The Man in Asbestos课文分析

TheManinAsbestosTextanalysis•Part1(1-6):thenarratorplungedintoadistantfailuretowitnessitsmarvels.•Part2(7-78):A.(7-28):Hewasastonishedatafewofthemarvels.•B.(29-55):Hefeltthrilledattheconquestofnature.•C.(56-66):Hebegantodoubtwhethertheconquestwasablessing.•D.(67-78):Hefinallybecameangryatallthemarvelsandrejectedtheworldofmarvels.•Part3(79-81):Theauthorwokeupandreturnedbacktothereality.Thenarratorchoosetohavealongsleep,thenhewillbeawitnessofmarvels,justliketheotherwriters.Butevenhedothis,canhereallyseethemarvels?•Youalwayscannotimaginetheworldwillchangetowhat.Whenhepastthelongpassageofthecenturies,wakeupasaspecimeninamuseumandlearnthenewworldfromthemaninasbestos,hewillchangehismind.·clothingHisfacewashairless,butneitheroldnoryoung.Heworeclothesthatlookedlikethegreyashesofpaperthathadburnedandkeptitsshape.(pra.10)Whydidauthorchooseasbestosasmen’sclothes?Asbestosakindofmaterialhighlyresistanttowatery(防水)electricalinsulation(绝缘)andheatinsulation(隔热)fireinsulation(防火)heatpreservation(保温)Disadvantagesofasbestosasbestosis石棉肺lungcancermesothelioma间皮瘤respiratorydisease呼吸道疾病inhale吸入incubationperiod潜伏期•美国：1971年限制石棉的使用环保署于1992年全面禁止生产和使用石棉和石棉制品•日本：1975年9月限制石棉的使用2004年禁止超过1％石棉的产品生产量2004年10月禁止使用温石棉（白石棉）2006年加严管制0.1％的产品产出2006年9月“劳动安全卫生法”修改为全面禁止制造•英国：1999年11月禁止温石棉进口•法国：1997年起下达禁令•德国：1993年起禁用石棉制品•欧盟：要求所有成员国要在2004年底之前通过立法禁用石棉的指令industrialization工业化1850—1900textileindustry纺织业steel钢铁Death&Disease•18.Iwassaying—afterwehadeliminateddeath,andfood,and—•63There'sbeennodeathforcenturiespast;wecutthatout.Diseaseanddeathweresimplyamatterofgerm.Well,wehuntedthemdownonebyoneanddestroyedthem.Yes,wecanlearnfromthetextthatpeopleeliminateddeathanddisease.Wasitagoodthing?•Inthelastclass,manyofyousaidno,youthoughtifpeoplewouldn'tbeillandwouldn'tdie,peoplewouldnotvaluetheirlifesanymoreandsomeotherbadrespects.Insomeway,Iagreewiththat.•However,whenIcontactwithourlife,Idoubt.•Excellentdoctorsandadvancedmedicalequipments•First,Iwanttoaskaquestion.•Howdoyoufeelaboutourhospitals?Howdoyoufeelaboutthepriceofmedicine?Drugpricearetooexpensiveforsomepeopletogotohospital.Andforsomepeople,especiallythepeopleinthewestrenregionandoldpeople.Itisdifficultforthemtogotohospitals.•Iknowtherearehealthcarereform,butIdon'tifitisreallyusefulforus.Therefore,Ithinkmaybeeliminatediseaseisagoodthing.becausetherearen'tmanypeoplestayinpainandcandonoting.Andifwewon'tdiewecaneatanyfoodwelike,althoughtherearesomanyfoodsafetyissuesTherearemyopinions,thenwouldyoushareyours?Doyoustillthinkitisabadthing?•Asweallknow,'everycoinhastwosilds'•Eliminatingdiseaseanddeathalsohasadvantagesanddisadvantages.•ThenIthinkthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassagewascausingustothinkaboutsomequestionswhatmakeabetterlife?Howthebetterworldis?Whatshouldwedo?JusttheLillianasked.Theweather“Thenexttothatwekilledthechangeofclimate.Idon’tthinkthatinyourdayyouproperlyunderstoodhowmuchofyourworkwasduetotheshiftofwhatyoucalledtheweather.”(para.49)Question:Whatdoyouthinkofthelifewithoutthechangeofclimate?Thereality:1.Everyyeartherearemanymeteorologicaldisasters.(气象灾害）.Forinstance:typhoon,hurricane,sandstorm,frost,droughtandsoon.2.Furthermore，peopleareeasilygettingdiseasesatthetermofseasons.Themaninasbestossaid:Howdreaditmusthavebeeninyourday---windandstorms,cloudsflyingthroughtheair,theoceantossedandtornbythewind,snowthrownallovereverything.”(para.49)Disadvantages:Thosemeteorologicaldisastersdogreatharmtoagricultureandpeople’slife.Anditalsocausessomediseases.Forexample:Thesandstormcancauserespiratorydiseases(呼吸道疾病).TyphooncanbringsomeinfectiousdiseasesAdvantages:typhooncanbringabundantrainfallandwillrelievethedrought.Itdoesalotofbenefitstotheagriculture.Besides,thewatercanbeusedtogenerateelectricity.Differentseasons•Withouttheseseasons,howourworldcanbe?.Hegel(黑格尔):Whatisactualisrational.(存在即是合理的）Thusclimate,weatherandthedifferentdisastersarepartsofhumanexperience.Indeed,aworldwithouttheseisnotonlyimpossible,butalsodull,colorlessandmeaningless.Thelifewillbelikethis:1.Thissilent,moss-growdesolation.(para.27)2.Ilookedaboutmeatthecrumblingbuildings,theunchangingshy,andthedreary,emptystreet.(para66)3.Thedullmonotonyofsecurityandthehorrorofanunendingdecay(para.78)WORKButhowdoyougetbackandforwardstoyourwork?Work!hesaid.Thereisn'tanywork.”(Para35-36)Question:Canyoudescribetheworkingsituationtoday?aseriesofsuicidesbyfoxconnworkerstoomuchworkingstresssqueezedsweatshopstrictmilitarizedmanagementOccupationaldiseasecervicalvertebradiseaseTuberculosis（evensomecancers）Whatcanyougetfromthework?Althoughwesufferalotfromworktoday,wegetasenseofachievement.Ifthereisnowork,lifeisdull.Ourjobhelpsdefineouridentity.Itboostourdignityandself-worthpluswegainrespectfromotherpeople.1.Whatdoyouthinkoflifewithoutwork?2.Doesitgoodforhumanbeings?MachineryInthepresentsociety,alotofpeoplearetiredoftheirworks.Butwiththedevelopmentofscience,robotsbegintoreplacehumantodosomeworks.Inthenarrator’sdream,machinerydoallworks.Doyouthinkitreallymakeourworldbetterthantheeraofhumandoingworks?Machinesfinishhuman’sworkeveryday,theywillhaveaevolution.Theircomp