现代大学英语精读6 lesson 1 how to get the poor off our conscience.pptVIP

How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience;John Kenneth Galbraith(1908-2006);John Kenneth Galbraith;Discussion and Pre-class Works:;Detailed study: I(1-2): *Get the poor off our conscience: conscience, a sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right *intellectual: appealing to the intellect II (3-9): *The poor suffer in the world but…: in the next, after they die; when they go to the next world, i.e. heaven or paradise *This is, in some ways, an admirable solution…. : why? And does the author really think that this is an admirable solution? (Discuss about it) * “the principle of utility”: an artion is judged by whether it will increase or decrease the benefits of those who are affected by the action. *Poverty being caused in the bed…: Poverty was caused by overproduction of children. *overriding: Prevailing ;*The American Beauty Rose can be …: 美国这朵玫瑰花后以其华贵让观众倾倒、赞不绝口。而她之所以 能被培植出来，就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾给掐掉了。在经济 生活中情况亦是如此。这是自然规律和上帝意志在起作用。 III(10-11) What was the Roosevelt revolution? Why does the author call it a revolution? Is he for or against the revolution? How do you know? How did people feel when a number of social measures were put into practice? Were they right in thinking so? IV(12-20) What is the argument of the first design? Essence? *We have great corporate bureaucracies replete with corporate bureaucrats, … ,(When these …, all been in the Pantagon.): What is the basic view of the author? What is the tone of this statement? ;What is the second design? Does the author agree to the argument? What is the argument of the third design? How dose the author refute this argument? *corporate executive: 企业经理人员 *Belief can be the servant of truth-but even more of convenience: Belief can be used in the search for truth. But more often than not it is accepted because it is convenience and self-serving. What is the fourth design? *Finally, when all else fails, we resort to simpl