下载后可任意编辑新概念英语第四册Lesson16~18课文翻译及学习笔记新概念英语第四册Lesson16课文翻译及学习笔记【课文】Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whatistheauthor’smainargumentaboutthemoderncity?Intheorganizationofindustriallifetheinfluenceofthefactoryuponthephysiologicaland下载后可任意编辑mentalstateoftheworkershasbeencompletelyneglected.Modernindustryisbasedontheconceptionofthemaximumproductionatlowestcost,inorderthatanindividualoragroupofindividualsmayearnasmuchmoneyaspossible.Ithasexpandedwithoutanyideaofthetruenatureofthehumanbeingswhorunthemachines,andwithoutgivinganyconsiderationtotheeffectsproducedontheindividualsandontheirdescendantsbytheartificialmodeofexistenceimposedbythefactory.Thegreatcitieshavebeenbuiltwithnoregardforus.Theshapeanddimensionsoftheskyscrapersdependentirelyonthenecessityofobtainingthemaximumincomepersquarefootofground,andofofferingtothetenantsofficesandapartmentsthatpleasethem.Thiscausedtheconstructionofgiganticbuildingswheretoolargemassesofhumanbeingsarecrowdedtogether.Civilizedmenlikesuchawayofliving.Whiletheyenjoythecomfortandbanalluxuryoftheirdwelling,theydonotrealizethattheyaredeprivedofthenecessitiesoflife.Themodern下载后可任意编辑cityconsistsofmonstrousedificesandofdark,narrowstreetsfullofpetrolfumesandtoxicgases,tornbythenoiseofthetaxicabs,lorriesandbuses,andthrongedceaselesslybygreatcrowds.Obviously,ithasnotbeenplannedforthegoodofitsinhabitants.ALEXISCARRELMan,theUnknown【Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语】physiologicaladj.生理的maximumadj.限度的considerationn.考虑descendantn.子孙，后代artificialn.人工的imposev.强加下载后可任意编辑dimensionn.直径skyscrapern.摩天大楼tenantn.租户civilizedadj.文明的banaladj.平凡luxuryn.豪华deprivev.剥夺monstrousadj.畸形的edificen.大厦toxicadj.有毒的ceaselesslyadv.不停地下载后可任意编辑throngv.挤满，壅塞【课文注释】1.neglect疏忽，忽略。①作动词，Ifyouneglectsomeoneorsomething,youfailtogivethemtheamountofattentionthattheydeserve.例句：Nocountrycanaffordtoneglecteducation.任何国家都不容忽视教育。②作名词。例句：Shewasseverelycriticizedforneglectofduty.她因玩忽职守而受到严厉批判。下载后可任意编辑③动词短语neglecttodosth：忘记做某事。例句：Heneglectedtowriteandsay`Thankyou’.他因疏忽而未写信道谢。2.themaximumproductionatlowestcost，以最低成本获得最多产品。3.inorderthat...，以使……，为了……，引导目的状语从句。用词组inorder来表示“为了……”有以下几种用法：①inordertodosth，这里inorder后面加动词不定式。例句：Helitacigaretteinordertocalmhismind.下载后可任意编辑他点燃一支香烟，镇定一下情绪。②inorderforsth，这里inorder后面加for再加名词或名词短语。例句：Helitacigaretteinorderforacalmmind.他点燃一支香烟，镇定一下情绪。③inorderthat，这里inorder后面加that再加从句。例句：Helitacigaretteinorderthatitcouldhelpcalmhismind.他点燃了一支香烟，以帮助他镇定情绪。4.withoutanyideaof，完全忽视……。theideaof是个和灵活的词组，来看一下几句例句：下载后可任意编辑例句①：TheideaoftravelingaroundEuropewithmyfriendsexcitedme!和朋友一起去环游欧洲的主意让我很激动。例句②：Withouttheideaofsavingmoney,shesplashoutonwhateverinterestsher.她没有要省钱的念头，看到什么感兴趣的就买什么。5.withoutgivinganyconsiderationto...，完全不考虑……。giveconsiderationto，考虑。例句：Animportantprincipleistogiveconsiderationtoboththearmyandthepeople,tobothpublicandprivateinterests.一个很重要的原则是军民兼顾，公私兼顾...
