解放军文职招聘考试Empty Nest Syndrome

 Empty Nest Syndrome

While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”. In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.

The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.

一、生词注解

1. geographical  [dʒi:əˈgræfik(ə)l] a.地理(学)的

2. phenomenon [fiˈnɔmənən] n.现象，迹象；非凡的人，特殊的事物

3. nest [nest] n.巢，窝 vi.筑巢

4. syndrome [ˈsindrəum] n.综合症状；一系列表现(事件等)

5. response [riˈspɔns] n.回答，答复；反应，响应

 

二、词汇拓展

1.provide

【导学】

    v. 供给，提供

    provide sth．for sb． 为某人提供…

    provide sb．with sth.  为某人提供…

【例句】

    1) The hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents. 

           这家旅馆为旅客提供订票服务。

2) He provides his family with food and clothes.

    他为家里提供了食物和穿衣。

【随练】

    1)这本书将为我们提供所需要的全部信息。(provide…with…)

    ____________________________________________________.

    2)他给家人提供衣食。(provide…for…)

    ____________________________________________________.

2.common

【导学】

    adj. 共同的，平常的，普通的

    common sense            常识

    common people           平民, 大众

    have …in common         有…共同点

【例句】

    1) He's not an officer, but a common soldier. 

            他不是军官而是普通士兵。

    2) I have nothing in common with Jane. 

            我和简毫无共同之处。

【随练】

    1)两姐妹没有什么共同之处。（have …in common）

     ____________________________________________________.

    2)他被大众视为英雄。(common people)

    ____________________________________________________.

三、短语辨析

1.prevent…from

【辨析】prevent …from, keep…from和 stop…from

    prevent sb. from doing sth. 防止...做什么(以预防为主)

    stop sb. from doing sth.停止...做什么(已经在做了,要停止)

    keep sb from doing sth. 制止...做…（from不可以省略）

    protect sb. from being ...保护...免遭…（强调“保护”）

【例句】

    1)The teacher wants to stop her students from jumping on the tables.

          老师想阻止学生跳到桌子上去。

    2) The teacher put a mat on the floor to prevent students from hurting themselves.

            老师在地上铺上垫子，防止学生受伤。

    3) The manager wants to protect her secretary from being fired.

            经理不想让她的秘书被解雇。

【随练】

    1)维生素C被认为能预防感冒。(prevent)

    ____________________________________________________.

    2)我不让孩子们出去。(keep)

    ____________________________________________________.

    3)戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。（protect）

    ____________________________________________________.

2.provide…with

【辨析】 provide…with 和supply …with

    两者均可表示“供应；供给”，指对于缺乏或不足的事物进行补充或供给。

supply常与to／for或with连用，其结构是：supply sth．to／for sb．或supply sb．with    

sth.两者均可表示“供应；供给”，指对于缺乏或不足的事物进行补充或供给。

    provide常与for或with连用，其结构是：provide sth．or sb．或provide  sb．with sth.

【例句】

    1)They supply food to／for the survivors．＝They supply the survivors with food.

             他们供应食物给幸存者。

    2) He provides food and clothes for his family.＝He provides his family with food and  

      clothes.

             他给家人提供衣食。

【随练】

    1)那船装有雷达设备。(provide…with/ radar)

    ____________________________________________________.

    2)我们的农场为市场提供水果和蔬菜。(supply…with…)

    ____________________________________________________.

四、语法点拨

【例句】

1. The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries.

【归纳】in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents为定语从句，其先行 

词为situation.  which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries 

为非限制定语从句，其先行词为distant parent phenomenon. 类似situation,其后定语从句

引导词常用in which或where的还有case, stage, point等。如：

The argument has come to a stage where we must sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk.

  我们目前应当坐下来好好谈谈了。

【随练】

1. Can you imagine a situation________________________（你可以使用这个单词的情境）?

2. He may be busy, ___________case（如若如此）I’ll call later.

 

 

 

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二、词汇拓展

【随连】

1. 1) These books will provide us with all the information we need. 

  2) He provides food and clothes for his family．

2. 1) The two sisters have nothing in common. 

  2) He was regarded as a hero by the common people. 

三、短语辨析

【随连】

1. 1)Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds.

  2)I kept the children from going out.

  3)Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun.

2. 1)The ship was provided with radar equipment.

  2)Our farm supplies the market with fruits and vegetables.

四、语法点拨

【随连】

1. where/in which you can use the word

2. in which