Meaning:Peopleusedtoconsideritnormal:Assoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldbecomepartoftheadultcommunityandfindapracticalandreliablejobtowardacareer.Meaningbeyondwords:Thingsarenolongerthesameastheywereinthepast.Collegegraduateswon’tfindanidealjobrightaftertheygraduatefromschool.It’lltakelongertimebeforetheystartwiththeircareer.Usagenote:sensible,sensitive1sensible表示“明智的”，如：asensibleperson（一个明智的人），asensibleplan（一个切合实际的计划）。Asensiblepersonmakesgooddecisionsandadjustmentsbasedonreasonratherthanemotion.一个明智的人会根据理智而不是情感来做出合理的决定和判断。sensible还可以表示“知道的；觉察的”，besensibleof…表示“感知某事；察觉到某事”。例如：Iamsensibleofthesufferingyouareundergoing.我清楚你正在经历的痛苦。2sensitive在词义上表示“敏感的；易受影响的”。例如：Asensitivepersoniseasilyupsetbyotherpeople’sremarksorbehavior.敏感的人很容易因他人的言论或行为而生气。Youshouldn’tbesosensitiveaboutwhatpeoplesay.你不应该对别人说什么如此敏感。sensitiveto表示“对…过敏的；对…理解的”。例如：Unfortunately,sheissensitivetopenicillin,andIdoubtwhetheranyotherdrugwillhelpher.不幸的是，她对青霉素过敏，我不能确定是否有其他药物可以帮助她。We’retryingtomakepeoplemoresensitivetothedifficultiesfacedbyworkingmothers.我们正在努力使人们更理解上班族妈妈所面临的困难。7Thenduringthiscareertheywouldstartafamily,ideallybeforetheyturned30.(Para.3)Meaning:Whileworkingontheircareer,theywouldgetmarriedtostarttheirownfamily,preferablybyage30.8Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-calledodysseyyears.(Para.4)Meaning:Todaywearealsorequiredtorecognizeanewlifestagewhichstartsfromhighschoolgraduationthroughcollegetilltheysettledownwithafamilyandacareer.Thisnewphasemightbecalledtheodysseyyears,theyearsofself-discovery.9Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefollowingadifferentagenda.(Para.4)Meaning:Asyoungpeoplearelivingadifferentlifestyle,thesocietyhasgonethroughtremendouschanges.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeopletendtobehaverebelliously,whichiscontrarytothetraditionalwayandbeyondtheexpectationsoftheirparents.10Theytakebreaksfromschool,livewithfriendsandoftenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.(Para.4)Meaning:Theystopgoingtoschoolforawhile,livewithfriendsandoftenevenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.Meaningbeyondwords:Theyobviouslyhavemorefreedomthantheoldergeneration.takeabreakfrom:restforashortperiodoftimewhenyoustopdoingsth.中断；暂停Shetookabreakfromherworktomakeherselfsomecoffeeandthenresumedafewminuteslater.她暂停了一会儿工作，给自己泡了一点咖啡，然后几分钟后继续工作。11Similarly,theyfallinandoutoflove,quitonejobandtryanotherorevenshifttoanewcareer.(Para.4)Meaning:Likewise,theyfallinandoutoflove,giveuponejobandtryanother,orchangetoacompletelydifferentprofession.Meaningbeyondwords:Beforetheyfinallysettledown,collegegraduatesneedtoaccumulatelifeexperiences–todiscoverthemselvesduringtheirodysseyyears.12So,weneedtorecognizethisnewstage,theodysseyyears,whichmanynowconsidertobeanunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood.(Para.4)Meaning:Therefore,itisnecessarytorecognizethisunavoidablenewstage,whereyoungpeopleexplorelifeinordertoreachadulthood.13Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbaseduponachievingcertainaccomplishments:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinanciallyindependent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamily.(Para.5)Meaning:Peoplebornbeforethe1960sor1970swerelikelytodefinethetermadulthoodaccordingtocertainaccomplishments,suchasmovingawayfromhome,havingfinancialindependence,andstartingafamilywithagoodhusbandorwife.tendtodosth.:usu.doaparticularthing倾向于；往往会；易于做某事Peopletendtoneedlesssleepastheygetolder.随着年纪的增长，人们需要的睡眠会变少。Becausemycartendstooverheatinthesummer,IfrequentlyhavetoturnontheA/Ctohelptheenginecooldown.因为我的车往往在夏天会过热，所以我得常将空调打开，以帮助引擎冷却。14Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.(Para.5)Meaning:However,stabilitydidn’tstaythesameforeversinceyoungpeopletodayaredoingthingsdifferentlyfromtheirparents.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeopletodayareunlikelytobehavethesamewayaswasatonetimeconsideredasthenorm:movingawayfromhome,becomingfinanciallyindependent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamilyrightawayaftertheygraduatefromcollege.15Duringtheodysseyyears,ahighproportionofyoungpeoplearedelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.(Para.5)Meaning:Manyyoungpeoplepostponegettingmarried,havingchildrenandtakingajobduringtheirodysseyyears.16Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.(Para.6)Meaning:Theodysseyyearscanmakeyoungpeoplefeelmuchstressedtomoveaheadquickly.17Asthesoleheirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams,somereactwithrebelliousandpridefulattitudesandbehaviortowardtheirparents.(Para.6)Meaning:Beingtheonlyheirandfocusoftheirparents’expectations,hopesanddreams,someyoungpeoplebehavedrebelliouslyandproudlytowardtheirparents.18Theyoftenresentthepressurethey’refeelingandkeepadistancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.(Para.6)Meaning:Theyoftenfeelupsetaboutthestresstheyhaveandstayawayfromtheirparentsorevensecretlyleavehome.19Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstandthemandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.(Para.6)Meaning:Theygetconfusedbecauseit’shardtocommunicatewiththeirparentsandalsobecausethejourneyofself-discoverytheyneedinthisparticularlifestageisfullofuncertainty.Meaningbeyondwords:Inadditiontotheuncertaintyofthisnewlyaddedlifestage,thereisagenerationgapbetweenparentsandchildren,whichcouldbefrustratingtoyoungpeople.20Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manyyoungpeopleresorttocomputergames,iPod,iPhone,oriPadtohelpdistractthemfromtheirpainandstress.(Para.6)Meaning:Inordernottobebotheredbythisconfusionandfrustrationandtoforgetabouttheirpainandstress,manyyoungpeopleturntocomputergames,iPods,iPhonesoriPads.Meaningbeyondwords:Asyoungpeoplecan’tbearsuchbigstress,theytrytodosomethingwhichwillmakethemfeelbettertotemporallyenjoythemselvesandgetridoftheirparents.21Likewise,theirparentsarefeelingmoreanxious.(Para.7)Meaning:Theirparentsbecomemorerestlessaswell.Meaningbeyondwords:Astheirgrownchildrenwouldnotlistentotheiradvice,parentsaregettingmoreworriedaboutwhatdirectiontheirchildrenmaymoveto.22Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildren’slivesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationsandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.(Para.7)Meaning:Parentsmayaccepttheirgrownchildrentodelaythetransitionperiodfromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheyarefrustratedwhentheyfindtheirchildrenmovingawayfromwhattheyexpectedandwhentheyextendtheperiodtotoomanyyears.23Theparentsdon’tevendetectaclearsenseofdirectionintheirchildren’slives.Theylookatthemandseethethingsthatarebeingdelayed.(Para.7)Meaning:Theparentsevenlosetrackoftheirchildren’slives,sotheyjustlookatthemandseehowthethingsthatshouldbedonearebeingpostponed.Meaningbeyondwords:Parentsareveryworriedabouttheirgrownchildren’sfuturebutsimplydon’tknowwhattodotohelp.24It’shardtopredictwhat’snext.Newguidelineshaven’tbeenestablishedyet,andeverythingseemstogivewaytoalesspermanentversionofitself.(Para.8)