Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernhero2曼德拉——南非首位黑人总统,被尊称为南非国父。曼德拉是一位伟人,也是人们敬仰的英雄。对于曼德拉,你了解多少呢?NelsonMandela:SixThingsYouDidn'tKnowNelsonMandelawasveryfamous.Butherearesixthingsyoumaynothaveknownabouthim.31.Hewasaboxingfan.Inhisyouth,NelsonMandelaenjoyedboxingandlongdistancerunning.Evenduringthe27yearshespentinprison,hewouldexerciseeverymorning.2.HisoriginalnamewasnotNelson.RolihlahlaMandelawasnineyearsoldwhenateacherattheprimaryschoolwherehewasstudyinggavehimanEnglishname-Nelson.43.HewasonaUSterrorwatchlistuntil2008.MrMandelawasonlyabletovisittheUSwithspecialpermissionfromthesecretaryofstate,becausetheANChadbeenconsideredasaterroristorganizationbySouthAfrica'sformergovernment.4.Heforgothisglasseswhenhewasfreedfromprison.MrMandelawasfreedon11February,1990.Whenhepulledoutthetextofhisspeech,herealizedhehadforgottenhisreadingglassesandhadtoborrowhiswife's.55.Oncehedressedupasadrivertoescapethepolice.Heusedtodressupasadrivertoescapethepolicewhilegoingundergroundinthecountry.6.Hehadhisownlawfirm,butittookhimyearstogetalawdegree.MrMandelastudiedlawonandofffor50yearsfrom1939,failingabouthalfthecourseshetook.Hefinallygotalawdegreewhileinprisonin1989.6[阅读障碍词]1.boxingn.拳击2.originaladj.最初的,起初的3.terrorn.恐怖4.permissionn.允许5.formeradj.以前的,前任的7[诱思导读]阅读短文,判断正误(T/F)1.NelsonMandelalikedboxingwhenhewasveryold.()2.NelsonMandelalefthisreadingglassesintheprisonwhenhewasfreed.()[答案]1.F2.T8SectionⅠWarmingUp,Prereading&Reading9新生词汇初识10Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.meanA.adj.法律的;依照法律的()2.selfishB.vt.投票;选举()3.lawyerC.n.暴力;暴行()4.legalD.n.联盟;同盟()5.feeE.n.律师11()6.leagueF.n.费(会费、学费等);酬金()7.violenceG.adj.不公正的;不公平的()8.voteH.adj.乐意的;自愿的()9.willingI.adj.自私的()10.unfairJ.adj.吝啬的;卑鄙的[答案]1-5JIEAF6-10DCBHG12Ⅱ.选择下列词组的汉语意思A.失业B.爆炸C.求助于;致力于D.事实上E.在危险、受罚、痛苦、忧虑的处境中F.乐意做……13()1.It'saniceplace.We'vestayedthereourselves,asamatteroffact.()2.Ifyoucan'tpaythebill,you'regoingtobeintrouble.()3.Inthatcity,nearlyonethirdofthepopulationisoutofworkandtheyhavenothingtodoeveryday.()4.Withnoonetoturntoinherdifficulttimes,mymotherfeltbad.()5.Thecompanyiswillingtoprovideuswithwhatweneeded.()6.Hewasputinprisonfortryingtoblowupaplane.[答案]1-6DEACFB14教材语篇细研15ELIAS'STORYMynameisElias.IamapoorblackworkerinSouthAfrica.ThetimewhenIfirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofmylife.Iwastwelveyearsold.Itwasin1952andMandelawastheblacklawyer(律师)towhomIwentforadvice①.Heofferedguidancetopoorblackpeopleontheirlegal(法律的)problems.Hewasgenerouswithhistime,forwhichIwasgrateful②.16伊莱亚斯的故事我叫伊莱亚斯。我是南非一个穷苦的黑人工人。第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉的时候,是我一生中非常艰难的时期。当时我才12岁。那是在1952年,曼德拉是我寻求建议的黑人律师。他为黑人提供法律问题上的指导。他对此从不吝惜自己的时间,在这一点上我很感激他。17[助读讲解]①towhom引导定语从句,修饰先行词theblacklawyer。介词to与从句中went搭配(gotosb.foradvice去某处寻求建议)。②forwhich引导定语从句,修饰前面整个句子。18IneededhishelpbecauseIhadverylittleeducation.Ibeganschool③atsix.TheschoolwhereIstudiedforonlytwoyears④wasthreekilometresaway.Ihadtoleavebecausemyfamilycouldnotcontinuetopaytheschoolfees(学费)andthebusfare.Icouldnotreadorwritewell.Aftertryinghard,Igotajobinagoldmine.However,thiswasatimewhenonehadgottohaveapassbooktoliveinJohannesburg⑤.SadlyIdidnothaveitbecauseIwasnotbornthere,andIworriedaboutwhetherIwouldbecomeoutofwork.19我需要他的帮助是因为我只受过很少的教育。我六岁开始上学。我仅仅读了两年的那所学校有三英里远。我不得不辍学,因为我的家庭无法支付学费和交通费。我既不会读,也不会写。几经周折,我才在一家金矿上找到一份工作。然而在那个时候,一个人要想住在约翰内斯堡就非得要有身份证不可。可悲的是,我没有身份证,因为我不是在那里出生的,因而我担心我会失业。20[助读讲解]③schooln.学校教育。④where引导定语从句,修饰theschool。⑤Thisis/wasatimewhen...这是一个……的时期。when引导定语从句,修饰atime。21ThedaywhenNelsonMandelahelpedmewasoneofmyhappiest.Hetoldmehowtogetthecorrectpapers⑥soIcouldstayinJohannesburg.Ibecamemorehopeful(有希望的)aboutmyfuture.IneverforgothowkindMandelawas.WhenheorganizedtheANCYouthLeague,IjoineditassoonasIcould.Hesaid:“Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogress⑦,untiltodaywehavereachedastagewherewehavealmostnorightsatall⑧.”22有纳尔逊·曼德拉帮助的日子是我一生中最快乐的时光。他告诉我要想在约翰内斯堡立住脚,应当如何获取所需证件。我对自己的未来更充满了信心。我永远不会忘记曼德拉是多么善良。当他组织了非国大青年联盟时,我马上就参加了这个组织。他说:“过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利,阻挡我们的进步,一直到今天,我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。”23[助读讲解]⑥papersn.证件。⑦see此处用了拟人化的写作手法,意为“目睹,见证”。⑧where引导定语从句,修饰先行词astage。24Itwasthetruth.Blackpeoplecouldnotvote(选举)orchoosetheirleaders.Theycouldnotgetthejobstheywanted.Thepartsoftowninwhichtheyhadtoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople.TheplacesoutsidethetownswheretheyweresenttolivewerethepoorestpartsofSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere.InfactasNelsonMandelasaid:“...wewereputintoapositioninwhichwehadeithertoacceptwewerelessimportant,orfightthegovernment⑨.Wechosetoattackthelaws.Wefirstbrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful;whenthiswasnotallowed...onlythendidwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence⑩.”25他说的是事实。黑人没有选举权,他们无权选择他们的领导人。他们不能做自己想做的工作。他们在城里的住宅区都是由白人决定的。他们被打发去居住的城镇之外的地方是南非最贫穷的地区。在那儿没有人能够种庄稼。事实上,就像纳尔逊·曼德拉所说的:“……我们被置于这样一个境地:要么被迫接受低人一等的现实,要么跟政府作斗争。我们选择向法律进攻。首先我们用和平的方式来打破原有的法律法规,而当这种方式也得不到允许时……只有到这个时候,我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。”'26[助读讲解]⑨inwhich引导定语从句,修饰先行词aposition。⑩“only+状语”位于句首时,句子用部分倒装。27Asamatteroffact,Idonotlikeviolence...butin1963Ihelpedhimblowup(爆炸)somegovernmentbuildings.ItwasverydangerousbecauseifIwascaughtIcouldbeputinprison⑪.ButIwashappytohelpbecauseIknewitwouldhelpusachieve⑫ourdreamofmaking