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Time, a faithful pany of our life, is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is, how it travels and who it meets.
Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said. “I’m fascinated by time.”
Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV.
Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
Dream of heroism
Time travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.
Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading role’s modern personality and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy.
Starting from the late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed (盛行), with a Step into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories, the male leading roles acplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.
It is usually “a dream of heroism e true”, along with enviable romances.
Eye candy
“I’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, explained her love for time travel TV series.
Her ment echoes a 2011 survey by Creat Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered, “These attractive characters.”
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.
Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressure in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily.
Cultural homesickness
“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December.
About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations.
The survey results reflects people’s definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside world.
As for the movie Midnight in Paris, it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times mented, “The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were not around, however much we wish we were.”
Time travel wins fans
Phenomenon
Stephen Hawking shows great interest in【小题1】 .
People prefer 【小题2】 time travel movies and TV series.
Woody Allen was 【小题3】 in his time travel movie.
Reasons for its 【小题4】
Supporting details
Dream of heroism
Chances are offered for the young to fulfill 【小题5】 hard to achieve in reality.
Xi Juan’s 1993 love story 【小题6】 a young woman traveling to ancient times, which satisfies females fans.
From the late 1990s, novels about 【小题7】 traveling back to the past became increasingly popular.
The male leading role in A Step Into the Past travels back to the past to fulfill great things by using his 【小题8】 skills and wisdom.
Eye candy
Attractive actors and travel stories make viewers under pressure 【小题9】 .
Cultural homesickness
Most respondents chose to live in a certain dynasty for:
Prosperous economy and【小题10】 ;
Steady society;
Fair and uncorrupted politics
Opening up to the outside world.
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解析：
【小题1】 time 归纳总结。根据第二段Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said. “I’m fascinated by time.”说明Hawking对时间特别感兴趣。
【小题2】watching/ seeing 词义转换。根据第三段第一行Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that说明人们都喜欢看穿越类的小说，电影，连续剧。
【小题3】successful 词性转换。根据第四段第一行Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success.他很成功，表格里使用形容词的形式。
【小题4】popularity原词再现。根据第三段第一行the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series。说明这里使用popularity.
【小题5】dreams原词再现。根据Dream of heroism部分第二行fulfill a dream
【小题6】introduces/ introduced/ describes/ described 词义转换。根据Dream of heroism部分第二段she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times.说明介绍这本书的情节。
【小题7】men/ male 原词再现。根据Dream of heroism部分第三段s about men traveling back.
【小题8】modern原词再现。根据Dream of heroism部分倒数第二行with their modern skills
【小题9】relaxed 词性转换。根据Eye candy部分第三段A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer中的名词转换成形容词。
【小题10】culture. 原词再现。根据文章倒数第二段prosperous economy and culture。