A Brief Introduction to the Author of Only One Earth

The two authors of this book, Barbara ward, are economists and Rene Dubos is a biologist. Their extensive knowledge background enables them to be competent in writing this book.

The economist Barbara ward wrote a lot. His works include Five Ideals to Change the World, India and the West, Rich and Poor Countries, Nationalist Ideology and Rugged World.

René Dubos is a famous microbiologist and experimental pathologist, and he has become a famous scholar and writer because of his rich writings. The main representative works are Human Adaptability, Man, Medicine and Environment. Man is such an animal. The latter won the Pulitzer Prize for him with 1969.

His other two works, Awakening of Reason and Inner God, also appeared in 1972. He worked in Rockefeller University for 44 years, 197 1 retired, but continued to write and give lectures.

There is only one earth, subtitled "Protecting and Maintaining a Small Planet", is a book about global environmental problems. This book was commissioned by British economist B Ward and American microbiologist R Dubos by M Strong, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.

It was completed at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972, with the assistance of background information provided by 40 countries and a communication advisory committee composed of 58 countries and 152 experts.

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"There is only one earth" is a resounding slogan put forward by 1972 at the human environment conference held in Stockholm, Sweden. This article is an expository article, which introduces the relevant knowledge of the earth from the perspective of human existence, clarifies the fact that there is only one earth for human existence, and calls on human beings to cherish resources and protect the earth.

The text has distinct layers and clear context. First of all, the introduction of the earth begins with the scene of astronauts watching the earth in space. Then, from the small size of the earth in the universe, the limited natural resources it has, and the uncontrolled exploitation or random destruction, it shows that the earth is facing the threat of resource depletion.

Then, with the research results of scientists, it is proved that when the earth's resources are exhausted, human beings cannot move to a second suitable planet; Finally, tell readers that human beings should carefully protect the earth and its ecological environment.

The text introduces all kinds of knowledge of the earth scientifically and effectively explains the fact that there is only one earth by enumerating numbers and giving examples. Strict wording and vivid expression are the main characteristics of this language.

At the same time, metaphors and personification are used in many places, which reflects the vividness of the language of scientific papers. The full text is scientific, artistic and ideological. While introducing scientific knowledge, it can stimulate readers' emotions and enlighten readers' thoughts.

The purpose of writing this text is to guide students to master the main content, understand the relevant knowledge of the earth, and understand that there is only one earth for human existence; The second is to guide students to learn the method of "connecting with reality and thinking deeply" to deepen their understanding of the text and stimulate their feelings of cherishing resources and protecting the earth; The third is to guide students to understand the accuracy of the words used in the article and the interpretation methods of the article.

The key point of this lesson is to understand that there is only one earth for human beings, and to cherish resources, protect the ecological environment of the earth and benefit future generations. The difficulty is to deepen the understanding of the text and put the consciousness of protecting the earth into action by thinking about the problem in connection with reality.

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