全新版大学英语阅读教程2翻译及习题.pptxVIP

Unit One Lesson One Becoming EducatedI. Background information about the author Barbara Jordan1936-1996born in Texasgrew up in Houston’s black ghetto(黑人区)attended segregated(种族隔离的)public schoolsgraduated from the all-black Texas Southern Universitychose law as a career because she believed that with her knowledge of law, she would then be able to eliminate racial injusticeI. Background information about the author Barbara Jordaneager to leave the world of segregated education, enrolled at Boston University Law School in 1956in 1959 graduated and passed both the Massachusetts and Texas bar(律师) examinationsthe first woman and the only black in the Texas State SenateI. Background information about the author Barbara Jordanthe first woman and the only black member of the U.S Congress from Texasthe first woman and the only black member of Congress from the entire SouthIn 1979, retired from Congress, became a professor at the University of TexasIn 1992, received the Spingarn Medal for her devoted service in CongressThe first and only black woman buried in the Texas State CemeteryI. Background information about the author Barbara JordanOn April 24, 2009, a Barbara Jordan statue was unveiled at the University of Texas at Austin, where Jordan taught at the time of her death.Barbara Jordan Memorial at UT AustinI. Background information about the author Barbara JordanMany of Jordans speeches have been collected in a 2007 publication from the University of Texas Press, Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder vCongresswoman Barbara JordanListen to the MP3 about Barbara Jordan Barbara%20Jordan.mp3Barbara Jordan.mp3Answer the following questions: 1. What did her father do?Baptist （施洗礼者）minister2. What did her parents urge her to do？Music teacher3. How many sisters did she have and what did they do?Two. Music teachersII. Reading Skill(P3)How to read between the lines: understanding first person narratorIn this writing, Barbara Jordan tells us her personal experie