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1、危险!书可能会改变你的人生Unit2Activereading(1)Danger!BooksMayChangeYourLife刘易斯·卡罗尔书中的爱丽丝不小心掉进了兔子洞里,但她在那里发现了一个神奇的仙境。当我们打开一本书时,我们也会像爱丽丝那样走进一个全新的世界。我们能从一个年长者的角度,或通过一个孩子的眼睛来观察生活;我们可以周游世界,遍访现实生活中从没想过要访问的国家和文化;我们可以体验未曾经历过的事情,这些事情也许令人困惑,也许引人入胜;可能是不愉快的,也可能是令人痛苦的,但无论如何都至少能把我们从现实
2、世界中解放出来。LikeLewisCarroli’sAlice,whofallsintoarabbithole,anddiscoversamysteriouswonderland,whenwepickupabookweareabouttoenteranewworld.Webecomeobserversoflifefromthepointofviewofapersonolderthanourselves,orthroughtheeyesofachild.Wemaytravelaroundtheglobetocou
3、ntriesorcultureswewouldneverdreamofvisitinginreallife.We’llhaveexperienceswhicharenew,sometimesdisconcerting,maybedeeplyattractive,possiblyunpleasantorpainful,butneverlessthanliberatingfromtherealworldwecomefrom.Howcanreadingbeapainfulexperience?Itdependsont
4、hebookandthereaders’personalexperienceorpersonality.Ifyouhavethesimilarexperiencelikebeingbullied,itiseasytoremindyouofthatexperiencewhenreadingsuchastoryMysterious:strange,notunderstood,notknown房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光a~lightcamefromthedesertedhouse.Wonderland:animagina
5、ryworldthatexistsinfairytales仙境Disconcerting:makeyoufeelanxious,confused,embarrassedUnpleasant:feelupset,uncomfortableThesmellwasunpleasant.这味道很难闻Painful:makeyoufeelsadandupset.Liberating:helppeopleescapefromsomethingInwhatsensesdoesreadingliberateusfromther
6、ealworld?Inbookswecandoallsortsofwonderfulorinterestingthingswhichwouldbeimpossibleintherealworld.英国诗人威廉·柯珀(1731–1800)说:“变化是生活的调味品,它让生活变得有滋有味。”TheEnglishpoetWilliamCowper(1731-1800)said“Variety’stheveryspiceoflife,/Thatgivesitallitsflavor”althoughheneglected
7、tosaywhereorhowwecouldfindit.Butweknowhewasright.Weknowweliveinaworldofvarietyanddifference.Weknowthatpeoplelivevariousdifferentlives,spendtheirtimeinvariousdifferentways,havedifferentjobs,believeindifferentthings,havedifferentopinions,differentcustoms,andVa
8、riety:various;varyPeopleliketolivealifefullofvariety.过丰富多彩的生活Avarietyof:peoplefailinexamfora~ofreasons.Hehasavarietyofinterests.Flavor:tasteofafoodordrink.Spice:plantyouputinfoodtogiveitflavor调味