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英语演讲五分钟作文 We know how fear feels, but Im not sure we spend enough time thinking about what our fears mean. As we grow up, were often encouraged to think of fear as a weakness, just another childish thing to discard like baby teeth or roller skates. And I think its no accident that we think this way. Neuroscientists have actually shown that human beings are hardwired to be optimists. So maybe thats why we think of fear, sometimes, as a danger in and of itself. “Dont worry,” we like to say to one another. “Dont panic.” In English, fear is something we conquer. Its something we fight. Its something we overcome. But what if we looked at fear in a fresh way? What if we thought of fear as an amazing act of the imagination, something that can be as profound and insightful as storytelling itself? Its easiest to see this link between fear and the imagination in young children, whose fears are often extraordinarily vivid. When I was a child, I lived in California, which is, you know, mostly a very nice place to live, but for me as a child, California could also be a little scary. I remember how frightening it was to see the chandelier that hung above our dining table swing back and forth during every minor earthquake, and I sometimes couldnt sleep at night, terrified that the Big One might strike while we were sleeping. And what we say about kids who have fears like that is that they have a vivid imagination. But at a certain point, most of us learn to leave these kinds of visions behind and grow up. We learn that there are no monsters hiding under the bed, and not every earthquake brings buildings down. But maybe its no coincidence that some of our most creative minds fail to leave these kinds of fears behind as adults. Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen: Id like to start with a group of pictures. “Modern and advanced”This society forgets, and ignores the other two thirds of human beings. Its far fro