新概念四 第16课 授课老师:新东方岳军JERRY 07年11月25日
THE MODERN CITY现代城市
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS生词和短语
1. physiological生理的
2. maximum最大限度的,最大值
The train has a maximum speed ofo 300km/h.
maximum benefi最大利益
maximize最大化
maximize the interest of the project最大化这项工程的利益
maximize the efficiency of learning最大化学习效率
minimum最小限度的,最小值
minimize最小化
maximal, minimal (adj.)
minimize the cost/expense/expenditure of the institute’s operation
最小化这个机构运作的开支
hazard: risk
initial初级的
in initial stage/phase of socialist社会主义初级阶段
expand扩展 enlarge扩大 magnify扩大 amplify变大 wax逐步变大
3. consideration考虑
the initial consideration首先会考虑的因素
As for an ideal wife, charming apperance is my initial consideration.
对于一个理想的老婆,我首先考虑的是迷人的外表。
As for an ideal doctor, sense of responsbility and morality is my first consideration/
initiate/lunch a new project
This nulcear power project is under careful consideration.
take sth into account/consideration
a considered opinion一个经过考虑的意见、一个深思熟虑的意见
4. descendant子孙,后代
de-:往下
前辈ancestor/forebear/forefather后辈predecessor
5. artificial人工的;人造的;假的;仿造的
artificial intelligence人工智能
artificial sweetener人工甜味剂
superficial肤浅的
fake造假的
fabricate捏造的
6. impose强加,增收
impose fine on sb向某人征收罚款
A wise teacher imparts(传授) knowledge, not impose it.
impose one’s opinion on sb
7. dimension/diameter直径
frank直肠子、心直口快
staight talks实话实说
until the end of the world直到地老天荒
municipal government directly charged by the central government直辖市
municipal government市政府
affiliate/attach附属
an affiliated hospital附属医院
directly affliated to直属
8. skyscrapper摩天大楼
soaring buildings高耸于云的大楼
soaring fire
9. tenant租户,房客
landlord房东
landlady女房东
maidservant女仆
manservant男仆
10. civilized文明的
civil:
1) 文明 civil manners文明言行
2) 民用 China Civil Aviation中国民航
3) 国内的civil war内战
civil officers部队里的文官
civil servant公务员
military airport军用机场
civil airport民用机场
11. banal平庸的,平淡无奇的 obscure名不见经传的,普通的 指人时可替换
celebrity名人
obsurity普通人
insipid枯燥无味的 an insipid conversation/meeting
monotonous单调的
pedestrian行人
elegant/graceful/delicate manners优雅的举止
12. luxury豪华
luxurious/extravagant豪华的
exclusive专卖的,高档的
13. deprive剥夺
deprive sb of his/her political rights
He was sentenced into life imprisonment(终身监禁) and was deprived of his political rights for the rest of his life.
strip剥(洋葱),脱(衣服)
striper美俚](戴有臂章的)现役军人或海军军官
14. monstrous原义巨大的,引申义可怕的畸形的,口语可恶的,负面词带感情色彩
形容词巨大的
gigantic, tremendous,immense, enormous, fantastic, colossal, vast(指面积), huge(指体积) ,titanic
15. edifice大厦
16. toxic有毒的,陶醉的
toxi/tox-: poison
detoxicate解毒
17. ceaselessly不停地
cease-fire agreement停火协议
18. throng原义为人群,引申为挤满,壅塞
cramped空间拥挤
people be packed like sadins人山人海
She got lost in the throng
be thronged with… 被挤满了…
neglect指本不应忽视却忽视了
ignore有意忽视
neglect one’s duty玩忽职守
influence of sth upon
In the modern campus life the influence of education system upon the
physiologicalandmental state of the students has been completely neglected.
be based on the conception of基于…理念
be based on the assumption of
be based on the illusion of
concept大众的概念
conception一小部分人的理解和认识(负面词)
without any idea of/without giving any consideration to/with no regard for/pay no
regard for/show no regard for 完全没有考虑到
artificial mode of existence 人为的生存方式
too large masses of大量的
urbanization城市化
suburbanization市郊化
由…组成
consist of (用主动语态)
be composed of
be comprised of
be made up of
two-edge sword双刃剑
TEXT
THE MODERN CITY
In the organizaton of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological
and mental state of the works has been completely neglected. Modern industry is based
on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost, in order that an individual
or a group of individual may earn as much money as possible. It has expanded without
any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without
giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their
descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory. The great cities
have been built with no regard fro us. The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers
depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of
ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them. This
caused the construction of gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings
are crowded together. Civilized men like such a way of living. While they enjoy the
comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of
the necessities of life. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark,
narrow streets full of petrol and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries
and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds. Obviously, it has not been
planned for the good of its inhabitants.
ALEXIS CARREL MAN, the Unknown



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