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1、阳朔新起点英文书院YangshuoNewStartEnglishCollegeAperfectwifeAgreatmanypeople,whentheyspeakofhome,tendtoassociateitwithacertainatmosphere,certainphysicalsurroundings,andcertainemotionalattitudeswithinthemselves.Thissentimentalitytowardhomeissomethingthathascom
2、edowntousfromthepast.Manymodernpeopledonothaveit,andIthinkitisagoodthingthattheydonot.Intheolddayslifewasdifficult.Enemiescouldattackyouandkillorrobyou,andyouhadlittleprotectionagainstthem.Peopledidnotliveinwell-builthouseswheredoorscouldbelocked.The
3、ydidnothavetheprotectionofanorganizedpoliceforceortelephoneswhichcouldsummonthepoliceinstantly.Howdidthisinfluencethewaypeoplefeltabouthome?Smallfamilygroupsclungtightlytogetherforprotectionagainstbeastsandagainstothermen.Onlythebravestwentbeyondthes
4、mallfamilyarea.EvenintheMiddleAgesonlythemostdaringwenttolandsbeyondsea.Thehumanpursuitofsecurityconditionedmentolovetheirhomes.IamsurethatthisfeelingmusthavebeenverystrongamongtheearlysettlersoftheUnitedStateswhowereobliged,byfamineandoppression,tot
5、aketheplungeandgotothenewlandwheretheyknewnooneandwheretheyweresubjecttoIndianattack.Wecanseethiseventodayintheattitudesofminoritygroupswho,becauseofafeelingofinsecurity,stillpreservecohesivefamilyties.Today,thankstomoderntransportationandwell-organi
6、zedsocieties,thousandsofpeoplewillinglyandeagerlyleavethesurroundingswheretheywereborn,andtheoftenertheydoso,thelesssentimenttheyarelikelytohaveforthosesurroundings.IlivedinEnglandforthreeyears,andInoticedthatboysandgirlslefttheirparents’homesandlive
7、dindwellingsoftheirown.Theretheycouldjusttelephoneandaskanagencytoprovidethemwithahouseoranapartment,whichwastheirhome.Howhasthemeaningofthiswordhomebeenalteredbysuchactivity?Whatdoeshomemeantothosepeopleortofamilieswhooftenmoveabout,livinginfirstone
8、hotelandthenanother?Ibelievethatforthemhomemeansaplacewheretheycanhaveprivacy.Thisideaofhomeasbeingaplaceofprivacyisemerginginmycountry,SaudiArabia,wheretheyoungareabandoningtheirparents’homestolivetheirownlife.Asforme,theatmosphereandsurroundingsoft
