现代大学英语第六册课后句子解释完整版U1U8.docx

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现代大学英语第六册课后句子解释完整版U1U8

Lesson1Howtogetthepooroffourconscience

1.Virtueis...self-centered.

Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

2....（poverty）wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...

Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.

Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.

Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.

PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.

6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.

Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff.

7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.

Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.

Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...

GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.

Lesson2Thewoodsweretossingwithjewels

11.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.

12."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.

Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.

13....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.

Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

14.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.

ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.

15.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.

Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.

16.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneersatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...

Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn'tpossiblycomparewithours.

17.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.

Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.lesson3Atwarwiththeplanet

18.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.

TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,suchimagelullsusintocomplacency.

19.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.

Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.

20....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.

thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.

21.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.

whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.

22.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...

thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.

23...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...

peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.theresiduewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.

24.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...

iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange

25.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.

thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.

26.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.

ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.

Lesson4nettles

27.Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,adifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmedoffallmeaningexceptlossofMike.

theimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.Ididn'texpectthatMike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwouldchangethemeaningofmyexistencecompletely.AllmythoughtswereaboutlossofMike.

28.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthewoman'smindallswampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscussSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerand"TheCocktailParty".

Atthattime,wewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleadaterriblybusylifefullofconfusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoandraisingbabies.andourmindsweresupposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthebabiesandthingslikethat.However,inthemidstofallthiswestillfelttheneedtodiscusssomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelikeSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerandT.S.Eliot'ssophisticatedwork"TheCocktailParty".

29....Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.

Iwouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbor'svisiblyhostileandviolentwayoflife,butbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptinessandmeaninglessnessofhumanexistence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotallyirrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolatedandalienated.

30.Shedidnotaskme---wasitdelicacyordisapproval?

---aboutmynewlife.

Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsiderationformyfeelingaboutthissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalformynewlifestyle.

31.Itwouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.

Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityinthehouseofafriend.

32.Iknewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.

Iknewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,thehardestexperienceapersonmighthavetoendure.

33.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwouldeitherbreakyouapartorbindyou,forlife.

Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeandunderstoodthemeaningofthatexperience.suchanexperienceposedthegravesttesttopeople.iftheystoodthetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldbestrengthened,andasacredbondagewouldbeformedbetweenthem.butiftheyfailedthetest,theirrelationshipwouldbebrokenandtheywouldflowongentlyand

34.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withtheweightofthisnowstillnessonit,thisseal.

Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.theywouldn'tdothatorgofurtherintheirrelationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,whichwouldflowongentlyand...

Lesson5TheOneAgainsttheMany

1....thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorder

1.therearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandeconomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted.Thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudice.

2Norcanonesugges