UnitNine:HowtoGrowOld
TEXTPREHENSION
IV、Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext、
Theotherthingoneshouldavoidisbeingemotionallyattachedtoyoungpeople,fromwhomonehopestodrawenergyandvigor、
…anditisinthisareaofimpersonalinterests(suchasacademicandartisticinterests)thatthewisdomyouhaveaccumulatedinyourlifecanbepracticedwithoutputtinganypressureonyourchildrenandgrandchildren、
LANGUAGEWORK
I、Explaintheunderlinedpartsineachsentenceinyourownwords、
1)、Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestors
?withreferenceto/relatingto
2)、OfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff、
?ancestorswholivedalongtimeago;specifically
3)、SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad、
?tell
4)、Ihaveseventy-twograndchildren,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!
?bidfarewellto/wereseparatedfrom;amiserablelife
5)、Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome、
?forthereasonthat;healthful
6)、Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage、
?weshouldpreventfromhappening/weshouldwatchoutfor
7)、、、、youarelikelytobeeaburdentothem,unlesstheyareunusuallycallous、
?heartless/indifferent
8)、Intheyoungthereisajustificationforthisfeeling、
?goodreason
9)、Andif,withthedecayofvitality,wearinessincreases,thethoughtofrestwillnotbeunwele、
?tiredness
10)、Thebestwaytoovereit、、、istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebeesincreasinglymergedintheuniversallife、
?whatdisti