Fairy Doors妖精之门
Do you believe in fairies? If not, perhaps a trip to the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will change your mind.
All over town, you will see tiny doors in the walls of various places,
and what is behind the doors is truly special. Children delight in opening these doors to reveal
incredible miniature worlds where tiny fairies might live, work, and
play. At the local movie theater, a mini-door was built into the
theater's own wooden doors. If you open it up, you will see a small
fairy theater made just for the magical creatures.
Where did these little fairy doors come from? They jumped from the
creative mind of local Ann Arbor artist Jonathan Wright. He got his
start building fairy doors in his own home. His kids loved them, and he
used them in the telling of fantastic stories. In 2005, he began putting
these creative doors around town. Before long, he had his own fairy door business called Urban Fairies Operations. Through the power of imagination, Wright has turned an ordinary town into a place of childlike wonder.
您相信有妖精吗？如果不信的话，或许去一趟密西根州安娜堡市可以改变您的想法。整座城镇里，您会看到不同地方的墙上有小巧的门，而且门後的世界非常特别。孩子们喜欢打开这些门来展现小妖精们可能居住、工作和玩耍的绝妙微型世界。当地的戏院木门内也建有一座迷你的小门。如果打开它，您会看到一座专属魔法生物的小型妖精戏院。
这些小小的妖精之门是从哪里来的呢？它们是从安娜堡市一位充满创意的当地艺术家强纳森·莱特脑中蹦出来的。他一开始是在自己家里建造妖精之门。他的小孩都喜爱这些小门，而他也利用这些门来讲奇幻故事。2005年他开始把这些创意十足的小门带到镇上。不久之後，他拥有了自己的妖精之门事业，名为城市妖精企业。透过想像的力量，莱特把一个普通的城镇转变为充满童趣的奇特景点。
- believe in...相信……（的存在）
I have always believed in the goodness of people.
我始终相信人性本善。
- change one's mind改变某人的心意
Ray changed his mind about quitting and continued to work for the company.
雷改变辞职的心意决定继续留在公司工作。 - delight in...以……为乐
Many students delight in playing online games.
很多学生以打线上游戏为乐。 - reveal vt. 显示 现出
Tammy unlocked the door to reveal a hidden passage.
泰咪打开门展现出隐藏的通道。 - before long没多久 不久後
Before long, I will be married and have a family of my own.
不久後，我就会结婚并拥有自己的家庭。 - imagination n. 想像（力）
Reading that famous writer's novels can spark your imagination and creativity.
阅读这位名作家的小说可以激发你的想像力和创意。 - turn A into B将A变成B
This couch is more than meets the eye because it can be turned into a bed.
这张沙发没有表面上看来那麽简单，因为它还能变成一张床。 - wonder n. 惊喜；惊奇
Filled with wonder, the child couldn't take her eyes off the TV screen.
这个小孩心中满是惊喜而无法将她的视线从电视萤幕移开。
- miniature a. 小型的，很小的
- creature n. 生物
- operation n. 企业
『极小的』该怎麽说
形容一样东西『小』可以用 small 来表示，但如果要形容『十分细小、微小』之物，就可用 tiny 来形容。另外，minute 表『十分细小、微小』之意。
The artist paints on tiny grains of rice.
= The artist paints on minute grains of rice.
（那位艺术家在微小的米粒上作画。）
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