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Aldous Huxley 《美丽新世界》是非常著名的政治小说,被称为反乌托邦三部曲之一,另外两部为: 1920 俄国 扎米亚京 《我们》 1948 英国 奥威尔 《一九八四》 正面乌托邦三部曲： 1516 英国 莫尔 《乌托邦》 1601 意 康帕内拉《太阳城》 1619 德 安德里亚 《基督城》 Fast reading 1. When was the book Brave New World written? 2. Who wrote the book? 3. How many types of clones are there in the world described in the book? What are they? Five different types. They are Alphas, Betas, Epsilons and etc. 4. Why is the book still famous today? Because it describes a terrifying future world. 5. What are the same important features of the society described in Brave New World? The government is in absolute control. It organises society by drugs and other methods so that it is stable. Everyone has a place and stays in it. The people are all happy with their position in society. Decide whether these statements true or false. 1. The novel is still a subject of much discussion today for it is possible that the future world would be like the one described in it. 2. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future. 3. Each Alpha person is identical but each Beta person is not. 4. In the world described in the novel, every single person is happy with its position in society. 5. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy. 6. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a country are completely controlled by the government. …it became a subject of much discussion… 2. The reason why … is that… The reason why he didn’t win the match is that he was too nervous. 3. violence n. (u)暴力， 暴力行为 Too much violence on TV is bad for children. They do violence to prisoners. do violence to 对…施暴 violent adj. 4. The first is that people are no longer born from human beings. 首先就是人不再由人生出来。 其他短语： be born into/to 出生在……的家庭 e.g. Frank was born into a wealthy family. 弗兰克生在一个富有的家庭。 be born with… 天生有…… e.g. He was born with a talent in painting.