备战2022届高考英语外刊时文热点阅读理解专题 通往大千世界的钥匙.pdfVIP

备战2022届高考英语外刊时文热点阅读理解

通往大千世界的钥匙，就在你家的书房

HowManyBooksDoesItTaketoMakeaPlaceFeelLikeHome?

有多少本书，才能让一个地方有家的感觉？

Attheturnofthemillennium,ReidByerssetouttobuildaprivatelibraryathishomeinPrinceton,

N.J.Theprojectstretchedoveragenerationandculminatedthisyearinabook.

In“ThePrivateLibrary,”Mr.Byersgoestotheheartofwhyphysicalbookscontinuetobeguileus.

Individually,theyarefrequentlyusefulordelightful,butitiswhenbooksaredisplayedenmasse

thattheyreallyworkwonders.Coveringthewallsofaroom,pileduptotheceilingandexudingthe

breathofgenerations,theynourishthesenses,slayboredomandrelievedistress.“Enteringour

libraryshouldfeellikeeasingintoahottub,strollingintoamagicstore,emergingintotheorchestra

pit,orenteringachamberofcuriosities,theclub,thecircus,ourcabinonanoutboundyacht,the

houseofanoldfriend,”hewrites.“Itisasettingforth,anditisacomingbacktocenter.”

Mr.Byerscoinedaterm—“book-wrapt”—todescribetheexhilaratingcomfortofawell-stocked

library.Tobesurroundedbybooksistobeheldraptinanenchantedcircleandtoexperiencethe

raptureofbeingtransportedtootherworlds.

Sohowmanybooksdoesittaketofeelbook-wrapt?Mr.Byerscitedacommonbeliefthat1,000is

theminimuminanyself-respectinghomelibrary.Fivehundredbooksensurethataroom“will

begintofeellikealibrary,”hesaid.

Andmassesofbooks,hesaid,represent“delightsthatweholdinpossibility”—thejoyofbeing

abletoliftahandandtapunexploredworlds.

译文：

在千禧年来临之时，家住新泽西州普林斯顿的雷德·拜尔斯，开始着手建造一间私人图书馆。

这项计划持续了二三十年，最终，随着今年出版的一本书而完美收官。

在《私人图书馆》这本书中，拜尔斯直击核心，探讨了为什么实体书仍旧让我们着迷。单看

一本书时，人们往往会觉得它具有实用性，或令人愉悦。但只有将很多书陈列在一起时，才

会真正产生奇妙的效果。这些书或铺满一面墙，或堆到天花板，散发着经年累月的气息——

它们滋养感官，消磨困顿，缓解苦痛。

拜尔斯写道：“人进入自己的书房时，应该感觉像是缓缓浸入一个热水浴缸、或者像漫步走进

一家魔术商店，抑或像融入一个交