Book6 Module5 Cultural corner.ppt

Aldous Huxley 《美丽新世界》是非常著名的政治小说,被称为反乌托邦三部曲之一,另外两部为: 1920 俄国 扎米亚京 《我们》 1948 英国 奥威尔 《一九八四》 正面乌托邦三部曲： 1516 英国 莫尔 《乌托邦》 1601 意 康帕内拉《太阳城》 1619 德 安德里亚 《基督城》 1. When was the book Brave New World written? What are the most important features of the society described in Brave New World, in your opinion? Decide whether these statements true or false. 1. The novel is still a subject of much discussion today for it is possible that the future world would be like the one described in it. 2. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future. 3. Each Alpha person is identical but each Beta person is not. 4. In the world described in the novel, every single person is happy with its position in society. 5. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy. 6. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a country are completely controlled by the government. Do you think the world described in the novel is possible? Why or why not? …it became a subject of much discussion… 4. be happy with…: be satisfied with… 对……感到满意 e.g. The manager was quite happy with this year’s sale. 经理对今年的销售额相当满意。 6. These questions have become more important than ever. 这些问题变得比以往更加重要。 Do exercises 8-11 on page 117. * In 1931. Aldous Huxley 2. Who wrote the book? Five different types. They are Alphas, Betas, Epsilons and etc. 3. How many types of clones are there in the world described in the book? What are they? The government is in absolute control. It organises society by drugs and other methods so that it is stable. Everyone has a place and stays in it. The people are all happy with their potition in society. T F T F F F e.g. As soon as the new bill was passed, it became a subject of much discussion. 新的议案一通过, 就成了议论的中心。 it was talked about much… 成为议论的中心 2. The first is that people are no longer born from human b