Everykidwishestobeanadult.Doyourememberplayinghousesasachildpretendingtobeagrown?uplikeyourparents?Didyouimagineyouwereadoctorasoldierorateacher?Atthattimeanythingseemedmoreexcitingthanyoung.But
Everykidwishestobeanadult.Doyourememberplayinghousesasachildpretendingtobeagrown?uplikeyourparents?Didyouimagineyouwereadoctorasoldierorateacher?Atthattimeanythingseemedmoreexcitingthanyoung.
Butnowasgrown?upssomeadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecome“kidults”(kid+adult).BeingakidulthasbecomealifestylechoiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKittyGarfieldandSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20?somethingwomanwithabigGarfield?shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory(饰物).Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren’sstoriesandfairytales.ForexampleevenaneditionoftheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcovercameoutinBritain.Thatwaynooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren’sbook!
“Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopurechildlikeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety”saidaprofessorinaKoreanUniversity.Headdedthatkidultculturemightfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooksmoviesandcartoonshowstoenjoytogether.
TimGreenhalghaprofessorinLondonexplainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyclingto(舍不得放弃)childhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.
“Sotheylookforanescapefromincreasinglycomplexandstressfullifethatarehardtodealwith”Greenhalghsaid.
1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatkidultsare________.
A.childrenwhocan’twaittogrowup
B.grown?upswhoholdontochildlikeemotion
C.peoplewhoenjoyplayingsports
D.youngpeoplewhopretendedtobegrown?upswhenyoung
2.Accordingtothepassagekidultswouldliketodothefollowingexcept________.
A.buyHelloKittymobilephoneaccessories
B.readachildren’sbookonthesubway
C.workinabusyandstressfulcity
D.collecttoystheyonceplayedwith
3.IntheopinionoftheProfessorinaKoreanUniversity