Getting Older
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> 55 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lemonade">lemonade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statewide">statewide</span>. <span word="Included">Included</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Testing">Testing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cataracts">cataracts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Meals">Meals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wheels">Wheels</span>. <span word="Volunteers">Volunteers</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="homebound">homebound</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Wide">Wide</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="typewriters">typewriters</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span>.</p>
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