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賬號辱華動態Whatisthebestthingaboutapersonwhoishalfmuslimandhalfasian?

Whentheytrytoflyaplaneintoabuildingtheymissbecausetheyareterribledrivers.Chink意譯為窄眼、小縫隙，是英文中一個種族性的污辱用語，對象是中國人、華人或東亞人?？赡苁浅鲎园l音“請請”、“清”朝，原字與“中國”只稍有差別，或許是指小而斜的眼睛。usedinlate1900s,

柏楊，TheUglyChinaman

StereotypesofChinesepeopleheldbyforeignersKungfumasterPlaypingpang,piano,violinGoodatmathBadatEnglishMalnutrition新西蘭亞裔女學生把被歧視的經驗寫成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.叛亂，反感Therevoltwassuppressedinamatterofhours.

叛亂在幾小時之內就鎮壓下去了。Stockn.庫存；股票，股份v.儲備adj.陳舊的Instock,outofstock,stockmarketStockuponfilmbeforeleavingforatripStockjokes,response,impressionInterferewith干擾Constantinterruptionsinterferewithourinterview.他從不讓個人感情妨礙工作。erveneinDon'tinterveneintheaffairsofanothercountry.你最好還是不要介入他們的爭端。Triggerv.發射，引發n.扳機，誘因Priceincreaseswilltriggeroffdemandsforwageincreases.

價格上漲會激發人們增長工資的要求。Theodouroffoodmaytriggerpeople'sappetite.

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

我一扣扳機，槍就響了。Itwasthetriggerforawholenewinvestigation.

這是新一輪調查的直接起因。Grammarschool文法學校A

grammarschool

isoneofseveraldifferenttypesof

school

inthehistoryofeducationintheUnitedKingdomandotherEnglish-speakingcountries,originallyaschoolteaching

Latin,butmorerecentlyanacademically-oriented

secondaryschool,differentiatedinrecentyearsfromlessacademic

SecondaryModernSchools.It’saschoolforstudentsintermediatebetweenelementaryschoolandcollege.IntheUnitedStatesthismeansanelementaryschool.Invariably[?n'veri?bli]adv.不變地，總是Wivessaythatmenareinvariablychildrenatheart.

妻子們說男人實際上永遠是孩子。Hisintuitionisinvariablycorrect.

他的直覺常常是正確的。Vary,various,variety,variableCutawaycoat燕尾服Stripedbreeches條紋馬褲，褲子Tuxedo[t?k?si:do?]無尾禮服Prominentadj.

顯著的；杰出的；突出的VirginiaWoolfisoneofthemostprominentwritersinEnglishliterature.

弗吉尼亞·爾夫是英國文學史中一名重要的作家。Einsteinwasaprominentscientist.

愛因斯坦是一位卓越的科學家。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表現；成功；

Inthesecircumstances,itisthemanagerswho

comeoff

best.

在這種情況下，幾個經理表現得最好。Itwasagoodtrybutitdidn'tquite

comeoff.

這是一次不錯的嘗試，但效果欠佳。Readpara4andanswerquestionsWhyisthewholeschoolsoexcitedorevenrestlessfromChristmasuntilFebruary?Thewriterusedironyinregardtotheselectionofthedramaplayers.Circleoutthewordsorphraseswhichrevealhisironictone.Ferment(para4)n.發酵；動亂Thecountrywasinastateofpoliticalferment.

這個國家處于動蕩不安之中。Complexionn.膚色，面色(para4)Thatcolourdoesn'tsuityourcomplexion.

那顏色不適合你的膚色。Hehasadarkcomplexion.

他膚色黝黑。Shehasapalecomplexion.

她面色蒼白。Para5--Paraphrase…,itwasanacceptedfactthatalackofpigmentationwasadecidedadvantageinthePrinceCharmingandSleepingBeautysweeptakes.Itwaswidelyrecognizedthatthelight-skinnedstudentsweremorelikelytobeselectedtoplayPrinceCharmingorSleepingBeautycomparedwiththosedark-skinnedschoolmates.Pigmentn.

色素；顏料Pigmentationn.色素沉淀，染色，著色Sweepstakesn.通吃；賭金獨得Thereinadv.

在其中；在那一點上在正規公文、法律文件中,經常會遇到由here/there/where+介詞構成的副詞.理解這些副詞可以按照下面的原則：

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.)

在介紹信的開頭,經常會這樣寫："Iherebycertifythat...",中文?？勺g成“茲證明……”,其實也就是“I,bywritingthisletter,certifythat..."Here,there,where+prep.

副詞的理解又如：

thereafter=afterthat(time,event,etc.)

Theconfidentialityshallremainineffectthroughoutthetermofthiscontractandforaperiodofthreeyearsthereafter.就是說保密條款在整個合同期以及合同期滿后的三年內有效.里面的thereafter就是afterthetermofthecontract.

再如：Iencloseanoticewhereinarrangementsaredetailed.這里的"wherein"完全可以換成"inwhich".Here,there,where+prep.

副詞的理解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[‘sa??n]后裔Child,Offspring,descendant,heir,successorPara7DestinyAcceptedCastn./v.投，擲；分配角色;演職人員Themoon

cast

abrightlightovertheyardBurke

cast

aglanceatthemenuandhandeditovertome.(smile,look,doubt)Hewascastintoprisonfor10years.CastaspellonsbTheplayisbeingcastinboththeUSandBritain.Para7DestinyAcceptedSkulkv.<貶>潛伏，偷偷摸摸地走動，鬼鬼祟祟地活動Ifyouskulksomewhere,youhideormovearoundquietlybecauseyoudonotwanttobeseen.Asuspiciousguywasskulkingaroundinourneighborhoodatnight.Para7DestinyAcceptedVanquishv.<文>征服；

戰勝；

克服；

抑制

Withknowledgeandwisdom,evilcouldbevanquishedonthisearth.

Para8“ifyoublack,youblack”Takeittoheart放在心上IfsomeonesayssomethingcriticalI

takeittoheart.

如果有人提出批評，我會十分介意。Iwasjustjoking.Pleasedon't

takeittoheart.

剛才我只是開玩笑,你千萬別介意.Para8“ifyoublack,youblack”Rationalizev.使合理化;據理解釋;文飾

Ican't

rationalize

myabsurdfearofinsects.

我怕昆蟲，毫無道理，沒法解釋。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[?b?skj?r]v.

adj.昏暗的;晦澀的,不清楚的;

vt.使…模糊不清,掩蓋;使難理解The

room

is

too

obscure

for

reading.Theoriginofthecustomis

obscure.Thecontractsarewrittenin

obscure

language.Treesobscuredhisvision;hecouldn'tsee

it.Para9HierarchicalColoredCommunityThrobv./n.跳動，悸動；Theengines/heartthrobbed.

throbbingheadache/pulseElite[??lit]n.精英，精華Paraphrase:…ifyourdarkskinobscuredyourthrobbingpulse,youwerehardlyamember…Para10-11RogerJacksonInconsolableadj.沒法安慰的,極悲痛的；Stutterv./n.結巴;口吃Dumba.啞的,口齒不清的;沉默的;蠢笨的Passfor被誤認為是;混；HespeaksFrenchwellenoughto

passfor

aFrenchman.inallfairness平心而論；憑心而論In

all

fairness,

it's

not

a

bad

play.Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.B.Dimplen.酒窩，笑窩Fervent[?f?:rv?nt]a.熾熱的;強烈的;熱烈的;Scornfula.鄙視的，輕蔑的；

(disdainful,contemptuous,cynical)Baboon[b??bun]n.狒狒Sneer

vi.譏笑，冷笑；~aOne-sidedlove單戀Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.BGooutfor…withallmyheart=Goalloutfor全力以赴…Declaimv.（像演講般）說話；抨擊；

Heraisedhisrightfistanddeclaimed:'Liarandcheat!'...

他舉起右拳高喊：“騙子，騙子！”Heusedto

declaim

Frenchversetous.

他過去常給我們朗誦法語詩歌。Para12-14SarahWilliamswaspickedforS.BPesterv.使煩惱；

使為難；

糾纏Hetoldhernotto

pester

himwithtrifles.

他對她說不要為小事而煩擾他.Iknowhegetsfedupwithpeoplepesteringhimformoney.

我知道他煩透了那些纏著他要錢的人。Bored,tired,worried,freezing,lovesbtodeathPurloin[p?r?l??n]v.偷竊Palmer’s(帕瑪氏)SkinSuccessPara15-16MyDoomedFailureDoomn.命運;

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

Doomsdayn.

(基督教)世界末日,最后審判日Cf.Apocalypse

[?‘pɑ?k?l?ps]天啟，啟示錄，世界毀滅Para17-18LeonardiusWrightgothischance!Goodygoodyn.偽善者；善于討好賣乖的人Rehearsev.排練，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

[?h?mi]a.火腿味的；表演夸張的Para19ABigSceneOverflowv.溢出;

擠滿,充滿Thegreathallwasoverflowingwithpeople.Delicatea.微妙的;

纖弱的;易損的Theirmarriageisa

delicate

balancebetweentraditionalandcontemporaryvalues.HehadDelicatehandsTactfullyadv.

adv.言行得體地，不得罪人地I

tactfully

refusedhisinvitation.我婉言拒絕了他的邀請.Para20Herappedonmyhead!Fettlen.狀態，情緒；Youseeminfine

fettle.

你看起來身體很好。Theteamareallinexcellent

fettle.

隊員們個個精神抖擻、神采奕奕.Rapv.

急拍,快敲;說唱;譴責MaryAnnturnedandrappedonSimon'sdoor.

...rappingtheglasswiththeknucklesofhisrighthand...

用他右手指關節敲擊玻璃Onpurpose=deliberatelyPara21FinallyIthappenedMortala.致命的;

終有一死的n.凡人,人類Amortalwound/blow等同于fatalWeareall

mortal.Mortally,Mortality,immortal,mortgageChallengesbtosthShechallengedme