A great many people, when they speak of home, tend to associate it with a certain atmosphere, certain physical surroundings, and certain emotional attitudes within themselves. This sentimentality toward home is something that has come down to us from the past. Many modern people do not have it, and I think it is a good thing that they do not.
In the old days life was difficult. Enemies could attack you and kill or rob you, and you had little protection against them. People did not live in well-built houses where doors could be locked. They did not have the protection of an organized police force or telephones which could summon the police instantly. How did this influence the way people felt
Today, thanks to modern transportation and well-organized societies, thousands of people willingly and eagerly leave the surroundings where they were born, and the oftener they do so, the less sentiment they are likely to have for those surroundings. I lived in England for three years, and I noticed that boys and girls left their parents' homes and lived in dwellings of their own. There they could just telephone and ask an agency to provide them with a house or an apartment, which was their home. How has the meaning of this word home been altered by such activity? What does home mean to those people or to families who often move
This idea of home as being a place of privacy is emerging in my country, Saudi Arabia, where the young are abandoning their parents' homes to live their own life. As for me, the atmosphere and surroundings of the place where my parents live have no sentimental attachment. Home is where I can shut the door and be by myself. At the moment it is a room in Eaton Hall. When I left my parents several years ago, I was anxious to leave. You might call it unfeeling, but that was the way I felt. On the day of my departure for the United States, my grandmother sobbed and wept. My father, however, indicated that he understood how I felt. "Son," he said, "I am not sorry that you are leaving us. I only hope that you make the most of your time."
相关单词：sentimental
sentimental解释：adj.多愁善感的，感伤的
sentimental例句：
She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。
相关单词：plunge
plunge解释：v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
plunge例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
相关单词：cohesive
cohesive解释：adj.有粘着力的；有结合力的；凝聚性的
cohesive例句：
She sealed the parcel with cohesive tape.她用粘胶带把包裹封起来。
The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.作者将这些片断巧妙地结合成一个连贯的整体。
相关单词：dwellings
dwellings解释：n.住处，处所( dwelling的名词复数 )
dwellings例句：
The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices. 新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。
The hovels which passed for dwellings are being pulled down. 过去用作住室的陋屋正在被拆除。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：attachment
attachment解释：n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附
attachment例句：
She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
相关单词：sobbed
sobbed解释：哭泣，啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 )； 哭诉，呜咽地说
sobbed例句：
She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
