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1、Unit4IusedtobeafraidofthedarkIdeasofHomeHaveChangedAgreatmanypeople,whentheyspeakofhome,tendtoassociateitwithacertainatmosphere,certainphysicalsurroundings,andcertainemotionalattitudeswithinthemselves.Thissentimentalitytowardhomeissomethingthathascome
2、downtousfromthepast.Manymodernpeopledonothaveit,andIthinkitisagoodthingthattheydonot. Intheolddayslifewasdifficult.Enemiescouldattackyouandkillorrobyou,andyouhadlittleprotectionagainstthem.Peopledidnotliveinwell-builthouseswheredoorscouldbelocked.They
3、didnothavetheprotectionofanorganizedpoliceforceortelephoneswhichcouldsummon(召唤)thepoliceinstantly.Howdidthisinfluencethewaypeoplefeltabouthome?Smallfamilygroupsclungtightlytogetherforprotectionagainstbeastsandagainstothermen.Onlythebravestwentbeyondth
4、esmallfamilyarea.EvenintheMiddleAgesonlythemostdaringwenttolandsbeyondsea.Thehumanpursuitofsecurityconditioned(受制约)mentolovetheirhomes.IamsurethatthisfeelingmusthavebeenverystrongamongtheearlysettlersoftheUnitedStateswhowereobliged,by famine（饥荒） andop
5、pression(镇压),totakethe plunge andgotothenewlandwheretheyknewnooneandwheretheyweresubjecttoIndianattack.Wecanseethiseventodayintheattitudesofminoritygroupswho,becauseofafeelingofinsecurity,stillpreserve cohesive(紧密结合的)familyties. Today,thankstomoderntr
6、ansportationandwell-organizedsocieties,thousandsofpeoplewillinglyandeagerlyleavethesurroundingswheretheywereborn,andtheoftenertheydoso,thelesssentimenttheyarelikelytohaveforthosesurroundings.IlivedinEnglandforthreeyears,andInoticedthatboysandgirlsleft
7、theirparents'homesandlivedin dwellings(住处) oftheirown.Theretheycouldjusttelephoneandaskanagencytoprovidethemwithahouseoranapartment,whichwastheirhome.Howhasthemeaningofthiswordhomebeenaltered(改变)bysuchactivity?Whatdoeshomemeantothosepeopleortofamilies
8、whooftenmoveabout,livinginfirstonehotelandthenanother?Ibelievethatforthemhomemeansaplacewheretheycanhaveprivacy. Thisideaofhomeasbeingaplaceofprivacyisemerginginmycountry,SaudiArabia(沙特阿拉伯),wheretheyoungareabandoning(放弃)theirparents'homestoliv
