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Lesson 5 · A Map Drawn by Walking

文体：实地观察日记 · 朗读音轨 05

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听听亲自走过两条路后，导览怎样从‘最短’改为说明选择条件。

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The city map showed two routes from the station to the community center. The shorter one followed a narrow street, so our group selected it for a visitor guide. Then we walked it with a parent pushing a stroller.

The street was quiet, but a step at one crossing forced us into traffic. A delivery van blocked the pavement farther on. The longer route had trees, wider crossings, and a bench where someone could rest. None of those details appeared in the distance shown on the map.

We did not call the shorter route “bad.” For a person in a hurry, it might be useful. Instead, our guide described the conditions: one route was faster under some circumstances, while the other offered easier crossings. We added photographs taken with permission and checked the guide again on a rainy day.

A map becomes more helpful when it explains choices rather than hiding them. Walking the routes taught us what the lines alone could not.

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The city map showed two routes from the station to the community center.
The shorter one followed a narrow street, so our group selected it for a visitor guide.
Then we walked it with a parent pushing a stroller.
The street was quiet, but a step at one crossing forced us into traffic.
A delivery van blocked the pavement farther on.
The longer route had trees, wider crossings, and a bench where someone could rest.
None of those details appeared in the distance shown on the map.
We did not call the shorter route “bad.”
For a person in a hurry, it might be useful.
Instead, our guide described the conditions: one route was faster under some circumstances, while the other offered easier crossings.
We added photographs taken with permission and checked the guide again on a rainy day.
A map becomes more helpful when it explains choices rather than hiding them.
Walking the routes taught us what the lines alone could not.

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读完后，试着用一句话说出本文的主要意思，并从原文找出支持它的一句话。

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市区地图显示，从车站到社区中心有两条路。较短的一条经过狭窄街道，我们便选它写进访客指南。后来，我们和一位推婴儿车的家长一起走了这条路。

街道很安静，但一处路口的台阶迫使我们走到车行道上。再往前，一辆送货车堵住了人行道。较长的路线有树、宽阔的过街处，还有可以坐下休息的长椅。这些细节都没有体现在地图标出的距离里。

我们没有说短路‘不好’。赶时间的人也许会喜欢。指南改为说明条件：某些情况下，短路更快；另一条路则更容易过街。我们加入获准拍摄的照片，还在雨天重新检查了指南。

地图若能说明不同选择，而不是把差异藏起来，就更有帮助。实际走过之后，我们才学到地图上的线条无法独自说明的事。

本课重点词语

以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。

routes: 路线；从车站到社区中心有两条。
selected: 选定；原先按距离选短路。
stroller: 婴儿车；实地走访时家长推着。
crossing: 过街处；台阶使通行困难。
blocked: 堵住；送货车占了人行道。
details: 细节；距离数字没有呈现。
circumstances: 情况、条件；短路并非总是更好。
permission: 许可；照片经允许后拍摄。
conditions: 条件；指南应说明何时适用。
choices: 选择；让访客按自身需要决定。

背景知识

路线的距离只是选择依据之一，台阶、通行空间和休息地点也很重要。学生带着婴儿车实地走访，保留两条路各自适用的条件。

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