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1、危险！书可能会改变你的人生 Unit 2 Active reading (1)Danger! Books May Change Your Life 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。 Like Lewis Carrolis Al
2、ice, who falls into a rabbit hole, and discovers a mysterious wonderland, when we pick up a book we are about to enter a new world. We become observers of life from the point of view of a person older than ourselves, or through the eyes of a child. We may travel around the globe to countries or cult
3、ures we would never dream of visiting in real life. Well have experiences which are new, sometimes disconcerting, maybe deeply attractive, possibly unpleasant or painful, but never less than liberating from the real world we come from.How can reading be a painful experience?It depends on the book an
4、d the readers personal experience or personality. If you have the similar experience like being bullied, it is easy to remind you of that experience when reading such a storyMysterious: strange, not understood, not known房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光 a light came from the deserted house.Wonderland: an imaginary world
5、that exists in fairy tales 仙境Disconcerting: make you feel anxious, confused, embarrassedUnpleasant: feel upset, uncomfortable The smell was unpleasant. 这味道很难闻Painful: make you feel sad and upset.Liberating: help people escape from somethingIn what senses does reading liberate us from the real world?
6、In books we can do all sorts of wonderful or interesting things which would be impossible in the real world.英国诗人威廉柯珀（17311800）说：“变化是生活的调味品，它让生活变得有滋有味。 ”虽 然他没有说在什么地方以及怎样才能找到变化，但我们知道他说得对。我们知道我们生活在一个充满变化与差异的世界里，我们知道人们的生活各不相同，过日子的方式也不尽不同，人们做不同的工作，有不同的信仰，The English poet William Cowper (1731-1800) said “
7、Varietys the very spice of life, /That gives it all its flavor” although he neglected to say where or how we could find it. But we know he was right. We know we live in a world of variety and difference. We know that people live various different lives, spend their time in various different ways, ha
8、ve different jobs, believe in different things, have different opinions, different customs, and Variety: various; varyPeople like to live a life full of variety. 过丰富多彩的生活A variety of: people fail in exam for a of reasons.He has a variety of interests. Flavor: taste of a food or drink.Spice: plant yo
9、u put in food to give it flavor 调味品 香料Something that makes life more exciting.I like the flavor of chocolate. 我喜欢巧克力的味道。持不同的观点，有不同的风俗习惯，操不同的语言。通常，我们不知道这些差异的大小，但一旦发生了不平常的事情并引起了我们的注意，这种变化或差异与其说是机会，毋宁说是威胁。 speak different languages. Normally, we dont know the extent of these differences, yet sometimes
10、when something unusual happens to make us notice, variety and difference appear more as a threat than an opportunity.Neglect: fail. He was so busy that he neglected his health. 他忙得连身体健康都无法顾及。He was dismissed for neglecting his duty. 他因玩忽职守而被解雇。Extent: degree读书让我们能够安全地享受和庆贺这种变化与差异，并为我们提供成长的机会。在家里安详平和
11、的环境中与他人的生活互动，这是阅读小说才享有的特权。我们甚至感觉到哪怕只是在一瞬间我们和异文化读者的共同点或许要多于我们和家门口随便碰到的一个人的共同点。我们学会把目光移出我们周围的环境，投向天边，去领略一下异域风光。Reading books allows to enjoy and celebrate this variety and differences in safety, and provides us with an opportunity to grow. To interact with other peoples lives in the peace and quiet of
12、 our homes is a privilege which only reading fiction can afford us. We even understand, however fleetingly, that we have more in common with other readers of books in other cultures than we might do with the first person we meet when we step out of our front doors. We learn to look beyond our immedi
13、ate surroundings to the horizon and a landscape far away from home.Interact: communicate, talk, share or exchange information with 互动Privilege: special right or advantage that only you have 特权Fleeting: lasting only for a very short timeHave something in common with: similarity; more similarLook to:
14、朝看：目光投向 Beyond: 超出Immediate surroundings: Surroundings next to you or very near you; (目光移出我们的熟悉的)周围环境 we shouldnt just look at the surroundings we know 不能仅仅看我们周围熟悉的环境Immediate: Is there a gas station in the immediate area? 附近有加油站吗? 最接近的go beyond limits/limitation/boundaries/scope/range/confines/reac
15、h to. 超越horizon and a landscape 天边异域山水 completely different things that we imagine to experiencehorizon: 地平线 landscape: 风景如果我们怀疑读书是否能给我们力量的话，我们就应该自己去一趟当地的图书馆或书店，或者， 如果我们足够幸运的话，可以读一读家里书架上的书。我们会惊奇于古今小说的标题所创造出来的壮观景象：约翰斯坦贝克的愤怒的葡萄 、约翰欧文的第四只手 、If we ever question the truth of the power of reading books, w
16、e should take the trouble to go to our local library or bookshop, or even, if were fortunate enough, to the books on our shelves at home. We should wonder at the striking vistas created by the titles of novels ranging from the classics to the most recent: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The Fourth Hand by John Irving, Cancer wonder at: be surprised aboutstriking: very noticeable or unusual 惹人注目的;显著的,突出的His striking good looks made him very popular.
