the green door.pptVIP

边明月 09级英本二班 ???? Let us think about adventure.You are walking along Broadway.You are looking into the shop windows and you are deciding which theater to go to.You are asking yourself.Do I want something to make me laugh,or something to make me feel sad????? Suddenly a hand is placed on your arm.You turn to look deep into the eyes of a beautiful woman,wonderful in jewels and richly dressed.Quickly she puts into your hand a piece of hot-very hot-bread and butter.She cuts a small piece of cloth from your coat.She speaks one word and it means nothing to you .Then quickly she runs down a side street,looking back fearfully over her shoulder. That would bu pure adventure.Would you accept it????? No.Your face would turn red.You would drop the bread and butter.You would walk straight along with one hand over the hole in your coat.This you would do ,if you are not one of the very few in whom the pure spirit of adventure is not dead.???? There have never been many adventurers.But they were really businessmen.There was something they wanted-a lady,or money,or a country,or honour.And so they got it.But a true adventure is different.He starts without any special purpose.He is ready for anything he may meet.???? There have been many half-adventurers.And they were great men.History is rich with their stories.But each of them had a special purpose.They were not followers of true adventure. ?? In the big city of New York,Romance and Adventure are always waiting.As we walk along the street ,they are watching us.We look up suddenly and see a face in a window.The face seems to interest us strangely.Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives.A cab takes us to a strange door,instead of to our own.The door opens and we asked to enter.At every corner,eyes look towards us,or hands are raised,or fingers point.Adventure is offered.???? But few of us are ready to accept.We are ready to do only the things we do