CostasNarrativeXP ft "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley Ch1-2 讀你聽2.2 美麗新世界

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 New Year feature "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley In a genetically-engineered utopia where comfort is mandatory and individuality is extinct, the World State maintains total stability at the cost of the human soul. Chapter 1-2 00:27 1 The Hatchery mass-produces citizens via an assembly line, biologically predestining Alphas and Betas for intellect and leadership, while conditioning the rest for manual labor. 30:33 2 The state uses hypnopaedia and shocks to condition citizens to hate nature but crave expensive sports, ensuring constant consumption and social stability via manufactured "morals." Characters The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning, D.H.C - The authoritative figure who leads the student tour and explains the technical "birth" process Henry Foster - The Director's assistant and a high-caste Alpha who is obsessed with statistics and the efficiency of the hatchery Lenina Crowne - A Beta-minus worker on the assembly line, specifically the "Embryo Store", who is described as uncommonly pretty. Costa's Wordbook Gooseflesh n a state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect Abjectly adv humbly; a complete lack of pride, dignity, hope, or spirit Straight from the horse's mouth - idiom from the person who has direct personal knowledge Fretsawyer n a person who saws timber for a living Floridly adv in a way that has too much decoration Gamete n a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote (Gahm meet) Thermogene n heat-producing, referring to substances or processes that generate heat, often by boosting metabolism (Thermo gin) Excised adj having been cut out surgically (Ex cysed) Viscosity n the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction (Vis gos city) Spermatozoa pl n the mature motile male sex cell of an animal, by which the ovum is fertilized, typically having a compact head and one or more long flagella for swimming (spermatoe Zoe ah) Burgeon v begin to grow or increase rapidly, flourish, bud (Bur gen) Piddling adj pathetically trivial, trifling (Pid dle ling) Viviparous adj (of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent (vi Vip par rous) Largesse n generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others (lar Jess) Pituitary n the major endocrine gland, a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain that is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands (pit Chui tery) Peritoneum n the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs (peri tone Neeum) Morula n a solid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum, and from which a blastula is formed (More ryu la) Saline adj containing or impregnated with salt (Say line) Thyroxine n the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development (thy Rox seen) corpus luteum - lat, a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun Freemartin n a hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile female calf which is the twin of a male calf whose hormones affected its development Endocrine adj relating to or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood. (Endo cryne) Lupus n a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues and organs, causing widespread inflammation affecting joints, skin, kidneys, brain, heart, and lungs, with symptoms like fatigue, rashes Immunize v make (a person or animal) resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen, typically by vaccination (Im mune nise) Pavlovian adj known as Classical Conditioning, explains how learning occurs through association, where a neutral stimulus (like a bell) becomes linked with an unconditioned stimulus (like food) to trigger a learned (conditioned) response (like salivating), fundamentally shaping behaviorism by demonstrating involuntary responses can be trained (pav Loaf vian) Viscose n a viscous orange-brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide, used as the basis of manufacturing rayon fibre and transparent cellulose film (Vis cose like nose) Aryan adj (in Nazi ideology) of or denoting white non-Jewish people, especially those of northern European origin or descent typically having blonde hair and blue eyes and regarded as a supposedly superior racial group (Air ree yen) Quarto n a size of book page resulting from folding each printed sheet into four leaves (eight pages) (Quart toe) Posthumous adj occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator (Pos chu mous) Hypnopaedia n learning by hearing while asleep or under ...