Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheagedlonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirlonelinessalargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas"EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢综合症).
Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountriesmanyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnightstakingcareofthemselvesinthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecaseithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.
Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas"distantparentphenomenon"whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor"EmptyNestSyndrome"
1.Accordingtothepassagethelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby______.
A.theirearlierexperienceoflivingalone
B.thepoorlivingconditionsintheirnativecountries
C.thecommonworrythattheyhavenotsavedmuchmoney
D.thedistancebetweenwhereparentsliveandwheretheirchildrenlive
2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheiragedparentsbehindto______.
A.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries
B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents
C.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney
D.continuetheirstudiesabroad
3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad______.
A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall
B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome
C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents
D.theybelievewhatth