Unit1GrowingupHappytosharewithpeople，nothappytohelpyougrow.开心可以与人分享，不开心助你成长。Ifwhenyouwanttohelpothers，owngrowthisthefastest.就是当你想要帮助别人时，自己的成长是最快的。Onlylonelinesscanletapersongrowup，Ienjoyaperson'slonely.只有寂寞才可以让人成长，我享受一个人的孤独。Youthisnotatimeoflife；itisastateofmind；itisnotamatterofrosycheeks，redlipsandsuppleknees；itisamatterofthewill，aqualityoftheimagination，avigoroftheemotions；itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.ThesecondMondayofJanuaryisComingofAgeDay，anationalholidaytoencouragethosewhohavenewlyenteredadulthoodtobecomeselfreliantmembersofsociety.TheholidayusedtobeonJanuary15，butin2000itwasmovedtothesecondMondayofthemonth.Municipalgovernmentshostspecialcomingofageceremoniesfor20year-olds，sincean“adult”inJapanislegallydefinedasonewhois20orover.Theygaintherighttovoteontheirtwentiethbirthday，andthey'realsoallowedtosmokeanddrink.Butalongwiththeserightscomenewresponsibilitiesaswell，andsoage20isabigturningpointfortheJapanese.ComingofageceremonieshavebeenheldsincetimeimmemorialinJapan.Inthepastboysmarkedtheirtransitiontoadulthoodwhentheywerearound15，andgirlscelebratedtheircomingofagewhentheyturned13orso.DuringtheEdoperiod(江户时代)(16031868)，boyshadtheirforelockscroppedoff，andgirlshadtheirteethdyedblack.Itwasn'tuntil1876that20becamethelegalageofadulthood.[探索发现]1．FindoutwhentheComingofAgeDayisinJapan.ThesecondMondayofJanuary.2．Findouthowoldyouarewhenyouaredefinedasanadult.20.3．FindouthowboysandgirlscelebratedtheircomingofageduringtheEdoperiod.Boyshadtheirforelockscroppedoff，andgirlshadtheirteethdyedblack.
