高考英语考前突破阅读理解（能力文化教育）曼德拉获释之历史回顾素材.docVIP

曼德拉获释之历史回顾 It is one of the supreme ironies that on 11 February 1990, the day that Nelson Mandela was released after 27-and-a-half years in prison, the event that much of South Africa and the rest of the world had been waiting decades for, the country was not ready for him. 在1990年2月11日，被囚禁27年半的的曼德拉终于获释，这真是个极大的讽刺。因为大部分南非人和世界上其他人民都等这一刻数十年了，这个国家还没有准备好迎接他的变革。 ? The iconic image of that moment – a lean, beaming（喜气洋洋的） Mandela in a dark suit emerging from Victor Verster prison holding hands with Winnie, both raising triumphant（得意洋洋的） clenched fist salutes – belied the chaos around them. ? The first