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1、Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacred(上帝的)texts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,訐aparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindivi
2、dualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadistic(施丿吉狂的)impulses.Toprovethelatter;onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythant
3、hosewhohadnot.Astofear,Ithink,wealsoneedwell-documentedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrified(恐'懼)bysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeople
4、whoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches(女巫),two-headeddragons,magiccarpets(魔毯),etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulging(沉溺)hisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustc
5、onfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattempt!ngtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstick(女巫乘騎的掃帚柄)orcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchanted(中魔法的)girl-friend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobe
6、adescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosane(精木申健全的)childhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis.A.repeatedwithoutvariationB.treatedwithrespectC.adaptedbytheparentD.setinthepresent2.Somepeopledislikefairystoriesbecausetheyfeelthatthey.A.temptpeople
7、tobecrueltochildrenB.showtheprimitivecrueltyinchildrenC.lendthemselvestoundesirableexperimentswithchildrenD.increaseatendencytohavesadisticimpulsesinchildren3.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcanbestimulatedinachildwhenthestoryis.A.setinrealityB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtooof