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新概念第四册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson16

【课文】

Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Whatistheauthorsmainargumentaboutthemoderncity?

Intheorganizationofindustriallifetheinfluenceofthefactoryuponthephysiologicalandmentalstateoftheworkershasbeencompletelyneglected.Modernindustryisbasedontheconceptionofthemaximumproductionatlowestcost,inorderthatanindividualoragroupofindividualsmayearnasmuchmoneyaspossible.Ithasexpandedwithoutanyideaofthetruenatureofthehumanbeingswhorunthemachines,andwithoutgivinganyconsiderationtotheeffectsproducedontheindividualsandontheirdescendantsbytheartificialmodeofexistenceimposedbythefactory.Thegreatcitieshavebeenbuiltwithnoregardforus.Theshapeanddimensionsoftheskyscrapersdependentirelyonthenecessityofobtainingthemaximumincomepersquarefootofground,andofofferingtothetenantsofficesandapartmentsthatpleasethem.Thiscausedtheconstructionofgiganticbuildingswheretoolargemassesofhumanbeingsarecrowdedtogether.Civilizedmenlikesuchawayofliving.Whiletheyenjoythecomfortandbanalluxuryoftheirdwelling,theydonotrealizethattheyaredeprivedofthenecessitiesoflife.Themoderncityconsistsofmonstrousedificesandofdark,narrowstreetsfullofpetrolfumesandtoxicgases,tornbythenoiseofthetaxicabs,lorriesandbuses,andthrongedceaselesslybygreatcrowds.Obviously,ithasnotbeenplannedforthegoodofitsinhabitants.

ALEXISCARRELMan,theUnknown

【Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语】

physiologicaladj.生理的

maximumadj.最大限度的

considerationn.考虑

descendantn.子孙，后代

artificialn.人工的

imposev.强加

dimensionn.直径

skyscrapern.摩天大楼

tenantn.租户

civilizedadj.文明的

banaladj.平庸

luxuryn.豪华

deprivev.剥夺

monstrousadj.畸形的

edificen.大厦

toxicadj.有毒的

ceaselesslyadv.不停地

throngv.挤满，壅塞

【课文注释】