21世纪大学英语第三册The sense of wonder

At least one adult can rediscover with the child the joy ,excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom , then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.
保持并加强这种敬畏和好奇感， 这种对于超越人类生存界限的事 物的认识，有什么价值呢？
Whatever the problems or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner satisfaction and to renewed excitement in living. 无论他们的个人生活有什么问题或忧虑， 他们的思想总能找到通往内心的满足和对生活重燃激 情的途径。
为孩子的求知欲铺平道路比向他们灌输一堆他们 尚难吸收的事实更重要。
1.pave the way (for)
make smooth or easy (for) ; be a preparation (for)
为·· ·铺平道路；为·· ·作准备 2.assimilate v. absorb ，digest 吸收，消化
1.misfortune n. bad luck 不幸；灾祸
Misfortune never come singly. 祸不单行
2.vision n. power of seeing ; sight 视力；视觉 3.dim v. 使·· ·暗淡；使·· ·看不清楚 a.昏暗的；模糊的
Para.2-5
A child has plenty of imagination .
Exploring nature with your child is largely a matter of being open to what lies all around you.
同你的孩子一起探索大自然主要是一个乐意接受周围一 切的问题。
如果事实是以后能长出知识和智慧的种子，那么情感和感官 印象则是种子必须赖以生长的沃土。 1.If …then … 2.fertile a. 肥沃的，富饶的
It is important to pave the way for children’s desire to know than to put them on a diet of facts they are not ready to assimilate.
Para.8-9
What will sustain me in my last Moments is an infinite curiosity as to what is to follow.
在我的最后时刻支持着我的是对以后 会怎样的一种极大的好奇心。
Otto Pettersson 奥托· 彼得森
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature——the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. 在大自然反反复复的循环中，有一种具有无限治愈 力的东——黑夜过后是黎明，冬天过后是春天的象 征。
If children are to keep alive their natural sense of wonder without any such gift from the angles , they need the companionship.
1.keep alive 保持 2.companionship company n.陪伴；公司 v.陪伴，交往 in company 一起 companion n.同伴，朋友 v.陪伴 companion dog 伴侣犬，宠物狗 companionship n.陪伴，友谊
Para.6-7
What is the value of preserving and strengthening this sense of awe and wonder , this recognition of something beyond the boundaries of human existence?
----Rachel Carson
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Para.1
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful , full of wonder and excitement.
misfortune
For most of us , that clear-vision is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. 那种目光清晰的视觉在我们成 年之前模糊甚至消失。