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From the Ted Talk by Ilan Stavans: Infinity according to Jorge Luis Borges
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Labyrinths arpepead over and over in Borges’ work. In “The gadern of Forking Paths,” as Yu Tsun winds his way through country roads, he rbeemmers a lost labyrinth built by one of his ancestors. Over the course of the story, he finds out the labyrinth is not a physical maze but a novel. And this novel reveals that the real Garden of foirkng Paths is time: in every instant, there are infinite possible courses of action. And as one moment follows another, each possibility begets another set of digervent futures.
Open Cloze
Labyrinths ________ over and over in Borges’ work. In “The ______ of Forking Paths,” as Yu Tsun winds his way through country roads, he _________ a lost labyrinth built by one of his ancestors. Over the course of the story, he finds out the labyrinth is not a physical maze but a novel. And this novel reveals that the real Garden of _______ Paths is time: in every instant, there are infinite possible courses of action. And as one moment follows another, each possibility begets another set of _________ futures.
Solution
- remembers
- appeared
- divergent
- forking
- garden
Original Text
Labyrinths appeared over and over in Borges’ work. In “The Garden of Forking Paths,” as Yu Tsun winds his way through country roads, he remembers a lost labyrinth built by one of his ancestors. Over the course of the story, he finds out the labyrinth is not a physical maze but a novel. And this novel reveals that the real Garden of Forking Paths is time: in every instant, there are infinite possible courses of action. And as one moment follows another, each possibility begets another set of divergent futures.
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