上外：Unit 09_A (第六册,英语综合教程,外教社)ppt课件.ppt

Unit9I dRatherBeBlackThanFemale TextExplanationPartI AbouttheAuthor ShirleyChisholm 1924 2005 Americanpolitician educator andauthor wasthefirstAfro AmericanwomanelectedtotheU S Congress Shewasapassionateandeffectiveadvocateofequalrightsforminorities womenandchildren Shechangedthenation sperceptionaboutthecapabilitiesofwomenandAfrican Americans TextStructure Section1 Paragraph1Section2 Paragraphs2 3Section3 Paragraphs4 12Section4 Paragraphs13 16Section5 Paragraph17 TextAnalysis ShirleyChisholmidentifiesandanalysesthesexualdiscriminationin1970 sAmericanpoliticsanddrawsthesurprisingconclusionthattheprejudicebasedonsexisevenmoreseriousthanracialprejudice ItissurprisingbecauseAmericansocietyasawholenowacknowledgestheracialinequalitybutbothmenandwomenaresimplyblindtotheunfairtreatmentofwomeninthegameofpolitics Sheexpressesherconvictionthatwomen smoreactiveparticipationinpoliticswouldimprovethecountry Paragraph1 BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon Iwasthefirsttoovercomebothhandicapsatonce Ofthetwohandicaps beingblackismuchlessofadrawbackthanbeingfemale phenomenon anystateorprocessknownthroughthesensesratherthanbyintuitionorreasoning aremarkabledevelopment现象 奇迹 杰出的人才Thephenomenondrawsmoreattentionofthepublicthaneverbefore 这个现象也也比以往更加引起公众的注意力了Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon 什么能解释这种奇怪的现象 overcome winavictoryover getontopof dealwithsuccessfullyYoumustovercomeyourbadhabits 你必须克服你的坏习惯 So whatobstaclesdoyouhavetoovercomeinyourlife 在你的生命中 有哪些障碍是需要克服的 Whenatlastalltheseobstacleswereovercome thesmallteamsettowork 当最后所有的这些障碍被克服的时候 小队就开始工作了 handicap n theconditionofbeingunabletoperformasaconsequenceofphysicalormentalunfitness v injurepermanently putatadisadvantageBlindnessisagreathandicap 失明是一种重大的残疾 Abadattitudeistheonlytruehandicap 错误的态度才是唯一真正的障碍 Perhapsotherreaderswillnotsuffersuchahandicap 也许别的读者不会感到这个困难吧 drawback thequalityofbeingahindrance缺点 不利条件 退税Complacencyisadrawbacktoprogress 自满是进步的障碍 Thisisthemajordrawbackofthesystem 这就是该系统的主要缺点 Adrawbackoftextformatfiles however isthattheytakelongertoload 然而文本格式文件的缺点就是载入它们要花很长的时间 Paragraph2 IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman probablynoonewouldquestionme Thatthereisprejudiceagainstwomenisanideathatstillstrikesnearlyallmen and Iamafraid mostwomen asbizarre question v challengetheaccuracy probity orproprietyof placeindoubtorexpressdoubtfulspeculation询问 怀疑 审问Youhavenorighttoquestionhim 你无权对他进行质询 Federalofficialsareduetoquestionthemnextweek 联邦官员将于下周对他们进行审问 Iquestionthetruthofthestory 我怀疑这个故事的真实性 prejudiceagainst IadmitIhadaprejudiceagainstBob 我承认我以前对鲍伯有偏见 SomeChineseharboraprejudiceagainstmentalillnesspatients 一些中国人对精神病患者抱有一种偏见 Prejudiceagainstwomenisdeeplyrootedstillinsomepeople smind especiallyindistantruralareas 对女性的偏见 尤其是在偏远的农村地区 仍然深植于某些人的心中PrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears 多年以来 许多白人看不到存在着对黑人的歧视 strike stopworkinordertopressdemands affectorafflictsuddenly usuallyadversely hitagainst comeintosuddencontactwith罢工 打击 敲 打动Thecompanyhaltedtheoperationsduringthestrike 罢工期间 这家公司停止了业务 Thatpointstothepossibility atleast ofamilitarystrike 那就意味着 至少有可能 会进行一场军事打击 Smithstruckamatchtolightthefire史密斯划燃一根火柴点燃炉火 bizarre adj conspicuouslyorgrosslyunconventionalorunusualThatsoundslikeabizarrecombination 那样的组合听起来很怪 It sbeenabizarreweekfortheRockets 对火箭队来说 这是一个相当奇怪的星期 Theoldpeopleallgoggledatthebizarredressesofthegirlsattheparty 晚会上老人们个个睁大了眼睛 瞧着女孩子们穿的奇装异服 Paragraph3 PrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears Whenblacksfinallystartedto mention it withsit ins boycotts andfreedomrides Americanswereincredulous Itwasthestartofalong painfulreeducationforwhiteAmerica Itwilltakeyearsforwhites includingthosewhothinkofthemselvesasliberals todiscoverandeliminatetheracistattitudestheyallactuallyhave mention v makereferenceto n aremarkthatcallsattentiontosomethingorsomeoneNowthatyoumentionit Icouldrecallit 既然你提及 我也就记起来了 Ienjoyedthemeal nottomentiontheconversation 我很享受那顿饭 更不用说席间的谈话 Anervousbosscanbecomehystericalatthemerementionofmoney 只要一提到钱 神经质的老板就会变得异常激动 sit in n aformofcivildisobedienceinwhichdemonstratorsoccupyseatsandrefusetomove静坐抗议 静坐罢工Protestersmanagedtoclimbtherailingsandbreakintothedebatingchambertostageasit in 示威者爬过栏杆 闯入辩论厅举行静坐 Thelatterstagedasit inatBangkok sinternationalairportforaweekthatleftthousandsofpassengersstranded 后者发起了在曼谷国际机场长达一周的静坐示威 致使成千上万的旅客滞留 boycott n agroup srefusaltohavecommercialdealingswithsomeorganizationinprotestagainstitspolicies v refusetosponsor refusetodobusinesswith抵制 杯葛Forafewdayseveryyear peopleinSouthKoreawillboycotteverythingJapanese 每年都有几天韩国人会抵制一切来自日本的东西 Sofar thebusinessimpactoftheprotestsandboycottcallsappearslimited 到目前为止 抗议和抵制活动产生的商业影响显得有限 incredulous adj notdisposedorwillingtobelieve unbelievingPeoplenowadaysareincredulousaboutghostsandwitches 现在的人们对鬼和巫婆都不相信了 AfterItoldherthestory Janegavemeanincreduloussmile 我把这个故事讲给简听 听完后她不相信地朝我一笑 I mincreduloustonobody spromisesbutyours 我不相信任何人的承诺 但你是个例外 liberal apersonwhofavorsapoliticalphilosophyofprogressandreformandtheprotectionofcivillibertiesHewasaconvictionliberalandabelieve in nothingcelebrity 他是坚定的自由主义者 也是没有信仰的名流 ThetitleofPaulKrugman snewbook TheConscienceofaLiberal isnoaccident 保罗 克鲁格曼的新书之所以取名 一个自由主义者的良知 绝非意外 racist n apersonwithaprejudicedbeliefthatoneraceissuperiortoothersIfindhisracistviewstotallyrepugnant 我十分厌恶他的种族主义观点 Whenhefinallycameout manysawthatthisU S SupremeCourtJusticewasaracistatheart 当这位美国最高法院法官最后表态时 很多人看出此人内心是个种族主义者 Theracistharassmenthasdrivenhiminsane 种族主义者的折磨把他逼疯了 Paragraph4 Howmuchharderwillitbetoeliminatetheprejudiceagainstwomen Iamsureitwillbealongerstruggle PartoftheproblemisthatwomeninAmericaaremuchmorebrainwashedandcontentwiththeirrolesassecond classcitizensthanblackseverwere brainwashed adj subjectedtointensiveforcedindoctrinationresultingintherejectionofoldbeliefsandacceptanceofnewonesLirespondedwithasmile Idon twanttobebrainwashed 李先生一笑说 我不愿被洗脑子 IrefusetobebrainwashedbyadvertisersintobuyingsomethingIdon tneed 我可不让广告商给我洗脑 去买那些我不需要的东西 Paragraph5 Letmeexlplain Ihavebeenactiveinpoliticsformorethantwentyyears Forallbutlastsix Ihavedonethework allthetediousdetalisthatmaketehdifferencebetweenvictoryanddefeatonelectionday whilemenreapedtherewards whichisalmostinvariablythelotofwomeninpolitics tedious solackingininterestastocausementalwearinessHowcanhegiveussuchatediouslecture 他怎么能做这么沉闷乏味的演讲 Butthereisnodenyingthatsomeofthemaretediousandnottrustworthy 但不可否认的是他们中的一些人是乏味的 而不是可信 TheMayorrecitedtotheQueenalongandtediousspeechofwelcome 市长向女王背诵了一篇冗长且乏味的欢迎词 makethedifference 产生差别 有影响 很重要Therightpeoplemakethedifference 合适的人起重要的作用 Educationcanmakeabigdifferencetothequalityofaperson slife 教育对一个人的生活质量有很大影响 Leadershipcertainlyplaysavitalrole butindividualteammemberattitudesmakethedifference 领导能力当然起了一个很关键的作用 但团队成员的态度也会造成不同影响 reaptherewards Mayyoureaptherewardsofkindness 愿你因你的善良而获得回报 Keepupthegoodwork becauseyouwillreaptherewardssoon 保持杰出的工作 因为你马上就可以收获回报了 Enjoythechallengeofshort termandlong termgoalsandthenreaptherewards 拥有短期的和长期目标的挑战然后收获酬谢 invariably adv always inaninvariablemannerPowerinvariablymeansbothresponsibilityanddanger 权力永远意味着责任和危险 Incontrastwithmostpoliticians hewasinvariablypolite 与大多数政治家相比 他始终彬彬有礼 Amanwhomoralizingisusuallyahypocrite andawomanwhomoralizingisinvariablyplain 说教的男人通常是个伪善者 而说教的女人则必定是个丑女 lot n youroverallcircumstancesorconditioninlife includingeverythingthathappenstoyou anything strawsorpebblesetc takenorchosenatrandom抽签 命运 abad 或sorry lot 一个或一帮 坏蛋 恶人 没出息的家伙acrookinthelot 人生中 倒霉的时刻 人生的坎坷that syourlot 或youhavehadyourlot 你命该如此 Paragraph6 Itisstillwomen aboutthreemillionvolunteers whodomostofthisworkintheAmericanpoliticalworld Thebestanyofthemcanhopeforisthehonorofbeingdistrictorcountyvice chairman akindofseparate but equalpositionwithwhichawomanisrewardedforyearsoffaithfulenvelope stuffingandcard partyorganizing whereherroleissupposedtobetovotethewayhermalechairmanvotes separate but equal 种族主义者的 隔离但是平等 的主张 Separatebutequal wasalegaldoctrineinUnitedStatesConstitutionallawthatjustifiedsystemsofsegregation Underthisdoctrine services facilitiesandpublicaccommodationswereallowedtobeseparatedbyrace ontheconditionthatthequalityofeachgroup spublicfacilitieswere supposedly toremainequal ThephrasewasderivedfromaLouisianalawof1890 convention n alargeformalassembly somethingregardedasanormativeexample diplomacy aninternationalagreement orthodoxyasaconsequenceofbeingconventional theactofconvening大会 协定 惯例 习俗 约定Conventionnowallowswomentosmokeinpublic 现在习俗允许妇女在公共场所吸烟 Itismostdesirablethatheshouldattendtheconvention 他要是能参加此次会议 是最好不过的了 besupposedto AmIsupposedtofinishitnow 我是不是现在就得完成它 AreyousupposedtobeinAustralianow 你现在不是应该在澳大利亚的吗 StudentsaresupposedtogotoschooleveryMondaythroughFriday 学生每星期一至星期五都要去上学 Ofcourse teachersarenotsupposedtohavefavoritestudents andtheyshouldtreateveryoneequally 当然 老师是不该有最喜欢的学生的 并且要公平的对待每一个学生 Paragraph7 WhenItriedtobreakoutofthatrolein1963andrunfortheNewYorkStateAssemblyseatfromBrooklyn sBedford Stuyvesant theresistancewasbitter Fromthestartofthatcampaign Ifacedundisguisedhostilitybecauseofmysex Assembly n 1 agroupofmachinepartsthatfittogethertoformaself containedunit2 theactofconstructingsomething asapieceofmachinery 3 apublicfacilitytomeetforopendiscussion4 agroupofpersonsgatheredtogetherforacommonpurpose5 thesocialactofassembling装配 集会 集合Shallwestartwiththeassemblyline 咱们从装配线开始好吗 Everyonehastherighttofreedomofpeacefulassemblyandassociation 人人有权享有和平集会和结社的自由 undisguised adj plaintosee无伪装的 公开的 不戴假面具的Fromthestartofthatcampaign Ifacedundisguisedhostilitybecauseofmysex 从竞选一开始 我就要面对他们毫不掩饰的对女性的敌意 Itistime sir tospeaktheundisguisedlanguageofhistoricaltruth 阁下 现在该是毫不掩饰地说清楚历史真相的时候了 hostility ahostile veryunfriendly disposition敌意 战争行动Thedogshowednohostilityatfirst 这只狗一开始毫无敌意 hostile adj characterizedbyenmityorillwill veryunfriendlyTomclosedthecarwindowandsatbackinhisseat inhostilesilence 汤姆关上车窗 一声不吭地背靠椅子坐着 心里充满着敌意cf belligerence belligerent Paragaph8 Butitwasfouryearslater whenIranforCongress thatthequestionofmysexbecameamajorissue Amongmembersofmyownparty closedmeetingswerehelddtodiscusswaysofstoppingme Paragrah9 Myopponent thefamouscivil rightsleaderJamesFarmertriedtoprojectablack masculineimage hetouredtheneighborhoodwithsoundtrucksfilledwithyoungmenwearingAfrohaircuts dashikis andbeards Whilethetelevisioncrewsignoredme theywerenotawareofaveryimportantstatisticwhichbothIandmycampaignmanager WesleyMacD Holder knew Inmydistrictthereare2 5womenforeveryman