现代大学英语精读5课后句子解释完整版Word下载.docx
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WetooaremirednearthebottomofMaslow’spyramid,strugglingtoregainourlostsenseofsafetyandsecurity.
Theterroristattacksputusatthebottomofthehierarchyofhumanneeds,tryinghardtoreestablishourconfidenceinphysicalsafety,thelowesttypeofsafety.
Itissomethingweassociatewithrepressiveregimes,notwithparticipatorydemocracies.
WeareusedtothinkingthatWesterndemocraciespracticeruleoflawandindividualrightsandfreedomareprotectedbylaw.Violationofindividualrightsandsuppressionofdissentingvoicescanonlybefoundinrepressiveregimes.
Therewasarelaxingoftherampantmaterialism,alongwithitsuglystepsistersisolationandcompulsion,thathasbeentheundoingofcommunityinthiscountry.
Peoplebegantoputlessemphasisonthepursuitofwealthandpossessionofworldlygoods.Andtheothertwodangeroussymptomsthatwentwithmaterialism,thatisphysicalseparationfromothersandirrationalbehaviorasaresultofimpulsealsobecamelessserious.Materialism,togetherwiththeaccompanyingsymptomsofseparationandcompulsion,hadbeenthecauseoftheruinofcommunityinthiscountry.
…Discouragesnationalintrospectionatatimewhenitwouldbemostvaluable.
AtatimewhenitishighlyimportantforAmericanstolookintoourselvesandaskourselveswhy“theyhateus”,thisconceptdirectsourattentionandthinkingawayfromsuchanalysis.
…Historyisagalleryofunspeakablecrimes.
Historyrecordsmanycrimescommittedbyhumanbeingswhicharesohorriblethattheydefydescription.
10.Wetendtheseimageslikepoisonousflowersinanightmaregarden.
Inspiteofthefactthattheseimagesarehorribleimages,imagesoflarge-scaleatrocity,westilltakecaretokeepalivetheseimages.
Lesson1Howtogetthepooroffourconscience
1.Virtueis...self-centered.
Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.
2....(poverty)wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...
Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.
3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.
Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingthe
problem.
4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.
Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.
5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.
PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesof
sympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.
6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;
itwasonlysuspended.
Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff.
7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.
Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttoget
kickbacks.
8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.
Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.
9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.
Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.
10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensure
effort...
GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreat
effortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.
Lesson2Thewoodsweretossingwithjewels
1.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.
Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofits
unexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.
2."
I'
mafraidtheday'
sgoingtocatchus,"
Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.
Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'
swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'
thurryup,theday
wouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.
3....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.
Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,there
seemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.
4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertain
lawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.
ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcing
officialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.
5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonly
neighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.
Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.
6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneersatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...
Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveof
food,couldn'
tpossiblycomparewithours.
7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.
Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'
ssessionsindoors.wewouldhave
toreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.
lesson3Atwarwiththeplanet
1...evendroughts,floods,andheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.
Whatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floodsandheatwaves.2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.
TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,such
imagelullsusintocomplacency.
3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.
Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffects
onecology.
4....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.
thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitin
theecologicalsystem.
5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.
whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmful
totheenvironment.
6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...
thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.
7....theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...
peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.the
residuewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.
8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...
iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange
9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentless
processofchangeandvariation.
thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.
10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.
ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveacle
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