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【听力文段】mp3

9:00: Return — After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world.

10:00: New Life — This quest has changed the hero; he has outgrown his old life.

11:00: Resolution — All the tangled plot lines get straightened out.

12:00: Status Quo — but upgraded to a new level.

Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero.

Many popular books and movies follow this ancient formula pretty closely. But let's see how well "The Hunger Games" fits the hero's journey template. When does Katniss Everdeen hear her call to adventure that gets the story moving? When her sister's name is called from the lottery. How about assistance? Is anyone going to help her on her adventure? Haymitch. What about departure? Does she leave her ordinary world? She gets on a train to the capital. OK, so you get the idea.

What do you have in common with Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and Frodo? Well, you're human, just like them. The Hero's Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again. You don't literally slay dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary. Joseph Campbell said, "In the cave you fear to enter lies the treasure you seek." What is the symbolic cave you fear to enter? Auditions for the school play? Baseball tryouts? Love?

Watch for this formula in books, movies, and TV shows you come across. You will certainly see it again. But also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure. Accept the challenge. Conquer your fear and claim the treasure you seek. And then, do it all over again.

【单词短语】

1. formula

2. lottery

3. updated

4. reflect

5. comfort zone

6. literally

7. slay dragons

8. conquer your fear

【地道美语，长句精练】

1. Is anyone going to help her on her adventure?

2. What do you have in common with Harry Potter?

3. You’ll certainly see it again

【课堂纠音，上节连读】

1. What if I told you they are all variants of the same hero?

2. Think of it as a cycle.

3. Along the way, there are some key events