新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程3（思政智慧版）空军工程大学编B3U4Text A 课文详解.ppt

;1It’s4:15inthemorning,andmyalarmclockhasjuststolenawayalovelydream.I

almostreturnbacktosleepbeforemyeyecatchesmypackedsuitcaseandIgroan,

rememberingthatI’mgoingtotheairport.Thetaxiislateandthenlost,andI’mgettingincreasinglynervousthatI’llmissmyflight.Iruninwhenwearrive,staggerthroughsecurityandfinallygettomygate.;Afterallthetroubleofthismorning,my

flightiscanceledandI’mstuckinthisterminalforthenext218minutes,andmyonlyconsolationisacupofcomplimentaryairportcoffee.Thisistraveling,aburdensomeseriesofrunningandwaiting,andaftercountlesshours,finallygettingthere.;2Whydowetravel?Idon’tmindtheactualflying,thewonderofbeingairborneinadensemetalbird.Therestofthejourney,however,canfeellikeatediouslessoninthe

illsofmodernity,fromthepredawnx-rayscreeningtothesadairportmallsselling

clustersofkeepsakes.It’stheresultofaglobalizedworld,anditsucks.;3Sometimes,ofcourse,wetravelbecauseweneedto.Becauseinthisdigitalage,thereisstillsomethingimportantaboutthehandshakeatabusinessluncheon.Oreatingmom’sspecialfoodonThanksgiving.Orseeingyourgirlfriendonyour2-yearanniversary.;4Butmosttravelisdecidedlyoptional.Onlycorporatetravel,about30%oftripsover

50miles,istrulycompulsory.Instead,wetravelbecausewewantto,becausethe

annoyancesoftheairportareoffsetbythethrillofbeingsomeplacenew.Becauseworkisstressfulandourbloodpressureistoohighandweneedavacationsomewhere

tropical.Becausehomeisboring.Becausetheflightsareonsale.BecauseParisisParis.;5Thankstomodernaviation,wecannowmovethroughspaceataninhumanspeed.

Forthefirsttimeinhumanhistory,wecanoutrunthesunandmovefromonehemispheretoanotherinasingleday.Ofcourse,it’snotenoughtosimplygetona

plane.Ifwewanttorealizethecreativebene