Describe a elder person whom you are familiar with.

You should say:

Who he/she is ,

What his/her characters are

What you do together

And explain he /she influenced you .

part2﹠3    Describe an old person.
You should say:
      who the person is;
       how old this person is;
       how her or his health condition is;
and explain how you get along with her or him.     1. How is the situation of old people in your country?
    2. Should the retirement age for old people be lengthened?
    3.Is it easy for old people to find jobs when they have retired?
    4.How you show others that you care about old people?
Part 2:
The old person that I want to talk about is my grandmother, my father’s mom. My grandmother is 98 years old, living in China with my aunt. She had been in a good condition, fit as a fiddle until last year. She was very sick last year, almost at death’s door--she took a turn for the worse because of the problems in the digestive system. Fortunately, she was over the worst a few months ago and now she is on the mend. Hope she could be back on her feet again soon.  She is an old-fashioned person who never believes in western medicines, so it is hard to get her to have a physical, draw blood, and take her temperature and everything, no mention taking medicine pills from the hospital. My aunt was desperate once grandmother pulled off the intravenous drip and attempted to escape from the hospital. So my aunt decided that grandmother was allowed to do whatever she wished. As a result, grandmother quit the treatment, left the hospital and went home.  


I could not get along with my grandmother when I was a little girl. In fact, I don’t really like her because she has been prejudiced against girls in the family. She thought that girls are not important and after they are married out they wouldn’t be good to the family anymore, so girls should work hard and eat less at home. Having said that, I don’t mean to condemn her being prejudiced against me, a girl in the family. I understand that she herself is also one of the victims of the darn feudal  thoughts and the patriarchalism. Unfortunately, in her eyes, I was always a black sheep, a rebel in her “kingdom”, because I appeared to have my own thoughts which was not allowed, and I fought against the unfair treatment I received from her.  Obviously she didn’t like me either. But that was then and this is now.  Today, I still chip in when I am asked to financially support her living expenses, but to be honest, sometimes, recalling her faults, I  am reluctant.

我想说的这位老人家是我的祖母。 我的祖母今年98岁，她在中国和我姑姑过。祖母的健康情况一直都很好直到去年消化系统出现了问题。数月前她病情恶化，生命垂危。幸运的是最糟糕的时候已经过去了， 现在她在康复中。希望她能很快愈痊。她是一个老派的人，从不相信西医，所以我们很难让她去做体检，抽象，验体温等等事情，更勿论让她吃西药了。一次她在医院里拔掉点滴企图逃跑，我姑姑没辙就决定她想干啥就干啥又 她 去 吧。结果祖母就停止治疗，离开医院回家。
当我还小的时候我与祖母是相处不来的，事实上我不是很喜欢她因为她的重男轻女思想。她认为女孩子在家中是没地位的，而且出嫁后对家就毫无好处，所以女孩子在家就得少吃饭多干活。提这些并不是说我要指责她的不是---对我，作为家一中女孩的偏见。我明白到她本人就是那该死的封建思想和家长制度的受害者之一。不幸的是，我有我的思想, 当然这个是不允许的，而且我对来自她的不公平的待遇我敢于反抗，所以在她眼里我就是一个叛徒，一个不听话的孩子，她不喜欢。过去的就过去了，时至今天当家里要求集资支付她在中国的生活费用的时候，我也没有拒绝，但老实说，有时候回想到她的错误我亦会不情愿

Part III

1.      what’s the attitude of the government toward the leaders?

 The government has taken some measures to provide the elders with basic daily necessities. And if the old have no children , the government will give them free accommodation and food. They will be provided with government relief month by month.

2.      What’s the different attitude between the young and the old towards life in China ?

Young people are really keen on life, and they want to have freedom. When they live, they want to enjoy everyday. As for the old, sometimes， their lifestyle is boring, and they are quite traditional and conservative. They don’t want to try the new things in life.

3.      Can you talk about some disadvantages against the elders in the society?

 It’s really difficult for them to have some entertainment. For example, they seldom have the opportunities to watch films or listen to songs which are just for them. Besides, manufactures seldom make comfortable clothes or shoes for the old. As a result, it’s difficult for them to buy what they like…

4.      What’s the main problem of Chinese old people?

They most worry about their welfare. Some old people used to work in factories, but nowadays, many of them are closed down. They don’t know where they can get their pension.

5.      what’s the influence of old people in their family?

 They are organizers of some important events. For example, when they celebrate birthdays, their children will have a get-together to make them happy. They are, to some extent, the spiritual symbol of their family.

6.      What’s the main problem of old men in their jobs?

 They have a lot of experience, but maybe their experience is out of date. They always try to show their authority（权威） in the work, and this is going to cause conflicts with others. Besides, they are reluctant(不情愿) to accept new ideas, which may hinder （阻碍）their development.

7.      what ‘s the influence of the old people on you ?

Their rich experience will enlighten us. And we can learn patience from them. They are quite tolerated, and this is also what we need.