2020-2021学年度第8期总第807期
Older citizens join China’s digital age (P2)
河北师大附中  赵乃平
Lead-in
What can smartphones be used for?

making phone calls
sending/receiving messages
taking photos
shopping
getting useful information
entertainment
learning
playing games
…
They are used almost everywhere in our daily life.

How do your grandparents use their phones?

Skimming
Older citizens join China’s digital age
The text is mainly about________________________
（Key: helping older people use services on their phones.）

Detail reading
What do people use a smartphone for?
（Key: shopping online, watching TV shows and arranging a taxi... ）

Why does the author mention the story of Zhu Yiwei?
A. To make a comparison.
B. To make an argument.
C. To introduce the topic of the passage.
（Key: C）

Why did Zhu Yiwei buy his grandfather a new phone?
（Key: He hoped his grandfather could enjoy the  conveniences of using a
smartphone.）

How did his grandfather use it? Why?
（Key: He still used it just for calling and messaging. Because he didn't know how to use other functions.）

Why are elderly people sometimes called “digital refugees”?
A. They are too poor to afford a cellphone.
B. They refuse to be connected to the internet.
C. Some functions are hard for them to learn.
（Key: C）

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, what is one of the rules people have to follow before getting into public places?
（Key: People are asked to show a green health code on their phone. ）

What trouble does the rule bring to elderly people? Why?
(Key: They can’t show their green health code.
Reason 1: Most of them don’t use smartphones.
Reason 2: Those with smartphones don’t know how to use the health kit function to get the green health code.)

How does 75-year-old Bai feel about modern life?
A. Satisfied.          B. Depressed.  
C. Angry.              D. Proud.
(Key: B)

Why is it hard for elderly people to use smartphones?
A. Young people have little time or patience to teach them.
B. They can’t buy smartphones specially designed for them.
C. They have poor eye sight and memory.
D. Young people think smartphones will do harm to the health of elderly people.
(Key: AC)

What do people do to help elderly people?
(Key: 1. Provide free digital technology training. 2. Send a proposal to the two sessions, introducing more ways to help.)

Language focus
1. Zhu Yiwei, 17, from Anhui province, wanted his grandfather to have access to this convenience.
释义：17岁的朱义伟来自安徽省，他希望祖父能享受到这种便利
access n. （接近的）方法；通路；可接近性
accessible adj. 可接近的；可进入的；可使用的
have/get/gain access to 拥有... 的机会；可以接近、进入

In many places, people don’t ____________ clean water.   在许多地方，人们没有干净的水可用。(Key: have access to)

As the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more __________(access), and preserve its history and culture. (Key: accessible)

2. We have made a lifelong contribution to society, but now we feel abandoned by it.
释义：我们为社会做了一生的贡献，但现在感到被抛弃了。

abandon vt. 抛弃；放弃；终止
abandon oneself to... 沉湎于……; 陷入…… （注意：to为介词）
abandoned adj. 被抛弃的；无约束的
 
Unluckily, Tom  ____________(abandon) by his cruel parents. Eventually the ____________(abandon) boy felt hopeless and abandoned himself to ____________(play) computer games every day. (Key: was abandoned; abandoned; playing)

3. In addition, aging results in many physical problems.
释义：此外，衰老会导致许多身体问题

result in = lead to/ cause 引起；导致
result from = lie in 由...引起；产生于
as a result of = because of 因为，由于
as a result 因此，结果是

一句多译
他的懒惰导致了他的失败。
1. His laziness _______________his failure.
2. His failure ________________ his laziness.
3. He failed ________________his laziness.
4. He was lazy. _______________, he failed.
(Key: resulted in; resulted from; as a result of ; As a result)