新视野大学英语读写教程(第三版)Book2Unit3课文讲解SectionAJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsBackgroundinformation1.generationgroupsinthewestGenerationgaps,referringtodifferencebetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders,especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents,haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange,particularlymusicaltastes,fashion,cultureandpolitics.SomespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries:GenerationJones:AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWar||in1945through1965.It'susuallyidentifiedwith“babyboomers”.Keycharacteristicsassignedtothesemembersarelessoptimism,distrustofgovernment,andgenerallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960s.Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom.Thegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyotherrecentgenerations.Theyaremoreethnicallydiverseandbettereducatedthanthebabyboomers.GenerationY:AlsoknownastheMillennialGenerationandmanyofthemarechildrenofbabyboomers.Theirbirthyearsrangefromtheearly1980stotheearly2000s.It'sgenerallymarkedbyanincreaseuseandfamiliaritywithcommunications,media,anddigitaltechnologies.GenerationZ:AlsoknownasthenetortheinternetGeneration.IntheUSandotherWesternnations,itisacommonnameforthepeoplebornfromthemid.1990sorearly2000sthroughtothepresent.ThisgenerationhasspendtheirentirelifewiththeWorldWideWebandhightechgadgets.2.theodysseyyearsThetermodysseyyearsoriginatedfromTheodyssey,alongpoembytheGreekauthorHomer,whichisasequeloftheGreekhero,Odysseus.ItdescribesOdysseus'slongjourney,tryingtoreturnhomefromadventuresandwar.ForEnglishspeakers,asmanyasformanycultures,theverynameofpoem,TheOdyssey,hasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourney,orgreatstruggle.Themancharacterintheepicpoem(史诗),Odysseus,waswanderingawayfromhomeandlovedones.Duringhisjourneyof10years,heencounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallenges.ThekeyinsightinOdysseyisthattheessentialsofthejourneyarenotonlyoutwardstruggleagainsttremendousdifficulties,but,moreimportantly,inwardstrugglesleadingtopersonalgrowth.Hisjourneyistheoneofself-discoveryandofcombatinghisownarroganceandpridefromhisyoungrebelheart.Therefore,itmakessensetoborrowTheOdysseyfromGreekmythologytodescribetherebelliousyearsyoungpeopleusuallygothrough.Thetermodysseyyearisametaphorofthisspecialstageforyoungpeople.Detailedstudyofthetext1Mostofusknowaboutthephasesoflifewhichwelabeltoparalleldifferentagegroupsandlifestageschildhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.(Para.1)Meaning:Mostofusknowabouthedifferentlifestagesthatwedescribeaccordingtodifferentagegroups:childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.phase:n.[C]oneofthesagesofaprocessofdevelopmentorchange阶段;时期Astimearechanging,we?reenteringanewphaseininternationalrelation.随着时代的变化,我们正进入国际关系的新阶段。label;vt.Attachalabelontosth.orwriteinformationonsth.贴标签于;用标签标明Momcarefullylabeledeachjarwithitscontentandthedate.妈妈仔细地在每个罐子上标明装物和日期。n.[C]apieceofpaperorothermaterialwhichgivesyouinformationabouttheobjectitisfixedto标签Remembertoputyouraddresslabelsonyoursuitcases.记得在你的箱子上系上你的地址标签parellel:vt.1)beequalorsmiletosth.与...相当或相似Hiscareerparallelsthatofhisfather.他的事业和他父亲有相似之处。2)bethesamedistantapartateverypointalongtheirwholelength与...平行Thesteamparallelstheroadforseveralmiles.小溪与这条路平行数...