美英报刊阅读教程（第三版）Lesson35 Should Drugs Be Legalized.ppt

Lesson 35 11.What is needed to make the drug war a complete success？ To make the drug war a complete success needs involving more citizens in the fight, increasing pressure on drug criminals and building on anti-drug programs that have proved to work. Structure Analysis Reading Skill Part I (1) Capitulationists’ views on the drug war Part II Part III (2 – 6) Grave consequences of surrender (7 – 28) Refutation of the four fallacies concerning benefits of legalization Structure Analysis Reading Skill Part Ⅳ (29 – 32) Conclusion Lesson 35 I. (1) Capitulationists’ views on the drug war 1. Flawed 2. Fatalistic 3. Hopeless 4. Bankrupt Lesson 35 II. (2 – 6) Grave consequences of surrender 1. Nature of the views mentioned above 2. High social costs of drugging 3. Specific examples illustrating consequences of drug legalization 4. Legalizers’ own acknowledgement about the cost of legalization Lesson 35 III. (7 – 28) Refutation of the four fallacies concerning benefits of legalization 1. Fallacy One: Taking profits out of drugs 2. Fallacy Two: Eliminating black market 3. Fallacy Three: Reducing crime rate 4. Fallacy Four: Posing no harm to others Lesson 35 IV. (29 – 32) Conclusion 1. No merit in the legalizers’ case 2. Confidence in winning the drug war 3. Determination to win the drug war Lesson 35 Should Drugs Be Legalized? Lesson 35 Structure Analysis Key to Questions Photos Diagrams Additional Notes Background Information Contents The War on Drugs The war on drugs refers to the efforts of the United States government to eliminate drug abuse by creating stringent drug laws while also providing aid to countries where illegal drugs are produced. The term was originally used by US President Richard Nixon, who began an anti-drug campaign in the early 1970s in response to reports of increased drug abuse and related violence in the country. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the governments