Intermediate · Travel · Original practice reading
Seeing a familiar city again
住在同一个地方久了，我们容易只记得最快的路线。上周末，我没有给自己安排目的地，只沿着平时很少走的小路慢慢走。我发现了一家旧书店，也认识了一位每天在那里画画的老人。所谓熟悉的城市，有时只是我们走过的几条路。
Pinyin reference
zhù zài tóng yí gè dì fāng jiǔ le ， wǒ men róng yì zhī jì de zuì kuài de lù xiàn 。 shàng zhōu mò ， wǒ méi yǒu gěi zì jǐ ān pái mù dì dì ， zhī yán zhe píng shí hěn shǎo zǒu de xiǎo lù màn màn zǒu 。 wǒ fā xiàn le yì jiā jiù shū diàn ， yě rèn shi le yí wèi měi tiān zài nà lǐ huà huà de lǎo rén 。 suǒ wèi shú xī de chéng shì ， yǒu shí zhǐ shì wǒ men zǒu guò de jǐ tiáo lù 。
English meaning
After living somewhere for a long time we remember the fastest routes. Last weekend I walked unfamiliar side streets without a destination. I found a used bookshop and met an older person who draws there every day. A familiar city may only be the few roads we usually take.
Check your understanding
What did a new route change?
- It revealed unfamiliar parts of a familiar place
- It made the city smaller
- It removed all routine
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It revealed unfamiliar parts of a familiar place
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