美国老年人
<p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> </p><p>美国老年人 </p><p><span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>! <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>? <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Birthdays">Birthdays</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maturity">maturity</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="old">old</span>? <span word="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="story">story</span>. </p><p>生日快乐！生日真能使人快乐吗？这是当然的啊，庆生是庆祝我们来到世上的日子，除此之外，蛋糕上多加一支蜡烛也代表了另一年的成长与成熟--或者说至少我们希望能如此。我们都喜欢想象着自己能够越来越有智能，而不只是变老，我们大部份人也同时较喜欢观察别人成长的奇迹。例如：看到我们的孩子长大并学习新的事物使我们感到骄傲。而对美国人而言，就像大部份其它文化中的人们一样，长大是一个美好的历程，但是变老呢？那可就是另外一回事了。 </p><p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="act">act</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, "<span word="You">You</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>." <span word="Older">Older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> "<span word="young">young</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>." </p>
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