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　　“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”

　　That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．

　　Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth(光滑的)and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．

　　When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．

　　With your skin(皮肤)，you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．

　　You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music?They must like to feel the sounds of music．

　　All children soon learn what“Don't touch!”means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as tools, clothes and so on．To see something well, we have to touch it．

　　The bottoms(底部)of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor．All feel different under your feet．

　　There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．

　　One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin．At first, it is not easy to feel these things．You are too used to them!

　　Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things to touch．Their signs say：

　　“Do touch!There you can feel every thing on show．

　　If you want to see better, reach out and touch．Then you'll really see!”

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阅读理解

　　Valentine’s Day just passed and it made me remember a middle school student I know who may be in love．

　　I think there are two ideas of middle school“love”．One is temptation：Girls dress beautifully and act giggly．Boys are popular and attractive．

　　Then there is the other kind：attraction that may or may not be love．The student I know is like that．She has a friend called John whom she has feelings for, but she can't decide if it’s love or friendship．In her words：

　　“I wonder whether he is my ideal boyfriend．I want someone cool and kind who holds the same values as me．He isn’t any of these．So sometimes I wonder if I'm only attracted and deciding to break up with him now．But he is attractive, and he isn’t foolish．He may not be an”A“student, but he’s intelligent and clever．I wonder if I only pity him for the hard times he has had．He knows how to make me laugh．We both sing and act．We had several classes together last year．He can be very sweet．”

　　I’m moved by this because it’s hard to find a student who has such real thoughts．It seems that everyone thinks only of how“hot”someone is, without acting more wisely．

　　For some people, Valentine’s Day might mean nothing．But for others, it could mean a lot．What about you, young man?

　　注：(1)Valentine’s Day情人节　(2)temptation诱惑　(3)ideal理想的　(4)values价值　(5)wisely明智地

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