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دانلود اپلیکیشن «زبانشناس»
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OVER THE HILL
The obsession with youth is powerful.
The obsession with youth is powerful, isn’t it? Yes, the obsession with youth is powerful.
In Hollywood, the pressure to be young hits women especially hard.
The pressure to be young hits women especially hard in Hollywood, doesn’t it? Yes, in Hollywood, the pressure to be young hits women especially hard.
Many actresses feel pressure to lie about their age to get the many choice roles that often go to younger women.
Many actresses feel pressure to lie about their age, don’t they? Yes, many actresses feel pressure to lie about their age.
Recently 37-year-old actress Maggie Gyllenhaal lost a part in a movie because she was supposedly over the hill.
Gyllenhaal is over the hill, isn’t she? No, Gyllenhaal isn’t over the hill. She’s only 37, isn’t she? Yes, she’s only 37.
She was shocked to hear that she was too old play the love interest of a 55-year-old man.
She wasn’t surprised, was she? No, she was surprised. She was shocked.
While it’s understandable that some people feel pressure to appear younger, we rarely hear about people pretending to be older.
We often hear about people pretending to be older, don’t we? No, we rarely hear about people pretending to be older.
Rick Rosner’s reason for lying is a little complicated.
Rosner’s reason for lying is complicated, isn’t it? Yes, Rosner’s reason for lying is complicated.
Graham, Abagnale, and Rosner all used age as a form of deception.
All three of these people, lied about their age, didn’t they? Yes, all three of these people lied about their age.
Most of us have never gone to such an extreme, but many of us do go to great lengths to look younger.
Many people go to great lengths to look younger, don’t they? Yes, many people go to great lengths to look younger. You go to great lengths to look younger, don’t you?
Some of us have even lied about our age when the time was right.
Have some of us lied about our age? Yes, some of us have lied about our age.
Sometimes it’s better to be younger, but in other cases it’s better to be older.
It’s always better to be younger isn’t it? No, it isn’t always better to be younger. Sometimes it’s better to be younger, but in other cases it’s better to be older.
The simple truth is that most of us do care what others think about us.
Most of us do care what others think about us, don’t we? Yes, most of us do care what others think about us.
And what others think about us is often affected by how old we look.
What others think about us is often affected by how old we look, isn’t it? Yes, what others think about us is often affected by how old we look.
On the other hand, they say that the older we get, the less we care about what other people think.
The older we get, the less we care about what other people think, don’t we? Yes, the older we get, the less we care about what other people think.
That’s a good thing, isn’t it?