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第十四篇 Family History【家族史】-非新增文章

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being ____1____to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to ____2____out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a ____3____short history, like Australia and the United States.

It is ___4_____thing to spend some time ____5____through a book on family history and to take the ____6____to investigate your own family's past. It is ___7_____ another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and ____8____yourself many problems which could have been ____9____with a little forward planning.

If your own family stories tell you that you are ___10_____with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just ___11_____ it as an interesting possibility. A simple system ____12____collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your ____13____. The most important thing, though, is to ____14____ started. Who knows what you ___15_____ find?

练习：

1. A) pushed B) attracted C) fetched D) brought

2. A) lay B) make C) put D) find

3. A) fairly B) greatly C) mostly D) widely

4. A) a B) one C) no D) some

5. A) seeing B) moving C) going D) living

6. A) idea B) plan C) purpose D) decision

7. A) quite B) just C) more D) even

8. A) produce B) cause C) build D) create

9. A) missed B) lost C) avoided D) escaped

10. A) connected B) joined C) attached D) related

11. A) treat B) control C) contact D) direct

12. A) with B) by C) for D) through

13. A) track B) path C) road D) way

14. A) get B) appear C) be D) feel

15. A) should B) might C) ought D) must

翻译：家族史

在科技空前发展的时代，当下很多人对回首往事沉迷不已。回首过去的一种方法是研究各自的家族历史。人们试图查明更多的历史，例如，他们的家族来自哪里，他们以什么为生。这已经成为一种快速增长的业余爱好，特别是有相当短历史的国家，如澳大利亚、美国。

花费时间去查阅一本有关家族史的书，并促使你去探究家族的过去是一方面，成功地实施这项研究工作却是另一方面。杂乱无序地开始很容易。但如果开始有一点点计划，就能避免引起那么多麻烦。

如果你家族的故事写着你与某个名人有着一定的关系，不论是英雄或者罪人，都不要让这个话题替代了你的研究。把它当成一个有趣的可能事件再好不过。用一个简单的系统来搜集和存储信息足以让你有个好的开头，越复杂的方式可能只会扰乱你的方寸。尽管开头是最重要的事情，但谁知道你会发现什么呢?

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