我们周围隐秘的世界
<p> 2015考研暑期复习已过半,应该是强化复习阶段,考研阅读是考研英语中分值最高的,所以在线小编整理了美文赏析,希望考研考生认真阅读,划出难懂单词,分析长难句,学习美文的结构,举一反三。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hidden">Hidden</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="Us">Us</span> 我们周围隐秘的世界 <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Overstreet">Overstreet</span> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Socrates">Socrates</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span>. 少年时代我接触到了苏格拉底的思想,从此,他便成了我的思想导师。在我看来,苏格拉底的信仰在明智而负责的生活中始终不可或缺。苏格拉底相信自己无知,而我将他的否定句变为了肯定句。我知道,除了我现有的知识,宇宙中尚有无穷多的知识等待我们去学习。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tucson">Tucson</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ultraviolet">ultraviolet</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span>. 最近,我经历了一个生动的例证。我和妻子开车穿过亚利桑那州时,停车参观了图森市一家陈列着各种各样的石头与矿石的收藏店。在参观过程中,我们被带到了一个架子上摆满石头的小房间里。看起来,这些石头没什么特别。如果在山边看到,恐怕我都不想再看第二眼了。店员关上了门,房间里顿时一片漆黑,然后他打开了一盏紫外线照射灯。 <span word="Instantly">Instantly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosaic">prosaic</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>. <span word="Brilliant">Brilliant</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indescribable">indescribable</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. 霎那间,这些普通的石头立刻变得光彩夺目。顿时,一种难以形容的灿烂与美丽出现在我们眼前。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="thingand">thingand</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="thinghad">thinghad</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="on">on</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="life">life</span>. 一件非常平凡却又无比奇妙的事情就这样发生了。突然间,出现了某种力量,一个隐秘的世界骤然出现在生活中。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="world">world</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>. 当我凝视着眼前的世界,或穿梭在茫茫人海之中,我深信我们周围存在着一个隐秘的现实。它们存在于物质世界之中,也存在于人类世界中。如果我愚笨地认为,眼前的一切就是我应看到的所有事物,那我就错过了辉煌。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lifeand">lifeand</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span> <span word="privilegeis">privilegeis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="eyesor">eyesor</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="mindcannot">mindcannot</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="fellows">fellows</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="opaque">opaque</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="penetrate">penetrate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span>. 我相信,为了能够看到我肉眼所无法看到的一切,或是我知识贫乏的大脑所无法理解的东西,就必须抓住一种非凡的力量,这是我一生中的首要任务,也是我的神奇优势。我坚信,我应当去做,尤其是与他人一起去做。我的凡眼只能看到人的躯体,但我们已经学会了依靠某种力量,透过不透明的躯体看到人的内在。 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ultraviolet">ultraviolet</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="psychic">psychic</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imaginative">imaginative</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosaic">prosaic</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="excitingly">excitingly</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.<span word="Zona">Zona</span> <span word="Gale">Gale</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="creed">creed</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span>. <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="understandingly">understandingly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="understandingly">understandingly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="understandingly">understandingly</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="things">things</span>. 我们称这种非凡的力量为想象。想象力的最高级别,即是我们所说的移情作用,这种力量能够透过表面,看到或感受到他人的内心世界。它就像是我们精神生活中的紫外线照射灯。当我们将这盏想象的灯打开,就能使周围平凡的人们充满活力。我相信,应当扩展我的认知领域。这是佐纳?盖尔曾经写下的第一条信仰。我也要这么做。如果我的认知领域能够得到扩展,那我就能够理解那些我无法领悟的现实。如果我理解了这些现实,就可以明白自己能做什么,应该做什么。如果我无法理解,而是无知地在门外徘徊,那么我很可能会做错事。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span>. 爱的伟大原则也是来源于此。爱人者,会真正地理解他人。反过来也可以说,一个真正理解他人的人,自然不可能憎恨他人。 <span word="Socrates">Socrates</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="catalogue">catalogue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="dogmatic">dogmatic</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="glories">glories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="humbly">humbly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Unknown">Unknown</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="manfully">manfully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understandingly">understandingly</span> <span word="knownThis">knownThis</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. 苏格拉底并没有将世界真理的目录完全列出,而是给予我们探索的动力。我认为,这样的好处远远大于教条式的理论。当我们认识到,周围依然隐秘着生命的奇迹时,在上帝面前我们就会谦卑而行。但我们要做的还有更多:我们要勇于努力提高我们观察与感受的能力,以便于将未知的世界转变为我们能够深切领悟的已知世界我相信,这是我们人类的伟大探险。</p>
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