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Traveling in Time Through Reading

Is time travel possible? According to scientists, although we cannot go back to the past, we might be able to travel to the future. However, they point out that if we want to go to the future, we have to travel faster than the speed of light. That is to say, the technology today still has a long, long way to go!

Before a real time machine is created, we can experience moving between different points in time and space by reading books about time travel. The following are three must-reads.

HERE AND NOW AND THEN
by Mike Chen
Kin is from the year 2142. He couldn't go back to his time because he failed his mission in 1996. It is 2014 now. His rescue team finally shows up to take him back. However, Kin has built a life for himself. How can he deal with his present life before he goes back to his time?

AN OCEAN OF MINUTES
by Thea Lim
There is a serious flu pandemic in America, and Polly's boyfriend, Frank, gets very sick. Polly finds a way to save his life. She makes a deal with a company that sends healthy people to work in the future. In return, the company will save Frank. Polly and Frank plan to meet up in the future, but Polly is sent to the wrong time. Without family, friends, or money, what can she do?

DARK MATTER
by Blake Crouch
Jason Dessen teaches at a college. He lives a happy life with his wife and son. One night, he is knocked out by a bad guy on his way home. When he finally wakes up, he finds himself in a different world. In this world, he has neither a wife nor a son, and he is not a teacher but a successful scientist. Which world is real? Is it possible for Jason to go back to the family he loves?

Many people experienced the joy of reading time travel books while they were growing up. Why not give it a try? Pick one of the books above and find some time to read it. But do remember one thing: Don't travel too far because you have to come back to the real world, live in the present, and enjoy your life.

藉由閱讀穿越不同時空

時間旅行有可能嗎？根據科學家的說法，雖然我們不能回到過去，但是我們或許能夠旅行到未來。然而，他們指出，如果我們想要前往未來，我們的行進速度必須要超過光速。也就是說，現今的科技還有一條很長、很長的路要走﹗

在真正的時光機器被創造出來之前，我們可以藉由閱讀與時間旅行有關的書籍來體驗在不同的時間點和空間點行進。以下為三本必讀書籍。

這裡、現在和當時
作者：邁克．張
金來自 2142 年。他無法回去他的時間，因為他在 1996 年的任務失敗了。現在是 2014 年。找他的搜救隊終於出現要將他帶回。然而，他已經為自己重建了一個人生。在他返回他的時間之前，他要如何處理他目前的生活？

分鐘之洋
作者：蒂雅．利姆
美國發生了嚴重的流行性感冒大流行，而波莉的男朋友，法蘭克，病得很重。波莉找到一個拯救他性命的方法。她和一家將健康人士送去未來工作的公司做了一個交易。作為交換，那家公司會拯救法蘭克。波莉和法蘭克計畫在未來重聚，但是波莉被送入一個錯誤的時間。沒有家人、朋友和金錢的她，該怎麼辦？

暗物質
作者：布萊克．克勞奇
傑生．戴森在一間大學教書。他和他的老婆及兒子過著快樂的生活。某晚，他在回家的路上被一個壞人打昏。當他終於甦醒時，他發現自己置身於一個不同的世界。在這個世界中，他既沒有老婆，也沒有兒子，並且他不是一名教師，而是一位成功的科學家。哪一個世界才是真實的？傑生有可能回到他所愛的家人身邊嗎？

許多人在成長的過程之中，體驗了閱讀時空旅行書籍的樂趣。你何不也試試？從上述的書裡挑一本，並找時間來看。但是要記得一件事：別旅行得太遠，因為你得回到真實世界、活在當下，並享受你的人生。

• puppy ['pʌpɪ] n.
  幼犬
  She keeps a puppy as her pet.
  她養了一隻小狗當作她的寵物。
  
• shopkeeper ['ʃɑp͵kipɚ] n.
  店主
  It is said that the shopkeeper's daughter is very pretty.
  據說店長的女兒長得非常漂亮。
  
• manners ['mænɚz] n.
  規矩；禮貌
  Watch your manners, Calvin.
  注意你的禮貌，科文。
  
• nod [nɑd] v.
  點頭
  He nodded to show that he understood.
  他點頭來表示他理解了。
  
• hug [hʌg] v.
  擁抱
  They hugged each other after they won the game.
  在他們贏得了比賽後，他們擁抱彼此。
  
• study ['stʌdɪ] n.
  書房
  Dad is listening to music in the study.
  爸爸正在書房裡聽音樂。
  
• while [hwaɪl] conj.
  當...
  He was almost bitten by a snake while he was walking up the mountain.
  他在上山時差點被蛇咬到。
  
• noise [nɔɪz] n.
  聲響；噪音
  Don't make too much noise. The baby is sleeping.
  不要製造太多的噪音。小寶寶正在睡覺。
  
• pipe [paɪp] n.
  水管
  Some dirty water is coming out of those pipes.
  有一些髒水是從那些管子流出來的。
  
• microchip ['maɪkro͵tʃɪp] n.
  微晶片
  Those dogs have been implanted with microchips.
  那些狗已經被植入晶片了。
  
• adopt [ə'dɑpt] v.
  認養
  Mr. and Mrs. Chu decided to adopt a child.
  朱先生、朱太太決定要領養一個小孩。
  
• nobody ['nobɑdɪ] pron.
  無人
  Nobody wants to join John's birthday party.
  沒有人要參加約翰的生日派對。
  
• claim [klem] v.
  認領
  They forgot to claim their luggage before they left the airport.
  他們離開機場前忘了去領取行李。
  
• leave for ['liv fɔr]
  前往
  When will you leave for London?
  你何時動身前往倫敦？
  
• treat [trit] v.
  對待
  Don't treat this matter as a joke.
  別把這件事當作笑話對待。