Question

在生活中，你或者你的朋友都有可能遭遇过这样的尴尬：年长的人不能理解或误解你们这一辈比较流行的文化现象，比如说：“快闪（flash mob）”。请你就此“generation gap”的现象由此展开想像或结合你的实际经历以第一人称写一篇英语短文。内容应包括：1. 你的这次被误解的具体经历；2、你当时的心情； 3、你如何向长辈解释清楚你的“古怪”行为。

注意：1、词数不少于120；

      2、不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

        3、“快闪”只是提供一个例子，你可以自由地选取任何“流行文化现象”进行描述

   

Answer 1

One possible version:

Last year, my school club was putting on a cosplay show on the campus, and I was given an important role. Thrilled as I was, I tried not to tell my family about what was going on, which was actually quite natural for a boy in his “rebellious period”.   After getting home from school, I went straight into my room and tried my costume on quietly. When I was making myself up, I got so concentrated that I didn’t hear my grandfather who was asking me to dinner. Much to my surprise, he suddenly opened my door and came in, and it didn’t take long for him to get totally shocked. For what seemed an eternity, the two of us stood in stunned silence, not knowing what to say. Imagine his dismay when he saw me dressed up like a madman!

We both tried to avoid each other later that day, and I could tell he was more than angry. Even my parents put some pressure on me. I didn’t know what to do at first, because I thought he was overreacting—I was just preparing for the show!

I got a little depressed for a while, but realizing it couldn’t solve the problem, I tried to help them understand what cosplay was all about. I didn’t go up close to my grandfather right away. Instead, I went to my parents first. With their support and help, my grandfather finally gave credit to what I was doing. After all, it’s communication that matters.