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1、Unit 2:Further Reading Further Reading Reading passage Reading passage Reading comprehension Reading comprehensionYou Must Go Home Againby Ardis WhitmanUnit 2:Further ReadingFurther ReadingYou Must Go Home Again byby ArdisArdis Whitman Whitman1 1“It“It is is absurd absurd to to think think that that
2、 life life begins begins for for us us at at birth,”birth,”wrote wrote the the Irish Irish novelist novelist Kathleen Kathleen Coyle.Coyle.“The“The pattern pattern is is set set far far back;back;we we merely step into the process.”merely step into the process.”2 2We We have have being being driving
3、 driving in in fog fog all all morning,morning,but but the the fog fog is is lifting lifting now now and and the the little little seaside seaside villages villages are are appearing,appearing,one one by by one.one.We We go go down down a a long long hill,hill,lined lined with with dense dense trees
4、,trees,and and then then come come out out in in a a blaze blaze of of sunlight.sunlight.To To our our left,left,a a tranquil tranquil cove cove(小小小小海海海海湾湾湾湾)spreads,spreads,sparkling,sparkling,embraced embraced by by a a semicircle semicircle of of village village houses.houses.“There“There is is m
5、y my grandmothers grandmothers house,”house,”I I say,say,pointing pointing across across the the cove cove to to a a big big shabby old house.shabby old house.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading3 3I I am am in in Nova Nova Scotia Scotia on on a a pilgrimage pilgrimage with with LiseLise,my my gran
6、ddaughter,granddaughter,looking looking for for a a heritage heritage(传传传传统统统统)for for her,her,retracing retracing treasured treasured memory memory for for me.me.The The deep deep roots roots of of home home have have not not been been easy easy for for LiseLise to to come come by.by.She She was wa
7、s one one of of the the mobile mobile children,children,moved moved from from house house to to house house in in childhood.childhood.Her Her parents parents were were divorced divorced when when she she was was a a child,child,and and her her father,father,my my son,son,died died when when she she
8、was was in in her her early early teens.teens.She She has has been been attending attending a a university university in in Egypt Egypt and and is is planning planning to to spend spend her her life life in in the the Middle Middle East.East.But But she she longs longs for for a a sense sense of of
9、home,home,and and so so we we have have come come to to Nova Nova Scotia Scotia where where my my husband husband and and I I were were born born and and where where our our ancestors ancestors lived lived for 200 years.for 200 years.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading4 4 LiseLise pulls pulls off
10、off the the road road abruptly abruptly and and sits sits studying studying the the house house in in silence.silence.“It“It looks looks like like a a place place to to be be happy happy in,”in,”she she says says at at last,last,wistfully wistfully(渴望地渴望地渴望地渴望地).5 5We We sit sit a a while while long
11、er longer and and I I tell tell her her what what it it was was like like here,here,the the memories memories rushing rushing back,back,swift swift as as the the tide.tide.It It was was not not this this village village I I saw saw as as we we talked.talked.It It was was the the village village of o
12、f childhood childhood and and a a time time long long ago,ago,when when a a little little girl girl arrived arrived in in summer.summer.We We used used to to come,come,my my mother mother and and father father and and brother brother and and I,I,in in a a chugging chugging(发发发发着着着着嘎嘎嘎嘎嚓嚓嚓嚓声声声声行行行行使使
13、使使)train,train,windows windows open,open,cinders cinders(煤煤煤煤 渣渣渣渣)blowing blowing in.in.FirmanFirman WhynachtWhynacht,who who delivered delivered the the mail,mail,met met us us at at the the station,station,crowding crowding us in among the mailbags in his old buckboard.us in among the mailbags in
14、 his old buckboard.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading6 6Grandmothers Grandmothers house house stood stood in in the the curve curve of of a a narrow narrow road;road;the the sea sea wrapped wrapped itself itself closely closely around.around.Across Across the the cove,cove,my my cousins cousins a
15、ssembled assembled(聚聚聚聚集集集集)to to watch watch us us arrive.arrive.Then Then they they would would leap leap into into a a rowboat and rush across,waving and shouting.rowboat and rush across,waving and shouting.7 7The The house house fronted fronted on on a a wide,wide,wonderful wonderful field field
16、 full full of of flowers flowers and and apple apple trees trees and and berry berry bushes bushes and and hiding-places;hiding-places;and and there there was was a a lofty lofty veranda veranda(阳阳阳阳台台台台)and and a a flight flight of of flower-laden flower-laden steps steps they they could could easi
17、ly hold 50 or 60 aunts,uncles and cousins for family pictures.easily hold 50 or 60 aunts,uncles and cousins for family pictures.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading8 8We We cannot cannot go go into into the the house,house,but but I I can can still still walk walk through through the the rooms room
18、s in in my my memory memory and and see see the the sun sun pouring pouring into into the the big big dining dining room room with with its its tall tall windows,windows,its its ancient ancient stove stove and and loudly loudly ticking ticking clock.clock.9 9 My My grandfather grandfather and and gr
19、andmother grandmother came came here here to to live live when when they they were were very very young,young,their their family family just just beginning.beginning.Here Here my my mother mother sat sat in in her her bedroom bedroom window window and and wrote wrote in in her her diary,diary,“I“I a
20、m am sixteen sixteen today.today.How How old old that that is!”is!”My My father father met met her her when when he he came came here here for for preach preach(布布布布道道道道),and and when when they they were were retired,retired,they they bought bought a a house house next next door door to to the the o
21、ld old home.home.There There I I came came with with my my own own children children to to visit visit and and there,there,on on an an autumn autumn day,day,with with wailing wailing(哀哀哀哀号号号号的的的的)sea sea and and blowing blowing leaves,my mother died.leaves,my mother died.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurthe
22、r Reading1010But But that that was was long long after after those those childhood childhood days days which which now now come come back back so so sharply.sharply.I I can can still still see see the the ebullient ebullient(感感感感情情情情奔奔奔奔放放放放的的的的)family family pouring pouring into into and and out ou
23、t of of the the house.house.They They my my mothers mothers family family were were short,short,sturdy sturdy(结结结结实实实实的的的的),attractive attractive people people of of mixed mixed French French and and German German origin.origin.I I could could never never have have enough enough of of being being wi
24、th with them them from from my my grandmother grandmother who who used used to to say,say,“Get“Get all all the the learning learning you you can;can;it it wont wont be be a a burden burden to to carry,”carry,”to to Aunt Aunt Mabel Mabel learning learning Spanish Spanish and the“new math”for fun when
25、 she was 80.and the“new math”for fun when she was 80.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading1111LiseLise sits sits on on the the steps steps as as I I talk,talk,running running her her hand hand lovingly lovingly over over the the railing railing(栏栏栏栏杆杆杆杆).“So So this this is is where where I I began,
26、”began,”she she says,says,“where“where I I belong.”belong.”She She is is silent silent for for a a moment,moment,looking looking out out to to sea sea and and then then she she says,says,“Id“Id like like to to bring bring all all the the flowers flowers back back and and make make it it the the way
27、way it it used used to to be.”be.”I I am am weeping weeping a a little little and and she she turns turns to to comfort,comfort,using using her her little-girl little-girl name name for for me.me.“Grand-mommy,“Grand-mommy,I I can can hear hear all all those those cousins cousins laughing laughing an
28、d and calling calling to to each each other other and and running running up up and and down the stairs.They are still here,and I am part of them.”down the stairs.They are still here,and I am part of them.”Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading1212She She had had found found her her roots.roots.To To
29、 know know where where I I come come from from is is one one of of the the great great longings longings of of the the human human heart.heart.More More than than genealogical genealogical(家家家家谱谱谱谱的的的的)data,data,we we seek seek in in the the lives lives of of those those who who went went before bef
30、ore us us the the meaning meaning of of our our lives.lives.Roots,Roots,the the dictionary dictionary says,says,are are“an“an underlying underlying support”.To be rooted is“to have an origin.”support”.To be rooted is“to have an origin.”1313I I am am thinking thinking so so as as we we drive drive aw
31、ay,away,LiseLise and and I I,looking looking back back until until the the fog fog begins begins again again to to take take the the house house and and the the sea.sea.Then Then we we continue continue our our pilgrimage pilgrimage through through this this ancestor-sheltered ancestor-sheltered hom
32、eland.homeland.We We have have both both taken taken away away from from the the house house of of my my grandmother grandmother more more than we expected.than we expected.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading1414In In the the days days that that followed,followed,we we visited visited the the hous
33、es houses of of Lises Lises great-great-greatgrandparents.greatgrandparents.Awe-struck,Awe-struck,she she went went with with me me to to the the cemeteries cemeteries(墓墓墓墓地地地地)and and sawsaw the the seemingly seemingly endless endless lines lines of of family family graves graves and,and,kneeling,k
34、neeling,carefully carefully cleaned cleaned thethe lichens lichens(地地地地衣衣衣衣)from from the the gravestones gravestones of of my my father father and and mother.mother.She She met met relativesrelatives in in legions legions(众众众众多多多多)and and said said with with pride,pride,“I“I must must be be related
35、 related to to everyone everyone in in NovaNova Scotia.Scotia.No No matter how far away I go,this will always be true home.”matter how far away I go,this will always be true home.”Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading 1515Mine,Mine,too,too,I I thought thought because because my my roots roots are ar
36、e here;here;but but also also because because thethe memories memories of of childhood childhood are are an an unerasable unerasable part part of of identity.identity.I I saw saw that that we we go go backback to to find find our our roots roots but but also also to to live live again again the the
37、time time of of innocence innocence and and joy joy when when wewe loved loved things things for for themselves.themselves.Looking Looking back back at at his his own own childhood,childhood,novelist novelist ArthurArthur Machen Machen wrote:wrote:“Everything“Everything to to me me was was wonderful
38、.wonderful.Everything Everything visible was thevisible was the veil of an invisible secret.”veil of an invisible secret.”Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading1616How How aware aware we we were were of of all all that that surrounded surrounded us.us.I I remember remember the the way way clover clov
39、er smelled smelled on on a a summer summer day;day;the the view view of of the the world world from from the the tallest tallest branches branches of of a a tree;tree;the the sounds sounds of of music music which which never never seemed as lovely to me since.seemed as lovely to me since.1717These T
40、hese memories memories have have pulled pulled me me through through some some bad bad memories memories in in adult adult life.life.Out Out of of that that long long ago ago childhood,childhood,a a surging surging tide tide of of life life es.Perhaps Perhaps space space and and time time enhance en
41、hance these these memories.memories.But But it it is is certain certain that that when when I I walk walk down down the the road road to to any any of of these these old old homes,homes,I I am am returning returning not not only only to to the the physical physical home home but but to to the the un
42、tarnished untarnished(未失去光泽的未失去光泽的未失去光泽的未失去光泽的)dream.dream.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading1818We We go go back back to to remember remember the the sensitivities sensitivities of of youth,youth,but but also also to to experience experience again again shelter shelter and and safety.safety.Whet
43、her Whether it it was was good good or or bad,bad,the the home home of of childhood childhood was was the the place place where where we we first first knew knew protection protection and and love,love,where where we we were were important,important,cherished,cherished,forgiven.forgiven.1919We We go
44、 go back back to to find find the the security security of of home,home,but but also also to to find find in in the the past past the the answer answer to to the the present.present.It It would would be be to to misread misread our our early early days days if if we we thought thought of of them the
45、m only only as as a a place place of of sweetness sweetness and and light.light.The The past past is is not not completely completely happy happy for for any any of of us,us,that that is is as as it it should should be,be,for for it it is is the the birthplace birthplace of of the the self.self.Here
46、 Here our our lives lives take take shape.shape.Here Here the the real real self self begins begins its its struggle struggle to to be be known known and and here,here,for for the the first time,we encounter the mystery and otherness of people.first time,we encounter the mystery and otherness of peo
47、ple.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading2020Contrary Contrary to to Thomas Thomas Wolfes Wolfes famous famous lament,lament,“You“You cant cant go go home home again”,again”,we we must must all all go go home home again again in in reality reality or or memory.memory.When When we we dont,dont,out ou
48、t lives lives lose lose their their structure.structure.Nostalgia Nostalgia is is not not simply simply a a wistful wistful exercise exercise in in sentiment.sentiment.Rather,Rather,it it is is an an illumination illumination of of the the present;present;and and invitation invitation to to re-exami
49、ne re-examine oneself;oneself;to to know know the the nature nature of of the the seed seed that started the tree;yes,and to remember what it was to be a child.that started the tree;yes,and to remember what it was to be a child.Unit 2:Further ReadingFurther Reading2121We We must must cherish cherish
50、 our our yesterdays yesterdays but but never never carry carry them them as as a a burden burden into into the the future.future.Each Each generation generation must must take take nourishment nourishment from other and give knowledge to the one that comes after.from other and give knowledge to the