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1、Agreatmanypeople,whentheyspeakofhome,tendtoassociateitwithacertainatmosphere,certainphysicalsurroundings,andcertainemotionalattitudeswithinthemselves.Thissentimentalitytowardhomeissomethingthathascomedowntousfromthepast.Manymodernpeopledonothaveit,and
2、Ithinkitisagoodthingthattheydonot.许多人在谈到家的时候往往将它和某种气範,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己有之,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-builthouseswh
3、eredoorscouldbelocked.Theydidnothavetheprotectionofanorganizedpoliceforceortelephoneswhichcouldsummonthepoliceinstantly.Howdidthisinfluencethewaypeoplefeltabouthome?Smallfamilygroupsclungtightlytogetherforprotectionagainstbeastsandagainstothermen.Only
4、thebravestwentbeyondthesmallfamilyarea・EvenintheMiddleAgesonlythemostdaringwenttolandsbeyondsea・Thehumanpursuitofsecurityconditionedmentolovetheirhomes・IamsurethatthisfeelingmusthavebeenverystrongamongtheearlysettlersoftheUnitedStateswhowereobliged,by
5、famineandoppression,totaketheplungeandgotothenewlandwheretheyknewnooneandwheretheyweresubjecttoIndianattack.Wecanseethiseventodayintheattitudesofminoritygroupswho,beeauseofafeelingofinsecurity,stillpreservecohesivefamilyties•在遥远白勺过去,人彳门生活十分艰难.敌人可能会攻击你
6、,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悄呢?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.甚至在中壯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•他们被饥莞压迫得走投无路,只好毅然决定冒险来到这个举目元亲.易爱卬第安人攻击的陌生的地方•甚至今天,我们从少数
7、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,thankstomoderntransportationandwell-organizedsocieties,thousandsofpeoplewillinglyandeagerlyleavethesurroundingswheretheywereborn,andtheoftenertheydoso,thelesssentimenttheyarelikelytohaveforthosesurroundi
8、ngs.IlivedinEnglandforthreeyears,andInoticedthatboysandgirlslefttheirparents5homesandlivedindwellingsoftheirown.Theretheycouldjusttelephoneandaskanagencytoprovidethemwithahouseoranapartment,whichwastheirhome.Howhasthemeaningofthiswordhomebeena