Unit-2-More-than-Skin-Deep超越肌肤深度

Unit2MoreThanSkinDeepTextARevoltoftheEvilFairiesTedPostonUnderstandingRACISMRacism

istheconsciousbeliefinthesuperiorityofoneraceoveranother,whichoftenresultsin

discrimination

and

prejudice

towardspeoplebasedontheir

race

or

ethnicity.Today,theuseoftheterm"racism"doesnoteasilyfallunderasingledefinition./14/0717/11/A1BOSNFF00294KMJ.htmlMyroadtripthroughthewhitesttownsinAmericaAsAmericabecomesmoreandmoremulticultural,RichBenjaminnoticedaphenomenon:Somecommunitieswereactuallygettinglessdiverse.Sohegotoutamap,foundthewhitesttownsintheUSA—andmovedin.Inthisfunny,honest,humantalk,heshareswhathelearnedasablackmaninWhitopia.WatchthelinkedvideoclipwhichmightshedsomelightontheracialproblemsincurrentAmerica.RacistBehavioragainstChineseChingChong/ChingChangChongChingchonglinglongtingtongBaddriverChink,chinki,chinkee,ChinkyeyesChinaman

Dog/riceeaterChinesecommunist17年9月18日Tarte

Cosmetics的instagram账号辱华动态Whatisthebestthingaboutapersonwhoishalfmuslimandhalfasian?

Whentheytrytoflyaplaneintoabuildingtheymissbecausetheyareterribledrivers.Chink意译为窄眼、小缝隙，是英文中一个种族性的污辱用语，对象是中国人、华人或东亚人。可能是出自发音“请请”、“清”朝，原字与“中国”只稍有差别，或许是指小而斜的眼睛。usedinlate1900s,

柏杨，TheUglyChinaman

StereotypesofChinesepeopleheldbyforeignersKungfumasterPlaypingpang,piano,violinGoodatmathBadatEnglishMalnutrition新西兰亚裔女学生把被歧视的经验写成musicalcomedy“ChingKong”/video/av4055826/?from=search&seid=11766109843529058662Bepoliticallycorrectwhileabroad!PublicsecurityRacialsensitivityDisabilityObesityChildpornography…Poston,Ted(1906-1974)TedPoston,thefirstAfricanAmericanjournalisttoworkatamainstreamnewspaper,wasbornonJuly4,1906,inHopkinsville,Kentucky.

Bytheageoffifteen,Postonhadbegunhiscareerwritingarticlesforhisfamily’spaper,theHopkinsvilleContender.

Hegraduatedfromcollegein1928andmovedtoNewYorktopursueacareerinjournalism.Hewastemporarilyhiredbythe

NewYorkPost

in1936,makinghimonlythethirdAfricanAmericantobehiredasareporterforamajorNewYorkCitydailypaper.TextARevoltoftheEvilFairiesRevoltn./v.叛乱，反感Therevoltwassuppressedinamatterofhours.

叛乱在几小时之内就镇压下去了。Stockn.库存；股票，股份v.储备adj.陈旧的Instock,outofstock,stockmarketStockuponfilmbeforeleavingforatripStockjokes,response,impressionInterferewith干扰Constantinterruptionsinterferewithourinterview.他从不让个人感情妨碍工作。erveneinDon'tinterveneintheaffairsofanothercountry.你最好还是不要介入他们的争端。Triggerv.发射，引发n.扳机，诱因Priceincreaseswilltriggeroffdemandsforwageincreases.

价格上涨会激发人们增长工资的要求。Theodouroffoodmaytriggerpeople'sappetite.

食物的香味能引起人的食欲。Ipulledthetriggerandthegunwentoff.

我一扣扳机，枪就响了。Itwasthetriggerforawholenewinvestigation.

这是新一轮调查的直接起因。Grammarschool文法学校A

grammarschool

isoneofseveraldifferenttypesof

school

inthehistoryofeducationintheUnitedKingdomandotherEnglish-speakingcountries,originallyaschoolteaching

Latin,butmorerecentlyanacademically-oriented

secondaryschool,differentiatedinrecentyearsfromlessacademic

SecondaryModernSchools.It’saschoolforstudentsintermediatebetweenelementaryschoolandcollege.IntheUnitedStatesthismeansanelementaryschool.Invariably[ɪn'veriəbli]adv.不变地，总是Wivessaythatmenareinvariablychildrenatheart.

妻子们说男人实际上永远是孩子。Hisintuitionisinvariablycorrect.

他的直觉常常是正确的。Vary,various,variety,variableCutawaycoat燕尾服Stripedbreeches条纹马裤，裤子Tuxedo[tʌkˈsi:doʊ]无尾礼服Prominentadj.

显著的；杰出的；突出的VirginiaWoolfisoneofthemostprominentwritersinEnglishliterature.

弗吉尼亚·尔夫是英国文学史中一名重要的作家。Einsteinwasaprominentscientist.

爱因斯坦是一位卓越的科学家。Cf.Imminent,eminentWhatcanweinferfromPara1?…ColoredGrammarSchool…theoneoccasion…theyletususetheoldCooperOperaHouseEvensomeofthewhitefolkscameoutyearly…Thefirst2rows…reservedforwhitefriends……withanemptyrowintervening…PrinceCharmingItisa

fairytale

characterwhocomestotherescueofa

princessinjeopardyandmustengageina

quest

toliberateherfromanevil

spell.Thisclassificationsuitsmost

heroes

ofanumberoftraditionalfolktales,including"SnowWhite","SleepingBeauty",and“Cinderella",evenifintheoriginalstorytheyweregivenanothername,ornonameatall.Oftenhandsomeandromantic,princecharmingcanbeviewedasametaphorforarewardtheheroineachievesforthedecisionsshemakes.

"PrinceCharming"isalsousedasatermtorefertotheidealizedmansomepeopledreamofasafuture

spouse.Comeoff表现；成功；

Inthesecircumstances,itisthemanagerswho

comeoff

best.

在这种情况下，几个经理表现得最好。Itwasagoodtrybutitdidn'tquite

comeoff.

这是一次不错的尝试，但效果欠佳。Readpara4andanswerquestionsWhyisthewholeschoolsoexcitedorevenrestlessfromChristmasuntilFebruary?Thewriterusedironyinregardtotheselectionofthedramaplayers.Circleoutthewordsorphraseswhichrevealhisironictone.Ferment(para4)n.发酵；动乱Thecountrywasinastateofpoliticalferment.

这个国家处于动荡不安之中。Complexionn.肤色，面色(para4)Thatcolourdoesn'tsuityourcomplexion.

那颜色不适合你的肤色。Hehasadarkcomplexion.

他肤色黝黑。Shehasapalecomplexion.

她面色苍白。Para5--Paraphrase…,itwasanacceptedfactthatalackofpigmentationwasadecidedadvantageinthePrinceCharmingandSleepingBeautysweeptakes.Itwaswidelyrecognizedthatthelight-skinnedstudentsweremorelikelytobeselectedtoplayPrinceCharmingorSleepingBeautycomparedwiththosedark-skinnedschoolmates.Pigmentn.

色素；颜料Pigmentationn.色素沉淀，染色，着色Sweepstakesn.通吃；赌金独得Thereinadv.

在其中；在那一点上在正规公文、法律文件中,经常会遇到由here/there/where+介词构成的副词.理解这些副词可以按照下面的原则：

here+prep.=prep.This/these

there+prep.=prep.That/those

where+prep.=prep.What/which

例如：

hereby=by(making)this(document,contract,deed,letter,etc.)

在介绍信的开头,经常会这样写："Iherebycertifythat...",中文常可译成“兹证明……”,其实也就是“I,bywritingthisletter,certifythat..."Here,there,where+prep.

副词的理解又如：

thereafter=afterthat(time,event,etc.)

Theconfidentialityshallremainineffectthroughoutthetermofthiscontractandforaperiodofthreeyearsthereafter.就是说保密条款在整个合同期以及合同期满后的三年内有效.里面的thereafter就是afterthetermofthecontract.

再如：Iencloseanoticewhereinarrangementsaredetailed.这里的"wherein"完全可以换成"inwhich".Here,there,where+prep.

副词的理解Thereafter,Thereagainst,Thereamong,Thereat,Thereby,Therefor,Therefore,Therefrom,Therein,Thereinto,Thereof,Thereon,Thereout,Thereto,Thereunder,Thereupon,Therewith,Whereafter,Whereas,Whereat,Whereby,Wherefore,Wherefrom,Wherein,Whereinto,Whereof,Whereon,Whereout,Wherethrough,Whereto,Whereunder

Whereuntil,Whereunto,Whereupon,Wherewith,Para6MyPersonalTragedyScion[‘saɪən]后裔Child,Offspring,descendant,heir,successorPara7DestinyAcceptedCastn./v.投，掷；分配角色;演职人员Themoon

cast

abrightlightovertheyardBurke

cast

aglanceatthemenuandhandeditovertome.(smile,look,doubt)Hewascastintoprisonfor10years.CastaspellonsbTheplayisbeingcastinboththeUSandBritain.Para7DestinyAcceptedSkulkv.<贬>潜伏，偷偷摸摸地走动，鬼鬼祟祟地活动Ifyouskulksomewhere,youhideormovearoundquietlybecauseyoudonotwanttobeseen.Asuspiciousguywasskulkingaroundinourneighborhoodatnight.Para7DestinyAcceptedVanquishv.<文>征服；

战胜；

克服；

抑制

Withknowledgeandwisdom,evilcouldbevanquishedonthisearth.

Para8“ifyoublack,youblack”Takeittoheart放在心上IfsomeonesayssomethingcriticalI

takeittoheart.

如果有人提出批评，我会十分介意。Iwasjustjoking.Pleasedon't

takeittoheart.

刚才我只是开玩笑,你千万别介意.Para8“ifyoublack,youblack”Rationalizev.使合理化;据理解释;文饰

Ican't

rationalize

myabsurdfearofinsects.

我怕昆虫，毫无道理，没法解释。c.f.rational,rationale,rationalization,irrationalYalleralsoyeller,yellow,highyellow(para9)

Areferencetoblackpeopleoflighterskin(withmoreEuropeanancestry),whilestillconsideredpartoftheAfrican-Americanethnicgroup,werethoughttogainprivilegesovertheirdarker-skinfellowpeople.Yall(Yellow)isinreferencetotheusuallyverypaleyellowundertonetotheskincolorofmembersofthisgroup,oftenduetomixturewithEuropeans.ThetermwasincommonuseintheUnitedStatesattheendofthe19thcenturyandtheearlydecadesofthe20thcentury,butisnowconsideredobsoleteandsometimesoffensive.Blueveinsociety(para9)AgroupofAfricanAmericanswhichlimitsitsmembershipto"blue

veins"orlightskinned

blackpeople(whoseskiniswhiteenoughtoshowblueveins).Duringtheturnofthecenturytherewereself-proclaimed

Blue

VeinSocietiesindozensofUScitiesrepresentingthe

Black

upperandupper-middleclassesanditsmembersarethe"BlueVeins."Para9HierarchicalColoredCommunityObscure[əbˈskjʊr]v.

adj.昏暗的;晦涩的,不清楚的;

vt.使…模糊不清,掩盖;使难理解The

room

is

too

obscure

for

reading.Theoriginofthecustomis

obscure.Thecontractsarewrittenin

obscure

language.Treesobscuredhisvision;hecouldn'tsee

it.Para9HierarchicalColoredCommunityThrobv./n.跳动，悸动；Theengines/heartthrobbed.

throbbingheadache/pulseElite[ɪˈlit]n.精英，精华Paraphrase:…ifyourdarkskinobscuredyourthrobbingpulse,youwerehardlyamember…Para10-11RogerJacksonInconsolableadj.没法安慰的,极悲痛的；Stutterv./n.结巴;口吃Dumba.哑的,口齿不清的;沉默的;蠢笨的Passfor被误认为是;混；HespeaksFrenchwellenoughto

passfor

aFrenchman.inallfairness平心而论；凭心而论In

all

fairness,

it's

not

a

bad

play.Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.B.Dimplen.酒窝，笑窝Fervent[ˈfɜ:rvənt]a.炽热的;强烈的;热烈的;Scornfula.鄙视的，轻蔑的；

(disdainful,contemptuous,cynical)Baboon[bæˈbun]n.狒狒Sneer

vi.讥笑，冷笑；~aOne-sidedlove单恋Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.BGooutfor…withallmyheart=Goalloutfor全力以赴…Declaimv.（像演讲般）说话；抨击；

Heraisedhisrightfistanddeclaimed:'Liarandcheat!'...

他举起右拳高喊：“骗子，骗子！”Heusedto

declaim

Frenchversetous.

他过去常给我们朗诵法语诗歌。Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.BPesterv.使烦恼；

使为难；

纠缠Hetoldhernotto

pester

himwithtrifles.

他对她说不要为小事而烦扰他.Iknowhegetsfedupwithpeoplepesteringhimformoney.

我知道他烦透了那些缠着他要钱的人。Bored,tired,worried,freezing,lovesbtodeathPurloin[pɜrˈlɔɪn]v.偷窃Palmer’s(帕玛氏)SkinSuccessPara15-16MyDoomedFailureDoomn.命运;

厄运;(尤指不利的、有罪的)判决,宣判vt.注定;判定Theirmarriagewasdoomedtofailure.

Doomsdayn.

(基督教)世界末日,最后审判日Cf.Apocalypse

[ə‘pɑːkəlɪps]天启，启示录，世界毁灭Para17-18LeonardiusWrightgothischance!Goodygoodyn.伪善者；善于讨好卖乖的人Rehearsev.排练，排演；(rehearsal)Slinkv.偷偷溜走Johnwastryingto

slink

intothehousebythebackdoor.Don't

slink

awaywithoutapologizing.

Para17-18LeonardiusWrightgothischance!behold

vt.看到；vi.瞧;看呀(用在祈使句中以引起人注意)

Hewasajoyto

behold.Hammy

[ˈhæmi]a.火腿味的；表演夸张的Para19ABigSceneOverflowv.溢出;

挤满,充满Thegreathallwasoverflowingwithpeople.Delicatea.微妙的;

纤弱的;易损的Theirmarriageisa

delicate

balancebetweentraditionalandcontemporaryvalues.HehadDelicatehandsTactfullyadv.

adv.言行得体地，不得罪人地I

tactfully

refusedhisinvitation.我婉言拒绝了他的邀请.Para20Herappedonmyhead!Fettlen.状态，情绪；Youseeminfine

fettle.

你看起来身体很好。Theteamareallinexcellent

fettle.

队员们个个精神抖擞、神采奕奕.Rapv.

急拍,快敲;说唱;谴责MaryAnnturnedandrappedonSimon'sdoor.

...rappingtheglasswiththeknucklesofhisrighthand...

用他右手指关节敲击玻璃Onpurpose=deliberatelyPara21FinallyIthappenedMortala.致命的;

终有一死的n.凡人,人类Amortalwound/blow等同于fatalWeareall

mortal.Mortally,Mortality,immortal,mortgageChallengesbtosthShechallengedme