Background Knowlege were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. It was part of a project to control mosquitoes PRI Many songbirds and harmless Rachel insects were killed by the DDT. Rachel Carson and other scientists Carson were very concerned about the harmful effects of ddt and other Rachel Carson's most famous book insect-killing chemicals called Silent Spring, was published pesticides. After World War TwO in 1962. The idea for the book these poisonous chemicals were developed from a suggestion from a widely used to control insects friend. Rachel's friend owned a Pesticides were sprayed almost protected area for birds. An airplane everywhere including agricultural had flown over the area where the fields and communities DDT and birds other pesticides had become
Background Knowlege ▪ Rachel Carson's most famous book, Silent Spring, was published in1962. The idea for the book developed from a suggestion from a friend. Rachel's friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds ▪ were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. It was part of a project to control mosquitoes. Many songbirds and harmless insects were killed by the DDT. Rachel Carson and other scientists were very concerned about the harmful effects of DDT and other insect-killing chemicals called pesticides. After World War Two, these poisonous chemicals were widely used to control insects. Pesticides were sprayed almost everywhere including agricultural fields and communities. DDT and other pesticides had become
Background Knowledge Manufacturing these chemicals had become a huge industr e so effective popular with the public and the government because they w In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. She argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's decision to ban DDT. She died of breast cancer in 1964. She was fifty-six years old
Background Knowledge ▪ popular with the public and the government because they were so effective. Manufacturing these chemicals had become a huge industry. ▪ In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. She argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring. ▪ Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's decision to ban DDT. She died of breast cancer in 1964. She was fifty-six years old
Background Knowledge Chapters of Silent Spring 1.明天的寓 AFable for tomorrow 2.忍耐的义务 The obligation to endure 3死神的特效药 3. Elixirs of death 4.地表水和地下海 4. Surface waters and underground seas 5.土壞的王国 5. Realms of the soil 6.地球的绿色斗篷 6. Earth's green mantle 7.不必要的大破坏 7. Needless havoc SILENT8.再也没有鸟儿歌唱 8. And no birds sing SPRING9.死亡的河 Rivers of death 10.自天而降的灾难 10. Indiscriminately from the skies 11.超过了波尔基业家族的梦想 Beyond the dreams of the borgias CARS0N12.人类的代价 12. The human Pride 13.通过一扇狭小的窗户 13. Through a narrow window 14.每四个中有 14 One in Every Four 15.大自然在反抗 15 Nature Fights Back 16.崩溃声隆隆 16. The Rumblings of an avalanche 17.另外的道路 17. The other road
Background Knowledge Chapters of Silent Spring: 1. A Fable for tomorrow 2. The obligation to endure 3. Elixirs of death 4. Surface waters and underground seas 5. Realms of the soil 6. Earth’s green mantle 7. Needless havoc 8. And no birds sing 9. Rivers of death 10. Indiscriminately from the skies 11. Beyond the dreams of the borgias 12. The human Pride 13. Through a narrow window 14. One in Every Four 15. Nature Fights Back 16. The Rumblings of an avalanche 17. The other road 1. 明天的寓言 2. 忍耐的义务 3. 死神的特效药 4. 地表水和地下海 5. 土壤的王国 6. 地球的绿色斗篷 7. 不必要的大破坏 8. 再也没有鸟儿歌唱 9. 死亡的河流 10. 自天而降的灾难 11. 超过了波尔基业家族的梦想 12. 人类的代价 13. 通过一扇狭小的窗户 14. 每四个中有一个 15. 大自然在反抗 16. 崩溃声隆隆 17. 另外的道路
Background Knowledge Two memorials honor rachel Carson 1. Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Maine 2. Rachel Carson homestead in Autumn sunrise Springdale, Pennsylvania, the home she lived in when she was a child Education programs are offered Rachel Carson' s voice is alive in her writings that express the wonder there that teach children and adults and beauty of the natural world. And about her environmental values her worldwide influence continues through the activities of the environmental protection movement she started
Background Knowledge ▪ Two memorials honor Rachel Carson: 1. Rachel Carson National ▪ Wildlife Refuge in Maine. ▪ 2. Rachel Carson Homestead in Springdale, Pennsylvania, the home she lived in when she was a child. Education programs are offered there that teach children and adults about her environmental values. ▪ Rachel Carson's voice is alive in her writings that express the wonder and beauty of the natural world. And her worldwide influence continues through the activities ▪ of the environmental protection movement she started
Type of Reading one As indicated by the title, the passage is written in the form of a fable Afable is a brief tale, either in prose or in verse, dealing with fundamental things in life, often told to teach a moral lesson. People or animals as well as inanimate objects can be the central figures. The subject matter of a fable has to do with supernatural and unusual incidents and often draws its origin from folklore
Type of Reading One ▪ As indicated by the title, the passage is written in the form of a fable. ▪ A fable is a brief tale, either in prose or in verse, dealing with fundamental things in life, often told to teach a moral lesson. People or animals as well as inanimate objects can be the central figures. The subject matter of a fable has to do with supernatural and unusual incidents and often draws its origin from folklore