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1、Unit 9Id Rather Be Black Than Female Text ExplanationPart IAbout the AuthorShirley Chisholm(1924-2005),American politician,educator,and author,was the first Afro-American woman elected to the U.S.Congress.She was a passionate and effective advocate of equal rights for minorities,women and children.S

2、he changed the nations perception about the capabilities of women and African-Americans.Text StructureSection 1:Paragraph 1 Section 2:Paragraphs 2-3Section 3:Paragraphs 4-12Section 4:Paragraphs 13-16Section 5:Paragraph 17Text AnalysisShirley Chisholm identifies and analyses the sexual discrimination

3、 in 1970s American politics and draws the surprising conclusion that the prejudice based on sex is even more serious than racial prejudice.It is surprising because American society as a whole now acknowledges the racial inequality but both men and women are simply blind to the unfair treatment of wo

4、men in the game of politics.She expresses her conviction that womens more active participation in politics would improve the country.Paragraph 1Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon.I was the first to overcome both handicaps at once.Of the two handicaps,

5、being black is much less of a draw back than being female.phenomenonany state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning;a remarkable development现象；奇迹；杰出的人才The phenomenon draws more attention of the public than ever before.这个现象也也比以往更加引起公众的注意力了What might account for thi

6、s strange phenomenon?什么能解释这种奇怪的现象？overcomewin a victory over;get on top of;deal with successfullyYou must overcome your bad habits.你必须克服你的坏习惯.So,what obstacles do you have to overcome in your life?在你的生命中,有哪些障碍是需要克服的?When at last all these obstacles were overcome,the small team set to work.当最后所有的这些障碍

7、被克服的时候,小队就开始工作了。handicap(n.)the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness(v.)injure permanently;put at a disadvantageBlindness is a great handicap.失明是一种重大的残疾。A bad attitude is the only true handicap.错误的态度才是唯一真正的障碍。Perhaps other readers will not suffer such

8、 a handicap.也许别的读者不会感到这个困难吧。drawbackthe quality of being a hindrance缺点，不利条件；退税Complacency is a drawback to progress.自满是进步的障碍。This is the major drawback of the system.这就是该系统的主要缺点。A drawback of text format files,however,is that they take longer to load.然而文本格式文件的缺点就是载入它们要花很长的时间。Paragraph 2If I said tha

9、t being black is a greater handicap than being a woman,probably no one would question me.That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men-and,I am afraid,most women-as bizarre.question(v.)challenge the accuracy,probity,or propriety of;place in doubt or express doubt

10、ful speculation询问；怀疑；审问You have no right to question him.你无权对他进行质询。Federal officials are due to question them next week.联邦官员将于下周对他们进行审问。I question the truth of the story.我怀疑这个故事的真实性。prejudice againstI admit I had a prejudice against Bob.我承认我以前对鲍伯有偏见。Some Chinese harbor a prejudice against mental ill

11、ness patients.一些中国人对精神病患者抱有一种偏见。Prejudice against women is deeply rooted still in some peoples mind,especially in distant rural areas.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Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years.多年以来，许多白人看不到存在着对黑人的歧视。strikestop work in order to press de

12、mands；affect or afflict suddenly,usually adversely；hit against;come into sudden contact with罢工；打击；敲；打动The company halted the operations during the strike.罢工期间,这家公司停止了业务。That points to the possibility,at least,of a military strike.那就意味着，至少有可能，会进行一场军事打击。Smith struck a match to light the fire史密斯划燃一根火柴点

13、燃炉火bizarreadj.conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusualThat sounds like a bizarre combination.那样的组合听起来很怪。Its been a bizarre week for the Rockets.对火箭队来说，这是一个相当奇怪的星期。The old people all goggled at the bizarre dresses of the girls at the party.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。Paragraph 3Prejudice aga

14、inst blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years.When blacks finally started to mention it,with sit-ins,boycotts,and freedom rides,Americans were incredulous.It was the start of a long,painful reeducation for white America.It will take years for whites-including those who think of th

15、emselves as liberals-to discover and eliminate the racist attitudes they all actually have.mention(v.)make reference to;(n.)a remark that calls attention to something or someoneNow that you mention it,I could recall it.既然你提及，我也就记起来了。I enjoyed the meal,not to mention the conversation.我很享受那顿饭，更不用说席间的谈

16、话。A nervous boss can become hysterical at the mere mention of money.只要一提到钱，神经质的老板就会变得异常激动。sit-inn.a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move静坐抗议；静坐罢工Protesters managed to climb the railings and break into the debating chamber to stage a sit-in.示威者爬过栏杆，闯入辩论厅举行

17、静坐。The latter staged a sit-in at Bangkoks international airport for a week that left thousands of passengers stranded.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.)a groups refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies;(v.)refuse to sponsor;refuse to do bu

18、siness with抵制，杯葛For a few days every year,people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese.每年都有几天韩国人会 抵制一切来自日本的东西.So far,the business impact of the protests and boycott calls appears limited.到目前为止，抗议和抵制活动产生的商业影响显得有限。incredulousadj.not disposed or willing to believe;unbelievingPeople nowadays a

19、re incredulous about ghosts and witches.现在的人们对鬼和巫婆都不相信了。After I told her the story,Jane gave me an incredulous smile.我把这个故事讲给简听，听完后她不相信地朝我一笑。Im incredulous to nobodys promises but yours.我不相信任何人的承诺，但你是个例外。liberala person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of c

20、ivil libertiesHe was a conviction liberal and a believe-in-nothing celebrity.他是坚定的自由主义者，也是没有信仰的名流；The title of Paul Krugmans new book,“The Conscience of a Liberal,”is no accident.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。racistn.a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to othersI find his raci

21、st views totally repugnant.我十分厌恶他的种族主义观点.When he finally came out,many saw that this U.S.Supreme Court Justice was a racist at heart.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。The racist harassment has driven him insane.种族主义者的折磨把他逼疯了。Paragraph 4How much harder will it be to eliminate the prejudice against wo

22、men?I am sure it will be a longer struggle.Part of the problem is that women in America are much more brainwashed and content with their roles as second-class citizens than blacks ever were.brainwashedadj.subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acce

23、ptance of new onesLi responded with a smile,“I dont want to be brainwashed.李先生一笑说，“我不愿被洗脑子。”I refuse to be brainwashed by advertisers into buying something I dont need.我可不让广告商给我洗脑，去买那些我不需要的东西。Paragraph 5Let me exlplain.I have been active in politics for more than twenty years.For all but last six,I

24、have done the work-all the tedious detalis that make teh difference between victory and defeat on election day-while men reaped the rewards,which is almost invariably the lot of women in politics.tediousso lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessHow can he give us such a tedious lecture!他怎么能

25、做这么沉闷乏味的演讲.But there is no denying that some of them are tedious and not trustworthy.但不可否认的是他们中的一些人是乏味的,而不是可信。The Mayor recited to the Queen a long and tedious speech of welcome.市长向女王背诵了一篇冗长且乏味的欢迎词。make the difference 产生差别；有影响，很重要The right people make the difference.合适的人起重要的作用。Education can make a b

26、ig difference to the quality of a persons life.教育对一个人的生活质量有很大影响.Leadership certainly plays a vital role,but individual team member attitudes make the difference.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。reap the rewardsMay you reap the rewards of kindness.愿你因你的善良而获得回报。Keep up the good work,because you will

27、reap the rewards soon.保持杰出的工作，因为你马上就可以收获回报了。Enjoy the challenge of short-term and long-term goals and then reap the rewards!拥有短期的和长期目标的挑战然后收获酬谢!invariablyadv.always;in an invariable mannerPower invariably means both responsibility and danger.权力永远意味着责任和危险。In contrast with most politicians,he was inva

28、riably polite.与大多数政治家相比，他始终彬彬有礼。A man who moralizing is usually a hypocrite,and a woman who moralizing is invariably plain.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.)your overall circumstances or condition in life(including everything that happens to you);anything(straws or pebbles etc.)taken or chosen at ra

29、ndom抽签；命运；a bad(或 sorry)lot(一个或一帮)坏蛋，恶人；没出息的家伙a crook in the lot(人生中)倒霉的时刻；人生的坎坷thats your lot(或 you have had your lot)你命该如此Paragraph 6It is still women-about three million volunteers-who do most of this work in the American political world.The best any of them can hope for is the honor of being dis

30、trict or county vice-chairman,a kind of separate-but-equal position with which a woman is rewarded for years of faithful envelope-stuffing and card-party organizing.where her role is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.separate-but-equal(种族主义者的)隔离但是平等(的主张)Separate but equal was a

31、legal doctrine in United States Constitutional law that justified systems of segregation.Under this doctrine,services,facilities and public accommodations were allowed to be separated by race,on the condition that the quality of each groups public facilities were(supposedly)to remain equal.The phras

32、e was derived from a Louisiana law of 1890.conventionn.a large formal assembly;something regarded as a normative example;(diplomacy)an international agreement;orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional;the act of convening大会；协定；惯例；习俗；约定Convention now allows women to smoke in public.现在习俗允许妇女在公共

33、场所吸烟。It is most desirable that he should attend the convention.他要是能参加此次会议，是最好不过的了。be supposed toAm I supposed to finish it now?我是不是现在就得完成它？Are you supposed to be in Australia now?你现在不是应该在澳大利亚的吗？Students are supposed to go to school every Monday through Friday.学生每星期一至星期五都要去上学。Of course,teachers are n

34、ot supposed to have favorite students,and they should treat everyone equally.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。Paragraph 7When I tried to break out of that role in 1963 and run for the New York State Assembly seat from Brooklyns Bedford-Stuyvesant,the resistance was bitter.From the start of that campai

35、gn,I faced undisguised hostility because of my sex.Assemblyn.1.a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit2.the act of constructing something(as a piece of machinery)3.a public facility to meet for open discussion4.a group of persons gathered together for a common purpos

36、e5.the social act of assembling装配；集会，集合Shall we start with the assembly line?咱们从装配线开始好吗？Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.人人有权享有和平集会和结社的自由。undisguisedadj.plain to see无伪装的；公开的；不戴假面具的From the start of that campaign,I faced undisguised hostility because of my sex.从竞

37、选一开始，我就要面对他们毫不掩饰的对女性的敌意。It is time,sir,to speak the undisguised language of historical truth.阁下，现在该是毫不掩饰地说清楚历史真相的时候了。hostility a hostile(very unfriendly)disposition敌意；战争行动The dog showed no hostility at first.这只狗一开始毫无敌意。hostile(adj.)characterized by enmity or ill will;very unfriendlyTom closed the ca

38、r window and sat back in his seat,in hostile silence.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,belligerentParagaph 8But it was four years later,when I ran for Congress,that the question of my sex became a major issue.Among members of my own party,closed meetings were heldd to discuss ways of stoppin

39、g meParagrah 9My opponent,the famous civil-rights leader James Farmer tried to project a black,masculine image;he toured the neighborhood with sound trucks filled with young men wearing Afro haircuts,dashikis,and beards.While the television crews ignored me,they were not aware of a very important st

40、atistic which both I and my campaign manager,Wesley Mac D.Holder,knew.In my district there are 2.5 women for every man registered to vote.project(v.)municate vividly He projected his feelings2.put on a screenThe images are projected onto the screen3.cause to be heard His voice projects well4.make or

41、 work out a plan for;devise5.present for consideration6.imagine;conceive of;see in ones mind7.throw,send,or cast forward project a missilemasulinehaving characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for menAll nouns in French have a feminine or masculine gender.所有的法语单词都

42、是有性别的，阳性或是阴性。Blue is usually considered a masculine color.蓝色一般被认为是男性色。feminine:associated with women and not with menFeminine consciousness is one of the major criteria for feminine literature criticism.女性意识是女性文学批评的重要标准之一。Afron.a rounded thickly curled hairdo;Wow!Hes probably been growing that afro

43、for years!哇！他留那种非洲式发型已经好多年啦！In the 1960s,an Afro hairstyle was a badge of independence among African Americans.20世纪60年代，非洲发式是非裔美国人的独立徽章。Tony Morrison is the first Afro-American woman writer who wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.托尼.莫里森是获得诺贝尔文学奖的第一位美国黑人女作家。dashikis（黑人穿的）颜色花哨的短袖套衫；大喜吉装he toured the neighborhood with sound trucks filled with young men wearing Afro haircuts,dashikis,and beards.他坐着带有扩音器的卡车在附近地区巡回，车上满载着留着非洲发式、穿颜色花哨的宽袍和蓄胡子的年轻人。End of Unit 9 Part ITo be continued