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3.Hyponosiscancontrolpeople’svision.Forexample,ifyouwerehypnotized（催眠）andItoldyouasnakewasslithering（滑行,蛇形）acrossthefloor,youwouldnotonlybelieveme,youwouldactuallyperceivethesnakeasreal.IfItoldyouthattherewasnodeskintheroom,youcouldlookrightatitbutnotseeit.

4.Mr.Cook,arenownedAmericanhistorian,arrangesthebooksonthebookshelvesinauniqueway.Intheupperrighthandcorner,therearebooksaboutthedevelopmentoftheearlycoloniesinNewEnglandandtheWarofIndependence.Rightunderthemcanbefoundbooksontheslavetrade,theplantationsystemandthegrowthofthesouthernstates.TheleftsideoftheshelfcontainshundredsofbooksconcerningsubjectsoftheWestwardMovement,Indianculture,thecowboys’contributionstoAmericansocietyandtheGoldRushinCalifornia.Fromthedescriptionabove,onecanseethatMr.Cookregardshisbookshelvesasa_____oftheU.S.andarrangeshishistorybooksaccordingly.Itisodd,butitisconvenient.

--student

5.Everyeducatedpersonhasatleasttwowaysofspeakinghismothertongue.Thefirstisthatwhichheemploysinhisfamily,amonghisfamiliarfriends,andonordinaryoccasions.Thesecondisthatwhichheusesindiscoursing（讲述）onmorecomplicatedsubjects,andinaddressing（向...说话）personwithwhomheislessintimatelyacquainted.Itis,inshort,thelanguagewhichheemployswhenheis‘onhisdignity,’asheputsoneveningdresswhenheisgoingtodine.

--J.B.Greenough

6.Therearethreekindsofbookowners.Thefirsthasallthestandardsetsandbest-sellers—unread,untouched.（Thisdeluded欺骗individualownswoodpulpandink,notbooks.）Thesecondhasagreatmanybooks—afewofthemreadthrough,mostofthemdippedinto,butallofthemascleanandshinyasthedaytheywerebought.（Thispersonwouldprobablyliketomakebookshisown,butisrestrainedbyafalserespectfortheirphysicalappearance.）Thethirdhasafewbooksormany—everyoneofthemdog-eared（卷角的）anddilapidated（破旧的）,shakenandloosenedbycontinueduse,markedandscribbled（草草记下）infromfronttoback.（Thismanownsbooks.）

--MortimerJ.Adler

7.Onceyouencounterapersonwhohasstoppedbreathing,youshouldbeginimmediatelytodomouth-to-mouthbreathing.First,placethevictimonhisbackandremoveanyforeignmatterfromhismouthwithyourfingers.Thentilthisheadbackwards,sothathischinispointingup.Next,pullhismouthopenandhisjawforward,pinchhisnostrilsshuttopreventtheairwhichyoublowintomouthfromescapingthroughhisnose.Thenplaceyourmouthtightlyoverthevictim’s.Blowintohismouthuntilyouseehischestrise.Thenturnyourheadtothesideandlistenfortheoutrushofairwhichindicatesanairexchange.Repeattheprocess....

--Ahandbook

8.A“liberatedwoman”issimplyawomanwhocontrolsherownlife,ratherthanallowingittobecontrolledbyotherpeople,traditions,orexpectations.A“liberatedwoman”canbefoundpursuinganylineofwork,includinghousework,ornoworkatall.Shemayormaynotbemarried;

shemayormaynothavebornechildren.Shemaybelongtoanyrace;

shemayhaveattainedanyage.Shemaybepoororwealthy,educatedorilliterate.Sheneedhaveonlyonetraitincommonwithher“liberatedsisters”:

shemakesherownchoices,whethertheybethecolorsonherwallsortheadvanceddegreessheseeks.Sheactsofherownvolition（自行决断）,responsibletoherself,andnotoutoffearofwhathermother,lover,orneighbormightsay.

--KlarnerW.Harp

9.Someoldpeopleareoppressedbythefearofdeath...Thebestwaytoovercomeit—soatleastitseemstome—istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebecomesincreasinglymergedintheuniversallife.Anindividualhumanexistenceshouldbelikeariver—smallatfirst,narrowlycontainedwithinitsbanks,andrushingpassionatelypastrocksandoverwaterfalls.Graduallytherivergrowswider,thebanksrecede,thewatersflowmorequietlyandintheend,withoutanyvisiblebreak,theybecomemergedinthesea,andpainlesslylosetheirindividualbeing.Themanwho,inoldage,canseehislifeinthisway,willnotsufferfromthefearofdeath,sincethethingshecaresforwillcontinue...

--BertrandRussell

10.ObservingMrs.Taylor

Everymorning,shefloatsintotheclassroomwithherred—stripedbookbagcradledinherarms.Swiftly,shearrangeshertools,withthetextbookintheupperleftcornerofhertable,thenotebookinthecenter,andamechanicalpencilbesideit.Explainingsomeproblemsfromthepreviousday’sassignment,sheknowsthatnomatterhowhardshetries,hervoiceisneverquiteloudenough.Andsoshearticulateseachwordbyshapinghermouthtomakesurethatweatleastseewhatsheistryingtosay.Occasionally,sheevenusesherarms,legs,andtorso（躯干）toconstructagraph.Forinstance,shewillupliftherarmstoformaparabola（抛物线）（agraphwhichissymmetricalwithrespecttothey-axis）withherbodyactingasthey-axis.Usingherstomachastheorigin（thecenterofthegraph）,shewillturntowardussideways（侧面朝前）,withonearmupliftedtotheleftandonelegupliftedtotlmrightinordertorepresentatangent（正切）graph.（Iremember,too,howshedemonstratedthatthequadraticequation平方等式fitsperfectlyintothemelodyof“PopGoestheWeasel.”）Althoughadifficultquestionfromoneofussometimescausesafrownonherface,shealwaysjotsthequestiondownimmediatelyandpromisestothinkitoverintheevening.Finally,almostburiedintherustleofpaperandbook-packing,hermeekvoicerise:

“Girls,yououghttolearnthislessoninyourheartofhearts.”

--GinaMen

（GinaMenwrotetheessaywhenshewasafirst-yearcollegestudent.）

11.TheHumming-Bird

Ofallanimatedbeingsthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbird,“maximeMirandainminimis.”Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness（灵活，机敏）,grace,andrichapparel（服装）allbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald（翡翠绿）,theruby（深红色）,andthetopaz（黄宝石）gleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaerial（空中的）lifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar（花蜜）,anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperennially（长久地）bloom.

--GeorgeBuffon

GeorgeBuffon（1707-1788）Frenchnaturalistandwriter,famousforhisHistoireNaturelle（博物学）1747-1788writtenincollaborationwithothersandtranslatedintomanylanguages.

12.Pines

Thepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bringsintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowland（低地）treesmayleadtothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadow（草地，牧场）breezethatbendsthem,orabank（排）ofcowslips（樱草）fromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanche（雪崩）dotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipice（悬崖，绝壁）toclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Itmaybewellalsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthither（各处）forwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwithrestrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.

JohnRuskin（1819-1900）Englishcriticandessayist.

13.Discovery

Theword“discovery”literallymeans,uncoveringsomethingthat’shiddenfromview.Butwhatreallyhappensisachangeintheviewer.Thefamiliarofferscomfortfewcanresist,andfewerstillwanttodisturb.Butasrelativelyrecentinventionssuchastelescopeandmicroscope（显微镜）havetaughtus,theunknownhasmanylayers.Everytruthhasgeological（地质学的）strata（岩层）,andyoucan’thaveanorthodoxy（正统观念）withoutaheresy（异端）.

Themomentanewbornopensitseyes,discoverybegins.Ilearnedthiswithalaughonemorningafterdeliveringacalf（给小牛犊接生）.Whenitliftedupitsfluffy（毛绒绒的）headandlookedatme,itseyesheldtheabsolutebewildermentofthenewlyborn.Amomentbeforeithadtheevenblacknowhere（n.不知名的地方）ofthewomb（子宫）,andsuddenlyitsworldwasfullofcolor,movementandnoise.I’veneverseenanythingsoshockedtobealive.

DianeAckerman（1948-）USpoet,writer,socialworker.HerworksweremainlypublishedontheNationalGeographicMagazine,NewYorkTimesandNewYorker（纽约客）.

14.

My21-yearoldbicyclehasreachedtheedgeofmytolerance.Greyhaslongdominateditswholebody,includingtheseriouslyrustedhandlebars（把手）andthecrackedrims（轮圈）.Theleathersaddle（车座）hasbeentorn,exposin