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3、The Key to Love 一 、INTRODUCTION选文简介： 　　“开启爱情之门的钥匙”选自伊丽莎白·钱德勒（ElizabethChandler）的小说《一见钟情》（AtFirstSight）。性格内向的艾丽·帕克担忧着圣诞节的到来。她宁愿呆在寄宿学校里也不愿跟她那些姐妹外出，她不喜欢她们那些华而不实的朋友们。在回家的路上，艾丽遇上了英俊潇洒的本·哈里格顿，她认为自己可能找到了真爱的人。当艾丽发现本·哈里格顿也是她姐妹圈子里的一分子时，她的冬日浪漫梦想破灭了。本是一个出色的小伙子，他曾和镇里最抢眼的姑娘约会——他显然不适合她。但是随着他们交往的加深，本越发看起来不像她姐妹往常的那些朋友，但要他对艾丽这样严肃的姑娘发生兴趣似乎又不大可能。那么，本会成为艾丽的最终情侣吗？请看选文描述的本与艾丽不同寻常的见面。 二 、 QUESTIONS BEFORE READING 阅 前 思 考 题 ： 　　1. Do you ever wonder about falling in love? 2. How do you understand true love? 3. Will you always remember your first love? 三 、 SELECTION 原 文 摘 选 ： It was only eight thirty when I got back to Jens place, but I was tired. I lugged1 armloads of wood inside the one room cabin2, stoked up3 the fire, and put on my Field Follies nightshirt. The shirt, which was left over4 from our senior class performance, reached to midthigh and was decorated with glitter5 and tiny feathers in pink, purple, and orange. I pulled on the leopard6 slippers Tim had given me, laughing at my New Years Eve outfit7. With my sleeping bag unzipped and spread out in front of the hearth8 and the lights extinguished9 so I could enjoy the flickering fire, I took out a new paperback romance and lay down to read. 　　I didnt make it past page eight. At least, thats what page I found myself faced down on when I awoke some time later. I jerked10 up, having been startled11 by a noise, though my head was too foggy12 to recall clearly what Id heard. Snow sliding off the roof, I told myself. The fire nearly out, and the room was chilly. I rose to put on a log, then heard another noise: crunching snow, footsteps outside the cabin. 　　As if the person knew I was listening, the footsteps stopped. I waited in the silence, barely breathing. Maybe Id imagined the steps; maybe it was just another moonlight hiker13. 　　I tiptoed14 over to the window and peered through the heavy curtains.My skin prickled15. From that angle I couldnt see anyone, but a car was parked out front one I didnt recognize. My Audi was aro