2019年全國英語等級(jí)考試五級(jí)寫作練習(xí)題（10）

　　全國英語等級(jí)考試五級(jí)寫作練習(xí)題

　　Some people say that older people should live with their adult children. Others say that they shouldn't. Which do you think is good practice?

　　全國英語等級(jí)考試五級(jí)寫作范文

　　One of the topics in daily life is whether or not the older people should live with their adult children. Some people claim that it’s the children’s responsibility to take good care of their aging parents, because it’s parents who give them birth and has brought them up. No doubt, there is some truth in their argument. But the fact is that some troubles may arise, which is neither good to the adult children nor to the aging parents. So my answer to the question is that it is better for them not to.

　　Firstly, people of different ages have different ways of life. The old people like a quiet, peaceful and regular life whereas the young prefer various activities and unrestrained enjoyment. If they live together, old may feel that they are always disturbed and the young may feel that they are often handicapped.

　　Secondly, people of different generations have different views and values. What is quite normal to the parents may seem to be old-fashioned or wrong to the children. When they live together, they may disagree on matters ranging from minor domestic matters to national and international issues. Consequently, family life may be unpleasant or even unbearable to both the old and the young.

　　Last but not the least, adult children, like their parents, love independence and freedom, but their parents still take them as children and unintentionally interfere in their affairs. The situation will be worse if the adult children are already married. In this case, the children have already built a new and closed world and any outside interference may lead to conflicts.

　　From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that if the parents and their adult children do not live together, both the old and the young can enjoy complete independence and freedom, live a life they like, and keep intact their affections for each other.