Lesson 20 Man, the Unknown 人类—神秘的巨人

In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers 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 individuals 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 for 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 construc tion 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 fumes,coal dust, and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxi-cabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds. Obviously, it has no been planned for the good of its inhabitants.

New words and expressions 生词短语

physiological a. 生理的

neglect vt. 忽视

consideration n. 考虑

descendent n. 子孙，后代

existence n. 生存

with no regard for 不关心

skyscraper n. 摩天大楼

gigantic a. 巨大的

luxury n. 豪华

monstrous a. 畸形的

petrol fumes 汽油味

edifice n. 大厦

ceaselessly ad. 不停地

mental a. 精神的

expand vi. 扩张

effect n. 影响

mode n. 方式

impose vt. 强加

deprive vt. 剥夺

tenant n. 租户

civilize vi. 使文明

dwelling n. 住所

edifice n. 大厦

monstrous a. 畸形的

petrol fumes 汽油味

1.physiological a. 生理的

physics/physical+ biology/biological

motel 汽车旅馆 motor+ hotel

smog 烟雾 smoke+ fog

biochemisty 生化 biology+ chemistr

anthrax 炭疽热

2.mental a. 精神的

mental work 脑力劳动

mental worker 脑力劳动者

physical/manual work 体力劳动

mental ground 思想境界

mental outlook 精神面貌

mental/natural age 心理/真实年龄

mental patient 精神病人

mental hospital 精神病院

mentality n. 智力

3.neglect vt. 忽视

[辨异]neglect, ignore

She is neglected at the party. 宴会上人们都

没有注意到她。(客观)

She is ignored at the party. 宴会上人们都不

理她。(主观，人们明明看见她了可是都故

意不理她。)

4.expand vi. 扩张

expansion n. 扩充，开展，膨胀，扩张物，

辽阔，浩瀚

consideration n. 考虑

take all into consideration 把一切都考虑在

内

My father/dad doesn’t give the consideration

to me.

我父亲根本就考虑不到我。

5.effect n. 影响

[辨异]effect, influence, impact

effect (直观的，可以目睹的)影响

influence (潜移默化的，看不见的)影响

impact (突然的，瞬时的)影响

6.descendent n. 子孙，后代

descend v. 下去

ascend v. 上升

ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗

I’m a Chinese descendent.

我是炎黄子孙。

offspring n. 儿女，子孙，后代 没有复数

posterity n. 子孙，后裔 没有复数

successor n. 继承人，继任者

7.mode n. 方式

mode of existence 生存方式

live a mouth-to-hand existence 生活过得不

富裕

make ends meet 勉强维持生活

8.impose vt. 强加

impose on (注意介词是 on)

wield(挥舞) on

My dad is imposing. 我爸爸威严无比。

9.with no regard for 不关心

The boss ran his Business with no regard for

the welfare of the workers.

老板开工厂从不关心工人的利益。

10.skyscraper n. 摩天大楼

towering building 高耸入云的，象塔一样

highrise 高层的，高层建筑的

The is no scarcity of skyscraper in New York.

纽约到处都是高楼大厦。

11.gigantic a. 巨大的

giant adj. 巨大的，庞大的

Yaoming is a gaint.

giant panda 大熊猫

huge adj. (体积)庞大

vast adj. (面积)巨大

volume n. 体积

12.civilize vi. 使文明

civilization n. 文明

civil adj. 全民的，市民的

savage adj. 野蛮的，野性的

13.luxury n. 豪华

luxuriant adj. 丰产的，丰富的，肥沃的，奢

华的

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这个女人买了很多奢侈品。

14.dwelling n. 住所 抽象概念 only used in

formal

city dweller 城市人

residence n. 居住，住宅 比较正式

resident adj. 居住的; n. 居民

inhabit v. 居住，栖息

We inhabit the earth. 我们居住在地球。

注意 inhabit 后面没有介词。

15.deprive vt. 剥夺

deprive sb of sth 剥夺某人的……

I’m deprived. 我一无所有。

deprived class 贫民阶层

proletariat 无产阶级

bourgeois 资产阶级

possess 拥有

dispossess 抢夺

invest 投资

devest 剥夺

16.monstrous a. 畸形的

monster n. 魔鬼，怪物

He is a monster. 他奇丑无比。

gorilla n. 大猩猩

17.edifice n. 大厦

The whole edifice of his hope collapsed.

mansion n. 大厦

a dream of red mansions 红楼梦

west chamber 西厢记

18.petrol fumes 汽油味

petrol 汽油[英]

gasoline 汽油[美]

petroleum 石油

19.ceaselessly ad. 不停地

cease 的用法与 stop 一样

cease doing

cease to do

cease fire 停火

Notes on the text 课文注释

1. The article is about: 工业带来的巨大影响

In the organization of industrial life……在工业生活的组织方面

the influence of the factory ……has been completely neglected 工厂对工人的……影响完全被

忽视。

upon 常用于书面语

on 常用于口语

the physiological and mental state of the workers 工人的身心状态

in the organization of social life→in social life→society

in family life→family life→in a family

academic 学术的

in academic life→at school

2.Modern industry is based on the conception of 现代工业是建筑在以……的概念的基础上

concept: very basic, very concrete idea

conception= notion 理念

the maximum production 最大的规模生产

at lowest cost 最低的成本

in order that……表目的，以使得

individual 这里指 manager, owner, CEO

3.It has expanded it 指 industry

without any idea= without giving any consideration 没有考虑

the true nature of the human beings 人的本性

the effects produced on …… the factory

produced 作后置定语

without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their

descendants 这是个歧义句

artificial intelligence 人工智能

4. have been built with 修建起来，完善起来

5.shape 形状

entirely= completely

income 收入

per square foot of ground 每一平方公尺，名词短语做状语，省略 by

necessity of 需求

offer sb sth/ offer sth to sb 向某人提供东西

that……后置定语

6.this caused ……引发

masses 百姓

7.civilized man 文明人

反语:文明人对此还是颇为津津乐道的

8.enjoy 欣赏，享用

banal 平庸，庸俗

the necessities of life: 生活的自然，相互交际

9.moden city 现代都市

consist of 组成

monstrous edifices 奇形怪状的高楼大厦

dark, marrow streets 狭窄黑暗的街道

full of petrol fumes 充满了汽油味

coal dust 煤灰

[辨异]toxic, poisonous

toxic adj. 有毒的(含毒)

Smoking is toxic.

poisonous adj. 有毒的(全部含毒)

torn by the noise of the taxi-cabs, lorries and buses 夹杂着出租汽车、大卡车和公共汽车的喧闹

声

torn tear 的过去分词

I was torn by the choice of going aboard or staying Home.

taxi 来自法语，“费”的意思

cab: carriage

throng 拥挤

10.it 指城市

for the good of= for one’s benefits= for one’s behalf= for one’s interests= in the interest of sb

为……着想