为什么说新概念第二册49课是在批评伊朗人?课文：Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTeheransavedupforyearstobuyarealbed.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhichhadspringsandamatt

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为什么说新概念第二册49课是在批评伊朗人?
课文：Tired of sleeping on the floor,a young man in Teheran saved up for years to
buy a real bed.For the first time in his life,he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.Because the weather was very hot,he carried the bed on to the roof of his house.He slept very well for the first two nights,but on the third night,a storm blew up.A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.Although the bed was smashed to pieces,the man was miraculously unhurt.When he woke up,he was still on the mattress.Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him,the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.After he had put it on the floor,he promptly went to sleep again.

Answer 1

我理解可能是因为前几句话吧：
Tired of sleeping on the floor,a young man in Teheran saved up for years to
buy a real bed.For the first time in his life,he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
德黑兰的一个年轻人由于对睡地板感到厌倦,于是积蓄多年买了一张真正的床.他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床.
《新概念英语》成书于20世纪60、70年代,而在1977年,伊朗的GDP排名世界第9位,人均收入为13000美元,按当时币值约合现在的40000美元.如此高收入难道长期睡地板吗?需要存几年的钱才买得起一张床垫?并且是平生第一次,还很自豪?
所以这篇课文的作者是带着嘲讽的语气在讲这个故事.不知道作者是真得对伊朗当时的情况不了解?还是对伊朗人即使拥有高收入,却不会享受生活的状况进行嘲讽?不得而知.