Unit 2Happy Childhood.ppt

Unit2,HappyChildhood,WhileMotherwasinNewOrleans,Iwasinthecareofmygrandparents.当母亲在新奥尔良时，我便由外祖父母来照看。,Mygrandfatherlovedworkingthere,too.Itgothimoutofthehouseandremindedhimofthemillworkheddoneasayoungmanaroundthetimeofmymothersbirth.外祖父也喜欢在那儿干活。这样他便可以从家里躲出来，去回忆他年轻力壮时做的木匠活，那时我的母亲刚刚出生。并且这工作也让他回忆起,Occasionally,blackkidswouldcomeintothestoreandwewouldplay.有时候，黑人孩子会到店里来，我们便在一起玩。,Ittookmeyearstolearnaboutsegregationandprejudiceandthemeaningofpoverty,yearstolearnthatmostwhitepeoplewerentlikemygrandfatherandgrandmother,whoseviewsonracewereamongthefewthingsshehadincommonwithherhusband.,我花了好长时间才弄明白到底什么是种族歧视、什么是偏见、什么是贫穷；同样我也花了好长时间才弄明白原来大多数白人和我的外祖父母不一样。多数情况下，我的外祖母总是和丈夫观点相悖，可他们在种族问题上的态度却是少有的一致。,好多年以后我才明白什么是种族歧视、什么是种族偏见、什么是贫穷，也是多年以后我才明白原来原来大多数白人和我的外祖父外祖母不一样。虽然大多数情况下，外祖母和外祖父的观点总是不同，但是他们在种族问题上的态度却是少有的一致。,OneofthemostmemorablestoriesofmychildhoodwasmymotherstaleofaDepressionGoodFridaywhenmygrandfathercamehomefromworkandbrokedownandcriedashetoldherhejustcouldntaffordthedollarorsoitwouldcosttobuyheranewEasterdress.,我童年时最难忘的是母亲给我讲过的一件事。事情发生在大萧条时期的一个复活节，外祖父（神情）沮丧地下班回家，难过地流了眼泪，他告诉我母亲，他穷得拿不出一块多钱给她买条复活节穿的新裙子。,Sherecalledthathehadtoldherthatgoodpeoplewhoweredoingthebesttheycoulddeservedtobeabletofeedtheirfamilies,andnomatterhowstrappedhewas,heneverdeniedthemgroceriesoncredit.她（母亲）记得外祖父曾告诉她，那些尽全力工作的好人有资格让他的家人填饱肚子，所以不管外祖父自己有多窘迫，他都会赊账卖给那些人食品。,In1997,anAfrican-Americanwoman,ErnestineCampbell,didaninterviewforherhometownpaperinToledo,Ohio,abouthergrandfatherbuyinggroceriesfrommine“onaccount”andbringingherwithhimtothestore.1997年，一位叫欧内斯廷坎贝尔的黑人妇女，在俄亥俄州的托莱多接受当地报纸采访时谈到我的祖父曾经赊账给她的祖父，而且她的祖父还曾把她带到店里来。,ASharpInterpreter,MygrandparentsandmymotheralwaysmademefeelIwasthemostimportantpersonintheworldtothem.Mostchildrenwillmakeitiftheyhavejustonepersonwhomakesthemfeelthatway.Ihadthree.,MygrandparentsandmymotheralwaysmademefeelIwastheimportantpersonintheworldtothem.Mostchildrenwillbesuccessfulinlifeiftheyhavejustonepersonwhomakesthemfeelthattheyareimportant.Luckily,Ihadthreepeoplewithinmyfamily,allthinkingIwasthemostimportantpersontothem.,WhenIwasachild,mygrandparentsandmymotheralwaystriedtomakemeawareofmyimportanceinthefamily.Mostchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheirfuturecareerifjustonefamilymembermakesthemfeelthatway.Iwasluckythatallthethreemembersofmyfamilysucceededindoingso.,DuringtheDepression,whennobodyhadanymoney,hewouldinviteboystoridetheicetruckwithhimjusttogetthemoffthestreet.Theyearnedtwenty-fivecentsaday.,Duringtheeconomichardtime,nobodyhadanymoney.Buthewouldinvitethoseboystoridetheicetruckforhimandpaidthemtwenty-fivecentsaday.Hediditforthepurposetokeeptheboysawayfromthehooligansonthestreet.,DuringtheDepression,peoplewereverypoorandhadverylittlemoney.Howevergrandfatherpaidtwenty-fivecentsadaytoasktheboystodrivetheicetruckforhiminorderthattheydidsomethingusefulratherthanwanderaboutonthestreet.,Fortyyearslater,hetoldmehestillneverwalkedbythatstretchofsidewalkwithouttryingtospotthatdime.Fortyyearslater,hetoldmewheneverhewalkedbythestretchofsidewalk,hewouldtrytofindthatdime.,Fortyyearslater,hetoldmethateverytimehepassedbythatstretchofsidewalk,hewouldalwayslookforthatdime.,ItshardtoconveytoyoungpeopletodaytheimpacttheDepressionhadonmyparentsandgrandparentsgeneration,butIgrewupfeelingit.ItshardtolettodaysyoungpeopleunderstandtheimpacttheDepressionhadonmyparentsandgrandparentsgeneration,butIdidfeelitwhileIgrewup.,ItisnoteasytomakeyoungpeopletodayunderstandhowtheDepressioninfluencedthelifeofmyparentsandgrandparentsgeneration.ButIcouldfeeltheinfluenceasIgrewup.,Ithurt,butmymotherhadbeenfaithfultoherfathersEasterritual.Ithurt,butmymotherwouldnevermakeachangetoherfathersEasterritual,whichmeansthatsheinsistedthatIwearnewclothesonEaster.,Itmademeverymuchembarrassed.ButmymotherinsistedondoingsobecausethatwaswhatmygrandfatherhadalwaysdoneonEasters.,ThoughtheSouthwascompletelysegregatedbackthen,somelevelofracialinteractionwasinevitableinsmalltowns,justasithadalwaysbeenintheruralSouth.Thoughthesouthwastotallyseparatedalongraciallinesatthattime,acertaindegreeofcommunicationbetweenraceswassimplytakingplacenaturally,especiallyinsmalltowns.,IntheSouththerewasveryseriousracialsegregationatthattime,however,interactionsbetweenwhiteandblackpeoplecouldnotbeavoidedinsmalltownsaswellasinruralareas,However,itwasraretofindanuneducatedruralsouthernerwithoutaracistboneinhisbody.Mostuneducatedruralsouthernershadracialprejudiceagainsttheblackpeople.,However,mostuneducatedruralsouthernerswouldnaturallyhaveracialprejudiceagainsttheblack.,nomatterhowstrappedhewas,heneverdeniedthemgroceriesoncredit.nomatterhowpoorhewas,healwaysgavethemfoodsonaccount.,inthecareof,Originalsentenceinthetext:WhileMotherwasinNewOrleans,Iwasinthecareofmygrandparents.Suggestedsentence:Thestolenlaptopwasinthecareofthepolicestation.,onaccount,Originalsentenceinthetext:abouthergrandfatherbuyinggroceriesfrommine“onaccount”Suggestedsentence:Nofoodordrinkwillbeservedonaccountinrestaurant.,occasionally,Originalsentenceinthetext:Occasionally,blackkidswouldcomeintothestoreandwewouldplay.Suggestedsentence:Moststockan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