Closingthegap----MaryPipherClosingthegap:Closingthegap:•Tomakeupthedifference•弥补差距Babyboomer:Babyboomer:ChildrenwhowasborninAmericainthe60s指60年代（婴儿潮时期）在美国出生的孩子们•FolkFolk:[fək]n.&adj.ʊ•N.peopleingeneral(非正式)人们（泛指）•Adj.•oforrelatingtothetraditionalartorcultureofacommunityornation（与）民间艺术（有关）的；（与）民间文化（有关）的，（与）民族文化（有关）的•Relatively:adv.Relatively:adv.viewedincomparisonwithsomethingelseratherthanabsolutely;quite比较地，相当relativelyspeakingrelativelyspeaking:相对来说；相比较而言•Relativelyspeaking,thesejobsprovidegoodsalaries.•相比而言，这些工作的报酬都不差。GroupGroupv.putintocategories;classify将…分类•Ignorance:.[Ignorance:.[inərəns]n.ˈɡlackofknowledgeorinformation无学；无知EG.Heactedinignoranceofbasicprocedures.他对基本程序一无所知就行动了。Evade:Evade:escapeoravoid,especiallybyguileortrickery逃避eg.Ifyoutrytoevadepayingyourtaxesyouriskgoingtoprison.如果你试图逃税,你就有坐牢的危险了。Day-carecenter:kindergarten日托幼儿园•Senior-citizenhome:resthome敬老院•SegregateSegregate:[sgrget]v.ˈɛɪɪsetapartfromtherestorfromeachother;isolateordivide分开，分离Eg.Handicappedpeopleshouldnotbesegregatedfromtherestofsociety.不应把残疾人与周围社会隔离开来。敬老院敬老院Doyouthinksenior-citizenhomesareagoodplacefortheaged?why/whynot?•No,Idon’tthinkso.because,noadays,theworkersinthesenior-citizenhomesarenotfriendly.theyareoftenhotunderthecollar(发怒）.so,inthissituation,oldproplewon’tbehappyandlucky,theywillbeangry,whichcanmakethemdiequickly.IntheabstractIntheabstract:从理论上讲•LordofthefliesLordoftheflies：：《蝇王》，书名，出版于60年代，讲述一群男生乘船旅行遇难，他们逃到一座荒岛上，在那建立一个独裁，残暴的政府。•MeanMeanadj.1,unkind,spiteful,orunfair刻薄的；恶意的；有偏见的2,unwillingtogiveorsharethings,especiallymoney;notgenerous吝啬的，小气的hierarchyhierarchy:[hərki]ˈʌɪɑːanarrangementorclassificationofthingsaccordingtorelativeimportanceorinclusiveness（根据相对重要性或包含范围）分级，分类·FallintoanatualhierarchyFallintoanatualhierarchy:按自然年龄科学的分类NurtureNurture:[nətə]v.&n.ˈːʃ•V.•careforandencouragethegrowthordevelopmentof养育，培养•cherish(ahope,belief,orambition)怀有（希望，想法，抱负）Nurturer:n.养育者，营养物•n.•eg.natureandnurture本性和教养Doyoubelieveinthereconnectionofagegroups?Explainyouropinion.•Yes,Ibelieve.Asayoungpeople,IhaverealisedthatIavoidtostaywiththeoldsometimes,butwhenyoutrytoachieveit,afterafewdays,youwillfindit’seasytoreconnecttheagegroups.So,nowadays,thepeoplewhohaven’treconnectedtheagegroupsshouldstarttoact.Foundourwaytotheold:Foundourwaytotheold:•Foundoutthewaytorealize,tocontacttheold.发现了与老人接触，了解的方法ComatoseComatose:[kəmətəs,-z]adj.ˈʊʊ•extremelyexhausted,lethargic,orsleepy,typicallyasaresultofoverdrinkingortakingdrugs•耗尽的，精疲力竭的；无精打采的；昏昏欲睡的HealHeal:v.•(ofapersonortreatment)cause(awound,injury,orperson)tobecomesoundorhealthyagain•（人，治疗）治好，使痊愈，使康复ContinuityContinuity:n.•astateofstabilityandtheabsenceofdisruption•连贯性；连续性；持续性Hurriedparents:Hurriedparents:•Parentswhooftentelltheirchildrentohurryuptodosth.厌烦的家长AshramAshram：[:rəm]n.ˈɑʃAplacewhichisusedtopickupthepoor贫民收容所Therapy[θerəpi]ˈandgurus[uruˈɡ:z]:药物疗法和精神疗法CalculusCalculus:[kælkjələs]n.ˈ•aconcretionofmineralsformedwithinthebody,especiallyinthekidneyorgallbladder(医)（尤指肾或胆囊的）结石，石•thebranchofmathematicsthatdealswiththefindingandpropertiesofderivativesandintegralsoffunctions,bymethodsoriginallybasedonthesummationofinfinitesimaldifferences.Thetwomaintypesaredifferentialcalculusandintegralcalculus微积分（主要有微分和积分）InthefleshIntheflesh：活生生的，本人，亲自•Eg.Ihaveseenherontelevision,butneverintheflesh.我在电视上见到过她,但从未见到过她本人。•Isawhimverymuchinthefleshonlyhalfanhourago.•我在半小时以前还看见他活生生的。
