王强口语 第二册 Read Text 015

　　口语部分
文化篇
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Generation Gap
Everyday interactions lost some of their civility in the sixties.  Young people in the anti-war movement not only opposed the political power structure, but also rejected their parents' traditional social code.  To them, "good manners" seemed hypocritical and insincere.  The sixties generation therefore threw out the rules of politeness that straightjacketed their interactions, and instead tried to create more authentic¹ relationships by expressing their true feelings all the time.
When this generation had children themselves, they brought this ethic² into their parenting.  Sixties generation parents encouraged their kids to "express themselves," and they tolerated shows of bad manners in public as "natural."  While they hoped that encouraging self-expression would help their children grow up with more self-esteem, it sometimes turned out that the children felt more awkward in social situations because they didn't know how to act.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。