lesson2vocabulary分析.ppt

English Reading for PhD Candidates Week 5 Lesson 2 Modular Man Modular A standardized, often interchangeable component of a system or construction that is designed for easy assembly or flexible use: 组合部件一种标准化了的通常是一个系统或构造的可替换成分，为了易于装配或灵活使用而设计：a sofa consisting of two end modules.一个由两端组合部件构成的沙发 Lesson 2 Modular Man Modules Quotes The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. Knowledge is the most democratic source of power. The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets. Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise -- bureaucrats. Youve got to think about big things while youre doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. modular relationships Fragmentary,fractionalized, segmental, partial contacts (limited, superficial, disposable) Opponents’ view Alienated, cold Traditional relationships: total, totalistic, complete, holistic, deep, comprehensive close contacts Christ’s teaching: Love thy neighbor as thyself background Student protests and revolt in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were not happy with people’s alienation (urbanization and techno and material-driven, social conventions) from each other and missed the traditional way of life.(love, peace,nature and freedom) Author’s view He argues for modular relationships. Traditional relationships: cloyingly romanticized, sentimentalized, unrealistic, impractical( imprisonment, lack of freedom) Text Structure Para 1-4: define the problem and introduce the subject of the text—modular relationship Para 5: present the popular view about modular relationships which opposes Toffler’s own idea of the issue Para 6-9: analyze and refute the statement introduced in para 5.—modularization is not all bad because one’s