2019年英语新译林必修三（江苏专用）讲义Unit3SectionⅠWeletotheunitReading-Pre-reading

TheancientLoulanCityliesonthewestbankofLopNurLakeinXinjiangregion.Thecitywasfoundedinthe2ndcenturyBCinanoasis(绿洲)ontheSilkRoad.Butitbecamelesspowerfulandstrongafterits800yearsofdevelopment,anddisappearedsuddenlyinthemiddleofthe6thcenturyAD.Atthebeginningoflastcentury,aSwedishexplorerSvenHedindiscoveredthecityburiedinthedesert,whichattractedattentionfromallovertheworld.Thecityhasalreadytotallyturnedintodust.Butarchaeologists(考古学家)believetherewasawatertunnelrunningthroughthecityanddividingitintotwodifferentfunctionalparts.Largenumbersofpotsherds(陶瓷碎片),woodpieces,coins,piecesofjewelleryandwoodslipdocumentsprovideuswithplentyofinformationabouttheancientcitybeforeitdisappeared.ThestudyofthematerialsoftheruinsofLoulanCityperhapscantelluswhyitdisappeared.ThearchaeologistfoundthattheLoulanesepreferredSuntombwhichconsistedof7circlesoflogswhichbecamethickerandthickerfromcentertotheoutercircle,justlikethesunshining.Theuniquebutspectacular(壮观的；令人惊叹的)buryingformwasquitepopularatthattimebutspedupthedisappearanceofLoulanCity.Alargeamountofforestwascutdown,whichmadeLoulanCitySection_ⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre­readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈现])eq\a\vs4\al([读文清障])Lostcivilizations①Day1,15JulyIfeelluckytohavewonaplaceonthistrip.WeareinItalynow,andtomorrowwearevisitingPompeii.Nextweekweareflying②toChina,andgoingtoLoulan,whichisknownasChina'sPompeiiinthedesert③.BothPompeiiandLoulanbecamelostcivilizationslongago.Day2,16JulyThismorningweattendedalecture④aboutPompeii.Thecitywasfounded⑤inthe8thcenturyBC⑥.In89BC,theRomans⑦tookover⑧Pompeii.Itthenbecamearichandbusycity.Nearthecitywasavolcano⑨.On24AugustAD⑩79,thevolcanoerupted⑪andlava⑫，ash⑬androckspoured⑭outofitontothesurroundingcountryside.Itcontinuedtoeruptforthenexttwodays.Manypeoplewereburied⑮alive⑯，andsowasthecity⑰.Howunfortunate⑱！Day3,17JulyTodayIsawtheancientRomancityofPompeiiasitwas2,000yearsago⑲.Howamazing！⑳Thecitywasforgottenformanyyearsuntilthe18thcenturywhenafarmerdiscoveredastonewithwritingoniteq\o(○,\s\up1(21)).Peoplestartedtodigeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))intheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamageeq\o(○,\s\up1(23)).Thus,in1860,theareawasputundergovernmentprotectionsoitcouldbepreservedeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))andstudiedeq\o(○,\s\up1(25)).①civilization/ˌsIvəlaI'zeIʃn/n.文明②arevisiting和areflying都是现在进行时，表示的是将要发生的动作。③whichisknownas...是非限制性定语从句，修饰Loulan。④lecture/'lektʃə(r)/n.讲座attendalecture听讲座⑤found/faʊnd/vt.兴建，创建⑥BC/ˌbiː'siː/abbr.公元前(beforeChrist的缩写)⑦Roman/'rəʊmən/n.罗马人adj.罗马的，罗马人的⑧takeover夺取；接管⑨volcano/vɒl'keInəʊ/n.火山(pl.)volcanoes/volcanos表示地点的介词短语置于句首，且句子的主语是名词时，句子用全部倒装语序。⑩AD/ˌeI'diː/abbr.公元(AnnoDomini的缩写)⑪erupt/I'rʌpt/vi.(火山等)爆发⑫lava/'lɑːvə/n.熔岩，火山岩⑬ash/æʃ/n.灰，灰烬ashes废墟；骨灰⑭pour/pɔː(r)/vi.涌流，倾泻vt.倒出(液体)⑮buryvt.埋，埋葬；安葬⑯aliveadj.活的，在句中作主语补足语。⑰sowasthecity是“so＋助动词＋主语”的部分倒装结构。⑱unfortunate/ʌn'fɔːtʃənət/adj.不幸的，遗憾的⑲as用作连词，意为“正如”，引导方式状语从句。⑳Howamazing!多令人惊奇啊！amazingadj.惊人的，了不起的eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))whenafarmerdiscovered...是定语从句，修饰the18thcentury,when相当于inwhich。eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))digv．挖，掘n.触，碰；挖苦，讽刺；挖掘eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰整个主句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))preservev．保存，保护preservesb./sth.from...保护……免受……eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))soitcouldbe...是目的状语从句。失落的文明[第1～3段译文]第一天，7月15日能获得这次旅行的机会我感到很幸运。现在我们在意大利，明天我们将游览庞贝。下周我们会飞往中国并打算去楼兰，那是沙漠中的一座被誉为“中国庞贝”的古城。庞贝和楼兰都是很久以前失落的文明。第二天，7月16日今天上午我们听了一场有关庞贝的讲座。这座城市建于公元前8世纪。公元前89年，罗马人占领了庞贝。后来庞贝成了一座繁华的城市。离该城不远处有一座火山。公元79年8月24日，这座火山爆发了，岩浆、火山灰以及岩石喷涌而出，全部倾泻到周围的村庄。火山爆发持续了两天。很多人被活埋了，整个城市也被掩埋。真是太不幸了！第三天，7月17日今天我见到了罗马古城庞贝，它就跟两千年前一模一样。多令人惊奇啊！这座城市多年来一直被人们遗忘，直到18世纪时一个农民发现了一块刻有文字的石头。人们开始在这一区域挖掘寻宝，这造成了很大的破坏。因此在1860年，政府将这一区域保护了起来，便于保存和研究。eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen,withsteppingstonesalongtheroadsoyoudidnothavetostepinthemudeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))onrainydays!Isawseveralhouseswhichweredecoratedeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))withwallpaintingseq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).Ialsosawthepeoplewhohadbeenburiedalive.Itturnsoutthataftertheashcoveredthepeoplewhofailedtofleeeq\o(○,\s\up1(30))thecity,theirbodiesnearlycompletelybrokedownanddisappeared,leavingemptyspacesintheash.Yearslater,researcherseq\o(○,\s\up1(31))wereabletousetheseemptyspacestoproducetrue­to­lifeeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))figuresofthepeoplewhohaddiedinthedisastereq\o(○,\s\up1(33)).YoucanseethemtodayinPompeii,inthesameplaceswherethepeoplefelleq\o(○,\s\up1(34)).Thevolcanoisstillthere,butlooksveryquietnow.It'shardtoimagineeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))howthispeacefulvolcanodestroyedeq\o(○,\s\up1(36))thewholecityeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))！Day10,24JulyFinally,wearrivedinLoulanafterseveraldaysoftravelling.Thiscommercialeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))citywasbusyandwealthyeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))about2,000yearsago.ItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.Itisbelievedtohavebeengraduallyeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))coveredovereq\o(○,\s\up1(41))bysandstormseq\o(○,\s\up1(42))fromAD200toAD400eq\o(○,\s\up1(43)).Iamsoexcitedtobehere！eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))when引导时间状语从句；as引导方式状语从句。withsteppingstones...是with复合结构(with＋宾语＋介词短语)，作状语，修饰hadbeen。eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))mud/mʌd/n.泥浆，烂泥eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))decorate/'dekəreIt/vt.装饰，装潢bedecoratedwith装饰有……eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))which引导定语从句，修饰houses。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))flee/fliː/(fled,fled)vt.&vi.逃避，逃跑；迅速离开eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))researcher/rI'sɜːtʃə(r)/n.研究者，调查者eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))true­to­life/'truːtəˌlaIf/adj.逼真的eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))disaster/dI'zɑːstə(r)/n.灾难whohaddied...是定语从句，修饰thepeople。eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))wherethepeoplefell是定语从句，修饰places。eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))imaginev．想象；认为，想，后接名词、代词、v.­ing或从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))destroy/dI'strɔI/vt.毁坏，摧毁eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))howthispeacefulvolcano...是宾语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))commercial/kə'mɜːʃl/adj.商业的，贸易的eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))wealthy/'welθI/adj.富有的，富裕的eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))gradually/'grædʒʊəlI/adv.渐渐地，逐渐地eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))coversth.over(完全)盖住/遮住某物eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))sandstorm/'sændstɔːm/n.沙尘暴，风沙snowstormn．暴风雪eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))Itisbelievedtohave...中it指代上文提到过的Loulan。本句使用了“Itisbelievedtodosth.”句型，常可转换为“Itisbelievedthat...”。[第4～5段译文]当我在城中漫步时，我看到保持原样的街道，沿路都有垫脚石，这样下雨天你就不用在泥泞中行走了！我看到了几处装饰着壁画的房子。我也看到了被活埋的人。原来，火山灰覆盖了没能逃离城市的人，他们的身体几乎全部烧化消失了，只留下火山灰里的人形空当。多年之后，研究者们能够利用这些人形空当制作出逼真的遇难者轮廓。你现在可以在庞贝看到他们，就在他们原来倒下的同样的位置。火山还在那里，但现在看起来非常平静。很难想象这座平静的火山是如何摧毁整座城市的！第十天，7月24日经过好几天的旅程，我们终于抵达了楼兰。这座商业城市在大约两千年前也曾繁华过。它是连接东西方著名的丝绸之路上的停靠点。人们相信，从公元200年到公元400年，它已被沙尘暴逐渐吞没。能在这里我很兴奋！Day11,25JulyAscholarfromthelocalculturaleq\o(○,\s\up1(44))instituteeq\o(○,\s\up1(45))，ProfessorZhang,toldusthataroundtheyear1900theEuropeanexplorerSvenHedindiscoveredtheruinseq\o(○,\s\up1(46))oftheLoulanKingdom.Svenfoundtheremainseq\o(○,\s\up1(47))ofbuildingsburiedbeneatheq\o(○,\s\up1(48))thesandeq\o(○,\s\up1(49))，togetherwitheq\o(○,\s\up1(50))alotoftreasures,includingcoins,paintedeq\o(○,\s\up1(51))potseq\o(○,\s\up1(52))，materialeq\o(○,\s\up1(53))suchassilk,documentseq\o(○,\s\up1(54))andwallpaintings.Whenwewenttothecity,wesawthecitywalls,palaces,temples,workshopseq\o(○,\s\up1(55))andtowers.Wefoundtheruinsmostinterestingeq\o(○,\s\up1(56)).Therewasanancientwatersystemthatranthrougheq\o(○,\s\up1(57))themiddleofthecityeq\o(○,\s\up1(58)).Thedesertwasonceagreenlandwithhugetrees,buttheywerecutdowneq\o(○,\s\up1(59))andthatresultedineq\o(○,\s\up1(60))thecitybeingburiedbysand—whatapity！eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))cultural/'kʌltʃərəl/adj.文化的eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))institute/'InstItjuːt/n.(教育或其他专业)机构，研究所eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))ruin/'ruːIn/n.废墟，毁坏vt.破坏，毁灭eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))remains/rI'meInz/n.遗物，遗迹，遗骸eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))beneath/bI'niːθ/prep.在……之下eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))buriedbeneaththesand...是过去分词短语作后置定语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))togetherwith又，连同(同aswellas)连接并列主语时，谓语动词的数与第一个主语保持一致。eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))paintvt.(用颜料等)画；油漆eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))pot/pɒt/n.罐，壶eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))material/mə'tIərIəl/n.材料；物质adj.物质的eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))document/'dɒkjʊmənt/n.文献，文件eq\o(○,\s\up1(55))workshop/'wɜːkʃɒp/n.作坊，车间eq\o(○,\s\up1(56))find复合结构，即find＋宾语＋adj.(作宾语补足语)。eq\o(○,\s\up1(57))runthrough流经，贯穿eq\o(○,\s\up1(58))that引导定语从句，修饰watersystem。eq\o(○,\s\up1(59))cutdown砍倒eq\o(○,\s\up1(60))resultin导致resultfrom起因于；由……导致[第6段译文]第十一天，7月25日,来自当地文化研究所的一位学者张教授告诉我们，大约在1900年，来自欧洲的探险家斯文·海定发现了楼兰王国的遗迹。斯文发现了埋藏在沙子下面的建筑遗迹以及许多宝藏，包括钱币、彩绘罐、像丝绸这样的布料、文献以及壁画。当我们到这座城市时，我们看到了城墙、宫殿、庙宇、作坊及高塔。我们发现楼兰废墟非常有趣。有一条古老的供水系统贯穿市中心。这片沙漠曾经是大树成荫的绿洲，但这些树被砍倒了，那导致楼兰这座城市被沙子埋没——多遗憾啊！Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirproperChinesemeanings.1．civilizationA．兴建，创建2．found B．逃跑，逃避；迅速离开3．pourC．毁坏，摧毁4．decorate D．装饰，装潢5．disasterE．破坏，毁坏；废墟6．destroyF．涌流，倾泻；倒出(液体)7．commercialG．灾难8．ruinH．文明9．fleeI．商业的，贸易的10．remainsJ．遗迹，遗物，遗骸答案：1～5HAFDG6～10CIEBJLead­inAreyoufamiliarwiththesefamoushistoricsites?Matchthefollowingpictureswiththeirnames.A．theSummerPalaceB．theTempleC．theGreatWallD．theConfuciusTempleE．StonehengeF．theForbiddenCityG．theruinsofYuanmingyuanH．theTajMahalI．Pyramids答案：1.F2.G3.I4.E5.H6.A7.C8.D9.BWhile­readingFast­reading1．Lookthroughthetextandthenfinishthefollowingquestion.Thetextismainlyaboutaculturaltourtosites_of_lost_civilizations.2．Summarizethemainideaofeachdiary.Diary1A．avisittoPompeiicityDiary2B．thepurposeanddestinationofthetripDiary3C．thediscoveryoftheLoulanDiary4D．alectureaboutPompeiiandthevolcanoDiary5E．generalinformationaboutLoulan答案：Diary1—BDiary2—DDiary3—ADiary4—EDiary5—CCareful­reading(Ⅰ)Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．WhichdisasterdestroyedthecityofPompeii?A．Theearthquake.B．Thesnowstorm.C．Thevolcanoeruption. D．Thetyphoon.2．Whatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinthecityusedfor?A．Leadingpeoplewalkingalongtheroad.B．Makingpeoplenotstepinthemudinthestreetsonrainydays.C．Makingthecitymorebeautiful.D．Makingthechildrenavoidwalkinginthemud.3．LoulaniscalledChina'sPompeiiinthedesertbecause________.A．bothofthemoncehadgreatcivilizationsB．bothofthemoncehadsimilarbuildingstructuresC．theywerebothdestroyedbyvolcanoeruptionD．theywerebothpowerfulintheancientpast4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．PompeiiwasdestroyedbyavolcanowhileLoulanwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstorms.B．PompeiiwasinItalywhileLoulanwasinChina.C．Bothofthetwocitieswerediscoveredbylocalpeople.D．Bothofthetwocitiesarelostcivilizationsabout2,000yearsago.5．Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?A．Excited.B．Sorry.C．Happy. D．Surprised.答案：1～5CBACB(Ⅱ)Fillineachblankwithonlyonewordaccordingtothetext.LostcivilizationsDay1(15thJuly)PlanningtovisitPompeiiandLoulan,bothofwhichbecamelost1.civilizationslongago.Day2(16thJuly)Attendinga2.lectureandlearningmoreaboutthehistoryofPompeii—whenitwas3.founded,_whenandhowitdisappeared.Day3(17thJuly)•VisitingPompeii,whichwasforgottenformanyyears.•Seeingseveralhouses4.decoratedwithwallpaintingsandthebodiesofpeoplewhofailedto5.flee/escapewhenthevolcano6.erupted.Day10(24thJuly)VisitingLoulan,a7.stoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest,whichwasgraduallycoveredby8.sandstormsfromAD200toAD400.Day11(25thJuly)•GettingmoreinformationaboutLoulanbylisteningtoProfessorZhang.•Seeinglotsofthingsthatthecityhad,includingthewater9.system.•Learningaboutthecausesthat10.resultedinthecity'sdisappearance.Study­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen,withsteppingstonesalongtheroadsoyoudidnothavetostepinthemudonrainydays![句式分析][尝试翻译]当我在城中漫步时，我看到保持原样的街道，沿路都有垫脚石，这样下雨天你就不用在泥泞中行走了！2．Itturnsoutthataftertheashcoveredthepeoplewhofailedtofleethecity，theirbodiesnearlycompletelybrokedownanddisappeared,leavingemptyspacesintheash.[句式分析]本句是主从复合句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是由that引导的主语从句。该主语从句中包含一个由after引导的时间状语从句，此状语从句中还包含一个由who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词people。现在分词短语heash充当结果状语。[尝试翻译]原来，火山灰覆盖了没能逃离城市的人，他们的身体几乎全部烧化消失了，只留下火山灰里的人形空当。3．Ascholarfromthelocalculturalinstitute,ProfessorZhang,toldusthataroundtheyear1900theEuropeanexplorerSvenHedindiscoveredtheruinsoftheLoulan[句式分析][尝试翻译]来自当地文化研究所的一位学者张教授告诉我们，大约在1900年，来自欧洲的探险家斯文·海定发现了楼兰王国的遗迹。Ⅰ.课文缩写填空Jane，Iwassoexcitedtobepickedto1.representCanada.IhavebeentoPompeiiinItalyandamnowinChina2.visitingLoulan.Bmercialcitiesabout2,000yearsago.Theybothdisappearedandbecamelost4.civilizations.Pompeiiwas5.destroyedbyavolcano.Loulan6.disappearedunderthesand.Therearejustafew7.ruinsleft.Ierestedinancientcivilizations.MaybeIshallbecomea(n)9.archeologistoneday.10.Whatdoyouthink?SeeyouwhenIgetback.AnnⅡ.阅读理解ThispastfallIexperiencedasuccessionofstressfuleventsinmylife.FirstIreceivedadevastating,terminaldiagnosis,formybeloveddog.Twoweekslater,whilestilltryingtocopewithhisillness,Ifelloffaladderandbrokemywrist.WithinaspanoftwomonthsIwasdealingwithseriousemotionalandphysicalhealing(愈合)．ForthefirsttimethatIcouldremember,Icouldn'treconcile(调和)theeventsinmylifeandIwashavingahardtimecoping.OneparticularlydifficultafternoonIwalkedintomyartstudio,tookoutsomewatercolorsandstartedtopaint.Withnothinginparticularasthesubjectmatter,Iproducedsheetsofabstractimagesfullofbrightcolorandmovement.Itfeltgoodtocreate.Forthefirsttimeinweeks,Ifeltgood.“Artcanexpresswhatwordscan't,especiallyifthere'sbeentrauma(创伤)，”saysarttherapistCathyMalchiodiPhD.Shesaysthatourbrainstoresmemoriesasimages,whichiswhyitiseasiertotapintothemvisually.ShecitesartistFridaKahlowhowasseverelyinjuredinabusaccidentwhenshewasyoung.ManyofKahlo'spaintingsweredonewhileshewaslyinginbedrecovering,andherlaterworksoftenincludedimagerythatrelatesbacktoheraccident,painandrecoveryperiods.Inadditiontotheprocessofpaintingandcreatingart,ithasbeendocumentedthatlookingatartisbeneficialandtherapeutic(治疗的)aswell.IntheintroductionofhisbookLustforLife—anovelonthelifeofVincentVanGogh,authorIrvingStoneciteshisexperiencewithfineart.PriortoeverviewingaVanGoghpainting.StonehadlivedforayearinParisandItalyandwasunmovedbythepaintingshehadseen.“Paintingmaybeaveryfinemediumbutithasnothingtosaytome,atleastnothingIcanunderstand.”AfterhavingbeenchallengedtovisitaVanGoghexhibit,however,hewritesthathewassurprisedbythepaintings,“unabletomoveorbreathorthink”．Artisthatpowerful.语篇解读：本文作者通过自己的经历说明艺术对人的心灵和身体有治愈作用。1.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorintendsto________.A．describehowheovercamestressfuleventsB．tellusthatarthelpedhimgetoutofhisproblemsC．provethatartcanbringusmanypleasuresD．adviseustotrycreatingartwhenwemeetproblems解析：选B推理判断题。分析第一段可知，作者遇到了很多挫折和困难，是艺术创作使他重新获得了快乐，走出了困境。2．WhatcanwelearnaboutFridaKahlofromParagraph2?A．Shedidherlaterpaintingsfromhermemories.B．Shedidn'tbegintopaintuntilshehadanaccident.C．Sherecoveredsoonbecauseshepaintedinbed.D．Shewantedtoexpresshersadnessthroughpainting.解析：选A细节理解题。分析文章第二段可知，画家FridaKahlo后期的作品是她根据以前生活的回忆创作的。3．IrvingStonefeltthepowerofartwhenhe________.A．firstsawfineartB．wasinParisandItalyC．waswritingaboutthelifeofVincentVanGoghD．sawgreatworksbyVincentVanGogh解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章最后两句可知，梵高的作品展真正打动了IrvingStone,并让他感受到了艺术的力量。4．TheexampleofIrvingStoneisgiveninthelastparagraphtoshowthat________.A．lookingatartistherapeutic,tooB．onlyworksofgreatartistscanmovepeopleC．artcanhavemorebenefitsthanweexpectD．fineartcanchangeapersoncompletely解析：选A推理判断题。文章最后一段提到IrvingStone的真实事例是为了说明本段第一句，即欣赏艺术作品不但能使人受益，而且有治疗的功效。5．Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus________.A．hisownexperienceincreatingartB．theuseofartinhardconditionsC．thehealingpowerofartD．theimportanceofart解析：选C写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者通过自己的亲身经历阐明艺术对人的心灵和身体有治愈作用。Ⅲ.任务型阅读Whateveryourcareer,andwhateveryourgoalsinlifeare,ideasaregoingtomattertoyou.Onegreatideacouldchangeyourlife.Thethingis,youprobablydon'thaveasmanygreatideasasyou'dlike.Perhapsyoufeelunimaginativeandunoriginal.Youkeephopingthatareallygoodideawilljustpopintoyourhead,butthatneverseemstohappen.Thegoodnews?Ideasaren'tmagicdustsprinkledbytheMuses.There'sanawfullotyoucandotogenerateideasanytimeyouwant.First,youneedtimetocomeupwithideas—andqualitytime,whereyou'renotworryingaboutthechoresoryouremails.Gettingqualitytimeideallymeanstakingawholedayawayfromyourregularresponsibilities.Goouttoacoffeeshopwithanotebook,orshutyourselfinaroomathomewithoutinternetaccess.Getazoomed­outviewofyourlife:setasideworriesabout“butwhatwouldpeoplethink？”and“isitsensible？”andletyourselfdream.You'llbeamazedwhatyoucomeupwith.Everhadanideawhichyouimmediatelydismissed?Youprobablytoldyourself“That'sstupid，”or“It'sbeendonebefore.”Whenyou'regeneratingideasandthinkingthroughpossibilities,you'llinevitablycomeupwithafewfalsestarts.Someideaswillbeunoriginal,undesirableorunworkable.Butthat'snotabadthing.Oneideaoftenleadstoawholetrainofthought—andyoumightendupwithareallygoodideafromsomethingwhichseemed,atfirstglance,unpromising.AlthoughI'mabitofanintrovert—Iliketospendafairamountoftimeonmyown—Ialsogetagreatbuzzfrombeingwithlike­mindedpeopleanddiscussingideasandprojectswiththem.You'veprobablyexperiencedsomethingsimilaryourself—maybeinabrainstormingmeetingatwork,ormaybejustatabarwithfriends.Theenergygeneratedbyseveralpeopletogethe