英教一班Utopia(1)

1、 Utopia 11级英语教育级英语教育1班班Speaker: 于雷于雷 Members: 李鑫怡李鑫怡 程婷婷程婷婷乌托邦乌托邦Thomas More (1478-1535)托马斯托马斯.莫尔莫尔The greatest of the English humanist The giant of the RenaissanceThe forerunner of modern socialist thought Thomas More s LifeBorn in a less prominent wealthy family in LondonCanonized as a saint after

2、 he died three hundreds years laterInfluenced by PlatoCareer as a lawyerHappy marriage lifeMore is upright and talented. So far, the British people still commemorate him and call him the great man in British history. There are many his monument in Britain.Utopia is Mores masterpiece, written in the

3、form of a conversation between More and Hythloday,a returned voyager.The name “Utopia”comes from two Greek words meaning “no place”. Utopia Book one : social conditions of England.Book two :an ideal communist society. Book One is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the povert

4、y among the labor class,the greed and luxury among the rich,and an eagerness for war on the part of the rulers. 第一本是对英国当时劳动阶级的贫第一本是对英国当时劳动阶级的贫困，富豪的贪婪和奢华，好战的统治者的真实写困，富豪的贪婪和奢华，好战的统治者的真实写照。照。 The root of poverty is the private ownership of social wealth. 贫穷的根源是私有制贫穷的根源是私有制In Book Two we have a sketch o

5、f an ideal commenwealth in some unknown ocean ,where property is held in common and there is no poverty（财产（财产共同所有，没有贫穷）共同所有，没有贫穷） .In this book ,More insists upon a maxium working day of six hours ,which ensures the provision of all necessaries.SocietyAll the citizens have the same right.It is a ver

6、y rich country but never trades with other countries.They are very modest in terms of luxury. So gold and silver have no value.The only practical basis for a communist society:“From everyone according to his capacities,to everyone according to his needs” .各尽所能，按需分配各尽所能，按需分配CommentUtopias contribution in the history of human development is that it proposes all the root caused of the inequality is the private ownership and presents a unique and united thinking system at the same time.It outlines a ideal and utopian society. It occupies