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1、五、Remote1、Recentlythetedanarticleexplaininghowtheappliancemanufacturersplantodriveconsumers2、Of course they dont say they want to drive us insane. What they say they want s have us live in homes where areonernet,sharinginformation”andwillbenmostoftheirowners.”Forle,articlees,youcouldhaveahomewhereth

2、edishwasher “canbeturnedonfromtheoffice”andtherefrigerator “knowsitsoutofmilk”andthebathroom五、Remote1、Recentlythetedanarticleexplaininghowtheappliancemanufacturersplantodriveconsumers2、Of course they dont say they want to drive us insane. What they say they want s have us live in homes where areoner

3、net,sharinginformation”andwillbenmostoftheirowners.”Forle,articlees,youcouldhaveahomewherethedishwasher “canbeturnedonfromtheoffice”andtherefrigerator “knowsitsoutofmilk”andthebathroomscaletransmitsyourweighttothegym.”3、I lywonderwhethertheappliancemanufacturers,lldue respect,have beensmokingcrack.I

4、 mean,didtheystoptoaskthemselveswhyaconsumer,after loadingadishwasher,wouldgototheoffice tostartit?Wouldthere be some YOU(tap S:Whatarecomputerkeyboard):ImstartingmytsthekindofproductivityweneedaroundYOU:NowImflushingthe upstairsListen, appliance manufacturers:We dont need a t we can communicate wit

5、h from afar. If you want to ourdishwashers,giveusseswhenpeopleleavedirtyonthekitchencounter,andshoutsatthem:“Putthosedishesthe dishwasherrigntnoworIllleakalloveryour shoes!”Likewise, we dont need a tknows when its out of milk. We alrealy have a foolproof systemfor determining wereoutofmilk.Weaskourw

6、ife.Whatwecoulduseisa trefusestolet usopenitsdoorwhentareabouttoconsumeourfourthJell-OPuddingwoAs for a ttransmits our weight to the gym:Are they nuts? We dont want our weight transmitted toour own Whatifthegymdecidedtotrainsmitourweighttoalltheseotheronernet?Whatif,Godforbid,ourfoundoutwhatourweigh

7、twasWednevergetthedooropenagain!自己都不想看到自己的体重！如房决定But here is what really concerns me about these new “smart” :Even if we like the features, we wont be able to them.Wecantusetheappliancefeatureswehavenow.Ihaveafeature-ith43east20ofwhichamafraidtotouch.Thisphoneprobablycancommunicatewiththedead,butIdo

8、ntknowtooperateit,justasIdontknowtooperatemyTV,whichrequiresthreeremotecontrols.Onecontrol(44buttons)camewiththeTV;asecond(39buttonswiththeVCR;thethird(37buttons)wasbroughtherebythecableman,whoapparentlytI did veenough有的功4320 或3 SowhenIwanttowatchTV,Imconfrontedtotalof120buttons,identifiedbysuchhelp

9、fullabelsasPIP,MTS,DBS,JUMPand .There are three buttons ER,but there are times-lly if my son and his friends, who notafraid offeatures,havechanged the settings-whenIhonestlycannotfigure outhow toturntheTVon.I standthere, threeremotecontrols,pressingbuttonsatrandom,untileventuallyIgiveupandgoturnonth

10、edishwasher.sbeen,yearssinceIhavesfullyrecordedaTVtishow“smart”mye. ER3 。notafraid offeatures,havechanged the settings-whenIhonestlycannotfigure outhow toturntheTVon.I standthere, threeremotecontrols,pressingbuttonsatrandom,untileventuallyIgiveupandgoturnonthedishwasher.sbeen,yearssinceIhavesfullyre

11、cordedaTVtishow“smart”mye. ER3 。Andnowtheappliancemanfacturerswanttogiveusevenmorefeatures.Doyouknowwhatthismeans?Ittsomeyoull open the door of your “smart” refrigerator, looking for a beer,and youll hear a pleasant,cheerful voice-recordedby same woman who informs t Your Call Is Important when you c

12、all a t does not wish to speak with lingyou:Your celery is Limp.”You will notknow who else your refrigerator knows this,and, whatis worse, willnotknowhowyourrefrigeratorlingaboutit(Hey,Bob!Ihearyourceleryislimp!”).And,ifyouwanttotrytothe refrigeratorstop,youllhavetodecipherOwnersManualinstructionswr

13、ittenbyandfornuclear physicists(“Todisable Produce Crispness Monitoring feature, enter d Mode, then elect the Edit function, then select Change Defaults, then tTrainAleaves Chicagotraveling westboundat 47 mph, while Train B.” BIs this the kind of future you want, consumers? Do you want t are nyou?Yo

14、ur should n you, justlike your furniture, your petsand your ivesin Congress. So Iamurging youto let the industryknow,byphone,letter,fax,twhenit comes to ,youvoteNO.YouneedtoactBecausewhile youre reading this, your microwave ovenis votingYES.、六、TheRightto1、I like “dropout”as an addition to theAmerica

15、n language because its brief and its clear. What I dont like t we use 2、Weonlyapplyittopeopleundertwenty-oneYetanadultwhospendshisdaysandnightswatchingmindlessTVprogramsmore of a n an eighteen-year-old who quits college, with its frequently mindlesscourses, e, say, ateer.Fortheyoung,outitsoftena way

16、of 3、Toholdthisopinionhowever islittle shortof treasoninAmericaAirlwho leaves collegeis brandeda failure-therighttofailisoneofthefewtthiscountrydoesnotgrantitscitizens.TheAmericandreamisadreamof ahead,” ed in strokes of gold wherever we look. Our advertisements and TV ls are a hymn to material our m

17、agazinearticlesa toast topeople who made it to thetop. Smoke the rightcigarette or drivetheright car-so the ads andthe girlswillbe oyour rizedarmsorcaressingyourexpensivelsHappinessgoestothemanwhost smell of achievement. He is our national idol, andeverybodyelse is our national fink.之4、Iwanttoputina

18、wordforthefink,llytheteen-agefink,becauseifwegivehimtimetogetthroughhisfinkdom-ifrelease him from the re of attaining certain goals by a certain age-he has a good chance ing our national idol, Jeffersonst smell of achievement. He is our national idol, andeverybodyelse is our national fink.之4、Iwantto

19、putinawordforthefink,llytheteen-agefink,becauseifwegivehimtimetogetthroughhisfinkdom-ifrelease him from the re of attaining certain goals by a certain age-he has a good chance ing our national idol, Jefferson or a Thoreau, a Buckminster Fuller or anAdlai Stevenson, a man mind of his own. We need mav

20、ericks dissentersanddreamersfaruptothenextrungoftheladder.nweneedjuniors,aralyzethembyteverystepbeahe fluidyearsofyouth,the onlywayforboysandgirlstofindtheirproperroad istotake dredsidetrips,pokingoutindifferentdirections,faltering,drawingback,andstarting105、“Butwhatifwefailtheyaskwhisperingthedread

21、fulwordacrosserationGaptotheirparents,whoarebackattheEstablishmentnursingtheir“middle-classvalues”andcultivatingtheir“goal-orientedsociety.”Theparentswhisper6、Whatthey should say isDont beafraid tofail!” Failure isntfatal. Countless people have had a boutwith itand come strongerasaresult.Manyhaveeve

22、ncomeoutfamous.Historyisstrewnwitheminentdropouts,“loners”whofollowedtheirtrail,notworryingaboutitsoddtwistsandturnsbecausetheyhadheirownsenseofdirection.Toreadtheiris alwaysexhilarating,not only because they beatthesystem, butbecausetheirsystemwas n the tthey beat.7、Luckilysuchrebelsstillturnupofte

23、nenoughtotindividualism,thoughbadlythreatened,isnotextinct.Muchbeenwritten,forinstance,aboutthefitfulscholasticcareerofThomasP.F.Hoving,NewYorksarksernow director of the leaving schools as if they were s, often at the request of the management. Still, he ve somethingduringthoseunorthodoxyears,forhed

24、roppedinagainatthetopofhis.8、HiscaseremindsmeofanothertofHoldenCaulfieldinJ.D.SalingersTheheRye,themostliteraryherooftwarperiod.Thereisnothingaccidentalaboutthetthisontinuestoholdontheofanengagingshamblesofour“goal-orientedsociety,”sogratifiedoursecrettthe“phonies”areerandthe guys up the creek.Wheth

25、er Holden has also reached the top of his chosen field today is one of those t fanciersofgoodfiction.IthehasHoldenCaulfield,incidentallyisnowthirty-six.J.D 。Obviouslyitsbetter ton to flop, and in general a long education is more n a shorter one. nks to owneducation,forle,IleEliotfromT.S.Eliot,Icanha

26、ndlethepluperfecttenseinFrench,andItCaesarbeattheHelvetiibecausehehadenoughfrumentum.)Ionlytfailureisntbadinitself,orsObviouslyitsbetter ton to flop, and in general a long education is more n a shorter one. nks to owneducation,forle,IleEliotfromT.S.Eliot,IcanhandlethepluperfecttenseinFrench,andItCae

27、sarbeattheHelvetiibecausehehadenoughfrumentum.)Ionlytfailureisntbadinitself,ors10、FredZinnemann, who has directed some of Hollywoods most honored movies, was asked by a reporter, whenAMan All Seansons won every prize, about his previous film, Behold a Pale Horse, which was a box-office disaster. “I

28、dont feel obligation to be sful,” Zinnemannn d. s can be dangrous-you feel you know it all. Ive learned a great from my failures.”Asimilar was mad by Richard Brooks about his ambitious money loser, Lord Jim, Recalling the years of his t oit, talkingalmostwith elation about thet befellhis unitin Camb

29、odia, Brooks told thelearnedmoreabouthisromthisconsiderablenfromhismany 时间，布鲁克斯几乎是兴高采烈地谈论着他位于柬埔寨的剧组所遭遇。他告诉我，他从这次失败中学到的技,oftsthroughtthearts.Writers,playwrights,ersandersheionperiodic defeat, but they wouldnt keep going o the arena if they thought it of world. It of world.For anartist-andperhapsforan

30、ybody- itis the onlywayto grow.12、Todays younger generation seems to t this is true, seems willing to take the risks in t artists take in “Society,”needlesstosay,stillhastheupperhand-itsetsthegoalsandcondemnsasafailureeverybodywhowontplay.Butdropoutsandthehippiesarenotasafraidilureastheirparentsandg

31、randparents.Thiscouldmean,astheireldersmightttheyarejustplumblazy,hecomforts ofanaffluente,Itcouldalso mean,ttheyjustdontbuyoldstandardsof sand are 中13、Recently, it was announced, for t n dred thousand Americans have inquired about serve t,accordingtoaGallupsurvey,”n3millionAmericancollegestudentsse

32、rveVISTAinsomecapacityifgiventheopportunity.”Thisishardlytheroadtorichesortoanexecutivesuite.YetIhavemanyoftheseyoungteers,andtheyarenotpinningfortraditionals.Onthecontrary,theyappearmorentheaverage20 14、Whoistosaythen,ifthereisanyrightpathtothetop,oreventosaywhatthetopconsistsofObviouslythecolleges

33、have n a partial answer-otherwise the young would not be so disaffected n t they consider .Obviously ove the answer- otherwise the young would not be so scornful of its call to be anization man.15、ThefactisnobodyhastheanswerandthedawningawarenessofthisfactseemstomeoneofthebestthingshappeningAmericat

34、oday.sandfailureareingindividuals,astheywerewhenthecountrywasyounger,notrigid to succeed on his own terms and tofail as often categories.Maybeweare learningo cherish this right of sary along the way.正七、LifeWithout1、The United es ingan15、Thefactisnobodyhastheanswerandthedawningawarenessofthisfactseem

35、stomeoneofthebestthingshappeningAmericatoday.sandfailureareingindividuals,astheywerewhenthecountrywasyounger,notrigid to succeed on his own terms and tofail as often categories.Maybeweare learningo cherish this right of sary along the way.正七、LifeWithout1、The United es inganincreasinglyfatherlesssoci

36、ety.Agenerationago,a childcouldreasonablyexpecttoas a defining feature of 2、This astonishing fact is any istics, but here are the two most important:Tonight, about 40 percent of childrenwill go ton likelyto spendasignificantportion ofchildhoodlivingapartfromtheirfathers.Never knowingwhatitmeans toha

37、veafather.的3、essisthehewell- .l,itremains aproblemwith no name.。4、Surely a crisis of this scale merits a name and a responseAt a minimum, it requires a serious debate. Why is declining?Whatcanbedoneaboutit?CanoursocietyfindwaystoinvigorateeffectivefatherhoodasanormofYet, to date, our pubulic has bee

38、n remarkably weak and defeatist. There is a prevailing t not much can even should be done to reverse the trend.：5、AsasoctietywearechangingourmindsaboutmensroleinfamilylifeOurinheritedunderstandingtherhoodis istreatedwithsuspicion,andevenhostility,inourculturaldiscourseConsequently,oursocietyisunable

39、tosustainfatherfooda of male activity.为6、ThecorequestionissimpleDoeseverychildneedafatherIncreasinglyoursocietysanswerisno.”Fewideacenturyare as consequential as this one.At stake is nothing n what it means to be a man, who our children will be what kind of society we 。essbutofaculturelarger:ouridea

40、therhood.Unlikerperiodstherabsenceinourhistory,suchaswartime,wenowfacenphysical loss affecting some homes. The 1940s child could say: My father had to leave for a while to do something The90schildmustsay:Myfatherleftmepermanentlybecausehewanted失。20 40 8、This is aessbutofaculturelarger:ourideatherhoo

41、d.Unlikerperiodstherabsenceinourhistory,suchaswartime,wenowfacenphysical loss affecting some homes. The 1940s child could say: My father had to leave for a while to do something The90schildmustsay:Myfatherleftmepermanentlybecausehewanted失。20 40 8、This is a cultural criticism because fatherhood. n mo

42、therhood, is a cultural invention. Its meaning is dless by n byacultural script.asocietalt guides-andat times res-a ocertainwaysof acting 9、Like motherhood, fatherhood is made up of biologicaland a l .Yet,acrossthe world,mothersaremoreor a nfathersatfusingtheseslayingalrole?Feedingorhonding?Wecanhar

43、dlyseparatethetwo.soseamlesslyaretheywoventogether.Butfatherhoodis iologicalcontirbutionatthemomentofconception,ninemonthsbeforetheinfanttheworld.Becauselpaternityislinkedonlyindirectlytobiologicalpaternity,aconnectioncannotbemed.The “tofatherachild”usuallyonlytotheactofinsemination,nottheresponsibi

44、lityforraisingthechild.Whatfatherscontributeconceptionislargelyamatterofculturaldevising.。10、Moreover, despite their other virtues, men are not ideally suited to responsible fatherhood. Men areinclined to promiscuityandpaternalwaywardnessAnthroplogicallyfatherhoodconstituteswhatmightbetermedasarypro

45、blem.Itsarybecause childwell-beingand societal shinge largely ona high levelof paternalinvestment:mensto devote energy and resource to the care of their offspring. It is a problem because men frequently are unwilling or unable 和经11、Bacausefatherhoodisuniversallyproblematicculturesmustmobilizetoenfor

46、cethefatherroleguidingmenwithlegal men dont teer for fatherhood as much as they are o it by the surrounding culture, only an culturalcommitmenttofatherhoodcanfusebiologicalandloacoherentmaleidentity.ForexactlythisanthropologistMargaretMeadandothershavetthe supremetestofanycivilizationiswhetheritcanl

47、ize的感召们不会主动履行父亲的责任，只融12、The es could hardly be higher. Our societys conspicuous failure to sustain norms therhood reveals a failure collectivememoryandacollapseofmoralimagination.Itunderminess,neglectschildren,causesoraggravatesourlproblemsandmakesindividualppinessbothfemaleandmalehardertoachieve. ,

48、 14、al terms, the main result of this failure is the spread of a egotism hostile to all except the most alhappiness.Inalelly against women. The , 14、al terms, the main result of this failure is the spread of a egotism hostile to all except the most alhappiness.Inalelly against women. The most signif

49、icant result isour societys steady o atomized individuals, from one another and estranged from the aspirations and realities of common membership in a family, a community, a 是15、Manytoday,includingmanyexpert,urgeustoacceptthedeclinetherhoodwithequanimity.Bel us. Divorce and out-of wedlock childbeari

50、ng are here to stay. Growing numbers of children will ve Nothing can be done to reverse the trend itself. The only solution is to remedy some of its : More help for children.Moresympathyforsinglemothers.Betterdivorce.Morechild-supportpayments.Moreprisons.Moreprogramsatsubstitutingforfathers.的立16、Yet

51、whatAbrahamLincolncalledthebetterangels of ournaturealwayshaveguided he itedirection.he face of crisis is inconsistent with the American tradition. Managing decline never has been the hallmark of expertise. In the inevitable and valuable n conditions and aspirations-n the l “is” and the “ought”-our

52、birthrightasAmericans always has been ourtwecanchange for the better.”人17、Does every child need a father? Our current answer hovers n “not sarily”and “no.” But we need not more tax dollars or empaneling moreexpert s. Once wechange our philosophy, we mightwell decide to pass create programsorresearch

53、.But andmost importantthing tochange isnotpoliciesbut ideas.的，18、OuressentialgoalmustbetherediscoveryofthefatherhoodideaForeverychild,alegallyandmorallyresponsibleman.。itedireciton,19、If mygoalcouldbe o ntence, itwould bethis: Becauseoursociety ishe see the Good Family Man.As the principal casualty

54、of todays weakening foucus on fatherhood.Yet I can not imagine a society without him.八、EuropeansJustWanttoHave1、WalkingacrossBoulevardStMichelinParisonthenightbeforeBastilleDayIoanoldfriend-anAmericanhas he city for 25 years-who told me he was taking up the tango.When I asked him why, he suggested I

55、 take a alongthe LeftoftheSeine,iteIleStLouisandsoofcourse Idid. 2、It was one big party. A drop-dead-eous 八、EuropeansJustWanttoHave1、WalkingacrossBoulevardStMichelinParisonthenightbeforeBastilleDayIoanoldfriend-anAmericanhas he city for 25 years-who told me he was taking up the tango.When I asked hi

56、m why, he suggested I take a alongthe LeftoftheSeine,iteIleStLouisandsoofcourse Idid. 2、It was one big party. A drop-dead-eous crowd was tangoing away in a makeshift, open-hitheater. Nearby multiethnic group cloudless sky. Much ng the t night, dreds of others were oics by the river as a full moon ro

57、se in rfect fish he Place desVosgesI o the ssages of MaraisDistrictandstumbleduponanimpromptublockpartySomeonehadsetupasoundsystomonthesidewalk,andthestreet waspackedwithpeople-straightandgayyoungandold,blackandwhite-dancingtosalsa.那里正在举行一个盛大的舞会，俊3、EuropeisenjoyingitselfO.K.inlateJulyitalwaysdoesken

58、dIwasinParis,anestimated500,000kidsonBerlinfortheannualLoveParade,acarnaivaloftechnomusic,dopeandsex.Meanwhile,tensofthousandsstheirtreksfromthenorthoftheGontinenttotheirvacationhewarmsouth.ButevenwhenthesunisntEuropeansseemtoebthrowingofunandfestivityprecedentedzeal.kend,centralLondonisgreattforrea

59、sonsofpoliticsorreligionwereoncegloomilyrepressive-Madrid,say,orDublin-nowrockthesmallhours.InPraguetheforeignvisitorswhogettalkedaboutarenottheearnestyoungAmericanswhoflocked once called the true dark continent- and from whose curdled soul the horrors scism sprang- e Europa ludens, communityat play

60、.欧洲人过得逍遥自在。是的，750 的，4、Funny. This is how the U.S. ped to be. In a famous series of essays collected in his 1976 book, The Contradictions of Capitalism, Daniel Bell noted how the decline of ant small- town ethic had unhinged capitalismfromitsmoralfoundationofcapitalism(hadehedonism, theideaofplease a