2018年6月英语四级美文:The Importance of Sound

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  英语四级美文:The Importance of Sound

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  The Importance of Sound

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  Hearing can soothe and comfort.

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  The snapping of logs in the fireplace,

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  the gossipy whisper of a broom,

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  the inquisitive wheeze of a drawer opening —

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  all are savored sounds that make us feel at home.

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  In a well-loved home,

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  every chair produced a different,

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  recognizable creak,

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  every window a different click, groan or squeak.

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  The kitchen by itself is a source of many pleasing sounds.

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  Every place, every event has a sound dimension.

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  The sense of hearing can perhaps be restored to modern man

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  if he better understands its worth and how it works.

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  Most people would be surprised to discover

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  how far the sense can be pushed by cultivation.

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  At a friend’s house recently,

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  my wife opened her purse and some coins spilled out,

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  one after another, onto the floor.

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  “Three quarters, two dimes,

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  a nickel and three pennies,”

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  said our host as he came in from the next room.

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  And as an afterthought:

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  “One of the quarters is silver.”

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  He was right, down to the last penny.

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  “How did you do it?” we asked.

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  “Try it yourself.” he said.

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  We did, and with a little practice we found it easy.

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  Curiously, evidence indicates that people need sound.

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  When we are lost in thought,

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  we involuntarily drum with our fingers or tap with a pencil —

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  a reminder that we are still surrounded

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  by a world outside ourselves.

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  Just cutting down reflected sound can produce some odd results.

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  The nearest thing on earth to the silence of outer space,

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  for example, is the “anechoic chamber”

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  at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Burray Hills, N.J.,

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  that absorbs 99.98% of all reflected sound.

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  Men who have remained in the room for more than an hour report

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  that they feel nervous and out of touch with reality.

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