现代大学英语第六册课后句子解释
1.Virtueis...self-centered.
Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.
2....(poverty)wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...
Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.
3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.
Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.
4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.
Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.
5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.
PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.
6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.
Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff.
7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.
Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.
8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.
Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.
9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.
Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.
10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...
GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.
11.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.
Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.
12."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.
Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.
13....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.
Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigate
Watsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.
14.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.
ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.
15.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.
Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercileWatson.
16.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneersatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...
Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn'tpossiblycomparewithours.
http://www.oh100.com spitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.
Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.
18.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.
TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,suchimagelullsusintocomplacency.
19.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.
Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.
20....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.
thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.
http://www.oh100.com finedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.
whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.
22.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...
thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.
23...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...
peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.theresiduewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.
24.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...
iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange
25.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentleproceofchangeandvariation.
thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.
26.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.
ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.
27.Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,adifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmedoffallmeaningexceptloofMike.
theimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.Ididn'texpectthatMike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwouldchangethemeaningofmyexistencecompletely.AllmythoughtswereaboutloofMike.
28.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthewoman'smindallswampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscuSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerand"TheCocktailParty".
Atthattime,wewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleadaterriblybusylifefullofconfusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoandraisingbabies.andourmindsweresupposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthebabiesandthingslikethat.However,inthemidstofallthiswestillfelttheneedtodiscusomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelikeSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerandT.S.Eliot'ssophisticatedwork"TheCocktailParty".
29....Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.
Iwouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbor'svisiblyhostileandviolentwayoflife,butbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptineandmeaninglessneofhumanexistence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotallyirrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolatedandalienated.
30.Shedidnotaskme---wasitdelicacyordisapproval?---aboutmynewlife.
Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsiderationformyfeelingaboutthissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalformynewlifestyle.
31.Itwouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.
Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityinthehouseofafriend.
32.Iknewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.
Iknewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,thehardestexperienceapersonmighthavetoendure.
33.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwouldeitherbreakyouapartorbindyou,forlife.
Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeandunderstoodthemeaningofthatexperience.suchanexperienceposedthegravesttesttopeople.iftheystoodthetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldbestrengthened,andasacredbondagewouldbeformedbetweenthem.butiftheyfailedthetest,theirrelationshipwouldbebrokenandtheywouldflowongently
and
34.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withtheweightofthisnowstillneonit,thisseal.
Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.theywouldn'tdothatorgofurtherintheirrelationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,whichwouldflowongentlyand...
1....thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorder
1.therearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandeconomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted.Thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudice.
2NorcanonesuggestthatAmericanshavebeenconsistentlyvulnerabilitytosecularideologyeverafter
2.NoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas.
3..andanyintellectsoshapedwas...everafter
AmindinfluencedbyCalvinisttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinking.
4.Pragmatismisnomorewhollydevoid...experience
Pragmatismisnotcompletelyfreefromabstractideasjustasideologyisnotcompletelyfreefromexperience,thatistosay,abstractideashaveaplaceinpragmatismjustasexperiencehasaroleinideology.
5.Asanideologist,however,Jefferson....historicalcuriosity
Asamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalfigure.Hisbeliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopresent-dayreality.
6....whosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthood
Theircentralbeliefsareimprisonedbythewholebodyofpriestswhoarealwayseffective.
7....wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwhere...onAbsoluteTruth
Inthisuniverseapersonwhosemindisunconstrainedmaybeabletodiscoverrelationtruthsbutnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlytruth.
8.Butideologyisadrug;nomatterhow...itstillpersists.
Ideologyhasthecharacteristicofanarcotic.Inspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovedwrongmanytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthemselvestoideology.
9....theonlycertaintyinan.....abuse
Theonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemistheunrestrictedexerciseofpower.
10.Thedistinctivehumantriumph...liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstriving...nonetheless
Themostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheyknowthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,theycannotachieveAbsolutetruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogiveup
1.Itisatragedyenactedonmostfarmswith...Themurder,beingpremeditated,isinthefirstdegree..andthesmokedbaconandhamprovide...questioned
thetragedyhasanending---thekillingofapigandtheservingofitsmeat.Thekillingdeliberatelyplannedandcarriedoutefficiently,isthemosttypeofmurder.However,whetherpigsshouldend
theirlivesthatwayhasneverbeenquestioned.
1.Apigcouldn'taskforanythingbetterornonehas,atanyrate
Apigcouldnotaskforanybetterlivingconditions;atleastnopighasevercomplained.Inaword,mypiglivedinapleasantenvironment
2.Youcouldseehimdownthereatallhours,hiswhitefaceparting...hisstethoscopedangling...andgrinninghiscorrosivegrin
Fredwasquiteexcitedabouttheevent.Hewasdownatthepigpenallthetime.becauseofhisswollenjoints,hemovedaboutunsteadily.Hisfacesetapartthegraalongthefenceashemovedabout.Hewaslikeadoctor,withhislong,droopingearsdanglinglikeastethoscope,andhescrabbbledonthegroundasifhewereprescibingsomemedicine.
3.Whentheenemabagappeared,andthebucketofwarmsuds,hishappiness...fullchargeoftheirrigation
Whenitwastimetodosethepig,Fredbecameevenmoreexcited,andhemanagedtogetthroughthefence,andactedasifhewastakingchargeofthemedicaltreatment.
4....andtheprematureexpirationofapigis...asorrowinwhichitfeelsfullyinvolved
Ifapigdiesbeforeheissupposedto,itisaseriousmatterforthewholecommunitytoremember.Thewholecommunitywouldsharethesadneforhisdeath.
5.Ihavewrittenthisaccountinpenitenceandingrief,asamanwho...andtoexplainmy...somanyraisedpigs
ThepurposeofthisessayistoshowthatIamsorryforwhathashappenedtomypig,sinceIhavefailedtoraisethepigandcannotprovideareasonwhymypigcoulddidn'tgrowthewayotherpigshavegrown.
6.Thegraveinthewoodsisunmarked,but...andIknowheandI...onflagle..ownchoosingThepig'sgraveinthewoodsdoesn'thaveatombstone,butwheneversomebodywantstovisitit,Fredwillshowhimtheway.Iknowwewilloftenvisitit,separateortogether,whenweneedtoponderoverproblemsorwhenwearedepressed.
1.Formanholdsinhismortalhands....andallformsofhumanlife.
renderingituninhabitableandlifeless.
2....unwillingtowitneorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrights...
Wedonotwanttoseeortoallowtheslowdestructionofthosehumanrights.
3.Tothosepeoplesinthehutsandvillagesofhalf.....ofmamisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves...
Tothepeopleoftheunderdevelopedcountrieslivinginpovertyinruralareas,wearecommittedtohelpingthemtoridthemselvesofmapovertybytheirownefforts.
4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.
Butweshouldnotletanycommunistpowertakeadvantageofthisallianceforprogretoexpanditsinfluence.
5.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthis....ofitsownhouse.
WewanttomakecleartothecommunistpowersthatAmericasaretheAmericasoftheAmericans.donotattempttopenetrateintothisarea.
6....beforethedarkpowersofdestruction.....oraccidentalself-destruction.
beforetheworldisdestroyedbyanuclearwarlaunchedinapreemptiveattackorcausedbyaccident.
7....yetbothraingtoaltertheuncertain...ofmankind'sfinalwar.
Yetbothsidesattempttogetanedgeinthenucleararmsracesoastobreakthemutualdeterrencewhichhassofarpreventedtheoutbreakofanuclearwar.
8....civilityisnotasignofweakness,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproof.
http://www.oh100.com clarationsofsincereintentionhavetobetestedbyactions.
9.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.
Letthetwosidesusethefruitsofscienceforthebenefitofhumanityratherthanusinghigh-techweaponstokillanddestroy.
10....eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty.
1.TherehavebeenoccasionsforeachgenerationsofAmericanstobecalledupontofightanddiefortheircountry.
1.butgaragesandcottonginshad...ofthatneighborhood...
thestreetusedtohouseonlythebestfamilies.Butthengreatchangestookplace:garagesandcottonginswereestablishedonthestreetandtheirexistencewipedoutthearistocratictracesinthatneighbouhood.
2.NotthatMiEmilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.
Itwouldnotbetruetosaythatmiemilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.
3."Justasifaman-anyman-couldkeepakitchenproperly,"theladiessaid....
Whattheladiessaidmeantthattheydidnotintheleastbelieveaman,anyman,couldkeepakitchenproperly.
4.Itwasanotherlinkbetweenthegross,teemingworldandthehighandmightyGriersons.
Thegriersonsregardedthemselvesasveryimportantandtheoutsideworldasvulgarandfullofpeopleinferiortothem.theybelongedtotwoentirelydifferentworlds.however,thecomplaintsaboutthesmellservedasalinkbetweenthetwodifferentworldsandcompelledmiemilytodealwiththeoutsideworld.
5.Thenextdaythreceivedtwomore.....indiffidentdeprecation.
Thenextdaythemayorreceivedtwomorecomplaints.oneofthemwasfromamanwhocameandpleadedtothemayorinashyandtimidway.
6.Peopleinourtown,rememberinghowoldladyWyatt.....alittletoohighforwhatthereallywere.
PeopleinthetownfeltthattheGriersonfamilyregardedthemselvesmoreimportantthantheyreallydeservedtobe.thefactthatmiemilygreat-aunt,oldladywyatt,hadgonecrazyhadtodowiththisblind,excessiveself-importance.
7.Nowshetoowouldknowtheoldthrillandtheolddespairofapennymoreorless.
Ordinarypeopleoftenbecomeexcitedorworriedwhentheygetapennymoreorapennyless.Beingpoor,nowshewouldlearntoappreciatethevalueofmoneylikeotherpeopleinthetown.
8.Buttherewerestillother,olderpeople,who...withoutcallingitnoblesseoblige.
Buttherewerestillothers,olderpeople,whosaidthatnomatterhowsadmiemilywas(overherfatherdeath),sheshouldnotforgetshehadcertainobligationsasamemberofthenobility,thougharealladywouldnotdescribeherself-restraintbytheexpressionnoblesseoblige