精品现代大学英语精读3Lesson11SilentSpring.ppt

Lesson 11 Silent Spring 1. About the Author The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us,the less taste we shall have for destruction. -- Rachel Carson ? 1954 Rachel Carson BIRTHDATE: May 27, 1907 EDUCATION:? 1925- entered Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham College) 1929- graduated with honors, earning a scholarship to continue her studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. 1932- M.A. in Zoology from John Hopkins University. FAMILY BACKGROUND: The youngest of three children, Rachel Carson had a rugged upbringin