Unit 9 How to Grow Old

ContentspageContentsLearningObjectivesPre-readingActivitiesGlobalReadingDetailedReadingConsolidationActivitiesFurtherEnhancement第一页，共210页。ObjectivesLearningObjectivesRhetoricalskill:metaphorKeylanguage&grammarpointsWritingstrategies:metaphorforthethemeoftheessayTheme:howtokeepyoungandfacedeath第二页，共210页。Pre-R:pictureactivationDoyoufind“growingold”aterrifyingprocess?Whyorwhynot?PictureActivation|Pre-questions第三页，共210页。Pre-R:Pre-questions-11.AnagingpopulationhasbecomeaseriousprobleminChina,especiallyinbigcitieslikeShanghai.Afterdecadesofhardwork,oldpeopledeservetoliveahappylifeintheirtwilightyears.DoyouthinkoldpeopleinChinaaretakengoodcareof?Whatdoyourgrandparentsusuallydoeveryday?Dotheyenjoytheirlife?PictureActivation|Pre-questionsOpenfordiscussion.第四页，共210页。Pre-R:Pre-questions-22.Withtheimprovementoflivingstandardsandmedicalservices,nowpeoplehavealongerlifeexpectancythanbefore.Inthisconnection,somepeopleproposethatourretirementageshouldbepostponed.Doyouagreewiththisidea?PictureActivation|Pre-questionsOpenfordiscussion.第五页，共210页。GR:TextintroThisisoneoftheessaysinBertrandRussell’sPortraitsfromMemory,whichwaspublishedin1956.Asisindicatedinthetitle,theessaydealswiththeissueofaging.Inalightandhumorousstyle,theauthorturnsthissocialissueintoapersonaldiscussionontwotopics:Howtokeeponeselfpsychologicallyyoungandhowtoperceivedeathinone’soldage.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure第六页，共210页。GR:CN-GibbonGibbon(Paragraph1)EdwardGibbon(1737–1794),Englishhistorian.HewroteTheHistoryoftheDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpire(1776–1788).TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure第七页，共210页。GR:CN-GirtonCollegeGirtonCollege(Paragraph1)ThefirstresidentialcollegeforwomenofCambridgeUniversity,itwasestablishedin1869.ItisabouttwoandahalfmilesnorthwestofthecenterofCambridgenexttothevillageofGirton.Itbecamemixedin1977withthearrivalofthefirstmaleFellowsandmaleundergraduateshavebeenadmittedsince1979.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure第八页，共210页。GR:AuthorBio-1BertrandRussell(1872-1970)wasaBritishphilosopherandmathematicianwhocombinedscholarshipwithliteraryskillandhadararetalentforpopularizationbothinwritingandasabroadcaster.Onpoliticsandeducationheheldunorthodoxopinions.In1918hewasgalledforpacifism.Undeterredbyage,hewasactiveinnucleardisarmamentdemonstrations,whichledtoanotherspellinprison.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure第九页，共210页。GR:AuthorBio-2HeleftCambridgeinthesummerof1894Intheautumnof1920hewenttoChinatolectureonphilosophyatthePekinguniversity.analyzingthestrengthandweaknessesofthatancientcivilizationattemptingtoindustrialize,andwarnedofthedangersofimperialpowersinterferinginChinaaffairs.In1950,RussellwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,"inrecognitionofhisvariedandsignificantwritingsinwhichhechampionshumanitarianidealsandfreedomofthought."TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure第十页，共210页。GR:structureTextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|StructurePart1(Para1)descriptionofthehealthylifestyleofauthor’sancestors,whichreflectshisattitudetowardslifePart2(Paras3-4)twothingselderlypeopleshouldavoid,namelylivinginmemoriesandclingingtoyouthPart3(Paras5-6)importanceofdevelopingimpersonalinterests,andacorrectattitudetowardsdeathinoldage第十一页，共210页。DR-p1-1-textHOWTOGROWOLDBertrandA.Russell1.Inspiteofthetitle,thisarticlewillreallybeonhownottogrowold,which,atmytimeoflife,isamuchmoreimportantsubject.Myfirstadvicewouldbe,tochooseyourancestorscarefully.Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestors.Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsalllivedtobeovereighty.DetailedReading第十二页，共210页。DR-p1-2-textOfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.Agreat-grandmotherofmine,whowasafriendofGibbon,livedtotheageofninety-two,andtoherlastdayremainedaterrortoallherdescendants.Mymaternalgrandmother,afterhavingninechildrenwhosurvived,onewhodiedininfancy,andmanymiscarriages,assoonasshebecameawidowdevotedherselftowomen’shighereducation.ShewasoneofthefoundersofGirtonCollege,andworkedhardatopeningthemedicalprofessiontowomen.DetailedReading第十三页，共210页。DR-p1-3-textSheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.Sheinquiredthecauseofhismelancholyandhesaidthathehadjustpartedfromhistwograndchildren.“Goodgracious,”sheexclaimed,“Ihaveseventy-twograndchildren,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!”“Madresnaturale,”hereplied.Butspeakingasoneoftheseventy-two,Ipreferherrecipe.Aftertheageofeightyshefoundshehadsomedifficultyingettingtosleep,soshehabituallyspentthehoursfrommidnightto3a.m.inreadingpopularscience.DetailedReading第十四页，共210页。DR-p1-4-textIdonotbelievethatsheeverhadtimetonoticethatshewasgrowingold.This,Ithink,istheproperrecipeforremainingyoung.Ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandactivitiesinwhichyoucanstillbeeffective,youwillhavenoreasontothinkaboutthemerelystatisticalfactofthenumberofyearsyouhavealreadylived,stilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfuture.DetailedReading第十五页，共210页。DR-p2-text2.Asregardshealth,IhavenothingusefultosaysinceIhavelittleexperienceofillness.IeatanddrinkwhateverIlike,andsleepwhenIcannotkeepawake.Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome.DetailedReading第十六页，共210页。DR-p3-text3.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.Itdoesnotdotoliveinmemories,inregretsforthegoodolddays,orinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.One’sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefuture,andtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one’sownpastisagraduallyincreasingweight.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone’semotionsusedtobemorevividthantheyare,andone’smindmorekeen.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgotten,andifitisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue.DetailedReading第十七页，共210页。DR-p4-text4.Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtoyouthinthehopeofsuckingvigourfromitsvitality.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlives,andifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoung,youarelikelytobecomeaburdentothem,unlesstheyareunusuallycallous.Idonotmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutinterestinthem,butone’sinterestshouldbecontemplativeand,ifpossible,philanthropic,butnotundulyemotional.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoungassoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselves,buthumanbeings,owingtothelengthofinfancy,findthisdifficult.DetailedReading第十八页，共210页。DR-p5-1-text5.Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthosewhohavestrongimpersonalinterestsinvolvingappropriateactivities.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitful,anditisinthisspherethatthewisdombornofexperiencecanbeexercisedwithoutbeingoppressive.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakes,bothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyou,andbecausemistakesareanessentialpartofeducation.Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterests,youmayfindthatyourlifewillbeemptyunlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.DetailedReading第十九页，共210页。DR-p5-2-textInthatcaseyoumustrealisethatwhileyoucanstillrenderthemmaterialservices,suchasgivingthemanallowanceorknittingthemjumpers,youmustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany.DetailedReading第二十页，共210页。DR-p6-1-text6.Someoldpeopleareoppressedbythefearofdeath.Intheyoungthereisajustificationforthisfeeling.Youngmenwhohavereasontofearthattheywillbekilledinbattlemayjustifiablyfeelbitterinthethoughtthattheyhavebeencheatedofthebestthingsthatlifehastooffer.Butinanoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrows,andhasachievedwhateverworkitwasinhimtodo,thefearofdeathissomewhatabjectandignoble.Thebestwaytoovercomeit—soatleastitseemstome—istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebecomesincreasinglymergedintheuniversallife.DetailedReading第二十一页，共210页。DR-p6-2-textAnindividualhumanexistenceshouldbelikeariver—smallatfirst,narrowlycontainedwithinitsbanks,andrushingpassionatelypastrocksandoverwaterfalls.Graduallytherivergrowswider,thebanksrecede,thewatersflowmorequietly,andintheend,withoutanyvisiblebreak,theybecomemergedinthesea,andpainlesslylosetheirindividualbeing.Themanwho,inoldage,canseehislifeinthisway,willnotsufferfromthefearofdeath,sincethethingshecaresforwillcontinue.Andif,withthedecayofvitality,wearinessincreases,thethoughtofrestwillnotbeunwelcome.Ishouldwishtodiewhilestillatwork,knowingthatotherswillcarryonwhatIcannolongerdo,andcontentinthethoughtthatwhatwaspossiblehasbeendone.DetailedReading第二十二页，共210页。DR:p1AnalysisParagraph1AnalysisInthisparagraphtheauthorbeginstheessaywithahumorousanswertothequestion“hownottogrowold”—“tochooseyourancestorscarefully.”Thenhetellsussomeanecdotesaboutoneofhisancestors—hismaternalgrandmother,whoenjoyedalonglifepartlybecauseshehadahealthyattitudetowardslife.DetailedReading第二十三页，共210页。DR:p2AnalysisParagraph2AnalysisInthisparagraphtheauthorgivesusaverybriefdescriptionofhishealthylifestyle,whichreflectshisattitudetowardslife.DetailedReading第二十四页，共210页。DR:p3-4AnalysisParagraphs3-4AnalysisAftertalkingabouthisancestors’longevityandhisownhealthylifestyle,theauthordirectshisdiscussiontothetwothingselderlypeopleshouldavoid,namelylivinginmemoriesandclingingtoyouth,whichareinterrelated,becauseundueabsorptioninthepastwouldinevitablyleadtoclingingtoyouth.DetailedReading第二十五页，共210页。DR:p5AnalysisParagraph5AnalysisInthisparagraphtheauthorstressestheimportanceofdevelopingimpersonalinterests.Withsuchinterestsonewillhaveafulfillingoldagewithoutmakinghisgrown-upchildrenfeeloppressed.Otherwise,hewilleitherfeelemptyorundulyconcernhimselfwithhischildren.DetailedReading第二十六页，共210页。DR:p6AnalysisParagraph6AnalysisThelastparagraphexpoundsonacorrectattitudetowardsdeathinoldage.Accordingtotheauthor,deathshouldnotbeanoppressiveproblemfor“anoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrows.”Hecomparesone’slifetoariverthatwilleventuallybemergedwiththesea.Thismetaphorsuggeststhatdeathisinevitableand,moreimportant,itispartof“theuniversallife.”DetailedReading第二十七页，共210页。DR-Question-p1-1DetailedReadingParagraph1Questions1.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthat“Butspeakingasoneoftheseventy-two,Ipreferherrecipe”?Theauthormeansthatasoneofherseventy-twograndchildren,heprefersthewayshechosetodealwithbeingseparatedfromherfamilyforperiodsoftime.第二十八页，共210页。DR-Question-p1-2Paragraph1Questions2.How,accordingtotheauthor,canoneberelievedfromtheworryofaging?DetailedReadingAccordingtotheauthor,ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandyouparticipateinactivitieswhichyouarestillcapableof,justashismaternalgrand-motherdid,youwillhavenotimetonoticethatyouaregrowingoldandthusyouwillhavenoreasontoworryaboutyouroldageandtheprobablebrevityofyourfuture.第二十九页，共210页。DR-Question-p3-1Paragraph3Questions1.Howcouldonegetoutofundueabsorptioninthepast?DetailedReadingTogetoneselfoutofundueabsorptioninthepast,onemustdirectone’sthoughttothefutureandtothethingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.第三十页，共210页。DR-Question-p3-2DetailedReadingParagraph3Questions2.How,accordingtotheauthor,shouldanelderlypersonshowhisconcernforhischildren?Accordingtotheauthor,anelderlypersonshouldavoidshowingtoomuchinterestinhischildrenwhentheyaregrownupandwanttolivetheirownlives.Heshouldbethoughtfulandbereadytogivethemhelponlywhentheyneedit.第三十一页，共210页。DR-Question-p4Paragraph4QuestionHow,accordingtotheauthor,shouldanelderlypersonshowhisconcernforhischildren?DetailedReadingAccordingtotheauthor,anelderlypersonshouldavoidshowingtoomuchinterestinhischildrenwhentheyaregrownupandwanttolivetheirownlives.Heshouldbethoughtfulandbereadytogivethemhelponlywhentheyneedit.第三十二页，共210页。DR-Question-p5Paragraph5QuestionWhat,accordingtotheauthor,should“thosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterests”realize?DetailedReadingAccordingtotheauthor,thosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterestsshouldrealizethattheirundueinterestintheirchildrenisunwelcome,thoughtheir“materialservices”arestillappreciated.第三十三页，共210页。DR-Question-p6Paragraph6QuestionWhatisthebestwayforanoldpersontoovercomethefearofdeath?DetailedReadingFirstofall,heshouldrealisethatdeathisinevitable.Thebestwaytoovercomethefearofdeathistodevelopstrongimpersonalinterestsinvolvingappropriateactivities,sothathewillpainlesslylosehisindividualbeing(i.e.hisego)andhislifewillbecomemergedintheuniversallife.第三十四页，共210页。LPT-AlthoughbothmymotherandmyfatherDetailedReading“Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestors.”ParaphraseAlthoughbothmymotherandmyfatherdiedwhentheywerestillyoung,myotherancestorslivedlonglives.Heretheauthormeansthatgeneticallyhedidquitewell.第三十五页，共210页。LPT-respectDetailedReadingrespectn.anaspectofsomethinge.g.Inmostrespects,thenewfilmisbetterthantheoriginal.Thehouseisinafairlygoodconditionand,inthisrespect,contrastswiththerestofthestreetwhichisinastateofdisrepair.第三十六页，共210页。LPT-regardDetailedReadingasregardusedforintroducingasubjectthatyouwillbediscussinge.g.Areyouoptimisticorpessimisticasregardsthefuture?Thisisespeciallytrueasregardswomen,giventhat,oftheworld’sonebillionpoorestpeople,three-fifthsarewomenandgirls.第三十七页，共210页。LPT-MymaternalgrandmotherDetailedReading“Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsalllivedtobeovereighty.”ParaphraseAlthoughbothmymotherandmyfatherdiedwhentheywerestillyoung,myotherancestorslivedlonglives.Heretheauthormeansthatgeneticallyhedidquitewell.第三十八页，共210页。LPT-cutoffDetailedReadingcutofftoremovesomethingbycuttingite.g.Theaimwastocutofftheenemy’sescaperoute.I’mgladthebartendercutTommyoff—he’salreadyhadtoomuchtodrink.Whenhiswifedied,hecuthimselfofffromotherpeople.March31isthecutoffdateforapplicationstobeaccepted.第三十九页，共210页。LPT-OfremoterancestorsDetailedReading“OfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.”ParaphraseAmongallmyremoterancestors,Ionlyfindonewhodiedyoung.Hewasbeheaded,whichisrarenowadays.第四十页，共210页。LPT-namelyDetailedReadingnamelyadv.usedforintroducingmoredetailedinformationaboutasubjectthatyouarediscussinge.g.Weneedtogetmoreteachersintotheclassroomswherethey’remostneeded,namelyinpoorareas.Theministerwouldonlyrepeattheofficialgovernmentposition,namelythatitcandonothingatthemoment.第四十一页，共210页。LPT–toherlastdayremainedaterrortoallher“toherlastdayremainedaterrortoallherdescendants”ParaphrasekeptasternandfearfulcontroloverallherdescendantsuntilherdeathDetailedReading第四十二页，共210页。LPT-SheusedtorelatehowshemetDetailedReading“SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.”ParaphraseSheoftentoldmehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwholookedverysad.第四十三页，共210页。LPT-relateDetailedReadingrelatevt.totellsomeoneaboutsomethingthathashappenedorwhatsomeonehassaide.g.Sherelatedtheeventsofthepastweektothepolice.Herelateshowattheageof23hewasinternedintheprisoncamp.第四十四页，共210页。LPT-SheinquiredthecauseofhismelancholyDetailedReading“Sheinquiredthecauseofhismelancholyandhesaidthathehadjustpartedfromhistwograndchildren.”ParaphraseSheaskedhimwhyhewassosadandhetoldherthathehadjustlostthecompanyofhistwograndchildren.第四十五页，共210页。LPT-melancholyDetailedReadingmelancholyn.(melancholicadj.)afeelingofsadnessandofbeingwithouthopee.g.amelancholypieceofmusicmelancholyautumndaysamelancholicexpressionmelancholicsongs第四十六页，共210页。LPT-Ihaveseventy-twograndchildrenDetailedReading“Ihaveseventy-twograndchildren,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!”ParaphraseIhavealtogetherseventy-twograndchildren.SoifIfeltsadwheneverIendedavisitwithoneofthem,Iwouldliveamiserablelife.第四十七页，共210页。LPT-partDetailedReadingpartvt.iftwopeoplepart,orifonepersonpartsfromanother,theygoawayfromeachothere.g.Noonecouldpartthetwofriends.Theywereforcedtopartfromoneanother.Thecommitteepartedovertheissueofpayraisesforemployees.第四十八页，共210页。LPT-dismalDetailedReadingdismaladj.makingyoufeelunhappyandwithouthopeorenthusiasme.g.adismalexpressionTheactingwasdismal,wasn’tit?Whatdismalweather!第四十九页，共210页。LPT-thinkaboutthemerelystatisticalDetailedReading“thinkaboutthemerelystatisticalfactofthenumberofyearsyouhavealreadylived”Paraphrasethinkabouthowmanyyearsyouhavelived“Statisticalfactofthenumberofyears”isahumorouswayofsayinghowmanyyearsonehaslived.第五十页，共210页。LPT-stilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfutureDetailedReading“stilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfuture”Paraphrasestilllessreasontothinkabouthowshorttheremainingpartofyourlifewillprobablybe第五十一页，共210页。LPT-IseldomfallillDetailedReading“...Ihavelittleexperienceofillness.”Paraphrase...Iseldomfallill.第五十二页，共210页。LPT-IneverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundDetailedReading“Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome.”ParaphraseIneverdoanythingforthereasonthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughmostofthethingsIdoarehealthy.第五十三页，共210页。LPT-groundDetailedReadinggroundn.areasonforwhatyousayordo,orforbeingallowedtosayordosomethinge.g.Herefusedtoansweronthegroundthatshewasunfairlydismissed.Wehavegroundstobelievethatyouhavebeenlyingtous.Doyouhaveanygroundforsuspectingthem?第五十四页，共210页。LPT-wholesomeDetailedReadingwholesomeadj.consideredtohaveagoodinfluenceonpeople,forexamplebecauseitdoesnotinvolvesexordrugse.g.wholesomefoodgoodwholesomefamilyentertainmentHelookslikeanicewholesomeyoungman第五十五页，共210页。LPT-PsychologicallytherearetwodangersDetailedReading“Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.”ParaphraseFromthepsychologicalpointofview,therearetwodangerousthingsthatoldpeopleshouldtrytoavoid.Oneofthemisthatoldpeopleshouldnotthinktoomuchabouttheirpast.第五十六页，共210页。LPT-guardDetailedReadingguardvt.toprotectsomeoneorsomethingfromsomethingdangerousorunpleasante.g.guardagainstinfectionguardagainsttoothdecayGuardwhatyousay.第五十七页，共210页。LPT-undueDetailedReadingundueadj.notnecessaryorreasonablee.g.Suchahighincreasewillimposeanundueburdenonthelocaltaxpayer.It’sdifficulttofindawayofspreadinginformationaboutthediseasewithoutcausingunduealarm.第五十八页，共210页。LPT-itdoesnotdotoliveinmemoriesDetailedReading“Itdoesnotdotoliveinmemories...”ParaphraseItisnousealwaysrecallingwhathappenedinthepast…第五十九页，共210页。LPT-clingtoyouthDetailedReading“clingingtoyouth”Paraphrasehavingundueemotionalattachmenttoyouth第六十页，共210页。LPT-Idon’tmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutDetailedReading“Idonotmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutinterestinthem,butone’sinterestshouldbecontemplativeand,ifpossible,philanthropic,butnotundulyemotional.”ParaphraseIdonotmeanthatoneshouldn’thaveanyinterestinthematall,butone’sinterestshouldbethoughtfulandcharitable,butnottooemotional.第六十一页，共210页。LPT-contemplativeDetailedReadingcontemplativeadj.spendingalotoftimethinkingverycarefullyaboutsomethinge.g.Hermoodwascalmandcontemplative.I’mcontemplatinggoingabroadforayear.You’renotcontemplatingachangeofjob,areyou?第六十二页，共210页。LPT-philanthropicDetailedReadingphilanthropicadj.helpingpeople,especiallybygivingmoneytothosewhoneedite.g.aphilanthropicsocietyFewcompaniesoffermoneypurelyasaphilanthropicgesture—they’reusuallyaftersomethinginreturn第六十三页，共210页。LPT-undulyDetailedReadingundulyadv.toagreaterdegreethanisreasonableornecessarye.g.undulyfamiliarwithstrangersHeseemedundulyconcernedaboutthemissinggirl.第六十四页，共210页。LPT-itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceDetailedReading“Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitful...”ParaphraseOnlyinthisareawilloldpeople’slongexperiencebecomereallyuseful...第六十五页，共210页。LPT-thewisdombornofexperiencecanbeDetailedReading“...thewisdombornofexperiencecanbeexercisedwithoutbeingoppressive.”Paraphrase...onecanusethewisdomthathehasobtainedfromhislifeexperiencetohelphisgrown-upchildrenwithoutmakingthemfeeloppressed.第六十六页，共210页。LPT-oppressiveDetailedReadingoppressiveadj.somethingthatisoppressivemakesyoufeelveryworriedorunhappye.g.anoppressivesilenceoppressiveweatherSeveralpeoplehadexperiencedthesamefeelingofoppressionwhentheysleptinthatroom.第六十七页，共210页。LPT-someoldpeopleareoppressedbythefearDetailedReading“Someoldpeopleareoppressedbythefearofdeath.Intheyoungthereisajustificationforthisfeeling.”ParaphraseSomeoldpeoplearehauntedbythefearofdeath.Foryoungpeople,thereissomereasonforthisfeel