文登英語寫作素材連載(十二)

來源：新浪時間：2006-12-04 13:00:43

    The Attraction of Dangerous Activities

    In the past, people often faced many dangers in their daily lives. They had to cope with not only natural disasters and frequent outbreaks of disease, but also dangerous animals and warfare. The need to hunt and to protect their territory from other people required them to be skilled in the use of weapons. In addition, any travel also involved great risk as there were few roads and bridges. Nowadays, people do not have to live with such dangers on a daily basis, and yet many people choose to involve themselves in risky activities such as dangerous sports. I believe the following reasons can explain the attraction of such activities.
    One reason people are attracted to risky activities is that hey crave excitement. The thrill of mountain climbing or bungee jumping can satisfy their need to break out of their routine. Without the excitement of such sports, they may feel bored with their lives. Another reason people like such activities is that these activities often require a certain amount of skill. Learning to drive a racecar or hang-glide may satisfy the desire to excel and give the participant a feeling of accomplishment and personal confidence in his abilities. A final reason that people may choose to engage in risky activities is that they want to stand out from the crowd. By developing a skill that others don’t have, they can feel unique.
    For all of these reasons, I believe that risky activities will continue to be popular with some people. In fact, it seems that as soon as one activity becomes safer or commonplace, thrill seekers come up with a new way to challenge their skills and courage.

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    危險活動的吸引力

    以前的人們在日常生活中常面臨許多危險，他們不僅要應付天災和經(jīng)常爆發(fā)的疾病，也要應付危險的動物和戰(zhàn)爭。由于必須打獵以及保護自己的領(lǐng)土免于他人的入侵，他們必須非常精通武器的使用。此外，因為道路和橋梁很少，任何旅行的危險性都很高�，F(xiàn)在的人們不必每天生活在這樣的危險當中，但仍然有許多人選擇從事一些危險的活動，比如有危險性的運動。我認為下列的原因能夠解釋這些危險的活動為何會有吸引力。
    人們會受到危險活動的吸引的原因之一是渴望刺激。登山或蹦極的那種刺激感可以滿足人們想要逃離常規(guī)的需求。如果沒有這些運動帶來的刺激，他們可能會對生活感到厭煩。人們喜歡這種活動的另一個原因是，這些活動通常需要相當程度的技術(shù)。學習駕駛賽車或滑翔也許能滿足他們想要高人一等的渴望，使自己有成就感，并對自己的能力有信心。人們會選擇從事危險活動，其比較后一個原因在于，他們想要在人群中脫穎而出。借著培養(yǎng)別人所沒有的技術(shù)，他們會覺得自己是獨一無二的。
    基于以上這些理由，我認為危險的活動會繼續(xù)受到一些人的喜愛。事實上，某種活動似乎只要一變得比較安全或普通時，尋求刺激的人就會再想出一種新的方法來挑戰(zhàn)自己的技術(shù)和勇氣。

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