57.New Asian Generation p.388
In the past, the children of Asia had very few choices. A son would usually follow in his father's footsteps and do the same kind of job as his father. But now, young people have higher education which opens doors to new kinds of jobs. TV exposes kids to new ideas from other countries.
So, the younger generations of Asians are doing things their parents never dreamed of. They're investing in stocks or dying their hair purple. Unfortunately, some are also getting into trouble with sex and drugs. Asian parents whose children are doing all this do have a reason to be worried.
generation gap 代溝
The generation gap seems very large today, because children today are very independent.
In the past people walked to work, because they had no cars. in the past 可以用 uesd to do 代替
accountant 會計師
official 文官 officer 武官
My neighbor bought the same kind of car as my father.
lousy
Don't expose yourself to too much sun in the summer.
TV 電視節(jié)目 the TV 電視機
I dreamed of Peter last night. It was awful. dream of 夢想，夢見
That's the trend. 潮流,時髦
creative 創(chuàng)意的
get into trouble with 惹上麻煩
In the past, the children of Asia had very few choices. A son would usually follow in his father's footsteps and do the same kind of job as his father. But now, young people have higher education which opens doors to new kinds of jobs. TV exposes kids to new ideas from other countries.
So, the younger generations of Asians are doing things their parents never dreamed of. They're investing in stocks or dying their hair purple. Unfortunately, some are also getting into trouble with sex and drugs. Asian parents whose children are doing all this do have a reason to be worried.
generation gap 代溝
The generation gap seems very large today, because children today are very independent.
In the past people walked to work, because they had no cars. in the past 可以用 uesd to do 代替
accountant 會計師
official 文官 officer 武官
My neighbor bought the same kind of car as my father.
lousy
Don't expose yourself to too much sun in the summer.
TV 電視節(jié)目 the TV 電視機
I dreamed of Peter last night. It was awful. dream of 夢想，夢見
That's the trend. 潮流,時髦
creative 創(chuàng)意的
get into trouble with 惹上麻煩