lesson10.thediscoveryofwhatitmeanstobeanamericanvocabulary重点.ppt

The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American  James Baldwin Para. 2 at bottom at bottom: actually; really 实际上 Para. 3 Texas G. I.; at home Texas G. I. : a Texan enlisted soldier of the U. S. armed forces; a symbol of U. S. patriotism 德克萨斯洲的士兵 at home: comfortable; at ease; as if in one’s own home Para. 6 prop; species prop: a major source of support or assistance支持，后盾 species: a kind of something Para. 6 alabaster alabaster: a translucent半透明的, whitish, fine grained variety of gypsum雪花石膏 , used for statues…., to describe the white and translucent snow mountains. Para. 6 in flight from in flight from:??escaping from逃避 Para. 7 cadence; pickaninny; reconcile; nigger cadence: rhythm; modulation in tone 韵律;节奏; pickaninny: a negro child黑人小孩 reconcile: make someone accept (a disagreeable or unwelcome thing) 调停；是和解 nigger: an offensive term, contempt, by some whites in America黑鬼（蔑称） reconcile调和，和解；使顺从，使甘心 reconcile...with... 使...与...和解 Why wont you be reconciled with him? 你为什么不愿与他言归于好呢？ reconcile oneself to 顺从，心甘情愿 The boy could not reconcile himself to failure.这男孩不甘心失败 Para. 9 crippling; breakthrough crippling: frustrating, making… unable to act 使受挫 breakthrough: very important advance or discovery Para. 9 crucial skirmish crucial skirmish: a small encounter but of decisive importance skirmish: unimportant conflict; a brief fight or encounter小规模战斗 Para. 10 apologize; flex; regular guy apologize: to make a formal defense in speech or writing 辩解，辩护 flex: bend regular guy: an ordinary person Para. 11 letters; vocation letters: the profession of a writer文学（作品） vocation: profession or occupation职业；使命感，天职 profession意思是“职业”，指知识性专门职业，从业者经过特殊教育和训练，如医生、律师、教师等。 occupation指一般意义上的职业，任何职业都可叫作occupation。 vocation指正规的工作，尤指一个人特别适合或有资格胜任的职业。 calling“天职”，尤指从事宗教工作的强烈冲动、使命感。 Para. 12 deep-seated; myth deep-seated: deeply rooted; firmly fixed 根深蒂固的；牢固的 myth: unscientific account, theory myth of Amer