SAT阅读扩展素材(二):Dubliners, the Dear
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Morkans">Morkans</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deadening">deadening</span> <span word="routines">routines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dubliners">Dubliners</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>: <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="Malins">Malins</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="memorized">memorized</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="eats">eats</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gabriels">Gabriels</span> <span word="anecdote">anecdote</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Dubliners">Dubliners</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="tedium">tedium</span> <span word="fixes">fixes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>, <span word="numb">numb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="evokes">evokes</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>, <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sentries">sentries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="squads">squads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="transforms">transforms</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>, <span word="reeking">reeking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="encapsulates">encapsulates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sisters">Sisters</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="piercingly">piercingly</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="squarely">squarely</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Morkan">Morkan</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undervalued">undervalued</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="linger">linger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="Gabriels">Gabriels</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="betray">betray</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attachment">attachment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="envisions">envisions</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="uniting">uniting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Gabriels">Gabriels</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dubliners">Dubliners</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="unfettered">unfettered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deadening">deadening</span> <span word="routines">routines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p>
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