外研社高中英语选修教材背景链接.ppt

Module 6　War and Peace 教材背景链接 名言佳句 There is nothing good in war.Except its ending.—Abraham Lincoln 战争中没有什么好东西。除了它的结束。 ——亚伯拉罕·林肯 The real and lasting victories are those of peace，and not of war.—Ralph Waldo Emerson 真正而持久的胜利就是和平，而不是战争。 ——拉尔夫·沃尔多·埃莫森 In war，whichever side may call itself the victor，there are no winners，but all are losers.—Neville Chamberlain，British Prime Minister 战争中只有输家，没有赢家，尽管双方不论哪一方均可能自称为胜利者。 ——英国首相　张伯伦 战争是一种特殊的社会历史现象，它自出现以来就给人类带来了深重的灾难。人类社会越发达就越脆弱，也就越难以承受战争。因此，人类必须抑制战争。 Living Without War 类文欣赏 Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war？War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years.It was always bad and usually foolish，but in the past，the human race managed to live with it.Modern cleverness has changed this.Either Man will end the existence of war，or war will end the existence of Man.For the present，it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger，but bacteriological or chemical weapons may，before long，offer an even greater threat.If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear weapons，our work will not be done.It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this，we need to persuade mankind to look upon international problems in a new way not as contests of force，in which the victory goes to the side which is most skilful in killing people，but by settling in accordance with agreed rules of law.It is not easy to change very old mental habits，but this is what must be attempted. There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology(意识形态)would prevent war.I believe this to be a big mistake.All ideologies are basedupon dogmatic statements(强词夺理)which are，at best，doubtful，and at worst，totally false.Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them. The movement of world opinion during the past few years has changed very greatly as we can welcome.It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided.Of cou