生态批评在经济全球化进程中崛起,自觉承担起了拯救人类社会的责任。梭罗的作品《瓦尔登湖》在百年之前就已经透露出了明显的生态意识,本文立足这部作品试图探讨梭罗的一些生态思想,并简要探求建设生态文明对于当今社会的意义。 Ecological criticism has risen in the process of economic globalization and consciously assumed the responsibility of saving human society. Thousands of years ago, Thoreau’s work “Walden Lake” has revealed a clear ecological awareness. Based on this work, this article tries to explore some of Thoreau’s ecological thinking and briefly probe into the significance of building ecological civilization for today’s society.