Lesson 10 A More perfect Union (II) 演示文稿.ppt

1) assert: to state positively with great confidence but without objective proof 主观臆断，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。 affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。 allege多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。 maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。 testify多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。 claim可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行使自己的权利提出要求令他人承认。 2) wound: any hurt or injury to the feelings, honor, etc. | 3) that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds: That if we can come together and unite, we will be able to make progress in healing some of the past injustices and get over them and deal with some of the pressing issues together. Translation 5 But I have asserted... A more perfect union 但是我强调了一个坚定的信念——一个植根于我对上帝的信仰和对美国人民信任的信仰——如果我们共同努力，就能摆脱过去的种族伤痕。事实上，如果我们要沿着建设一个更完善的联邦这条路继续走下去，我们别无选择。 37. For the African-American community... victims of our past (Para. 39): What should the African-American community do then? Paraphrase 9: The black community should face and handle bravely the legacy of racial injustice of the past while at the same time should not feel wronged all the time. 1) embrace: to accept readily 2) burden: anything one has to bear or put up with as of sorrow, responsibility, injustice 3) victim: a person suffering from some act, condition or circumstance 38. It means...they can write their own destiny. (Para. 39): parallel structures:It means…. Obama here raises three things the African-American community should do. One is to insist that past wrongs should be corrected; The second is to link black grievances with the demands of all Americans, making black demands part of the demands of all Americans. The third is to improve themselves and behave in a more responsible way. 1) full measure of: all of something, or something at its strongest, most powerful, etc. 2) glass ceiling: an unfair system that prevents some people, especially women, from reaching the most senior positions in a company or organization; the invisible barrier to promotion 3) take full responsibility for: to accep