SAT阅读素材:Let the Great World Spin
<p> <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Spin">Spin</span></p><p> <span word="Plot">Plot</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="revolves">revolves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="pages">pages</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="Petit">Petit</span> 110 <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1974. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span>, <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundwork">groundwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="allegory">allegory</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="prostitute">prostitute</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="earthly">earthly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p> <span word="Approach">Approach</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="designating">designating</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="protagonists">protagonists</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="protagonists">protagonists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="chapters">chapters</span>. <span word="Additionally">Additionally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="protagonists">protagonists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prostitute">prostitute</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prostitute">prostitute</span>, <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="retold">retold</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>.</p>
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