2018年6月英语四级听力美文：Will Man Conquer Space?思维导图

WillManConquerSpace?

Manwillneverconquerspace.

Suchastatementmaysoundabsurd,afterwehavemadesuchlongstridesintospace.

Yetitexpressesatruththatourforefathersknewandwehaveforgotten，onethatourdescendantsmustlearnagain,inheartbreakandloneliness.

Ourageisinmanywaysunique,fullofphenomenathatneveroccurredbeforeandmaynevercomeagain.

Theydistortourthinking,makingusbelievethatwhatistruenowwillbetrueforever,thoughperhapsonalargerscale.

Becausewehaveannihilateddistanceonthisplanet,weimaginethatwecandothesameinspace.

Thetruthisotherwise,andwewillseeitmoreclearlyifweforgetthepresentandturnourmindstowardthepast.

Toourancestors,thevastnessoftheearthwasadominantfactorintheirthoughtsandlives.

Nomancouldeverseemorethanatinyfractionoftheearth.

Onlyalifetimeago,parentswavedfarewelltotheiremigratingchildren,knowingtheywouldneverseethemagain.

Now,withinoneincrediblegeneration,allthishaschanged.

Psychologicallyaswellasphysically,therearenolongeranyremoteplacesonearth.

Whenafriendleavesforwhatwasonceadistantcountry,hecannotfeelthesamesenseofirrevocableseparationthatsaddenedourforefathers.

Weknowthatheisonlyhoursawaybyair,andwehavemerelytoreachforthetelephonetohearhisvoice.

Whenthesatellitecommunicationnetworkisfullyestablished,itwillbeaseasytoseefriendsonthefarsideoftheearthastotalktothemontheothersideofthetown.

Thentheworldwillshrinknomore.

Fromaworldthathasbecometoosmall,wearemovingoutintoonethatwillbeforevertoolarge,whosefrontierswillrecedefromusalwaysmoreswiftlythanwecanreachouttowardthem.