generation_gap

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1、whatisthegenerationgap?Wecanfindtheanswerinadictionary:Differenceinattitude,orlackofunderstandingbetweenyoungerpeopleandolderpeople.Wecanseethatthere'retwopointsinthisdefinition.First,difference.Whatkindofdifferenceisit?Betweengenerationswecanfinddifferencesinculture,differencesintheroles

2、ofthesociety;differencesinlivingstyles.Theoldliketraditionalculturewhiletheyounglongforrenewal.Theoldwanttheirchildrentoactastheywishwhiletheyoungwanttowalktheirownways.Theoldarefondofrecollectingwhiletheyoungarelookingfor-wardtothefuture.Theoldliveatraditionalseriouslifewhiletheyoungpref

3、eramodernstyle.Therearesomanydifferencesbetweengenerationsbecauseeachhasadifferentdepositofcultureandexperiences.Tosomeextentgenerationgaphasbecomeasocialproblem.Yetwefinditabsolutelydifficulttosolvebecausethere'snowaytosmoothawaythesedifferences.Manypeoplethinkthatgenerationgapisamodernp

4、hrase.ButthegreatphilosopherSocratesthreethousandyearsagoal-readygavehisdescriptionoftheyounginhissociety.Hesaid,"Theyhavenomannersatall.Theydespiseontheauthority,contradicttheirparentsandbeattheirteachers.Theydevourthefoodravenouslyandtalkonandonleavingnochancefortheothertospeak."Thusitc

5、anbeseenthatthegenerationgaphasamuchlongerhistorythanwethought.ButIthinkwestillhaveawaytobridgeit.Doyourememberthesecondpointofitsdefinition?Generationgapdoesn'tcomefromdifferencesbetweengenerations,butresultsfromlackofun-derstandingbetweenthem,andmutualunderstandingdependsonhowwelltwogen

6、erationscommunicate.It'sapitythatwedon'thaveenoughcommunicationnow.ButIthinkthemostterriblethingisnotthisbutourignoranceofcommunicating.AndIcantakeourdailylifeforinstance.Ontheonehand,manyparentstrytoprovidegoodlivingenvironmentfortheirchildren.Buttheyonlywanttheirchildrentostudywellandse

7、ldomwanttoknowwhatthey'rethinkingabout.Ontheotherhand,thechildrenarealwayscomplainingabouttheirparentsbutneitherdotheywanttounderstandtheirparents.Doyouthinkcommunicatingbetweengenerationsisdifficult?Idon'tthinkso.Rememberhowyoumadeyourfirstfriend?Openyourmouththest