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星火英语15篇文章贯通5-6级词汇 Unit10-Part1
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  [00:00.00]UNIT10
  [00:13.65]A Solitary Quest
  [00:15.83]From my suite of rooms
  [00:18.78]atop the Holiday Inn
  [00:20.40]I surveyed the narrow alleys below me.
  [00:23.58]Only yesterday had I left
  [00:26.97]my frantic North American life behind,
  [00:29.70]to avail myself of an opportunity
  [00:31.89]to travel to China.
  [00:33.64]I wished to spend time
  [00:36.49]researching material for my thesis
  [00:39.11]pertaining to Eastern religions.
  [00:41.30]The hotel was in close proximity
  [00:45.46]to the heart of the old downtown.
  [00:48.19]Innumerable activities were happening below me.
  [00:52.57]People surged along the street sometimes
  [00:55.96]stopping to bargain with street vendors.
  [00:58.91]Cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, oranges
  [01:03.95]and grapes were heaped on hand carts.
  [01:06.68]The variety of fruit available
  [01:09.86]provided a virtual feast for the eyes.
  [01:13.03]Deliverymen jogged along
  [01:16.20]pulling enormous loads of cardboard.
  [01:18.71]To a Westerner's eyes cars merged
  [01:22.43]unbelievably without incident.
  [01:24.85]It appeared to be a dubious process
  [01:28.35]to negotiate the traffic
  [01:30.31]and even cross the street.
  [01:32.06]However, rather than lounging indoors,
  [01:36.55]I decided to venture outside
  [01:39.18]to explore the colorful world below.
  [01:41.58]I was interested in
  [01:44.53]locating a church to attend,
  [01:46.18]as today was Sunday.
  [01:47.93]On the street I made tentative enquiries
  [01:52.30]about locating a Christian chapel.
  [01:55.25]At times the congestion of people
  [01:58.54]hampered my progress.
  [02:00.29]Stares from passers-by made me feel conspicuous.
  [02:04.78]The weather was hot and humid
  [02:07.73]and there was some possibility of a typhoon
  [02:10.46]reaching the city later in the day.
  [02:13.09]After several false leads
  [02:16.85]I found myself standing
  [02:18.60]in front of a very old Christian Church,
  [02:22.21]established by missionaries during the last dynasty
  [02:26.04]and at the beginning of the last century.
  [02:28.99]With the onset of a light sprinkle,
  [02:32.16]I made a hasty retreat to shelter
  [02:34.90]in the doorway of the church.
  [02:36.87]The familiar refrain of well-known hymns
  [02:40.70]rang out within the church.
  [02:42.34]I felt drawn inside to
  [02:44.96]join the fellowship in a foreign land.
  [02:47.48]Even though our languages differed,
  [02:50.66]my gracious hosts nonetheless,
  [02:53.17]made room for me,
  [02:54.48]and made me feel welcome.

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