Life in the future（Reference for Teaching）

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i.异域风情
l.americanteenagers
   therearemorethan35millionameri-cansbetweentheagesof13and19.theyarethenationsteenagers.theyexpressthem-selveswiththeirownmusic.clothesandlan-guage.theyhavetheemotionsofachildinthebodyofanadult.theywanttobefreeandindependent，yettheyalsowanttobetakencareof.manyteenagersdisagreewiththeirparentsabouthowmuchfreedomtheyshouldhave.somedisobeytheirparents.theysaytheirparentsdonotunderstandthem.
   thenewyorktimesnewspapersays1956wastheyearoftheteenager.thatwaswhentheworldteenagewasfirstusedtoidentifythecultureofyoungameri-cans.inthe1950s，teenagersbeganrebellingagainstadults.teenagersdidnotwanttobe
liketheirparents.theywantedtolistentotheirownmusic，rock-and-roll.theywantedtoweardifferentkindofclothes.theywantedtousedifferentexpressionstocom-municatewitheachother.
   manymoviesshowedthisrebellingbyteenagers.oneofthemostfamouswasreb—elwithoutacause.itstaredjamesdeanasatroubleteenager.onepopularplayshowedteenagersinafunnyway.itwascalledbyebyebirdle.thismusicwasproducedonbroadwayinnewyorkin1960.lateritwasmadeintoamovie.byebyebirdletellswhathappenstoanamericanfamilywhenafamousrock-and-rollsingervisitstheirtown.thefatherofthefamilydoesnotunderstandteenagers.
   todayamericanteenagersspentalotofmoneybuyingrecords，clothesandelectronicdevices.theyalsospendalotonentertain-ment.lastyearteenagersspentalmost100thousandmilliondollars.thenewyorktimessaysthatwasmorethantheirpar-entsspentonthosethings.wheredoameri-canteenagersgetallthismoney?manyofthemhavepart-timejobs.sometakecareofchildren.othersworkatfastfoodrestau-rants.theyearnabout4 dollarsanhour.
manyteenagersdonothavejobs.instead,theyreceivemoneyfromtheirparents.they
mightgetasmuchas20dollarsaweek.theyarepermittedtospendthisanywaytheychoose.
   thelivesofmostamericanteenagerstodayareorganizedaroundtheexperienceofhighschool.studentsusuallybeginwithschoolattheageof13or14.someleaveattheageof16.butmostcompletethe4-yearhighschoolprogram.theydonotgettheirfirstfull-timejoborbeginuniversitystudiesuntiltheyare17or18yearsold.共9页，当前第1页123456789