Unit 14 The Japanese Ageing Suit
? P I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Part II Reading Comprehension and Language
Activities
? Part III Extended Activities
Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Introduction of functions
? Listen and speak
? Try to speak more
? Make your own dialogue
? What are they for?
? If you want to learn more
Introduction of functions
? You may express your disappointment like this,
? That?s very disappointing,I must say,
? I?m rather/very/greatly disappointed that…,
? I?m rather/very/greatly disappointed at/about…,
? It?s a great pity/disappointment,
? What a pity/disappointment!
? Oh dear! I was hoping/I?d been hoping…,
? Oh,dear! I was hoping for…
? (Oh dear,) I?ve /I?d been looking forward to…,
? I?m sorry to hear that…,
? I?m sorry to hear about…,
Listen and speak
1,Why is Jack upset?
Key,b
2,What is the Neighbourhood Club for?
Key,b
3,How does Robin express his disappointment at the
neighbourhood leaders? decision?
Key,c
4,Robin tells Jack that they have to protest against the
decision,How does he say it?
Key,a
Turn to p,196,and let’s listen,
?Listen to the conversation and tick the correct
answer to each question,
Try to speak more
? Notes,
? What’s up?:,something is up” is used for saying that something
is wrong or something bad is happening
e.g,It’s not like Sara to be so rude,Something must be up,
? absurd,completely stupid,unreasonable,or impossible to
believe; ridiculous,
? take it easy,used for telling someone to be calm when they are
upset or annoyed
? willful,(done) deliberately in order to cause damage or harm;
determined to do what you want and not caring if you upset other
people
e.g,a willful child
Make your own dialogue
1,You and your partner are talking about
growing old and the problems arising from it,
Make a dialogue using the following cues,
(Turn to page 198)
2,Study the following picture,Make a story and
then tell it to your classmates,Limit your story
to approximately one minute,(Turn to page 198)
What are they for?
Key,1.b 2,c 3.a 4.g 5.f 6.e 7.d
If you want to learn more
Key,a,1,4,5,6,7,11,(3,9,10,14,15 can also
be used for showing disappointment.)
b,2,3,8,9,10,12,13,14,15
Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Notes
? Translation
? Comprehension work
? Language work (A,B,C)
Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? In the 21st century,what significant changes will occur
in different age groups of the word?s population?
? Have you ever imagined what you would look like and
how you would feel when you are at the age of 80?
? What problems will an ageing population bring to
society? And what preparations should and must
society make to assist the elderly?
Turn to p,200,and listen to the text,
By the end of the second decade of the 21st century,
almost a quarter of Japan’s population will be over 65 years
old,So,to help society deal with an ageing population,a
Tokyo-based company has developed an,Ageing Suit”,
Simon Cox,a journalist of a newspaper,went along to try it out,
The few hours I spent at the,Wonderful Ageing Club”,a
small organization hidden away down a side street in Tokyo,
were,it has to be said,rather depressing,For I was
transformed,rather too quickly I thought,from a relatively
healthy 36-year-old to an 80-year-old,and,dressed in the
club’s,ageing suit”,growing old did not seem like a wonderful
prospect at all,
First,I had to put on restrictive bindings to impede the
movements of my main joints,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
Then a contraption was placed over my ankle and foot,
seriously hampering my ability to move my foot independently of
the rest of my leg,Similar bindings were then applied to my
knees and elbows,and it was with some gratitude that,now
unable to move normally,I accepted the kind offer of a walking
stick,The ladies of the Wonderful Ageing Club,however,were
still far from finished,Assuring me that their suit had been
carefully designed on the basis of scientific research into the
exact effects of ageing,they next applied a pair of special gloves
to my hands to make gripping much more difficult,
Thus finished,it took me quite a few minutes before I
managed to open a can of Coke---a dexterity test which,I should
add,I was only able to begin after I had managed to locate the
ring-pull in the first place,My vision had grown rather clouded as
a result of my special glasses,which had the effects of cataracts,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
A number of weights were attached to my body to create
the sensation of weakened muscles,and a pair of earplugs
muffled my hearing,This completed my imprisonment in a body
more than twice my own age,At this point,eager to see as well
as feel the effects of all this ageing engineering,I looked into a
nearby mirror and found myself staring at what I can only
describe as an evil in the Star Wars films,
There,however,any similarity with powerful science-
fiction heroes,living or dead,abruptly ended,For now I found
myself clumsily hobbling my way through such newly difficult
tasks as going up and down stairs,sitting down on a chair and
then standing up again,or reaching for things on a high shelf,
Not to mention wrestling with that can of Coke or struggling,
through my cataract-clouded vision,to read a newspaper,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
The Japanese Ageing Suit
But what is the purpose of this ageing suit? The Wonderful
Ageing Club claims that it gives a very accurate representation of
what being old is really like,and that,when it comes to planning for
the next century,that experience will be of enormous value,And
people are evidently listening,about 8000 people have tried the suit
on so far,and half of them have been from local authorities,
manufacturing companies or emergency service providers,They
hope to see whether the products or services they offer really do
meet the needs of the elderly,
Thus,throughout Japan,all kinds of products,from household
appliances,to cars,to building designs,right down to the packaging
in which goods are sold,are being subjected to an entirely new kind
of test,they are being handled by an imitation pensioner dressed up
in an ageing suit to see just how practical the products really are,No
longer,it seems,is it going to be a young person’s world,Not,at any
rate,in the Japan of the 21st century,
e.g,
1,We used to go along to various churches in the
area playing music,
我们过去常去这个地区的各种教堂演奏。
2,The brainy men all went along to see that nothing
should go wrong,
聪明的人都去看了，应该没有什么不对劲。
go along to,to go to an event or a place
where sth is happening
e.g,Toy manufacturers use employees? children to try
new products out,
玩具制造商用雇员的孩子试验新玩具。
try sb/sth out, to test sth such as a method or a
piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works
properly
hide away,go into hiding,conceal oneself; conceal
e.g,?The naughty kid,? Granny said,?he must have hid
away somewhere.?
,这个调皮鬼” 奶奶说，“他一定是躲到什么地方去拉
。”
e.g,
1,In fact,the use of these drugs may even impede the
patient's recovery,
事实上，使用这些药物甚至可能阻碍病人的康复。
2,Progress has been impeded by a number of
economic factors,
进程受到了一些经济因素的阻碍。
impede,vt,[often passive] formal to make it
difficult for someone or sth to move forward or
make progress synonym hinder,hamper
e.g,She tried to run,but was hampered by her heavy
suitcase,
她想跑，但她沉重的手提箱妨碍了她。
hamper, vt,written to make it difficult for
someone to do something
e.g,She was chosen for the job on the basis of her
qualifications and ideas,
她因具备适当资格、想法对路而被选担任该工作。
on the basis of, because of a particular fact or
situation 原因；缘由
e.g,He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his
pillow,
他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。
muffle,vt,to make a sound less loud and clear,especially
by covering sth
e.g,
1,He had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem,
他整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。
2,Several passengers were wrestling with their luggage,
几位乘客竭力地搬动他们的行李。
wrestling (with sth), to struggle to deal with sth that is difficult
e.g,
1,Her conduct subjected her to public ridicule,
她的行为使她受众人嘲笑。
2,The city was subjected to heavy bombing,
那座城市遭受猛烈轰炸。
subject sb/sth to sth,to force someone or sth to
experience sth very unpleasant,especially over a
long time 使经受；使遭受
e.g,They've had technical problems - at any rate
that's what they told me,
他们已遇到技术问题，至少他们就是这么对我说的。
at any rate,
a) used to show that you are being more accurate
about sth that you have just said （表示说得更加
确切）不管怎样，至少 synonym anyway,anyhow
b) used to say that a particular fact is true in spite of
what has happened in the past or what may happen in
the future（强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样
synonym anyway,anyhow
日式老化服
到了 21世纪 20年代末，几乎有四分之一的日本人口将在 65岁以
上。因此，为了帮助社会解决老年化问题，一家东京的公司设计了
一套, 老化服装, 。西蒙 · 柯克斯，一家报社记者，去做了一番尝
试。
老实说，我在“精彩老化俱乐部”，这个位于东京小街道不起眼
的小机构度过的几小时令人相当沮丧。身着这个俱乐部的“老化
服”，我觉得转眼间就把自己从健壮的 36岁变成 80岁的老人了，而
变成老人似乎根本不是一件前景看好的事情。
首先，我得穿上束紧绷带以限制我主关节的活动。接着，把一
个小玩意儿放在脚脖子和脚面上，这东西严重地阻碍了我的脚独立
移动的能力。类似的绷带还缠在我膝盖和胳膊肘上，因为现在已无
法正常行动，所以我带着几分感激地接受了俱乐部善意提供的一个
拐杖。不过，精彩俱乐部的女士们还远远没有完成她们的工作。她
们一边向我保证她们的服装是为了切实体验老化的感受而在科学研
究的基础上设计出来的，一边将一双特殊的手套套在我手上，使握
紧东西变得困难多了。
日式老化服
这样穿戴完毕, 我花了好几分钟才打开一听可乐 —— 这是一项敏捷
度测试, 应该补充一下, 我得在设法找到拉环之后才能开始 。 由于
带了一副有白内障眼病效果的特殊眼镜, 我的视力变得很模糊 。
为了真实感受肌肉紧张无力, 我的身体上还负重了许多东西, 还用
一副耳机将耳朵堵上 。 这才算完成了让人感受年龄增加了一倍的束
缚身体的穿戴工作 。 这会儿, 我急于想看到和感受一下这整个衰老
工程的效果, 就朝附近的镜子里一看, 发现自己正盯着一个只能用
电影, 星球大战, 里的怪兽来描述的人 。
然而，任何科幻小说里的英雄，活的或者死的，突然都不复存在了。
因为现在我行走困难，就连上下楼、在椅子上坐下然后再起来、或
者够高架子上的东西这类事情都难以胜任，更不用说去全力对付那
听可乐，或者靠相当于患白内障眼病的视力去费力地读报了。
日式老化服
设计这套老化服的意图又是什么呢？“精彩老化俱乐部”声称
它能向人们准确地展示一个人老了到底是什么样子，这样，在为下
世纪规划时，它就有着巨大的价值。而人们很显然也听从了她们的
建议：到目前为止，约有 8000人试穿过这服装，其中有一半来自地
方当局、生产部门或应急服务供应商。他们希望了解他们提供的产
品和服务是否确实能满足老人的需求。
这样，全日本所有的产品，从居家日用到汽车，从建筑设计到
商品包装，都在经历一个新的测试：让身穿老化服装的冒牌老人使
用这些产品以判定它们的实用性。未来的世界，好像将不再是年轻
人的世界，至少在 21世纪的日本不是。
Comprehension work
(Questions for discussion )
1,How did the writer feel after his few hours at the
“Wonderful Ageing Club”?
2,Why was the writer given a walking stick?
3,What did the ladies of the,Wonderful Ageing Club” tell
the writer?
4,What was the effect of the special glasses?
Comprehension work
(Questions for discussion )
5,How was the sensation of weakened muscles created?
6,What does the word,imprisonment” mean in the fourth
paragraph?
7,What is the purpose and value of this ageing suit?
8,Why,in Japan,are all kinds of products being subjected
to a new test? How are they tested?
Language work (A,p,202)
1,sensation,transformed,obstacles,restrictive,joints,
hamper,hobble
2,contraptions,applied,muffled,clouded,locate,
dexterity
3,depressing,enormous,prospect,elderly
Language work (B,p.203)
1,To prevent insect bites,the explorers applied some
lotion to their skin before they entered the jungle,
2,I realized how inadequate our language could be when it
comes to defining a complicated idea,
3,The bill was to be subjected to debate in Congress,
4,I don?t recall any of the bikes having a sounding device,
not to mention any built-in lights,
Language work (B,p.203)
5,He began to read the letter and seemed to be gripped by
a fearful apprehension,
6,Sade enjoyed tremendous popularity in the 80s,But in
the 90s her fame as pop singer,at any rate in Britain,is
over,
7,The inventor ran into a difficult problem,He wrestled for
days to find a solution,
8,He woke up abruptly,as though from a nightmare,
Language work (C,p.204)
1,a,He fell off the bike and broke his left leg,Now the
nurse is applying bandages to his leg,
b,The man applied some new paint to his house to
make it look unique in the neighborhood,
c,How much force has to be applied to the ball in order
to set it rolling?
Language work (C,p.204)
2,a,The sales target was set on the basis of the market
research in several large cities,
b,In the company,the staff are promoted on the basis of
their performance at work,
c,Is it safe to predict the future on the basis of one
opinion poll?
Language work (C,p.204)
3,a,Some countries are so small that it is difficult to locate
them on a world map,
b,The operation could not begin until the bullet was
located in the wound,
c,The ship locates its position at sea using a satellite,
Language work (C,p.204)
4,a,The retarded child even had difficulty in speaking his
mother-tongue,not to mention learning a foreign
language,
b,The young man had difficulty in supporting himself,
not to mention supporting a whole family,
c,Madam Lin has a lot of work to do,marking students?
work,planning new lessons,supervising young
teachers,visiting students? families,talking with
students,Not to mention household chores for her
family,
Language work (C,p.204)
5,a,When the English settlers first came to the New World,
they were subjected to great hardship,
b,Iron can only be bent when it is subjected to intense
heat,
c,The new theory will be subjected to laboratory tests
before it is announced,
Part III Extended Activities
Dictation
Read more
Grammar work
Word formation
Vocabulary work
Translation
Dictation
? Script of the Dictation
Of all my relatives,I like my aunt Emily the best,She?s
my mother?s youngest sister,She never married,and
she lives alone in a small village near Bath,She?s in her
late fifties,but she?s still quite young at heart,She has a
fair complexion,thick brown hair,and dark brown eyes,
She has a kind face,and when you meet her,the first
thing you notice is her lovely,warm smile,Her face is a
little wrinkled now,but I think she?s still rather attractive,
She?s the sort of person you can always go to if you
have a problem,
Read more
? True/False/Not Mentioned
Answers,1,T 2,F 3,NM 4,F 5,T 6,T 7,F 8,NM 9,T
? Notes
1,fix one’s eyes on something,look straight at
something and at nothing else,
2,harmonica,a small musical instrument that you play by
blowing and sucking as you move it from side to side
between your lips,
3,It’s (just) like somebody to do something,used for
saying that a type of behavior is typical of a particular
person,e.g,He didn?t show up again,That?s just like him,
4,note,an individual sound in music
Read more
5,be/get in the/one’s way,be in the same place as somebody,
making it difficult for them to do things; prevent somebody from
doing what they want,
e.g,You will get in the way if you stand in the kitchen,
I won?t get in your way if you are really determined,
6,clear one’s throat,to cough gently in order to remove mucus
that is tuck in one?s throat so that one can speak clearly; to make
a noise like a gentle cough in order to get someone?s attention,
7,come in useful/handy,to be useful for a particular situation,e.g,
A big sheet of plastic always comes in useful when you are
camping,
Grammar work
Two men tried to sell a painting that had been stolen,The
painting was owned by Mainmi Gillies,aged 84,She said it
had been presented to one of her ancestors by the artist,
She had owned it since 1926,when it was given to her as a
wedding present,One of the men,Mr,X,who cannot be
named for legal reasons,was found suspicious because he
was looking for a buyer,He told a police detective,who was
disguised as a wealthy art lover,he was willing to sell the
painting cheap because it was stolen,A meeting was then
arranged at an airfield near Retford,where the painting was
to be flown in and exchanged,but the airfield had been
staffed by police officers in plain clothes,Mr,X arrived at
the airfield with another man,They were shown the money
in a suitcase,The buyer was then taken to see the painting
in a barn,Mr,X was arrested but Mr,Henry who had come
with Mr,X escaped,
Word formation
? Answers
1,round
2,heat
3,better
4,dear
5,right,wrong
6,must
7,dirty
8,final
9,breakfasted
Vocabulary work
? Answers
a,All the expressions can be related with the
symptoms of ageing,
b,What do doctors do?
1,take 2,feel 3,listen to 4,look in 5,
examine 6,pressure 7,questions 8,
measure 9,further
Translation
1,Is it safe to draw conclusions on the basis of only one
investigation?
2,More books about physical exercises will be published to meet
the needs of the ageing society
3,The team leader urged the players to win the football match at
any rate,
4,He has visited a lot of places of interest abroad,not to mention
scenic spots at home,
5,The scientists subjected the new product to a series of strict
tests,
6,After searching in the room for a while,he brought out a pile of
old magazines,
7,She is determined to succeed and won?t let anything get in her
way,
8,Jimmy?s parents came over from America to see him,
? P I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Part II Reading Comprehension and Language
Activities
? Part III Extended Activities
Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Introduction of functions
? Listen and speak
? Try to speak more
? Make your own dialogue
? What are they for?
? If you want to learn more
Introduction of functions
? You may express your disappointment like this,
? That?s very disappointing,I must say,
? I?m rather/very/greatly disappointed that…,
? I?m rather/very/greatly disappointed at/about…,
? It?s a great pity/disappointment,
? What a pity/disappointment!
? Oh dear! I was hoping/I?d been hoping…,
? Oh,dear! I was hoping for…
? (Oh dear,) I?ve /I?d been looking forward to…,
? I?m sorry to hear that…,
? I?m sorry to hear about…,
Listen and speak
1,Why is Jack upset?
Key,b
2,What is the Neighbourhood Club for?
Key,b
3,How does Robin express his disappointment at the
neighbourhood leaders? decision?
Key,c
4,Robin tells Jack that they have to protest against the
decision,How does he say it?
Key,a
Turn to p,196,and let’s listen,
?Listen to the conversation and tick the correct
answer to each question,
Try to speak more
? Notes,
? What’s up?:,something is up” is used for saying that something
is wrong or something bad is happening
e.g,It’s not like Sara to be so rude,Something must be up,
? absurd,completely stupid,unreasonable,or impossible to
believe; ridiculous,
? take it easy,used for telling someone to be calm when they are
upset or annoyed
? willful,(done) deliberately in order to cause damage or harm;
determined to do what you want and not caring if you upset other
people
e.g,a willful child
Make your own dialogue
1,You and your partner are talking about
growing old and the problems arising from it,
Make a dialogue using the following cues,
(Turn to page 198)
2,Study the following picture,Make a story and
then tell it to your classmates,Limit your story
to approximately one minute,(Turn to page 198)
What are they for?
Key,1.b 2,c 3.a 4.g 5.f 6.e 7.d
If you want to learn more
Key,a,1,4,5,6,7,11,(3,9,10,14,15 can also
be used for showing disappointment.)
b,2,3,8,9,10,12,13,14,15
Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Notes
? Translation
? Comprehension work
? Language work (A,B,C)
Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? In the 21st century,what significant changes will occur
in different age groups of the word?s population?
? Have you ever imagined what you would look like and
how you would feel when you are at the age of 80?
? What problems will an ageing population bring to
society? And what preparations should and must
society make to assist the elderly?
Turn to p,200,and listen to the text,
By the end of the second decade of the 21st century,
almost a quarter of Japan’s population will be over 65 years
old,So,to help society deal with an ageing population,a
Tokyo-based company has developed an,Ageing Suit”,
Simon Cox,a journalist of a newspaper,went along to try it out,
The few hours I spent at the,Wonderful Ageing Club”,a
small organization hidden away down a side street in Tokyo,
were,it has to be said,rather depressing,For I was
transformed,rather too quickly I thought,from a relatively
healthy 36-year-old to an 80-year-old,and,dressed in the
club’s,ageing suit”,growing old did not seem like a wonderful
prospect at all,
First,I had to put on restrictive bindings to impede the
movements of my main joints,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
Then a contraption was placed over my ankle and foot,
seriously hampering my ability to move my foot independently of
the rest of my leg,Similar bindings were then applied to my
knees and elbows,and it was with some gratitude that,now
unable to move normally,I accepted the kind offer of a walking
stick,The ladies of the Wonderful Ageing Club,however,were
still far from finished,Assuring me that their suit had been
carefully designed on the basis of scientific research into the
exact effects of ageing,they next applied a pair of special gloves
to my hands to make gripping much more difficult,
Thus finished,it took me quite a few minutes before I
managed to open a can of Coke---a dexterity test which,I should
add,I was only able to begin after I had managed to locate the
ring-pull in the first place,My vision had grown rather clouded as
a result of my special glasses,which had the effects of cataracts,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
A number of weights were attached to my body to create
the sensation of weakened muscles,and a pair of earplugs
muffled my hearing,This completed my imprisonment in a body
more than twice my own age,At this point,eager to see as well
as feel the effects of all this ageing engineering,I looked into a
nearby mirror and found myself staring at what I can only
describe as an evil in the Star Wars films,
There,however,any similarity with powerful science-
fiction heroes,living or dead,abruptly ended,For now I found
myself clumsily hobbling my way through such newly difficult
tasks as going up and down stairs,sitting down on a chair and
then standing up again,or reaching for things on a high shelf,
Not to mention wrestling with that can of Coke or struggling,
through my cataract-clouded vision,to read a newspaper,
The Japanese Ageing Suit
The Japanese Ageing Suit
But what is the purpose of this ageing suit? The Wonderful
Ageing Club claims that it gives a very accurate representation of
what being old is really like,and that,when it comes to planning for
the next century,that experience will be of enormous value,And
people are evidently listening,about 8000 people have tried the suit
on so far,and half of them have been from local authorities,
manufacturing companies or emergency service providers,They
hope to see whether the products or services they offer really do
meet the needs of the elderly,
Thus,throughout Japan,all kinds of products,from household
appliances,to cars,to building designs,right down to the packaging
in which goods are sold,are being subjected to an entirely new kind
of test,they are being handled by an imitation pensioner dressed up
in an ageing suit to see just how practical the products really are,No
longer,it seems,is it going to be a young person’s world,Not,at any
rate,in the Japan of the 21st century,
e.g,
1,We used to go along to various churches in the
area playing music,
我们过去常去这个地区的各种教堂演奏。
2,The brainy men all went along to see that nothing
should go wrong,
聪明的人都去看了，应该没有什么不对劲。
go along to,to go to an event or a place
where sth is happening
e.g,Toy manufacturers use employees? children to try
new products out,
玩具制造商用雇员的孩子试验新玩具。
try sb/sth out, to test sth such as a method or a
piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works
properly
hide away,go into hiding,conceal oneself; conceal
e.g,?The naughty kid,? Granny said,?he must have hid
away somewhere.?
,这个调皮鬼” 奶奶说，“他一定是躲到什么地方去拉
。”
e.g,
1,In fact,the use of these drugs may even impede the
patient's recovery,
事实上，使用这些药物甚至可能阻碍病人的康复。
2,Progress has been impeded by a number of
economic factors,
进程受到了一些经济因素的阻碍。
impede,vt,[often passive] formal to make it
difficult for someone or sth to move forward or
make progress synonym hinder,hamper
e.g,She tried to run,but was hampered by her heavy
suitcase,
她想跑，但她沉重的手提箱妨碍了她。
hamper, vt,written to make it difficult for
someone to do something
e.g,She was chosen for the job on the basis of her
qualifications and ideas,
她因具备适当资格、想法对路而被选担任该工作。
on the basis of, because of a particular fact or
situation 原因；缘由
e.g,He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his
pillow,
他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。
muffle,vt,to make a sound less loud and clear,especially
by covering sth
e.g,
1,He had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem,
他整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。
2,Several passengers were wrestling with their luggage,
几位乘客竭力地搬动他们的行李。
wrestling (with sth), to struggle to deal with sth that is difficult
e.g,
1,Her conduct subjected her to public ridicule,
她的行为使她受众人嘲笑。
2,The city was subjected to heavy bombing,
那座城市遭受猛烈轰炸。
subject sb/sth to sth,to force someone or sth to
experience sth very unpleasant,especially over a
long time 使经受；使遭受
e.g,They've had technical problems - at any rate
that's what they told me,
他们已遇到技术问题，至少他们就是这么对我说的。
at any rate,
a) used to show that you are being more accurate
about sth that you have just said （表示说得更加
确切）不管怎样，至少 synonym anyway,anyhow
b) used to say that a particular fact is true in spite of
what has happened in the past or what may happen in
the future（强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样
synonym anyway,anyhow
日式老化服
到了 21世纪 20年代末，几乎有四分之一的日本人口将在 65岁以
上。因此，为了帮助社会解决老年化问题，一家东京的公司设计了
一套, 老化服装, 。西蒙 · 柯克斯，一家报社记者，去做了一番尝
试。
老实说，我在“精彩老化俱乐部”，这个位于东京小街道不起眼
的小机构度过的几小时令人相当沮丧。身着这个俱乐部的“老化
服”，我觉得转眼间就把自己从健壮的 36岁变成 80岁的老人了，而
变成老人似乎根本不是一件前景看好的事情。
首先，我得穿上束紧绷带以限制我主关节的活动。接着，把一
个小玩意儿放在脚脖子和脚面上，这东西严重地阻碍了我的脚独立
移动的能力。类似的绷带还缠在我膝盖和胳膊肘上，因为现在已无
法正常行动，所以我带着几分感激地接受了俱乐部善意提供的一个
拐杖。不过，精彩俱乐部的女士们还远远没有完成她们的工作。她
们一边向我保证她们的服装是为了切实体验老化的感受而在科学研
究的基础上设计出来的，一边将一双特殊的手套套在我手上，使握
紧东西变得困难多了。
日式老化服
这样穿戴完毕, 我花了好几分钟才打开一听可乐 —— 这是一项敏捷
度测试, 应该补充一下, 我得在设法找到拉环之后才能开始 。 由于
带了一副有白内障眼病效果的特殊眼镜, 我的视力变得很模糊 。
为了真实感受肌肉紧张无力, 我的身体上还负重了许多东西, 还用
一副耳机将耳朵堵上 。 这才算完成了让人感受年龄增加了一倍的束
缚身体的穿戴工作 。 这会儿, 我急于想看到和感受一下这整个衰老
工程的效果, 就朝附近的镜子里一看, 发现自己正盯着一个只能用
电影, 星球大战, 里的怪兽来描述的人 。
然而，任何科幻小说里的英雄，活的或者死的，突然都不复存在了。
因为现在我行走困难，就连上下楼、在椅子上坐下然后再起来、或
者够高架子上的东西这类事情都难以胜任，更不用说去全力对付那
听可乐，或者靠相当于患白内障眼病的视力去费力地读报了。
日式老化服
设计这套老化服的意图又是什么呢？“精彩老化俱乐部”声称
它能向人们准确地展示一个人老了到底是什么样子，这样，在为下
世纪规划时，它就有着巨大的价值。而人们很显然也听从了她们的
建议：到目前为止，约有 8000人试穿过这服装，其中有一半来自地
方当局、生产部门或应急服务供应商。他们希望了解他们提供的产
品和服务是否确实能满足老人的需求。
这样，全日本所有的产品，从居家日用到汽车，从建筑设计到
商品包装，都在经历一个新的测试：让身穿老化服装的冒牌老人使
用这些产品以判定它们的实用性。未来的世界，好像将不再是年轻
人的世界，至少在 21世纪的日本不是。
Comprehension work
(Questions for discussion )
1,How did the writer feel after his few hours at the
“Wonderful Ageing Club”?
2,Why was the writer given a walking stick?
3,What did the ladies of the,Wonderful Ageing Club” tell
the writer?
4,What was the effect of the special glasses?
Comprehension work
(Questions for discussion )
5,How was the sensation of weakened muscles created?
6,What does the word,imprisonment” mean in the fourth
paragraph?
7,What is the purpose and value of this ageing suit?
8,Why,in Japan,are all kinds of products being subjected
to a new test? How are they tested?
Language work (A,p,202)
1,sensation,transformed,obstacles,restrictive,joints,
hamper,hobble
2,contraptions,applied,muffled,clouded,locate,
dexterity
3,depressing,enormous,prospect,elderly
Language work (B,p.203)
1,To prevent insect bites,the explorers applied some
lotion to their skin before they entered the jungle,
2,I realized how inadequate our language could be when it
comes to defining a complicated idea,
3,The bill was to be subjected to debate in Congress,
4,I don?t recall any of the bikes having a sounding device,
not to mention any built-in lights,
Language work (B,p.203)
5,He began to read the letter and seemed to be gripped by
a fearful apprehension,
6,Sade enjoyed tremendous popularity in the 80s,But in
the 90s her fame as pop singer,at any rate in Britain,is
over,
7,The inventor ran into a difficult problem,He wrestled for
days to find a solution,
8,He woke up abruptly,as though from a nightmare,
Language work (C,p.204)
1,a,He fell off the bike and broke his left leg,Now the
nurse is applying bandages to his leg,
b,The man applied some new paint to his house to
make it look unique in the neighborhood,
c,How much force has to be applied to the ball in order
to set it rolling?
Language work (C,p.204)
2,a,The sales target was set on the basis of the market
research in several large cities,
b,In the company,the staff are promoted on the basis of
their performance at work,
c,Is it safe to predict the future on the basis of one
opinion poll?
Language work (C,p.204)
3,a,Some countries are so small that it is difficult to locate
them on a world map,
b,The operation could not begin until the bullet was
located in the wound,
c,The ship locates its position at sea using a satellite,
Language work (C,p.204)
4,a,The retarded child even had difficulty in speaking his
mother-tongue,not to mention learning a foreign
language,
b,The young man had difficulty in supporting himself,
not to mention supporting a whole family,
c,Madam Lin has a lot of work to do,marking students?
work,planning new lessons,supervising young
teachers,visiting students? families,talking with
students,Not to mention household chores for her
family,
Language work (C,p.204)
5,a,When the English settlers first came to the New World,
they were subjected to great hardship,
b,Iron can only be bent when it is subjected to intense
heat,
c,The new theory will be subjected to laboratory tests
before it is announced,
Part III Extended Activities
Dictation
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Grammar work
Word formation
Vocabulary work
Translation
Dictation
? Script of the Dictation
Of all my relatives,I like my aunt Emily the best,She?s
my mother?s youngest sister,She never married,and
she lives alone in a small village near Bath,She?s in her
late fifties,but she?s still quite young at heart,She has a
fair complexion,thick brown hair,and dark brown eyes,
She has a kind face,and when you meet her,the first
thing you notice is her lovely,warm smile,Her face is a
little wrinkled now,but I think she?s still rather attractive,
She?s the sort of person you can always go to if you
have a problem,
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? True/False/Not Mentioned
Answers,1,T 2,F 3,NM 4,F 5,T 6,T 7,F 8,NM 9,T
? Notes
1,fix one’s eyes on something,look straight at
something and at nothing else,
2,harmonica,a small musical instrument that you play by
blowing and sucking as you move it from side to side
between your lips,
3,It’s (just) like somebody to do something,used for
saying that a type of behavior is typical of a particular
person,e.g,He didn?t show up again,That?s just like him,
4,note,an individual sound in music
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5,be/get in the/one’s way,be in the same place as somebody,
making it difficult for them to do things; prevent somebody from
doing what they want,
e.g,You will get in the way if you stand in the kitchen,
I won?t get in your way if you are really determined,
6,clear one’s throat,to cough gently in order to remove mucus
that is tuck in one?s throat so that one can speak clearly; to make
a noise like a gentle cough in order to get someone?s attention,
7,come in useful/handy,to be useful for a particular situation,e.g,
A big sheet of plastic always comes in useful when you are
camping,
Grammar work
Two men tried to sell a painting that had been stolen,The
painting was owned by Mainmi Gillies,aged 84,She said it
had been presented to one of her ancestors by the artist,
She had owned it since 1926,when it was given to her as a
wedding present,One of the men,Mr,X,who cannot be
named for legal reasons,was found suspicious because he
was looking for a buyer,He told a police detective,who was
disguised as a wealthy art lover,he was willing to sell the
painting cheap because it was stolen,A meeting was then
arranged at an airfield near Retford,where the painting was
to be flown in and exchanged,but the airfield had been
staffed by police officers in plain clothes,Mr,X arrived at
the airfield with another man,They were shown the money
in a suitcase,The buyer was then taken to see the painting
in a barn,Mr,X was arrested but Mr,Henry who had come
with Mr,X escaped,
Word formation
? Answers
1,round
2,heat
3,better
4,dear
5,right,wrong
6,must
7,dirty
8,final
9,breakfasted
Vocabulary work
? Answers
a,All the expressions can be related with the
symptoms of ageing,
b,What do doctors do?
1,take 2,feel 3,listen to 4,look in 5,
examine 6,pressure 7,questions 8,
measure 9,further
Translation
1,Is it safe to draw conclusions on the basis of only one
investigation?
2,More books about physical exercises will be published to meet
the needs of the ageing society
3,The team leader urged the players to win the football match at
any rate,
4,He has visited a lot of places of interest abroad,not to mention
scenic spots at home,
5,The scientists subjected the new product to a series of strict
tests,
6,After searching in the room for a while,he brought out a pile of
old magazines,
7,She is determined to succeed and won?t let anything get in her
way,
8,Jimmy?s parents came over from America to see him,
