新人教英语选修10共同成长（Unit 2 King Lear） 2页

共同成长见仁见智Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneesatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegforafewcoins,doyouhurryon,notknowingwhattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom.Itseemscruelnottogivesomemoneytobeggars.Certainly,mostoftheworld’sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedandsharewhatwehavewiththoselessfortunatethanourselves.Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,whenoneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quiteafewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars.Theyhavetheirownopinionsorexcusesaboutwhattheydo,whichsoundedreasonable.Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion.Therearevariouscasesandwemustdealwiththemdifferently.Afewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessofthegiver.【问题导入】随着社会经济的发展，人们的物质生活和文化生活日益丰富。可是，乞讨现象却几乎存在于每一个城市。人们对此观点不一:有人认为乞丐值得同情，尤其是残疾人和有智力障碍的人;有人却不以为然，并举出了种种理由。你是如何认为的呢？Whatdoyouthinkofbeggarsinthecities?Auniversitystudent:It’sasadthingtoseebeggarsinthestreets.Theyarepitiful.Ioftengivemycoinstothedisabledbeggars.Ataxi-driver:Manycitybeggarsdressuponpurposetolookpitiableandactuallymakeagoodlivingfrombegging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil(恶行).Abusinessman:Theproblemshouldbedealtwithbythegovernmentratherthanordinarypeople.Theyshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentandreceivehelp.Aclerkinagovernmentoffice:Ihavenosympathyforthosebeggarswhoarenormalbothphysicallyandmentally.Thereisnoreasonforbegging.Myview:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[来源:Z&xx&k.Com][来源:.Com]读书做人【话题链接】我们国家已经进入老龄化社会。如何应对老龄化社会所带来的一系列问题是一个新的挑战。老年人的陪护问题就是其中之一。[来源:Z*xx*k.Com][来源:学+科+网]Myparentswereinahugeargument,andIwasreallyupsetaboutit.Ididn’tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend’shouse.ThoughIknewIwouldn’ttellheraboutmyparents’situation.Iwaslookingforwardtogettingoutofthehouse.Iwasinthemiddleofpackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepowerwentoutintheneighborhood.MomcametotellmethatIshouldstaywithmygrandpauntilthepowercamebackon.IwasreallydisappointedbecauseIfeltthatwedidnothavemuchtotalkabout.ButIknewhewouldbefrightenedaloneinthedark.IwenttohisroomandtoldhimthatI’dstaywithhimuntilthepowerwasrestored.Hewasquitehappyandsaid,“Greatopportunity.”[来源:.Com][来源:学。科。网]“Whatis?”Iasked.“Totalk,youandI,”hesaid“toholdaprivatelittlemeetingaboutwhatwe’regoingtodo withyourmomanddad,andwhatwe’regoingtodowithourselvesnowthatwe’reinthesituationwearein.”“Butwecan’tdoanythingaboutit,Grandpa,”Isaid,surprisedthatherewassomeonewithwhomIcouldsharemyfeelingandsomeonewhowasinthesame“boat”asIwas.Andthat’showthemostunbelievablefriendshipbetweenmygrandfatherandmestarted.Sittingthereinthedark,wetalkedaboutourfeelingsandfearsoflifefromhowfastthingschange,tohowtheysometimesdon’tchangefastenough.Thatnight,becausethepowerwentout,Ifoundanewfriend,withwhomIcouldsafelytalkaboutallmyfearsandpains,whatevertheymaybe.[来源:][来源:学+科+网]Suddenlythelightsallcamebackon.“Well,”hesaid“Iguessthatmeansyou’llwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfewnights!”[来源:Z|xx|k.Com][来源:]【问题导入】作者本来为与爷爷没有太多共同的话题而感到失望，可是经过黑夜中的交谈，她却发现找到了一个可以倾诉感情的朋友，由此开始了她与爷爷最令人难以置信的友谊。【想一想】Whatdoyouthinkwecandointhefaceoftheelderlyeitherathomeoroutofhome?