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1、Unit5SandwichGeneration夹心族住房难劳碌的夹心族夹心族的压力I.IntroductiontotheTextThe“SandwichGeneration”referstothosepeoplewhoprovidecareforboththeirparentsandtheirwonchildren,oftenholdingajobintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Theyareboththeparentsoftheirownchildrenandthechildrenofelderparents
2、forwhomtheyarealsoresponsible.Likeslicesofmeatinthesandwich,peopleinthisgroupoftenfeel”squeezed”astheirchildrenandagingparentscompetefortheirtime,resourcesandpersonalenergy.ThatiswhytheyarecalledtheSandwichGeneration.Inthistext..theauthorfirsttellsastorytointroducethei
3、ssuethatthesandwichGenerationhasgreatdifficultyincaringforboththeirchildrenandtheirparents.ThensheanalyzesthecausesoftheproblemsconcerningtheeldercarethatSandwichGenerationisfacedwith.Next,morespecificexamplesaregiventofurtherexplainproblemsconnectedwiththeeldercare.An
4、dtheauthoralsogivesusoneexampletoshowthatsomefamiliescandealwiththeeldercarewell.Finally,shedrawstheconclusionthatformanyCanadianfamilieswhobearawiderangeofnewresponsibilities,eldercarecantakeaphysical,andemotionalsacrifice.II.LanguagePoints1、discharge;v.:allowtoleave;
5、dismisse.g.Thesoldierwaswoundedandhonorablydischarged.Tomwasdischargedfromhisofficefordishonesty.2、strokesn.;suddenillnesseswhichcancausebraindamageorparalysisinpartofthebody.3、openup:makeavailable,start,makepossiblethedevelopmentofsth.e.g.Thechancemeetingopenedupnewop
6、portunitiesforme.Thedepartmentstoreisopeningupanewbranchinthetown.4、holddown:keepajob;keepatalowlevel;limitthefreedomof.e.g.Johnhasnothelddownajobformorethanoneyear.Themunicipalgovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasurestoholdpricesdown.5、movein:gotolivetogetherwithe.g.Hefelli
7、nlovewithJaneandeventuallymovedinwithher.6、sleepdeprivation;lackofsleep.7、workout:turnout;happene.g..Thingworkedoutquitebadly.Iaskedhimhowhewasandhowhisjobwasworkingout.,别让失眠加速衰老8、gothrough:sufferorexperiencee.g.ThecountryhasgonethroughtoomanyDisasters.汶川地震9、breakawayf
8、rom;escapefrom.e.g.Thecriminalbrokeawayfromthetwopolicemenwhowereholdinghim.10、refersb./sth.tosb/sth.:sendsb.Orsthtoa
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