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江苏大学大三下《高级英语》复习资料选编
Lesson9AMorePerfectUnion(part
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1、Thedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedbutultimatelyunfinished.
Afterheateddebateandcompromise,theConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedbytheConstitutionalConventionand39outof55delegatessignedthedocument.Butthethree-fifthsclauseandthetwentymoreyearsallowedfortheslavetradeshowedthetheslaveissuewasnotsolved,sotheprocessofformingamoreperfectuniondidnotendwiththeenforcementoftheConstitution.
2、Butitalsocomesfrommyownstory.
Mypersonalbackgroundandmysuccessstory,risingfromragstoriches,alsoteachesmetheimportanceofunity.
3、Butitisastorythathassearedintomygeneticmakeuptheideathatthisnationismorethanthesumofitsparts---thatoutofmany,wearetrulyone.
I’mdeeplyingrainedthroughmyexperienceintheUSwiththeideathatAmericaisnotatotalofaddingeverythingtogetherbutistheproductoffusion,ofsharingthesamecreed.
4、Throughoutthefirstyearofthiscampaign,againstalldirectionstothecontrary,wesawhowhungrytheAmericanpeoplewereforthismessageofunity.
InspiteofalltheannouncementsthattheUnitedStateswasnotreadyforablackpresident,thatIwouldfailinthecampaign,wegainedmomentuminthefirstyearofthecampaign,whichshowedthattheAmericanpeopledemandedunityandchange.
5、Despitethetemptationtoviewmycandidacythroughapurelyraciallens,wewoncommandingvictoriesinstateswithsomeofthewhitestpopulationsinthecountry.
Peoplewereencouragedtojudgemefromtheperspectiveofablackcandidate,raisingthequestionofwhethertheUnitedStateswouldfarebetterwithablackpresident.However,wewonthegreatvictorieseveninsomeofthemoreconservativestates,stateswithstrongerbias.
6、WesawracialtensionsbubbletothesurfaceduringtheweekbeforetheSouthCarolinaprimary.
TheweekbeforetheDemocratsweretoselectdelegatestothenationalconventioninSouthCarolina,attacksonme,onblacks,becomemorefrequent,moreintense.
7、Ononeendofthespectrum,we’veheardtheimplicationthatmycandidacyissomehowanexerciseinaffirmativeaction;thatit’sbasedsolelyonthedesireofwide-eyedliberalstopurchaseracialreconciliationonthecheap.
Atoneendoftheentirerangeofopinions,therearepeoplewhosaythatIdecidedtorunforpresidencybecauseIwantedtoshowblackandwhiteshouldhaveequalopportunityandIwantedtoplayonthedesiresofnaiveliberalstoachieveracialharmonywithoutmakinggreatefforts.
8、IcannomoredisownhimthanIcandisowntheblackcommunity.
It’simpossibleformetocasthimoffjustasitispossibleformetorepudiatetheblackcommunity.
Translation
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1、他把网上的流传当成一个笑话,不予理睬。
(dismissas)
HedismissedthestrongcirculatingontheInternetasajoke.
2、马克﹒吐温的《竞选州长》是一篇著名的短篇故事。
(runfor)
MarkTwain’srunningforgovernorisashortstory.
3、对于遭受灾难的人们,我们应该毫无保留地帮助他们。
(reachoutto)
Weshouldreachoutwithoutreservationtothosewhosufferfromdisasters.
4、考虑到他们没有经验,他们的工作成绩还是相当不错的。
(given)
Giventheirlackofexperience,theirworkshouldbeconsideredasaverageabove.
5、她是在华裔人占主导地位的社区里长大的。
(predominantly)
ShegrewupinthecommunitywheretheresidentswerepredominantlyofChineseorigin.
6、心情不好不能成为你对同事粗暴的理由。
(justify)
Beinginabadmoodcannotjustifyyourrudebehaviortowardsyourcolleagues.
7、警方把这件事视作“误解”而草草了事。
(dismiss...as)
Thepolicedismissedtheincidentasacaseofmisunderstanding.
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1、Twohundredandtwenty-oneyearsago,inahallthatstillstandsacrossthestreet,agroupofmengatheredand,withthesesimplewords,launchedAmerica’simprobableexperimentindemocracy.
221年前,在至今仍矗立在街对面的大厅中,一群人聚集在一起,用这些简朴的语言,开始了美国在当时被认为是不太可能成功的民主实践。
2、Itwasstainedbythisnation’soriginalsinofslavery,aquestionthatdividedthecoloniesandbroughttheconventiontoastalemateuntilthefounderschosetoallowtheslavetocontinueforatleasttwentymoreyears,andtoleaveanyfinalresolutiontofuturegenerations.
它被这个国家奴隶制的原罪玷污了,这个问题使各殖民地对立,并一度使会议陷入僵局,直到后来开国者们选择允许奴隶买卖至少再存在20年,而把奴隶制问题的最终解决留给了后代。
3、It’sastorythathasn’tmademethemostconventionalofcandidates.Butit’sastorythathassearedintomygeneticmakeuptheideathatthisnationismorethanthesumofit’sparts---thatoutofmany,wearetrulyone.
我的故事并没有使我成为一个最传统的候选人。
但它却把这样一种观念深深地烙在我心里---这个国家并不是由各个部分简单叠加构成的集合体,而是由各个部分融合而成的一个整体。
4、Instead,theyexpressedaprofoundlydistortedviewofthiscountry---aviewthatseeswhiteracismasendemic,andthatelevateswhatiswrongwithAmericaaboveallthatweknowisrightwithAmerica;aviewthatseestheconflictsintheMiddleEastasrootedprimarilyintheactionsofstalwartallieslikeIsrael,insteadofemanatingfromtheperverseandhatefulideologiesofradicalIslam.
相反地,这些言论表达了一种严重歪曲这个国家的观点---这种观点认为白人种族主义是美国特有的一种流行病,并把美国出现的问题放置于其它美好的东西之上;这种观点还认为中东冲突的根源主要在于我们的忠实盟友,比如以色列的做法,而非源于伊斯兰教激进分子执拗和充满仇恨的意识形态。
5、Thosestories---ofsurvival,andfreedom,andhope---becomeourstory,mystory;thebloodthathadspilledwasourblood,thetearsourtears;untilthisblackchurch,onthisbrightday,seemedoncemoreavesselcarryingthestoryofapeopleintofuturegenerationsandintoalargerworld.
这些关于生存、自由和希望的故事成为我们的故事、我的故事;故事里抛洒的热血是我们的热血,挥洒的眼泪是我们的眼泪。
直到今天这个晴朗的日子,这个黑人的教会又一次像一艘船承载着一个民族的故事,驶向后代,驶入更大的世界。
6、Thechurchcontainsinfullthekindnessandcruelty,thefierceintelligenceandtheshockingignorance,thestrugglesandsuccesses,theloveandyes,thebitternessandbiasesthatmakeuptheblackexperienceinAmerica.
教会囊括了黑人在美国的经历,包括仁慈与残酷、极端睿智与超级愚昧、斗争与成功、爱与认同、怨恨与偏见。
7、NotonceinmyconversationswithhimhaveIheardhimtalkaboutanyethicgroupinderogatoryterms,ortreatwhiteswithwhomheinteractedwithanythingbutcourtesyandrespect.
在我们的谈话中,我从来没听到过他用贬损的语言谈论另一个族裔,而且他从来都是用礼貌和尊重来对待与他打交道的白人。
8、WewouldbemakingthesamemistakethatReverendWrightmadeinhisoffendingsermonsaboutAmerica---tosimplifyandstereotypeandamplifythenegativetothepointthatitdistortsreality.
莱特牧师在攻击美国的布道中犯了一个错误---简单化,模式化,并将负面的东西放大到足以扭曲事实的程度,而我们也会犯同样的错误。
Lesson10AMorePerfectUnion(part
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1、Understandingthisrealityrequiresareminderofhowwearrivedatthispoint.
Inordertounderstandthecomplexitiesofrace,weneedtoknowthehistoryanddevelopmentofracialrelations,thesufferingandinjusticesthattheblacksweresubjectedto.
2、“Thepastisn’tdeadandburied.Infact,itisn’tevenpast.”
Theinfluencewhathappenedinprevioustimehasnotdisappeared.Suchinfluencecanstillbeseen.
3、ButforallthosewhoscratchedandclawedtheirwaytogetapieceoftheAmericanDream,thereweremanywhodidn’tmakeit.---thosewhowereultimatelydefeated,inonewayoranother,bydiscrimination.
Outofthosewhoworkedorstruggledveryhardtoclimbthesocialladder,manydidnotsucceed.Theyweredefeatedinlife’sstruggle,asaresultofdiscrimination.
4、Butitdoesfindvoiceinthebarbershoporthebeautyshoporaroundthekitchentable.
Viewscoloredbyracesmaycomeupatinformalconversationsatthebarbershopwheremenmeetoroverdinneramongfamilymembers.
5、AndoccasionallyitfindsvoiceinthechurchonSundaymorning,inthepulpitandinthepews.
Andonceinawhile,suchsentimentsareexpressedinsermonsandamongchurchcongregation,atSundaymorningblackchurchservices.
6、Theyareanxiousabouttheirfutures,andfeeltheirdreamsslippingaway;andinaneraofstagnantwagesandglobalcompetition,opportunitycomestobeseenasazerosumgame,inwhichyourdreamscomeatmyexpense.
Asaresult,whiteAmericandreamiscomingtoanend,feelinghopelessandhelpless.Sotheyhaveahostileattitudetowardthosewhomtheyconsidertheircompetitors.
7、Talkshowhostsandconservativecommentatorsbuiltentirecareersunmaskingbogusclaimsofracismwhiledismissinglegitimatediscussionsofracialinjusticeandinequalityasmerepoliticalcorrectnessorreverseracism.
Talkshowhostsandconservationcommentatorsbecamefamousthroughexposingso-calledunrealincidentsofracismandlabeledreasonablediscussionofunfairtreatmentofminoritiesascateringtoexcessivesensibilitytominoritycauseorasracismagainstthewhites.
8、It’saracialstalematewe’vebeenstuckinforyears.
Theangeroftheblacksandtheresentmentofthewhitesarenotgroundless.Bothgroupshavelegitimateconcerns.Yettheirangerisdirectedtowardthewrongtargets,thushamperingthesolutionoftheissueswhichcausetheanger.Neithersidehascometoseetheproblem.Soaracialdeadlockexists.
9、FortheAfrican-Americancommunity,thatpathmeansembracingtheburdensofourpastwithoutbecomingvictimsofourpast.
Theblackcommunityshouldfaceandhandlebravelythelegacyofracialinjusticeofthepastwhileatthesametimeshouldnotfeeltheyarebeingwrongedallthetime.
10、Inthewhitecommunity,thepathtoamoreperfectunionmeansacknowledgingthatwhatailstheAfrican-Americancommunitydoesnotjustexistinthemindofblackpeople;thatthelegacyofdiscriminationandcurrentincidentsofdiscrimination,whilelessovertthaninthepast,andthesethingsarerealandmustbeaddressed.
Forthewhites,theyshouldseeclearlythatthewrongdonetotheblacksinthepastisafactandsubtlediscriminationstillexiststodayandshouldbesolvedproperly.
11、WecanpounceonsomegaffebyaHillarysupporterasevidencethatshe’splayingtheracecard,orwecanspeculateonwhetherwhitemenwillallflocktoJohnMcCaininthegeneralelectionregardlessofhispolicies.
WecanjumponsomeremarksmadebysomeHillarysupportersagainstmeandusethistoshowthatHillaryalsotriestoappealtowhitestodefeat