1、Closing the gap,-Mary Pipher,Closing the gap:,To make up the difference 弥补差距Baby boomer: Children who was born in America in the 60s 指60年代（婴儿潮时期）在美国出生的孩子们,Folk:fk n.&adj. N.people in general(非正式)人们（泛指） Adj.of or relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation （与）民间艺术（有关）的；（与）民间文化
2、（有关）的，（与）民族文化（有关）的,Relatively:adv. viewed in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite 比较地，相当 relatively speaking:相对来说；相比较而言 Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries. 相比而言，这些工作的报酬都不差。 Group v. put into categories; classify 将分类,Ignorance:.inrns n.lack of knowledge or i
3、nformation无学；无知 EG.He acted in ignorance of basic procedures.他对基本程序一无所知就行动了。 Evade: escape or avoid, especially by guile or trickery 逃避 eg. If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison. 如果你试图逃税, 你就有坐牢的危险了。,Day-care center:kindergarten 日托幼儿园,Senior-citizen home:resthome 敬老院 Segregat
4、e:sgrget v. set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide 分开，分离 Eg. Handicapped people should not be segregated from the rest of society. 不应把残疾人与周围社会隔离开来。,敬老院,Do you think senior-citizen homes are a good place for the aged? why/why not?,No,I dont think so.because,noadays,the workers
5、in the senior-citizen homes are not friendly.they are often hot under the collar(发怒）.so,in this situation,old prople wont be happy and lucky,they will be angry,which can make them die quickly.,In the abstract:从理论上讲,Lord of the flies： 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。 Mean adj. 1,u
6、nkind, spiteful, or unfair 刻薄的；恶意的；有偏见的 2, unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous吝啬的，小气的,hierarchy:hrkian arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness （根据相对重要性或包含范围）分级，分类Fall into a natual hierarchy:按自然年龄科学的分类,Nurture:nt v.&n.,V
7、. care for and encourage the growth or development of 养育，培养 cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition)怀有（希望，想法，抱负） Nurturer:n.养育者，营养物 n.eg.nature and nurture 本性和教养,Do you believe in the reconnection of age groups?Explain your opinion.,Yes,I believe.As a young people,I have realised that I avoid to stay w
8、ith the old sometimes,but when you try to achieve it,after a few days,you will find its easy to reconnect the age groups.So,nowadays,the people who havent reconnected the age groups should start to act.,Found our way to the old:,Found out the way to realize,to contact the old. 发现了与老人接触，了解的方法 Comatos
9、e:kmts, -z adj. extremely exhausted, lethargic, or sleepy, typically as a result of overdrinking or taking drugs 耗尽的，精疲力竭的；无精打采的；昏昏欲睡的,Heal:v. (of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again （人，治疗）治好，使痊愈，使康复 Continuity:n. a state of stability and the ab
10、sence of disruption 连贯性；连续性；持续性,Hurried parents:,Parents who often tell their children to hurry up to do sth. 厌烦的家长 Ashram：:rm n. A place which is used to pick up the poor 贫民收容所 Therapyerpi and gurusuru:z:药物疗法和精神疗法,Calculus:klkjls n.,a concretion of minerals formed within the body, especially in the
11、 kidney or gall bladder(医)（尤指肾或胆囊的）结石，石 the branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. The two main types are differential calculus and integral calculus微积分（主要有微分和积分）,In the flesh：活生生的，本人，亲自,Eg. I have seen her on television, but never in the flesh. 我在电视上见到过她, 但从未见到过她本人。 I saw him very much in the flesh only half an hour ago. 我在半小时以前还看见他活生生的。,
