Lesson 16-1 The modern city 现代城市
In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected. Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost, in order that an individual or a group of individuals may earn as much money as possible. It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory. The great cities have been built with no regard for us.
physiological /ˌfɪziə'lɑdʒɪk(ə)l/ 生理学;生理学(上)的
mental /ˈmentl/ 精神的; 智力的;思想的
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ 忽视;忽略;疏忽;
maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ 最大限度，最大量，最大值
in order that 为使。。。。
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ 扩大;扩展
consideration /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/ 考虑;顾及
descendant /dɪˈsendənt/ 后裔;后代;子孙;
artificial /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/ 人工的，人造的，人为的;
impose /ɪmˈpoʊz/ 把…强加于;使接受，使意识到;推行，采用(规章制度);
without any idea of 完全忽视
without giving any consideration to 完全不考虑
with no regard for 不考虑
