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Unit ThreeSentence Study Of equal importance are the concrete emotional benefits they derive. (L.2) ? “of equal importance” ? be of + n. = ? e.g. If you’re capable of doing the job, your age is of no importance. He was charged with having information likely to be of use to terrorists. Notice that this is a reversed structure by placing the prepositional phrase at the front of the whole sentence when the subject is too long. The normal order is “The concrete emotional benefits they derive are of equal importance”. e.g. From friends and relatives come good wishes. In?the?middle?of?the?river?floated?the?candles lit for the festival. In?front?of?the?house?lies?a?garden. When something wonderful happens to us, sharing the happiness with friends intensifies our joy. (L.3) In the former stage, teens are plagued by uncertainty and mixed feelings. In the latter stage, older people are upset by feelings of uselessness and unimportance. (L.9) In the former stage… In the latter stage… the parallel structure. 在前一个阶段……在后一个阶段……? e.g. In the former stage, the doctors treated the patient with small doses of medicine. In the latter stage, the doctors operated on the patient to save his life. In both instances, friends can make a great difference. (L.11) Teenagers have the moral support to assert their individuality; the elderly approach their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life. (L.13) Note that this is also a parallel structure to contrast two different situations. e.g. The little boy who says “I’ll try” will climb to the hill-top; the little boy who says “I can’t” will stay at the bottom. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed. Mediocre people talk about things; great people talk about ideas These positive outlooks are vital to cope successfully with the crises in these two stages. (L.15) While both men and women have such friends, evidence is accumulating that indicates men rarely make