专八阅读练习之The Young Generation
<p> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="truer">truer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="educated">educated</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="blindly">blindly</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>. <span word="Events">Events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assumptions">assumptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="elders">elders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span>. <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>. <span word="Wouldnt">Wouldnt</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="drab">drab</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convict">convict</span> <span word="haircuts">haircuts</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="means">means</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="means">means</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>-<span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amass">amass</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>? <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span>-<span word="race">race</span>? <span word="Havent">Havent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p>
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