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1、 A Drink in the PassageAuthorAuthor Alan Paton(1903-1988)AlanPatonwasborninPietermaritzburg,SouthAfrica.HestartedhiscareerbyteachingataschoolinIxopo.Thedramaticcareerchangetodirectorofareformatory(管教所)管教所)forblackyouthsatDiepkloof,nearJohannesburg,hadaprofoundeffectonhisthinking.ThepublicationofCry,
2、the Beloved Country(1948)madehimoneofSouthAfricasbestknownwriters,andbythetimehedied,ithadsoldover15millioncopies.Followinghisnon-racialideals,hehelpedtofoundtheSouthAfricanLiberalPartyandbecameitspresident.His Works His Works Cry,the Beloved CountryPerhapsthemostfamousnoveltocomeoutofSouthAfrica,Pa
3、tons1948workbroughttothenoticeoftheworldthedilemmasofordinarySouthAfricanslivingunderanoppressivesystem,onewhichthreatenedtodestroytheirveryhumanity.InformedbyPatonsChristianandliberalbeliefs,thenoveltellsofaruralZuluparsons(牧师)(牧师)heart-breakingsearchforhisson,whohasbeendrawnintothecriminalunderwor
4、ldofthecity.Cry,the Beloved Countryhassoldmillionsofcopiesaroundtheworld.Apartheid ApartheidWiththeenactmentofapartheidlawsin1948,racialdiscriminationwasinstitutionalized(使制度(使制度化)化).Racelawstouchedeveryaspectofsociallife,includingaprohibitionofmarriagebetweennon-whitesandwhites,andthesanctioning(认可
5、)(认可)of“white-only”jobs.In1950,thePopulationRegistrationActrequiredthatallSouthAfricansberaciallyclassifiedintooneofthreecategories:white,black(African),orcolored(ofmixeddecent).ThecolouredcategoryincludedApartheidApartheidmajorsubgroupsofIndiansandAsians.Classificationintothesecategorieswasbasedona
6、ppearance,socialacceptance,anddescent(血统)(血统).Non-compliancewiththeracelawsweredealtwithharshly.Allblackswererequiredtocarry“passbooks”containingfingerprints,photoandinformationonaccesstonon-blackareas.Apartheid ApartheidIn1960,alargegroupofblacksinSharpevillerefusedtocarrytheirpasses;thegovernmentd
7、eclaredastateofemergency.Theemergencylastedfor156days,leaving69peopledeadand187peoplewounded.Wielding(掌握、运用)(掌握、运用)thePublicSafetyActandtheCriminalLawAmendmentAct,the white regime had no intention of changing the unjust laws of apartheid.Jubileen.a date that is celebrated because it is exactly 25 ye
8、ars,50 years etc.after an important event25、50/60年等具有特殊意义的周年纪念Do you know how many years they are marking?1.silver jubilee A.50 years2.golden jubilee B.60 years3.diamond jubilee C.25 years1-C 2-A 3-BThenewscausedasensationbecauseitprovedthatDorlinstillhadgolddeposits.Thisisashowthatwouldcauseasensat
9、ioninLondonorNewYork.extremeexcitementorinterest,orsomeoneorsomethingthatcausesthis轰动、引起轰动的人或事轰动、引起轰动的人或事Wordformationssensational(a.)sensationalize(v.)17.sensation(1)n.afeelingthatyougetfromoneofyourfivesenses,感官的感觉能力感官的感觉能力Thesensationofsight视觉视觉Sensationoftiredness疲劳感疲劳感Hecouldfeelnosensationinhi
10、sarm.他觉得自己的手臂麻木了。他觉得自己的手臂麻木了。17.sensation(2)n.Carolinehadthesensationthatshewasbeingwatched.ItwasastrangesensationIfeltIdbeentherebefore.n.afeelingthatisdifficulttodescribe,causedbyaparticularevent,experience,ormemory感觉、知觉感觉、知觉17.sensation(3)In the year 1960 the Union Africa celebrated its Golden Ju
11、bilee,and there was a nationwide sensation when the one-thousand-pound prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man,Edward Simelane.In the year 1960,the Union of South Africa celebrated its fiftieth anniversary,and there was a great excitement throughout the country when people hea
12、rd that the prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man.excite:to arouse 激起、激发His speech didnt excite much interest in voters.The news has certainly excited comment.conscience(1)n.a.thepartofyourmindthattellsyouwhetherwhatyouaredoingismorallyrightorwrongHewasamanofstrongsocialcons
13、cience,whoactivelycampaignedagainstpovertyinallitsforms.Well,atleastIcanfacethemallwithaclear/goodconscience(=whenyouknowthatyouhavedonenothingwrong).Iteasedherownconscience.不再受良心责备conscience(2)n.b.aguiltyfeelingthatyouhaveaboutsomethingbadyouhavedoneAnnfeltapang(剧痛)/twinge(刺痛)ofconscienceathavingmi
14、sjudgedher.Theyhavenoconscienceatallaboutcheating.(=notfeelguiltyaboutcheating)His work,African Mother and Child,(1)not only excited the admiration,(2)but touched the(A)conscience or (B)heart or (C)whatever it was that responded of white South Africa.that responded:here means responded in that way o
15、r similarly responded(3)seemed likely to make him famous Itwasbyacarelessmistakethathisworkwasaccepted,becauseasablackperson,hewasnotsupposedtoparticipateinthecompetition.emphaticstructureamistakethatyoumakebynotnoticingsth.orbyforgettingtodosth.错误、疏漏Itwasbyanoversightthathisworkwasacceptedsegregate
16、(1)v.a.to separate one group of people from others,especially because they are of a different race,sex,or religion(oppo.)integrateMale prisoners were strictly segregated from the females.Schools should not segregate children with disabilities.Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.segregate(2
17、)v.b.to separate one part of a place or thing from anotherThe coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.They too were segregated into wagons for families and those for single men.separatekeep sb.apartisolatecut sb.off fromapartheid 南非种族隔离(=segregation)reprimandv.&n.to tell s
18、omeone officially that something they have done is very wrongto received a severe reprimand for sth.Once he had forgotten to lock Mr Corcorans office and had been harshly reprimanded.The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty.a private reprimand:a criticism that is not make public
19、omit:to leave out 1.遗漏、疏忽、忘记He omitted to state his reasons.Dont omit locking(or:to lock)the door.2.省略、删节Omit a passage from the text.omissionomissible 可省略的omissive:省略的、遗漏的 soas toIm not so stupid as to believe him.indisputably:dispute:to argue about sth.esp.angrily and for a long period 争论disputabl
20、e:able to be questioned 有争辩余地的bringsth.toaclose:toendorconcludesth.结束Finallythemeetingwasbroughttoaclosebythenewchairman.Thegovernmentwasanxioustobringthehostagecrisistoaclose.butincertainpowerfulquarters,therewasanoutcryagainstanydeparturefromthe“traditionalpolicies”ofthecountryausuallyunspecifiedg
21、roupofpeopleastrongprotestorobjectionbutincertainpoliticallyinfluentialcircles,therewasastrongprotestagainstthisdecisionasitwasnotinconformitywiththetraditional,apartheidpoliciesofthecountryreferringtotheracialpolicieswhichhadbeenineffectformanyyearsquarters(from,among,in):某方面的人士Information from the
22、 high quarters 来自高层的信息outcry:公开抗议、呐喊Despite the outcry,the university refused to change its admission policies.departure(from):a divergence from a rule or traditional practice 偏离、背离、违反Their new designs represent a departure from their usual style.renounce v.to give up(a title,for example),especially
23、 by formal announcement 声明放弃Edward renounced his claim to the French throne.Rudolph voluntarily renounced his U.S.citizenship.We absolutely renounce all forms of terrorism.These groups must renounce violence if there is to be progress towards peace.Avert避免、防止避免、防止vt.topreventsomethingunpleasantfromh
24、appeningTalkswillbeheldtodayinafinalattempttoavertstrikeaction.Luckilythepilotsawtheotherplanejustintime,andadisasterwasnarrowlyaverted.Iwasrelievedthatwehadavertedyetanotherfinancialcrisis.feeluptosth.tohavethestrength,energyetctodosomething;tobewellenoughto有力气、有精力去做某事Ijustdidntfeeluptogoing.Youdon
25、tneedtogobacktoschoolifyoudontfeeluptoit.HeisscheduledtojointheteaminCalgarylatetodayifhisbackisfeelinguptoit.InOrlandoyoudevelopathroatofiron,andyoujustputbackyourheadandputitdown,incasethepoliceshouldarrive.metaphor:astrongthroatInOrlandoyou(theblacks)graduallydevelopathroatasstrongasiron,andyouju
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