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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世界中解放出来。Li
2、keLewisCarroli’sAlice,whofallsintoarabbithole,anddiscoversamysteriouswonderland,whenwepickupabookweareabouttoenteranewworld.Webecomeobserversoflifefromthepointofviewofapersonolderthanourselves,orthroughtheeyesofachild.Wemaytravelaroundtheglobetocountriesorcultureswewo
3、uldneverdreamofvisitinginreallife.We’llhaveexperienceswhicharenew,sometimesdisconcerting,maybedeeplyattractive,possiblyunpleasantorpainful,butneverlessthanliberatingfromtherealworldwecomefrom.Howcanreadingbeapainfulexperience?Itdependsonthebookandthereaders’personalex
4、perienceorpersonality.Ifyouhavethesimilarexperiencelikebeingbullied,itiseasytoremindyouofthatexperiencewhenreadingsuchastoryMysterious:strange,notunderstood,notknown房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光a~lightcamefromthedesertedhouse.Wonderland:animaginaryworldthatexistsinfairytales仙境Disconcer
5、ting:makeyoufeelanxious,confused,embarrassedUnpleasant:feelupset,uncomfortableThesmellwasunpleasant.这味道很难闻Painful:makeyoufeelsadandupset.Liberating:helppeopleescapefromsomethingInwhatsensesdoesreadingliberateusfromtherealworld?Inbookswecandoallsortsofwonderfulorintere
6、stingthingswhichwouldbeimpossibleintherealworld.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”althoughheneglectedtosaywhereorhowwecouldfindit.Butweknowhewasright.Weknowweliv
7、einaworldofvarietyanddifference.Weknowthatpeoplelivevariousdifferentlives,spendtheirtimeinvariousdifferentways,havedifferentjobs,believeindifferentthings,havedifferentopinions,differentcustoms,andVariety:various;varyPeopleliketolivealifefullofvariety.过丰富多彩的生活Avarietyo
8、f:peoplefailinexamfora~ofreasons.Hehasavarietyofinterests.Flavor:tasteofafoodordrink.Spice:plantyouputinfoodtogiveitflavor调味
