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How do people divide our life stages according to the author?
Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: infancy,childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age,and old age.
What is the synonym of "make sb. be farmiliar with"?
acuaint oneself with sth.
Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
我们大多数人都知道，根据不同年龄和生活阶段，人生可以与此平行分为童年、青春期、成年和老年四个阶段。
Why does the author say that each unique life phase brings its own peculiar set of challenges ?
Because people in different life stages are confronted with different problems and setbacks and each group of people in a particular time period have their particular worries and pains.
Can you find out a pair of synonyms in this sentence:Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
phase and stage
We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.
我们把这些阶段想象为婴儿期在童年之前，中年在老年之前，每个阶段都会面临一系列特有的挑战。
What difficulties do you have to confront in your age groups?
To study hard and obtain my bachelor degree;
To build on our interests;
To improve our fitness level.
etc.
Can you tanslate this sentence into English?如果你想要更好地理解文学作品， 你最好了解它的作者。
If you want to have a better understanding of literary works, you had better acquaint yourself with their authors.
我国经济已由高速增长阶段转向高质量发展阶段......
China’s economy has been transitioning from a phase of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development.
What difficulties do people have to confront in other age groups?
Infancy:
childhood:
adolesence:
adulthood：
middle age： old age：
Can you talk about differences among pecular, characteristic and unusual?
meaning and collocation. Practice
襁褓 孩提垂髫 豆蔻 及笄 弱冠 而立之年 不惑之年 知命之年 花甲之年 古稀之年 耄耋之年 期颐之年
襁褓infancy孩提 early childhood垂髫 young children
豆蔻 the 13-year-old girls及笄 the 15-year-old girls
弱冠 the 20-year-old men而立之年 30 years old
不惑之年 40 years old知命之年 50 years old 花甲之年 60 years old古稀之年 70 years old 耄耋之年 over 80 years old 期颐之年 centenarian
Which stage are you at now?What significance do you think this stage have?
The stage between adolescence and adulthood. This is a crucial period of time when one forms his / her morals, values, outlook of the world and the principles that he / she will adhere to for a life.
Can you explain what is the structure in this sentence: We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges.
Can you give us some examples?
absolute construction
She sat down at the table, with each dish emitting a delicious smell.
During one’s growth and endeavor, the young may not only gain success and joy, but may also face difficulties and pressure. One should treat the success and failure at the moment with a correct attitude, not slack in prosperity and not lose faith in adversity. One should consider both the success and failure as wealth in life instead of burdens.
青年在成长和奋斗中，会收获成功和喜悦，也会面临困难和压力。要正确对待一时的成败得失，处优而不养尊，受挫而不短志，使顺境逆境都成为人生的财富而不是人生的包袱。