Quake should shake our____ self-centered eyes open.pptVIP

Quake Should Shake Our Self-centered Eyes Open Pre-reading questions 1. What do you know about the tsunami in Japan? 2. How would you describe the disaster? 3. Who do you think should be blamed for this? Fast reading What is the definition of God in the writer’s mind? How does the New York Times describe the tsunami? Is the epicenter near the Japanese coast? What has been blamed by human beings? yes Nature murderous I am what is Has the writer ever experienced earthquake? 1 Yes. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco Detailed Study 1989年10月17日当地时间下午5时4分,加州北部旧金山附近发生里氏7.1级的强烈地震。震中位于圣克鲁斯山中。给周围地区包括人口密集、工商业发达的旧金山湾区造成极大的破坏。 What are the problems when we make judges? 2 1. We see the world in human terms 2. We comprehend the universe by human experience ? Detailed Study Anthropomorphism What is wrong about describing an earthquake as cruel ? We assumes that good and evil are qualities established and defined by some supernatural power beyond human comprehension and even control. The universe was not created to be understood by human beings Detailed Study What did experts say about disasters in Japan? Damaged nuclear power plants in Japan were aged; that our plants are safe or can be retrofitted to be safe. Japan’s “partial” meltdowns are not like Chernobyl’s; that with enough money and expertise we can insulate ourselves from our rock-and-roll world Detailed Study Does the writer agree with the idea? Why? From experience, any nuclear power plant near the epicenter of such a quake is going to sustain major damage Any town near the epicenter of a 9.0 earthquake is going to be swamped, one way or another. Detailed Study What (who) should be blamed? shaking, the tsunami and the attendant destruction construction of nuclear power facilities human greed and carelessness. we ourselves Detailed Study We decided to build towns on the beach and cities on the faults. We created power-hungry machines that require ever more energy. We hauled out experts to justify b