+第十二篇 Dreams
Everyone can dream．Indeed, everyone does dream．Those who 1 that they never dream at all actually dream 2 as frequently as the rest of us, 3 they may not remember anything about it．Even those of us who are perfectly 4 of dreaming night 5 night very seldom remember those dreams in 6 detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly unrelated impressions. Dreams are not simply visual-we dream with all our 7 , so that we appear to experience sound, touch, smell, and taste．
One of the world's oldest 8 written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams．This volume is about five thousand years old, so you can 9 that dreams were believed to have a special significance even then．Many ancient civilizations believed that you 10 never ask a sleeping person as, during sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able to return 11 time if the sleeper were suddenly 12 .
From ancient times to the present 13 ,people have been 14 attempts to interpret dreams and to explain their significance．There are many books available on the subject of dream interpretation．although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream 15 there are books．
词汇：
Frequently / 'fri:kwəntli/ adv. 时常，屡次；频繁地，经常地
Significance/ significance / n. 重要性，意义
civilization / ,sivilai'zeiʃən, / n. 文明，文化
interpret / in'tə:prit / vt. 解释，说明 口译
interpretation / in,tə:pri'teiʃən / n. 解释，口译
seldom/ 'seldəm / adv. 很少，不常
retain/ ri'tein / vt. 保持；雇；记住
注释:
1. . . . very seldom remember those dreams in detail but merely retain an untidy mixture...
. . but.. 不……而是……
2. From ancient times to the present...从古至今……
练习：
1.A demand B promise C agree D claim
2.A also B just C only D quite
3.A though B besides C however D despite
4.A familiar B accustomed C aware
