大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀6 第2,3,5,7,8課課后習(xí)題答案

Lessen21.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.2."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.3...fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn’tpossiblycomparewithours.7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.PhelineofSherman’smarch在謝爾曼將軍的行軍路線上2.afoldingcotapiece每人一張輕便的帆布折疊床3.toreplenishourfoodstock補(bǔ)充我們的食品4.asanaddedtreat作為特別的款待5.free-roamingcattle自由放牧的牛群6.aninfamousoutlaw一個(gè)臭名昭著的亡命之徒7.businessasusual一切照常8.tomakeregularrunstoandfro定期往來(lái)運(yùn)輸9.aweather-boardedshack由隔板搭成的簡(jiǎn)陋的小屋10.underthecareandinterestofourentirefamily在我們?nèi)胰说南ば恼樟舷耂entence1.Itwasanidylliclife,andwelivedclosetoourfamilyandtothecomfortsandsafetyasmalltowncouldafford這是一種田園式的生活，我們和親戚住的很近，享受著小鎮(zhèn)生活所能給予我們的舒服和安全2.Butpapawasamanofenterprise;herealizedthattheuntouchedTenThousandIslandsoffthesouthwestcoastofthesatewererichinsoilforcropsandingameforfood但父親是一個(gè)很有上進(jìn)心的人，他知道佛羅里達(dá)州西南海岸的萬(wàn)島群島還沒(méi)有被開(kāi)發(fā)，那兒土壤肥沃，適于耕種，而且獵物充足，不必?fù)?dān)心食物來(lái)源3.Thisthirddayout,andthedaystocome,foundusintheunsettledwildsofFlorida出發(fā)后的第三天以及以后的日子里，我們都在佛羅里達(dá)無(wú)人居住的荒野中穿行4.Itsunderwatergrasseslookedlikegreenribbons,constantlyunrolling,andthetreesheldthickspraysofwildorchids水里的水草就像綠色的絲帶不斷地伸展開(kāi)來(lái)，野蘭花一簇一簇地掛滿了枝頭5.Theburlyarmsofoakswerehugewithfernsandbloomingbromeliads.Redbirds,tanagersandpaintedbuntingsflewbackandforthacrossthetrail,leavingachildwiththeimpressionthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels以前這里經(jīng)常發(fā)水的河灘岸邊一叢叢地長(zhǎng)滿了喬葉櫟，那些地面上鋪著一層綠色的蕨類植物，喬葉櫟粗壯的枝干上也覆蓋著蕨類植物，俯生的鳳梨科植物正在盛開(kāi)。紅雀，唐那雀和色彩斑斕的鳩鳥沿著小路飛來(lái)飛去，在孩子們看來(lái)就像是寶石在樹(shù)林里跳動(dòng)6.Thenativewhitesfearedhimasyouwouldarattlesnake,buttheIndiansandblackpeopleweresusceptibletohismanipulations本地的白人像懼怕響尾蛇一樣怕他，而印第安人和黑人則不得不受他的控制和剝削7.Ournewhomewasmorethansafe,itwasajoy我們的新家不僅安全穩(wěn)定，它還給我們帶了了無(wú)盡的樂(lè)趣8.TodayIcanseeinmygrandsonsandgreat-grandsonssomeofthosequalitiesofcourageandcaringthatmyfatherhadinsuchabundance今天在我的子孫身上，我仍然能看到我父親所擁有的無(wú)盡的勇氣和愛(ài)心Lesson31...evendroughts,floods,andheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.Whatpeopledomayunintentionnallycausedroughts,floods,andheatwaves.2..Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,suchimagelullsusintocomplacency.3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.4...whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.Whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.7...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...Peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.theresiduewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...Iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.Thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.Phrases1.ecologicalnichesandtheirresidentspecies生態(tài)小環(huán)境以及生活在小環(huán)境中的物種2.thehabitatofparasites寄生蟲的棲息地3.thefishhawk’sprey魚鷹的獵食對(duì)象4.closedcyclicalprocesses封閉的循環(huán)流程5.highlyradioactivewaste放射性極強(qiáng)的（核）廢料6.finelytunedadaptation經(jīng)過(guò)精細(xì)調(diào)整后的適應(yīng)能力7.annuallymodifiedcars每年加以改進(jìn)的汽車8.theresidueofnylonmarinecordage船用尼龍繩子索的殘留物9.toxicchemicals有毒化學(xué)物1.Wehavebeentamperingwiththispowerfulforce,unaware,liketheSorcerer’sApprentice,ofthepotentiallydisastrousconsequencesofouractions我們一直在濫用這股強(qiáng)大的力量，就像傳說(shuō)中的魔術(shù)師的師弟一樣，并沒(méi)有意識(shí)到我們的這種行為很可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致災(zāi)難性的后果2.Eveniftheglobalwarmingcatastrophenevermaterializes,andtheozoneholeremainsanesoteric,polarphenomenon,alreadyhumanactivityhasprofoundlyalteredglobalconditionsinwaysthatmaynotregisteronthecamera即使全球變暖這種災(zāi)害永不發(fā)生，即使臭氧層空洞仍然只是一種深?yuàn)W的極地現(xiàn)象，人類的活動(dòng)已經(jīng)極大地的改變了全球的條件，這些也許是用照相機(jī)拍不出來(lái)的3.Thetechnosphere,incontrast,isdominatedbylinearprocesses與生態(tài)圈相反，技術(shù)圈是由線性流程決定4.Theenergysourcesthatnowpowerthetechnospherearemostlyfossilfuels,storesthat,oncedepleted,willneverberenewed現(xiàn)在技術(shù)圈運(yùn)作的能源主要是礦物燃料，一旦用完，永不再生5.Nylon~~isnotbiodegradable—thatis,thereisnoenzymeinanyknowlivingorganismthatcanbreakitdown尼龍不能進(jìn)行生物分解—也就是說(shuō)，現(xiàn)存的有機(jī)物中還沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)哪種酶可以分解尼龍6.~~livingthingshavecreatedalimitedbutself-consistentarrayofsubstancesandreactionsthatareessentialtolife~~有生命的東西創(chuàng)造了一系列對(duì)生命至關(guān)重要的有限但獨(dú)立的物質(zhì)和反應(yīng)7.Afreelunchisreallyadebt,inthetechnosphere,adebtisanacknowledgedbutunmetcost免費(fèi)的午餐實(shí)際上是一種負(fù)債，在技術(shù)圈中，債務(wù)是指已承認(rèn)但尚未歸還的欠款8.~~whenthedebtsrepresentedbyenvironmentalpollutionarecreatedbythetechnosphereandtransferredtotheecosphere,theyarenevercanceled,damageisunavoidable.當(dāng)債務(wù)以技術(shù)圈制造的環(huán)境污染的形式出現(xiàn)，然后又轉(zhuǎn)嫁到生態(tài)圈，這種債務(wù)將無(wú)法消除，造成破壞是不可避免的。Lesson51....thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorderTherearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandeconomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted.Thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudice.2NorcanonesuggestthatAmericanshavebeenconsistentlyvulnerabilitytosecularideologyeverafterNoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas.3..andanyintellectsoshapedwas...everafterAmindinfluencedbyCalvinisttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinking.4.Pragmatismisnomorewhollydevoid...experiencePragmatismisnotcompletelyfreefromabstractideasjustasideologyisnotcompletelyfreefromexperience,thatistosay,abstractideashaveaplaceinpragmatismjustasexperiencehasaroleinideology.5.Asanideologist,however,Jefferson....historicalcuriosityAsamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalfigure.Hisbeliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopresent-dayreality.6....whosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthoodTheircentralbeliefsareimprisonedbythewholebodyofpriestswhoarealwayseffective.7....wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwhere...onAbsoluteTruthInthisuniverseapersonwhosemindisunconstrainedmaybeabletodiscoverrelationtruthsbutnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlytruth.8.Butideologyisadrug;nomatterhow...itstillpersists.Ideologyhasthecharacteristicofanarcotic.Inspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovedwrongmanytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthemselvestoideology.9....theonlycertaintyinanabsolutesystemisthecertaintyofabsoluteabuse.Theonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemistheunrestrictedexerciseofpower.10.Thedistinctivehumantriumph...liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstriving...nonethelessThemostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheyknowthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,theycannotachieveAbsolutetruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogiveupPhrases1.dignityofman人的尊嚴(yán)2.intellectualimprovement智力提高3.capitalgoods生產(chǎn)資料4.representativeinstitutions代議制政府機(jī)構(gòu)5.dogmaticpreconceptions教條式的偏見(jiàn)6.structuresofanalysis分析問(wèn)題的理論體系7.asetofbindingpropositions一系列必須遵循的主張8.rigidaprioridoctrine僵硬的經(jīng)驗(yàn)理論9.tonarrowthespectrumofchoice（由于信仰教條的原因）使選擇的范圍變得十分狹小10.fatalisticviewofhistory宿命論的歷史11.closeduniverse封閉的世界12.abundantandstreaminglifeofman豐富的、永不停頓的人類生活13.anabsolutegriponAbsoluteTruth獨(dú)自掌握了絕對(duì)真理14.theuncoercedintercourseofunconstrainedminds自由思想不受約束的交流15.amonolithicworld鐵板一塊的世界1.TheAmericanexperiencewasuniqueinanumberofways美國(guó)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)在許多方面都是獨(dú)特的2.Thecountrywasblessedbynotableadvantages—aboveall,bythefactthatpopulationwasscareinrelationtoavailableresources這個(gè)國(guó)家有著得天獨(dú)厚的優(yōu)勢(shì)—只要是人口相對(duì)稀少而資源十分豐富3.Itroseoriginallyfromaphilosophicalratherthananeconomiccommitment它源于對(duì)思想原則的信仰，而不是出于對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)利益的追求4.Wehavefoundnobetterwaythandemocracytofulfillman’stalentsandreleasehisenergies我們發(fā)現(xiàn)民主是使人的才智得到充分施展，人的能量得以充分發(fā)揮的最好方式5.Intherecordofhisconflict,ideologyhasattractedsomeofthestrongestintelligencesmankindhasproduced在意識(shí)形態(tài)體系與經(jīng)驗(yàn)主義斗爭(zhēng)的歷史上，意識(shí)形態(tài)體系曾吸引了人類歷史上一些聰明絕頂?shù)娜宋?.Initsfinesthours,theUShas,sotospeak,risenaboveideology在她處于最佳時(shí)期時(shí)，美國(guó)可以說(shuō)超越了所有的意識(shí)形態(tài)體系7.~~thatgovernmentwasbestwhichgovernedleast~政府管得越少越好8.Indeed,thewholeideologicalenterprisecontradictedJefferson’stemper,whichwasbasicallyflexibleandexperimental說(shuō)實(shí)在的，杰弗遜一生在意識(shí)形態(tài)體系上所做的努力與他的性格是相矛盾的，他的性格特征基本上是靈活的，從經(jīng)驗(yàn)出發(fā)的9.Indeed,Iwouldsuggestthatwemightwellbanishsomeoverloadedwordsfromintellectualdiscourse~~(Thesewords)aresourcesofheat,notoflight我甚至建議在思想界和學(xué)術(shù)界的討論中摒棄某些用濫了的詞語(yǔ)~~這些詞語(yǔ)只能使頭腦發(fā)熱，而不會(huì)給人以智慧的光芒10.Freemenknowmanytruths,buttheydoubtwhetheranymortalmanknowstheTruth自由人掌握許多具體的真理，但他們認(rèn)為沒(méi)有一個(gè)凡人能夠掌握絕對(duì)真理Lesson71.Formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanlife.Asaresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,humanbelongsnowhavethepowertoputanendtopovertyandhuman,misery,butatthesametimetheyalsopossessthepowertodestroythewholeworld,renderingituninhabitableandlifeless.2....unwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrights...Wedonotwanttoseeortoallowtheslowdestructionofthosehumanrights.3.Tothosepeoplesinthehutsandvillagesofhalf.....ofmassmisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves...Tothepeopleoftheunderdevelopedcountrieslivinginpovertyinruralareas,wearecommittedtohelpingthemtoridthemselvesofmasspovertybytheirownefforts.4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.Butweshouldnotletanycommunistpowertakeadvantageofthisallianceforprogresstoexpanditsinfluence.5.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthis....ofitsownhouse.WewanttomakecleartothecommunistpowersthatAmericasaretheAmericasoftheAmericans.Donotattempttopenetrateintothisarea.6....beforethedarkpowersofdestruction.....oraccidentalself-destruction.Beforetheworldisdestroyedbyanuclearwarlaunchedinapreemptiveattackorcausedbyaccident.7....yetbothracingtoaltertheuncertain...ofmankind'sfinalwar.Yetbothsidesattempttogetanedgeinthenucleararmsracesoastobreakthemutualdeterrencewhichhassofarpreventedtheoutbreakofanuclearwar.8....civilityisnotasignofweakness,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproof.Tobereadytonegotiateandestablishfriendlyrelationsdoesnotmeanthatweareweakorafraid.Declarationsofsincereintentionhavetobetestedbyactions.9.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.Letthetwosidesusethefruitsofscienceforthebenefitofhumanityratherthanusinghigh-techweaponstokillanddestroy.10....eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty..TherehavebeenoccasionsforeachgenerationsofAmericanstobecalledupontofightanddiefortheircountry.1.Weobservetodaynotavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom—symbolizinganendaswellasbeginning—signifyingrenewalaswellaschange我們今天慶祝的不是黨派的勝利而是自由的選擇—象征著一個(gè)時(shí)代的結(jié)束和另一個(gè)時(shí)代的開(kāi)始—意味著延續(xù)與變化2.United,thereislittlewecan’tdoinahostofcooperativeventures.Divided,thereislittlewecando—forwedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatoddsandsplitasunder如果我們團(tuán)結(jié)一致，我們?cè)谝幌盗泄餐瑥氖碌氖I(yè)中就可以無(wú)往不勝，如果我們四分五裂，我們就會(huì)一事無(wú)成—因?yàn)樵谝庖?jiàn)分歧，四分五裂的情況下，我們不敢迎接強(qiáng)有力的挑戰(zhàn)3.~~oneformofcolonialcontrolshallnothavepassedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny~一種殖民控制形式的消失，不應(yīng)為另一種更為殘酷的暴政所取代4.~~andtorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerandendedupinside~要記住，在過(guò)去，那些愚蠢地想靠與虎謀皮而得勢(shì)的人最終都為虎所食5.~~werenewourpledgeofsupport—topreventitfrombecomingmerelyaforumforinvective—tostrengthitsshieldofthenewandtheweak—andtoenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun~我們重申我們的支持—不讓其變成一個(gè)相互指責(zé)的論壇—加強(qiáng)其對(duì)新生國(guó)家和弱小國(guó)家的保護(hù)—擴(kuò)大其起主導(dǎo)作用的領(lǐng)域6.Foronlywhenourarmsaresufficientbeyonddoubtcanwebecertainbeyonddoubtthattheywillneverbeemployed只有當(dāng)我們的軍隊(duì)強(qiáng)大無(wú)比時(shí)，我們才有把握永不使用武力7.Letusnevernegotiateoutoffear,butletusneverfeartonegotiate我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)由于恐懼而去談判，但我們永不畏懼談判8.Andifabeachedofcooperationmaypushbackthejunglesofsuspicion如果小小的一點(diǎn)合作能驅(qū)散深深的猜疑9.Inyourhands,myfellowcitizens,morethanmine,willrestthefinalsuccessorfailureofourcourse同胞們，我們事業(yè)最終的成敗不是掌握找我手中，而是掌握在你們手中10.Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou—askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry不要問(wèn)你的國(guó)家能為你做什么，要自問(wèn)你能為你的國(guó)家做和貢獻(xiàn)Lesson8AroseforEmily1.butgaragesandcottonginshad...ofthatneighborhood...thestreetusedtohouseonlythebestfamilies.Butthengreatchangestookplace:garagesandcottonginswereestablishedonthestreetandtheirexistencewipedoutthearistocratictracesinthatneighborhood.2.NotthatMissEmilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.ItwouldnotbetruetosaythatmissEmilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.3."Justasifaman-anyman-couldkeepakitchenproperly,"theladiessaid....Whattheladiessaidmeantthattheydidnotintheleastbelieveaman,anyman,couldkeepakitchenproperly.4.Itwasanotherlinkbetweenthegross,teemingworldandthehighandmightyGriersons.TheGriersonsregardedthemselvesasveryimportantandtheoutsideworldasvulgarandfullofpeopleinferiortothem.theybelongedtotwoentirelydifferentworlds.however,thecomplaintsaboutthesmellservedasalinkbetweenthetwodifferentworldsandcompelledmissEmilytodealwiththeoutsideworld.5.Thenextdaythereceivedtwomore.....indiffidentdeprecation.Thenextdaythemayorreceivedtwomorecomplaints.oneofthemwasfromamanwhocameandpleadedtothemayorinashyandtimidway.6.Peopleinourtown,rememberinghowoldladyWyatt.....alittletoohighforwhatthereallywere.PeopleinthetownfeltthattheGriersonsfamilyregardedthemselvesmoreimportantthantheyreallydeservedtobe.thefactthatmissEmilygreat-aunt,oldladyWyatthadgonecrazyhadtodowiththisblind,excessiveself-importance.7.Nowshetoowouldknowtheoldthrillandtheolddespairofapennymoreorless.Ordinarypeopleoftenbecomeexcitedorworriedwhentheygetapennymoreorapennyless.Beingpoor,nowshewouldlearntoappreciatethevalueofmoneylikeotherpeopleinthetown.8.Buttherewerestillother,olderpeople,who...withoutcallingitnoblesseoblige.Buttherewerestillothers,olderpeople,whosaidthatnomatterhowsadmissEmilywas(overherfatherdeath),sheshouldnotforgetshehadcertainobligationsasamemberofthenobility,thougharealladywouldnotdescribeherself-restraintbytheexpressionnoblesseoblige.9.WeweregladbecausethetwofemalecousinswereevenmoreGriersonthatMissEmilyhadeverbeen.Weweregladbecausethetwocousinswereevenmorestubbornandself-importantthanEmily.10...andtheveryoldman..confusingtimewithitsmathematicalprogression,astheolddo,towhomallthepastisnotadiminishingroadbut,instead,ahugemeadowwhichnowintereverquitetouches,dividedfromthembythenarrowbottle-neckofthemostrecentdecadeofyears.Andtheveryoldmanconfusedthedatesandyearsofpasthappenings.Totheoldpeople,allthepastshouldbelikearoadthatbecomesmallerasitreachesfurtherback.ButtothoseoldSoutherners,therecentpastoftenyearsorsowaslikeabottle-neck,anarrowpassage,oratunnel.Beyondthatnarrowpassage,theremotepastbecameahugelevelmeadowwherethingswerepleasantlyandfondlymixeduptogether.Likethegreengrassonthemeadownevertouchedbythewinter,thememoriesoftheremotepastremainedblurred,sweet,romanticized,andunchanged.1.WhenMissEmilyGriersondied,ourwholetownwenttoherfuneral:thementhroughasortofrespectfulaffectionforafalle