的东西,如平安感,成就感,和认同将。不过,不论男女都更难找到合适的伴侣来一同建立他的的生活,在探讨这一切时有助于让大家知道.即使毕业生出开奇校后推迟/做很多事,调查结果显示,他们仍持有跟传统的愿里”例如,当今的一代比以的的几代时如何扮演好父母的角色干j者更高的要求。Thisnewphasewilllikelygrowmoreprono
17、uncedinthecomingyears.Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.这一新阶段在招来几年可能更明显.世界各国都目睹r相像的趋势,入籍推迟结婚,花更多年的时间徘徊在接受商等教化和建立职业生涯及家庭之间.Nevertheless,graduatesshouldntbedeceivedintothink
18、ingtheycanbackoffsimplybecausethingshavebecomemoredifficult.Alargenumberofpeoplechasingrelativelyfeweropportunitiescancreatestrongcompetitivepressure.So,fromtheoutset,keepyourresumeprofessionalandup-to-date.然而.毕业生不应误认为因状况已变得更困难他们就可以放弃.大批的人努力角逐相对较少的机会,这会导致强大的竞争压力.所以,从一起先你就要将个人简历写得很专业,并做到随时更新。Toreinfo
19、rcethisessentialmessage,successmovingthroughtheodysseyyearswillcometothosewhodontexpecttoachievetheirgoalsrightawaybutknowthattheymusthavethestrength,capacityandconfidencetoendureoverthelongterm,ifyourealittlelatewithyourgoals,dontfeellikeafailure!Staystrong,bepositive,andkeepfocused!Somedayyouwilllookbackandwonderatthevastchangesasyoupassedthroughtheodysseyyears.娈强化这一JR要信息:顺当度过奥镌赛岁月的将是那些不急于即刻实现目标的人一一但这些人知道他们必需保持实力、实力、信念去度过这段较长的岁月。假如你的目标起步梢晚了点.不要认为自己是个失败者!意志坚决.方法主动.并集中精力!有一天,你会回头帝视,并对奥德奥岁月给你带来的巨大变更感到惊送.