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1、Agreatmanypeople,whentheyspeakofhome,tendtoassociateitwithacertainatmosphere,certainphysicalsurroundings,andcertainemotionalattitudeswithinthemselves.Thissentimentalitytowardhomeissomethingthathascomedowntousfromthepast.Manymodernpeopledonothaveit,andIthinkiti
2、sagoodthingthattheydonot.许多人在谈到家的时候往往将它和某种气氛,某种环境及内心的某些情感态度联系在一起.这种对家的依恋情感古已有之,代代相传.许多现代人不再有了,我认为这是件好事.Intheolddayslifewasdifficult.Enemiescouldattackyouandkillorrobyou,andyouhadlittleprotectionagainstthem.Peopledidnotliveinwell-builthouseswheredoorscouldbeloc
3、ked.Theydidnothavetheprotectionofanorganizedpoliceforceortelephoneswhichcouldsummonthepoliceinstantly.Howdidthisinfluencethewaypeoplefeltabouthome?Smallfamilygroupsclungtightlytogetherforprotectionagainstbeastsandagainstothermen.Onlythebravestwentbeyondthesmal
4、lfamilyarea.EvenintheMiddleAgesonlythemostdaringwenttolandsbeyondsea.Thehumanpursuitofsecurityconditionedmentolovetheirhomes.IamsurethatthisfeelingmusthavebeenverystrongamongtheearlysettlersoftheUnitedStateswhowereobliged,byfamineandoppression,totaketheplungea
5、ndgotothenewlandwheretheyknewnooneandwheretheyweresubjecttoIndianattack.Wecanseethiseventodayintheattitudesofminoritygroupswho,becauseofafeelingofinsecurity,stillpreservecohesivefamilyties.在遥远的过去，人们生活十分艰难．敌人可能会攻击你，杀害你或抢动你的财富，而你却毫无还手之力．人们并不住在可以锁门闭户的构造坚固的房子里．他们没
6、有一支有组织的警察队伍的保护，也不能随时打电话报警．这些怎样影响人们对于家的感情呢？小小家庭的成员紧密团结，聚在一起，共同抵御野兽和敌人．只有最勇敢的人才离开小小的家族管辖区．甚至在中世纪也只有最勇敢的人才敢涉足海外．人类对安全的追求决定了人们对家的热爱．我相信，美国的早期定居者对此一定深有感触．他们被饥茺压迫得走投无路，只好毅然决定冒险来到这个举目元亲．易爱印第安人攻击的陌生的地方．甚至今天，我们从少数民族团体的态度也可以看出这一点．由于缺乏安全感，他们仍然保持着富有凝聚力的家庭纽带．Today,thanksto
7、moderntransportationandwell-organizedsocieties,thousandsofpeoplewillinglyandeagerlyleavethesurroundingswheretheywereborn,andtheoftenertheydoso,thelesssentimenttheyarelikelytohaveforthosesurroundings.IlivedinEnglandforthreeyears,andInoticedthatboysandgirlsleftt
8、heirparents’homesandlivedindwellingsoftheirown.Theretheycouldjusttelephoneandaskanagencytoprovidethemwithahouseoranapartment,whichwastheirhome.Howhasthemeaningofthiswordhomebeenalt
