Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) state your point of view.
范文：
As can be seen from the picture, the department in a store which sells nutritive products for children is surrounded by crowds of parents, making the salespeople extremely busy. In contrast, the neighboring department that sells similar products for the elderly seems rather deserted by customers. Its saleswoman feels so bored that she can not resist falling asleep.
The picture mirrors a common social phenomenon from a unique angle—people tend to care more for the next generation than the previous one. On the one hand, young couples dote on children, most of whom are the “only children”. Parents endeavor to prepare their kids for a bright future by raising them healthily. On the other hand, young couples fail to spend time with their old parents, and some of them are even too mean to provide the old with at least a decent living environment.
I think such a trend is quite abnormal and distressing. Filial duty used to be the most highly prized virtue among the Chinese for over two thousand years. Busy as people are, the duty should not be easily shirked. Supplying our old parents with material and emotional supports is not only a repayment to them, but can also set a good example to educate the youth.
譯文：
從圖中我們可以看到，一家商店中的兒童營(yíng)養(yǎng)品專柜前擠滿了父母?jìng)儯灾劣谑圬泦T幾乎要忙不過(guò)來(lái)了。而隔壁的老年?duì)I養(yǎng)品專柜看起來(lái)似乎已經(jīng)被顧客們遺忘了。這個(gè)售貨員甚至無(wú)聊得睡著了。
這幅圖從一個(gè)獨(dú)特的視角反映了一個(gè)普遍的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，即人們對(duì)于下一代的關(guān)心超過(guò)了上一代。一方面，年輕的夫婦們把大部分的注意力都放在他們的獨(dú)生子女身上，讓他們健康地成長(zhǎng)并為他們創(chuàng)造美好的未來(lái)。另一方面，年輕夫婦們沒(méi)能花時(shí)間和他們的老父母?jìng)冊(cè)谝黄�，有一些人甚至吝嗇得不肯給父母提供像樣的居住環(huán)境。
我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)非常不正常和令人沮喪的現(xiàn)象。子女孝敬老人的義務(wù)一直是中國(guó)兩千多年的歷史中最為推崇的美德。現(xiàn)代人即使非常忙，但也不應(yīng)該把這一義務(wù)拋之腦后。為父母?jìng)兲峁┪镔|(zhì)和精神上的關(guān)愛(ài)和支持不僅是對(duì)他們的回報(bào)，也為教育年輕一代樹立了榜樣。
閃光詞匯及詞組：
nutritive products: 營(yíng)養(yǎng)品
crowds of: 一群
neighboring: adj. 鄰近的
desert: v. 拋棄，放棄
resist: v. 抵擋，反抗，忍得住
dote: v. 溺愛(ài)
mean: adj. 吝嗇的
decent: adj. 相當(dāng)好的，象樣的
filial duty: 子女的義務(wù)
set a good example: 樹立一個(gè)良好的榜樣
萬(wàn)能句型：
The picture mirrors a common social phenomenon from a unique angle—…
I think such a trend is quite abnormal and distressing.
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