全新版大学英语课件Book2 Unit_8 Protecting Our Environment.pptVIP

Protecting Our Environment Unit 8 Saving nature, but only for man Unit 8 Contents Background Information Gaia hypothesis 盖亚假说 James E. Lovelock (1919-) 1970s The earth was a single organism. Gaia hypothesis Earth is self-regulating, like the human body. If mankind disturbs the earth’s natural ecological balance, the planet itself will compensate by undermining man’s domination. 地球生命体和非生命体形成了一个可互相作用的复杂系统。这一观点一直受到环保主义者和气象学家的拥护。 /2006/09/12/science/earth/12conv.html?_r=1oref=slogin Protagoras 普罗塔哥拉 B.C.481-411B.C. Greek philosopher “Man is the measure of all things.” 人是万物的尺度 Global Reading Text Analysis Part II Global Reading Text Analysis Text structure Text analysis Text structure Part 1 Para. 1-5 It’s important to distinguish between environmental necessities and environmental luxuries and apply the fundamental principle of sensible environmentalism. (Main Idea) Part 2 Para. 6-11 A sensible environmentalism does not sentimentalize the earth. (Main Idea) Part 3 Para. 12-14 Man is the master of nature. (Main Idea) Text Analysis Contrast Environmental luxuries vs. environmental necessities Sensible environmentalism vs. sentimental environmentalism Man vs. nature Concession Para.8 Para. 10 Para. 11 Para.8 The country does need a substantial energy tax to reduce consumption. But it needs more production too. (concession) Para. 10 I like the reindeer as much as the next man. And I would be rather sorry if their mating patterns are disturbed. But you can’t have everything. (concession) Para. 11 I am no enemy of the owl. If it could be preserved at no or little cost, I would agree: the variety of nature is a good, a high aesthetic good. But it is no more than that. (concession) Quotation “Man is the measure of all things.” “For example: preserving the atmosphere, by both protecting the ozone layer and halting the greenhouse effect, is an envi