新视野读写教程3第三版课文UNIT 4

文本aSurprising purpose of travel惊人的旅行目的1 Its 4:15 in the morning，And my alarm clock has just stolen away a loveely dram。I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan，Remembering that im going to the air port。the taxi late and then lost，And im getting increasingly nervous that ill miss my flight。I run in when we arrive，Stagger through security And finally get to My gate . after all the troubless of this morning，My flight is canceled and凌晨4点，闹钟把我从梦中吵醒，要不是突然看到已经打包好的皮箱，我几乎又睡着了。想到要去机场，我叹了口气。出租车来晚了，途中迷路了，不能上飞机的担心越来越大。到了机场，出租车冲进来，经过保安队，终于到了登机口。经过这个早晨所有的麻烦事，我乘坐的飞机取消了。接下来的218分钟我被困在机场，唯一的安慰是机场提供的一杯免费咖啡。这是旅行，烦人的跑步停止了。最终过了几个小时才到达要去的地方。2 Why do we travel？I dont mind the actual flying，the wonder of being airborne in a dense metalbird .the rest of the journey，however，Can feel like a tedyus lesson in the ills of modernity，from the predawn X-ray screening to the sad adits the result of a globalized world，and it sucks。我们为什么要旅行？事实上，我不在乎飞行本身，就觉得飞这种稠密的金属鸟很神奇。但是旅程的其馀部分，从早晨的x射线检查到销售纪念品堆的糟糕机场购物中心，感觉像是现代社会对弊病的无聊课程。这是全球化的结果，很可怕。3 some times，of course，wetravel because weneed to。because in this digital age，There is still something important about the handshake at a business lunchon。or eating moms special food on thank siving。or seeing your girl friend on your 2-year anniversary。当然，有时我们旅行是因为我们要旅行。因为在这个数字时代，仍然有重要的事情，比如在商务午餐时和商业伙伴握手，在感恩节吃妈妈特别准备的食物，或者在你和你女朋友两周年纪念日见到她。4 but most travel is decidedely optional。only corporate travel，about 30% of trips over 50 miles，is truly compulsory.instead，We travel because we want to，Because the但是大部分旅行都可以去，50英里以上的旅行中，只有30%属于真正必要的商务旅行。我们想去旅行，因为对新场所的兴奋和兴奋可以抵消机场发生的各种烦恼；工作压力太大，我们的血压太高，我们要去热带度假；在家太无聊了；因为航班在打折。因为巴黎毕竟是巴黎。5 thanks to modern aviation，we can now move through space at an inhuman speed。for the first time in human history，We can outrun the sun and move from one hemiphere to another in a single day。of course，Its not enough to simply get on a plane。if we want to realize the creative benefits of travel，Then we have to re-think its overall purpose . most people，after all，Escape to Parisbut heres the irony : our mind is most likey to solve our most s Tubborn problems while we are sitting in luxury in a left bank caf . so，instead of多亏了现代航空技术，我们现在可以以非凡的速度在空中穿行了。在人类历史上，比太阳仅一天就从一个半球到达另一个半球，这是第一次。当然，坐飞机是不够的。我们要认识到旅行对提高创新能力的价值，就必须重新全面考虑其目的。最终，大多数人都逃到巴黎，因为他们不必考虑家里的忧虑。但讽刺的是，当我们坐在高级左翼咖啡馆时，我们的大脑很可能解决最棘手的问题。因此，我们与其琢磨那些奶油甜点，不如想想家里解决不了的问题。6 the larger lesson，though，is that our thoughts are saturated with the familiar。the brain is a space of near infinity possibility，Which means that it spends a lot of time and energy choosing what not to notice。as a result，creativity is traded away for efficiency；We think in finite，literal prose，not symbolic verse。a bit of distance，however，helps looksen the cognive chains that imprison us，making it easier to mingle the new with the old；the mundane is grasped from a slightly more abstract perspective。according to research，The experience of an exotic culture endows us with a valuable open-mindedness，Making it easier to realize thatconsider the act of leaving food on the plate : in China，This is often seen as a compliment，a signal that the host has provided enough to EAAbut in America the same act is a subtle insult，an indication that the food want good enough to finish。但更需要知道的是，我们的想法充满了熟悉的东西。大脑是一个几乎有无限可能性的空间。也就是说，在选择不关注什么的问题上花费了很多时间和精力。(阿尔伯特爱因斯坦)。因此，我们为了获得效率，牺牲了创造力。我们以文字清晰的散文方式思考，而不是以象征性的诗。但是一点距离可以帮助我们放松束缚我们认识的链条，新旧思想的结合更容易，从更抽象的角度认识平淡无奇的事情。有研究结果表明，体验异国文化会产生有价值的开放思考，从而更容易理解小事情也有多种意义。在盘子里留下食物的行为：在中国通常被认为是主人提供足够食物的称赞。但是在美国，由于食物不足，表示人们不想吃，侮辱的行为在持续。7 such multiculltural contrasts mean that seasoned travelers are open to ambiguity，Willing to realize that there are deciddly different(这种多元文化对比是经验丰富的旅行者接受对事物的多样性解释，并欣然意识到世界可能会有相当大的不同，但同样有效的方式。这扩大了“认知输入”的范围，因为他们不能满足于他们早期的回答和以前的猜测。8 of course，This mental flexibility does come from mere distance，a simple change in latitude and longitude . instead，This renaisancethe same facets of foreign travel that are so confusing(do I tip the waiter)？Where is this train taking me？)turn out to have a lasting impact，making us more creative because were less insular。were reminded of all that web dont know，which is nearaly everythingwere surprised by the constant stream of surprises . even in this globalized age，We can still