新编英语教程第二册unit11word文档(20)

IV Guide writing1 Parts 9

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In our country, families used to be big with at least three generations living under one roof. Therefore ,caring for the elderly was not much of a problem. This ,however,

did not mean that all the people lived a happy life. Whether the old were treated decently by their children was another story. Wish the development of our country’s national economy, the living standard of the people has greatly improved, and people no longer want to crowd into one house.

Further, with the people’s way of life changing constantly, the large family system is given up by most of the younger generation who love to live a more private life; consequently the practice of a large family living under one roof is abandoned.

At present, more and more elderly people are living by themselves which brings forth new problems. Even if no misfortune befalls them, there are enough problems to be resolved. In the first place, they feel quite lonely all the time. Then, when they become too old to take care of themselves, what is to become of them? What if these elderly people fall ill, which is common to the old? It is said that one third of the population in some parts of