Should Older People Live with Their

 　　Should Older People Live with Their Adult Children?

　　提纲

　　1．你认为老人是否应与成年子女居住在一起?

　　2．给出原因。

　　3．总结。

　　One of the topics in our daily life is whether or not the older people should live with their adult children. My answer to the question is that it is better for them not to.

　　To begin with, adult children, like their parents, love indepen dence and freedom, but their parents may still take them as children. The situation will be worse when the adult children are married. If the relationship between the children and file parents is not harmonious¹, the sons or daughters of the parents will be in a difficult position. Secondly², people of different ages have different ways of life. If they live together, the old may feel that they are always disturbed and the young may feel that they are often restricted³.

　　In short, if the parents and their adult children do not live together, both the old and the young can enjoy complete independence and freedom. Living separately does not mean separation of relations. The parents and their children can still often visit and help each other if they stay in the saine neighborhood.

1 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

2 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

3 restricted   

adj.有限的；受约束的

参考例句：

• Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. 在城里车速不得超过每小时30英里。
• a restricted range of foods 有限的食物种类