高级英语BOOK One Unit 9 A More Perfect Union课后练习.pptVIP

A More Perfect Union By Barack Obama Translation 1. He dismissed the story circulating on the Internet as a joke. 2. Mark Twain’s “Running for Governor” is a famous short story. 3. We should reach out (without reservation) to those who suffer from disasters. 4. Given their lack of experience, their work should be considered as above average. Translation 5. She grew up in a community where the inhabitants were predominantly of Chinese origin. 6. Being in a bad mood cannot justify your rude behavoir toward your colleagues. 7.The police dismissed the incident as a case of misunderstanding. Paraphrase 1. After heated debate and compromises, the Constitution was finally adopted by the Constitutional Convention and 39 out of 55 delegates signed the document. But the “three-fifths” clause and the twenty years allowed for the slave trade showed the slave issue was not solved, so the process of forming a more perfect union did not end with the enforcement of the Constitution. Paraphrase 2. My personal background and my success story, rising from rags to riches, also teaches me the importance of unity. 3. Through my experience in the United States, I am deeply rooted with the idea that America is not a total of addling everything together but is the product of fusion, of sharing the same creed. Paraphrase 4.In spite of all predictions that I would fail in the campaign, we gained momentum in the first year of the campaign, which showed that the American people were eager to unity and change. 5. People were encouraged to judge me in terms of race and color, raising the question of whether the United State would fare better with a black president. However, we won great victories even in some states which are more conservative and more racially biased. Paraphrase 6.The week before the Democrats were to select delegates to the national convention in South Carolina, racial tension which seemed insubstantial in the past became more frequent and more i