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1、TextBANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardensANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardensTextLearningAfter-readingexercises1WhyisanativeNewYorkerlikemeattractedtotheclassicalgardensofSuzhou?Well,Ithinkthisfamousquotesaysitall:"InHeaven,thereisParadise.AndonEarth,thereisSu-Hang."TANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardens2The
2、gardensofSuzhouareindeedalittlebitofparadiseonEarth.Andwhatgivesthemthisqualityisnotjusttheirmagnificentbeauty,buttheirpeacefulatmospherethatsurroundsvisitors.SuchpeacefulnessissomethingwenativeNewYorkersrarelyexperienceinourfast-pacedcity.Astherhythmofmodernlifespeedsupandup,andmoreandmoreth
3、ingscompeteforourattention,thoseofuswholiveinbigcitiesbegintoloseourabilitytofocusandfullyappreciatethenaturalworldaroundus.Webegintolosetheartofreflection:thepleasureofsimplysittingandthinkingoverthenatureofnature,itspast,presentandfuture,andourownaswell.TANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardens3Suzh
4、ougardensareminiaturesofnaturalsettings,designedtodevelopastateofcalm,quietreflectioninthevisitors.Thewindingpathways,ponds,ancienttrees,floweringplants,andartificialhillsareallsetoutinrelationsandproportionsthatmirrorthecomplexityofnature.Whatarelieftobeinthesemarveloussettingsafteryearsofru
5、nningfromNewYorksubwaytobustooffice,tohome,tophonecalls,tocomputer,tohousework--withbarelyamomenttoreflectonthemeaningofalltheseactivities.TANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardens4Suzhougardensarefullofmeaningfulsymbols,bothnaturalandman-made:thebamboowefindinsomanyoftheSuzhougardensrepresentsthevirt
6、ueofhonestyasitisuprightandshowsnothingonitsoutsidethatisnotonitsinside;theplumblossomsrepresentthetriumphofbeautyoveradversitybecausetheybloominearlyspringevenwhentheweatherisstillabitcold;thepaintingswithcranesnearpinetreeshanginginthegardenpavilionsrepresentthewishforlonglife.TANativeNewYo
7、rkerinSuzhouGardens5ThefeelingofpeacefulnessIexperiencedinSuzhougardenswillalwaysbesomewhereinsideme,evenwhenIambackintherushofNewYork--toexperienceitagain,allIneedtodoisallupmemoriesofmypeacefulgardenwalks.TANativeNewYorkerinSuzhouGardens1为什
