1、 Henry Stuart Hazlitt(1894-1993)was an American journalist who wrote about business and economics for such publications as The Wall Street Journal(华尔街日报),The Nation(国家民族政坛),The American Mercury(美国水星),Newsweek(新闻周刊),and The New York Times(纽约时报).He is widely cited in both libertarian(自由主义)and conserva
2、tive(保守主义)circles.A million copy seller,Henry Hazlitts Economics in One Lesson is a classic economic primer.A magnificent job of theoretical exposition.A simple,straightforward analysis of economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy.Scan the text in 2 minutes and
3、 find out:What is the lesson of economics?Skim the text and highlight keywords or topics among paragraphs.Finish Exercise II.ParagraphParagraphKeywords/Topic Keywords/Topic sentencesentence1endless pleadings of self-interest(S2,“but.”)2overlooking secondary consequences(S1+last S)3differences betwee
4、n the good and bad economist(S1)4The precaution of looking for all the consequences of a given policy to everyone may seem elementary.(S2)5Yet when we enter the field of public economics,these elementary truths are ignored.(S1)ParagraphParagraphKeywords/Topic Keywords/Topic sentencesentence6But the
5、tragedy is that,on the contrary,we are already suffering the long-run consequences of the policies of the remote or recent past.(S1)7the lesson of economics(S1)8Two central fallacies(S2)9The opposite error is possible(S1)10The most frequent fallacy by far today (S2)11The basic reason why the bad eco
6、nomists present their errors to the public better than the good economists present their truths(S3)12Conclusion Check out the video“What is a Fallacy?”twice.Pay special attention to the examples cited by the speaker.Pair work:Recount any of the examples to your partner.Read the paragraphs in more de
7、tail and create a mindmap based on your comprehension.55._1._2._3._ 4._但悲剧的是,相反,我们已经忍受痛苦的长期后果的政策或远或近的过去。今天已经是明天坏经济学家昨日敦促我们忽视。一些经济政策的长期影响,在几个月内可能变得明显。其他人可能不会成为明显的好几年。还有一些人可能不会明显几十年了。但在任何情况下这些政策中包含的长期后果是肯定母鸡的蛋,花的种子。从这个方面,因此,整个经济学可以减少到一个教训,教训可以被简化为一个句子。经济学的艺术在于不仅看着眼前的但不再影响的任何行为或政策;它包含在跟踪这一政策的后果不仅仅是一组但是对于所有组。
