现代大学英语精读5.doc

现代大学英语精读5 第一课 where do we go from here? Ⅰ解释词语 1.manhood (人格) the state of being a man 2.white lie(善意的谎言)harmless or trivial lie,i e , one told in order to avoid hurting somebody 3.black sheep(害群之马)person regarded as a disgrace or a failure by other members in his family or group 4.to upset(打败)to defeat 5.affirmation(证实)stating something as truth firmly and forcefully 6.to strain(竭尽全力)to make the greatest possible effort 7.off base(误认)mistaken 8.a want of(缺少)lack of 9.ringing cry(战斗口号)rallying call Ⅱ英译英 It is not a easy job to educate those people who have been taught for over centuries that they were inferior and of no importance to see that they are humans the same as other people. Just when black people break the mental shacles imposed on them by white supremacists, if you really respect yourself, thinking that you are a man, equal to anyone else, you will be able to take part in the struggle against racial discrimination. The liberation of mind can only be achieved by Negro themslves. Only when he is fully conviced that he is a man and is not inferior to anyone else, he can throw off the manacles of self-abnegation and become free. Power in the best form of function is carrying out of the demands of justice with love, and justice in the best form of function is overcoming everything standing in the way of love with power. At that time, the way to evaluate how capable and resourcefull a person was to see how much money he had made. A person was poor because he was lazy and not hard-working and lacked a sense of right and wrong. This kind of work cannot be done by slaves who work bacause the work has to be done, bacause they are forced to work by slave-driver or because they need to work in order to fed themselves and clothed. When the unfair practice of judging human value by the amount of money a person has his done away with. Those who habour hate in their hearts cannot grasp the teachings of God. Only those who have love can enjoy the ultimate happiness in