Unit 2 More than Skin Deep

Unit2MoreThanSkinDeepTextARevoltoftheEvilFairiesTedPostonUnderstandingRACISMRacismistheconsciousbeliefinthesuperiorityofoneraceoveranother,whichoftenresultsindiscriminationandprejudicetowardspeoplebasedontheirraceorethnicity.Today,theuseofthetermracismdoesnoteasilyfallunderasingledefinition.AsAmericabecomesmoreandmoremulticultural,RichBenjaminnoticedaphenomenon:Somecommunitieswereactuallygettinglessdiverse.Sohegotoutamap,foundthewhitesttownsintheUSA—andmovedin.Inthisfunny,honest,humantalk,heshareswhathelearnedasablackmaninWhitopia.WatchthelinkedvideoclipwhichmightshedsomelightontheracialproblemsincurrentAmerica.RacistBehavioragainstChineseChingChong/ChingChangChongChingchonglinglongtingtongBaddriverChink,chinki,chinkee,ChinkyeyesChinamanDog/riceeaterChinesecommunist17年9月18日TarteCosmetics的instagram账号辱华动态Whatisthebestthingaboutapersonwhoishalfmuslimandhalfasian?Whentheytrytoflyaplaneintoabuildingtheymissbecausetheyareterribledrivers.Chink意译为窄眼、小缝隙，是英文中一个种族性的污辱用语，对象是中国人、华人或东亚人。可能是出自发音“请请”、“清”朝，原字与“中国”只稍有差别，或许是指小而斜的眼睛。usedinlate1900s,柏杨，TheUglyChinamanStereotypesofChinesepeopleheldbyforeignersKungfumasterPlaypingpang,piano,violinGoodatmathBadatEnglishMalnutrition新西兰亚裔女学生把被歧视的经验写成musicalcomedy“ChingKong”=search&seid=11766109843529058662Bepoliticallycorrectwhileabroad!PublicsecurityRacialsensitivityDisabilityObesityChildpornography…Poston,Ted(1906-1974)TedPoston,thefirstAfricanAmericanjournalisttoworkatamainstreamnewspaper,wasbornonJuly4,1906,inHopkinsville,Kentucky.Bytheageoffifteen,Postonhadbegunhiscareerwritingarticlesforhisfamily’spaper,theHopkinsvilleContender.Hegraduatedfromcollegein1928andmovedtoNewYorktopursueacareerinjournalism.HewastemporarilyhiredbytheNewYorkPostin1936,makinghimonlythethirdAfricanAmericantobehiredasareporterforamajorNewYorkCitydailypaper.TextARevoltoftheEvilFairiesRevoltn./v.叛乱，反感Therevoltwassuppressedinamatterofhours.叛乱在几小时之内就镇压下去了。Stockn.库存；股票，股份v.储备adj.陈旧的Instock,outofstock,stockmarketStockuponfilmbeforeleavingforatripStockjokes,response,impressionInterferewith干扰Constantinterruptionsinterferewithourinterview.他从不让个人感情妨碍工作。c.f.interveneinDon'tinterveneintheaffairsofanothercountry.你最好还是不要介入他们的争端。Triggerv.发射，引发n.扳机，诱因Priceincreaseswilltriggeroffdemandsforwageincreases.价格上涨会激发人们增长工资的要求。Theodouroffoodmaytriggerpeople'sappetite.食物的香味能引起人的食欲。Ipulledthetriggerandthegunwentoff.我一扣扳机，枪就响了。Itwasthetriggerforawholenewinvestigation.这是新一轮调查的直接起因。Grammarschool文法学校AgrammarschoolisoneofseveraldifferenttypesofschoolinthehistoryofeducationintheUnitedKingdomandotherEnglish-speakingcountries,originallyaschoolteachingLatin,butmorerecentlyanacademically-orientedsecondaryschool,differentiatedinrecentyearsfromlessacademicSecondaryModernSchools.It’saschoolforstudentsintermediatebetweenelementaryschoolandcollege.IntheUnitedStatesthismeansanelementaryschool.Invariably[ɪn'veriəbli]adv.不变地，总是Wivessaythatmenareinvariablychildrenatheart.妻子们说男人实际上永远是孩子。Hisintuitionisinvariablycorrect.他的直觉常常是正确的。Vary,various,variety,variableCutawaycoat燕尾服Stripedbreeches条纹马裤，裤子Tuxedo[tʌkˈsi:doʊ]无尾礼服Prominentadj.显著的；杰出的；突出的VirginiaWoolfisoneofthemostprominentwritersinEnglishliterature.弗吉尼亚·尔夫是英国文学史中一名重要的作家。Einsteinwasaprominentscientist.爱因斯坦是一位卓越的科学家。Cf.Imminent,eminentWhatcanweinferfromPara1?…ColoredGrammarSchool…theoneoccasion…theyletususetheoldCooperOperaHouseEvensomeofthewhitefolkscameoutyearly…Thefirst2rows…reservedforwhitefriends……withanemptyrowintervening…PrinceCharmingItisafairytalecharacterwhocomestotherescueofaprincessinjeopardyandmustengageinaquesttoliberateherfromanevilspell.Thisclassificationsuitsmostheroesofanumberoftraditionalfolktales,includingSnowWhite,SleepingBeauty,and“Cinderella,evenifintheoriginalstorytheyweregivenanothername,ornonameatall.Oftenhandsomeandromantic,princecharmingcanbeviewedasametaphorforarewardtheheroineachievesforthedecisionsshemakes.PrinceCharmingisalsousedasatermtorefertotheidealizedmansomepeopledreamofasafuturespouse.Comeoff表现；成功；Inthesecircumstances,itisthemanagerswhocomeoffbest.在这种情况下，几个经理表现得最好。Itwasagoodtrybutitdidn'tquitecomeoff.这是一次不错的尝试，但效果欠佳。Readpara4andanswerquestionsWhyisthewholeschoolsoexcitedorevenrestlessfromChristmasuntilFebruary?Thewriterusedironyinregardtotheselectionofthedramaplayers.Circleoutthewordsorphraseswhichrevealhisironictone.Ferment(para4)n.发酵；动乱Thecountrywasinastateofpoliticalferment.这个国家处于动荡不安之中。Complexionn.肤色，面色(para4)Thatcolourdoesn'tsuityourcomplexion.那颜色不适合你的肤色。Hehasadarkcomplexion.他肤色黝黑。Shehasapalecomplexion.她面色苍白。Para5--Paraphrase…,itwasanacceptedfactthatalackofpigmentationwasadecidedadvantageinthePrinceCharmingandSleepingBeautysweeptakes.Itwaswidelyrecognizedthatthelight-skinnedstudentsweremorelikelytobeselectedtoplayPrinceCharmingorSleepingBeautycomparedwiththosedark-skinnedschoolmates.Pigmentn.色素；颜料Pigmentationn.色素沉淀，染色，着色Sweepstakesn.通吃；赌金独得Thereinadv.在其中；在那一点上