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I'dRatherBeBlackthanFemale做黑人勝過(guò)做女人lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleShirleyChisholm雪莉齊澤姆（1924-2005）lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleShirleyChisholmisbestknownasthefirstblackwomanelectedtoUnitedStatesCongressandthefirstblackwomantorunforpresidentoftheUnitedStates.ShirleyChisholmspokestronglyforthepoorandforwomen.SheworkedforcivilrightsforAfricanAmericans.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleCongress美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)（Congress，UnitedStates）行使立法權(quán)（legislativeauthority）。議案（bill）一般經(jīng)過(guò)提出、委員會(huì)審議、全院大會(huì)審議等程序。一院通過(guò)后，送交另一院，依次經(jīng)過(guò)同樣的程序。法案經(jīng)兩院通過(guò)后交總統(tǒng)簽署；若總統(tǒng)不否決，或雖否決但經(jīng)兩院2/3議員重新通過(guò)，即正式成為法律。國(guó)會(huì)兩院在各自議長(zhǎng)(speaker)主持下工作。眾議院議長(zhǎng)由全院大會(huì)選舉產(chǎn)生，副總統(tǒng)是參議院的當(dāng)任議長(zhǎng)。兩院都設(shè)有許多委員會(huì)，還設(shè)有由兩院議員共同組成的聯(lián)席委員會(huì)，國(guó)會(huì)工作大多在各委員會(huì)中進(jìn)行。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemale美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)的主要和最明顯的任務(wù)是立法，制定影響每一個(gè)美國(guó)人的法律，立法經(jīng)常需要在一些有爭(zhēng)議的問(wèn)題上作出決定，例如醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)改革、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、貿(mào)易匯率等，法案經(jīng)過(guò)一系列的審議程序后才能成為法律。地位美國(guó)最高立法機(jī)關(guān)權(quán)力立法權(quán)所在地華盛頓特區(qū)國(guó)會(huì)大廈組成參議院和眾議院lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemale

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Congress435memberseachmemberservesatwo-yearterm.100memberseachmemberservesasix-yearterm.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemale美國(guó)最高立法機(jī)關(guān)，由參議院和眾議院組成。參議員由各州選民直接選出，每州2名，實(shí)行各州代表權(quán)平等原則。現(xiàn)有議員100名。當(dāng)選參議員必須年滿30歲，作為美國(guó)公民已滿9年，當(dāng)選時(shí)為選出州的居民。任期6年，每2年改選1／3，連選得連任。眾議員數(shù)按各州人口比例分配，由直接選舉產(chǎn)生，每州至少1名，人數(shù)固定為435名，必須年滿25歲，作為美國(guó)公民已滿7年，當(dāng)選時(shí)為選出州的居民。任期2年，連選得連任。兩院議員長(zhǎng)期連任現(xiàn)象極為普遍。議員不得兼任其他政府職務(wù)。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleStructureofthetextPartI:Beingfemaleisagreaterhandicapthanbeingblack.(par.1)A.Sexualprejudiceisinvisibletopeople.(par.2)B.It’smuchhardertoeliminatesexualprejudicethanracialprejudice.(par.3-4)*Whydoestheauthorsayitisastillharderandlongerstruggletoeliminateprejudiceagainstwomen?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartII:Sexualprejudiceinpolitics(myexperience)A.Myexperienceinpoliticsingeneral(par.5)B.Womeninpoliticsingeneral(par.6)C.Myexperienceinpoliticsinspecific1.Runforstatelegislature(par.7)2.Runfornationallegislaturea.Resistancefrominside(par.8)b.Resistancefromoutside(par.9)*Inwhatwayarewomenprejudicedagainstinpolitics?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartIII:SexualPrejudiceingeneralA.Womenarethoughtofasdifferentandinferior.(par.10)B.Womenhavenotreachedtokenism.(par.11)C.AnemphaticQuestion(par.12)*Inwhatwayarewomenprejudicedagainstingeneral?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartIV:Women’scontributionisneededinpolitics.A.Peopleignorewomen’scontribution.1.WhatIheard(par.13)2.WhatIexperienced(par.15)B.Womenhavealottodoinpolitics.(par.15)C.Womenhaveaspecialcontributiontomakeinpolitics.(Conclusion)(par.16-17)*Whataresomeoftheproblemstheauthorisdeterminedtohelptosolve?*Whatfinequalitiesdowomenhavethatmendon’thave?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleTextlesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartI:Beingfemaleisagreaterhandicapthanbeingblack.(par.1)A.Sexualprejudiceisinvisibletopeople.(par.2)B.It’smuchhardertoeliminatesexualprejudicethanracialprejudice.(par.3-4)*Whydoestheauthorsayitisastillharderandlongerstruggletoeliminateprejudiceagainstwomen?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleBecausepartoftheproblemisthatwomeninAmericaaremuchmorebrainwashedandcontentwiththeirrolesassecond-classcitizensthanblackseverwere.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleBeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon.TherearenineotherblacksinCongress;therearetenotherwomen.Iwasthefirsttoovercomebothhandicapsatonce.Ofthetwohandicaps,beingblackismuchlessofadrawbackthanbeingfemale.

IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman,probablynoonewouldquestionme.Why?Because“weallknow”thereisprejudiceagainstblackpeopleinAmerica.Thatthereisprejudiceagainstwomenisanideathatstillstrikesnearlyallmen--and,Iamafraid,mostwomen--asbizarre.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalephenomenon[f?'n?m?n?n]N-COUNTphenomena(pl.)historicalphenomenonsocialphenomenonBeethovenwasaphenomenonamongmanymusicians.aremarkableperson非凡的人貝多芬是眾多的音樂(lè)家中的天才。handicapN-COUNT（1）mental/physicaldisabilityHelosthislegwhenhewasten,butlearnttoovercomehishandicap.(2)disadvantage障礙不利條件drawbackshortcomingfaultobstacleflawlesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleprejudice['pred??d?s]N.anunreasonabledislikeofaparticulargroupofpeopleorthingsracialprejudicesexual/genderprejudice有些公司對(duì)女性有偏見(jiàn)。Somecompaniesholdprejudiceagainstwomen.strikesb.as+adj.Rizhaostrikesmeasclean.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears.Whenblacksfinallystartedto“mention”it,withsit-ins,boycotts,andfreedomrides,Americanswereincredulous.“Who,us?”theyaskedininjuredtones.“We'reprejudiced?”Itwasthestartofalong,painfulreeducationforwhiteAmerica.Itwilltakeyearsforwhites--includingthosewhothinkofthemselvesasliberals--todiscoverandeliminatetheracistattitudestheyallactuallyhave.Howmuchharderwillitbetoeliminatetheprejudiceagainstwomen?Iamsureitwillbealongerstruggle.PartoftheproblemisthatwomeninAmericaaremuchmorebrainwashedandcontentwiththeirrolesassecond-classcitizensthanblackseverwere.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleinvisible[?n?v?z?bl]adj.<---->visiblenotbeingabletobeseen看不見(jiàn)的;隱形的sth./sb.beinvisibletosb./sth.許多星星是肉眼看不見(jiàn)的。Manystarsareinvisibletothenakedeye.我的不滿對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)就是隱形的。Mydissatisfactionisinvisibletohim.sit-ins,boycotts,andfreedomrideslesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleincredulous[?n?kredjul?s]adj.notwillingtobelieve;unbelievingIamwhollyincredulousofthetruthofhisstory.我根本不相信他說(shuō)的是真話。Myuncleremained______ofstoriesaboutflyingsaucers.A.incredible B.incredulousprejudicedadj.sb.beprejudicedagainstsb.:someonehasanunreasonabledislikeofthem有些公司對(duì)女性有偏見(jiàn)。Somecompaniesareprejudicedagainstwomen.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleeliminate[?'l?m?ne?t]vt.根除工作中的歧視toeliminatediscriminationinemploymentelinimationeliminable

lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleThegovernmentistryingto______thepeopleintothinkingthatawarisnecessary.A.inspire B.poisonC.adoptD.brainwashlesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartII:Sexualprejudiceinpolitics(myexperience)A.Myexperienceinpoliticsingeneral(par.5)B.Womeninpoliticsingeneral(par.6)C.Myexperienceinpoliticsinspecific1.RunforstateAssembly(par.7)2.RunforCongressa.Resistancefrominside(par.8)b.Resistancefromoutside(par.9)*Inwhatwayarewomenprejudicedagainstinpolitics?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleWomendomostofthetediouswork;whilemenreaptherewards.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleLetmeexplain.Ihavebeenactiveinpoliticsformorethantwentyyears.Forallbutthelastsixyears,Ihavedonethework--allthetediousdetailsthatmakethedifferencebetweenvictoryanddefeatonElectionDay-whilemenreapedtherewards,whichisalmostinvariablythelotofwomeninpolitics.Itisstillwomen-aboutthreemillionvolunteers--whodomostofthisworkintheAmericanpoliticalworld.Thebestanyofthemcanhopeforisthehonorofbeingdistrictorcountyvice-chairman,akindofseparate-but-equalpositionwithwhichawomanisrewardedforyearsoffaithfulenvelopestuffingandcard-partyorganizing.Insuchajob,shegetsanumberoffreetripstostateandsometimesnationalmeetingsandconventions,whereherroleissupposedtobetovotethewayhermalechairmanvotes.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaletediousadj.boringdullsth.makethedifference：sth.affectsyouandhelpsyouinwhatyouaredoingmakethe(alotof)differencetosth.Exercisemakesallthedifferencetoyourhealth.reapreaptherewards/benefitsofsth.lot

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lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleWhenItriedtobreakoutofthatrolein1963andrunfortheNewYorkStateAssemblyseatfromBrooklyn'sBedford-Stuyvesant,theresistancewasbitter.Fromthestartofthatcampaign,Ifacedundisguised

hostilitybecauseofmysex.Butitwasfouryearslater,whenIranforCongress,thatthequestionofmysexbecameamajorissue.Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscusswaysofstoppingme.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalebreakoutofgetawayfrom擺脫無(wú)目標(biāo)的生活breakoutofaimlesswayoflifebitteradj.

fierce激烈的戰(zhàn)斗bitterfightingundisguised[??nd?s?ga?zd]adj.straightforwardIfyoudescribesomeone'sfeelingsasundisguised,youmeanthattheyshowthemopenlyanddonotmakeanyattempttohidethem.不加掩飾的；公開(kāi)的；坦率的lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalehostility[h?'st?l?t?]n.hostileunfriendlyoraggressivebehaviourtowardspeopleorideas敵意Thereisopenhostilitybetweenthetwoleaders.兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人表現(xiàn)出公開(kāi)的敵意。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleMyopponent,thefamouscivil-rightsleaderJamesFarmer,triedtoprojectablack,masculineimage;hetouredtheneighborhoodwithsoundtrucksfilledwithyoungmenwearingAfrohaircuts,dashikis,andbeards.Whilethetelevisioncrewsignoredme,theywerenotawareofaveryimportantstatistic,whichbothIandmycampaignmanager,WesleyMacD.Holder,knew.Inmydistrictthereare2.5womenforeverymanregisteredtovote.Andthosewomenareorganized--inPTAs,churchsocieties,cardclubs,andothersocialandservicegroups.Iwenttothemandaskedtheirhelp.Mr.Farmerstilldoesn'tquiteknowwhathithim.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleprojecta+adj.image:presenta+adj.image呈現(xiàn)。。形象touraplace

makeatourofacertainplace在。。地區(qū)做巡回活動(dòng)這名歌手2年內(nèi)在全國(guó)做了巡回演出。Thesingertouredthecountryintwoyears.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartIII:SexualPrejudiceingeneralA.Womenarethoughtofasdifferentandinferior.(par.10)B.Womenhavenotreachedtokenism.(par.11)C.AnemphaticQuestion(par.12)*Inwhatwayarewomenprejudicedagainstingeneral?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleWhenabrightyoungwomangraduatestartslookingforajob,whyisthefirstquestionalways;“Canyoutype?”Ahistoryofprejudiceliesbehindthatquestion.Whyarewomenthoughtofassecretaries,notadministrators?Librariansandteachers,butnotdoctorsandlawyers?Becausetheyarethoughtofasdifferentandinferior.Thehappyhomemakerandthecontenteddarkyarebothstereotypesproducedbyprejudice.

Womenhavenotevenreachedtheleveloftokenismthatblacksarereaching.NowomensitontheSupremeCourt.OnlytwohaveheldCabinetrank,andnonedoatpresent.Onlytwowomenholdambassadorialrank.Butwomenpredominateinthelower-paying,menial,unrewarding,dead-endjobs,andwhentheydoreachbetterpositions,theyareinvariablypaidlessthanamanforthesamejob.Ifthatisnotprejudice,whatwouldyoucallit?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalecontented

satisfiedstereotype['ster??ta?p]n.afixedgeneralimagethestereotypeofChinese：thestereotypeofAmerican：Womenhavenotevenreachedtheleveloftokenismthatblacksarereaching.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalelesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleSupremeCourt美國(guó)最高法院ThepresidentappointninepeopletobeSupremeCourtjudges.Theyholdofficeforlife.HillaryClliton,UnitedStatesSecretaryofStatelesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalepredominate[pr?'d?m?ne?t]belargerinnumber,quantity,power,statusorimportance（在數(shù)量上）占優(yōu)勢(shì)，占大多數(shù)Redandwhitepredominateintheseflowers.這些花中大部分是紅色和白色的。Asmallgrouphasbeguntopredominateinpolicy-making.一小撮人在制定政策中已開(kāi)始起主導(dǎo)作用。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalemenialMenialworkisveryboring,andthepeoplewhodoithavealowstatusandareusuallybadlypaid.humble，lowlymenialjobslesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleunrewardingun+rewardingnotrewarding;notprovidingpersonalsatisfaction沒(méi)有成就感的；無(wú)回報(bào)的Theworkcanfeelunrewardingandthankless.這個(gè)工作吃力不討好。dead-endadj.lackingopportunitiesfordevelopmentoradvancement無(wú)出路的lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalePartIV:Women’scontributionisneededinpolitics.A.Peopleignorewomen’scontribution.1.WhatIheard(par.13)2.WhatIexperienced(par.15)B.Womenhavealottodoinpolitics.(par.15)C.Womenhaveaspecialcontributiontomakeinpolitics.(Conclusion)(par.16-17)*Whataresomeoftheproblemstheauthorisdeterminedtohelptosolve?*Whatfinequalitiesdowomenhavethatmendon’thave?lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemale1.Sheisdeterminedtohelpsolvetheproblemsofchildren,ofmilitaryspending,ofracialprejudice,oflawsagainstunfairhousingandunfairemploymentpractices.2.Theyareofempathy,tolerance,insight,patience,andpersistence.Thesearethequalitieswomennaturallyhave.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleAfewyearsago,Iwastalkingwithapoliticalleaderaboutapromisingyoungwomanasacandidate.“Whyinvesttimeandefforttobuildthegirlup?”heaskedme.“Youknowshe’llonlydropoutofthegametohaveacoupleofkidsjustaboutthetimewe’rereadytorunherformayor.”P(pán)lentyofpeoplehavesaidsimilarthingsaboutme.Plentyofothershaveadvisedme,everytime,Itriedtotakeanotherupwardstep,thatIshouldgobacktoteaching,awoman’svocationandleavepoliticstothemen.Iloveteaching,andIamreadytogobacktoitassoonasIamconvincedthatthiscountrynolongerneedsawomen'scontribution.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalepromisingadj.['pr?m?s??]showingpossibilityofachievementorexcellenceapromisingstudent/company

promisen.Ifsomeoneorsomethingshowspromise,theyseemlikelytobeverygoodorsuccessful.（非常好的或成功的）希望，跡象，指望Lifeseemedtohavenopromise.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalecandidate[?k?nd?d?t]候選人;求職者

apoliticianwhoisrunningforpublicofficeHeisacandidatefortheofficeofGovernor...他是州長(zhǎng)候選人之一。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleWhentherearenochildrengoingtobedhungryinthisrichnation,Imaybereadytogobacktoteaching.Whenthereisagoodschoolforeverychild,Imaybeready.Whenwedonotspendourwealthonhardwaretomurderpeople,whenwenolongertolerateprejudiceagainstminorities,andwhenthelawsagainstunfairhousingandunfairemploymentpracticesareenforcedinsteadofevaded,thentheremaybenothingmoreformetodoinpolitics.Butuntilthathappens--andweallknowitwillnotbethisyearornext--whatweneedismorewomeninpolitics,becausewehaveaveryspecialcontributiontomake.Ihopethattheexampleofmysuccesswillconvinceotherwomentogetintopolitics--andnotjusttostuffenvelopes,buttorunforoffice.lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemalehardware['hɑ:dwe?(r)]majoritemsofmilitaryweaponastanksormissileenforce[?n'f?:s]vt.enforcementn.ensureobservanceoflawsandrules強(qiáng)制執(zhí)行（法律、規(guī)定等）Thepoliceenforcethelaw.警察執(zhí)法。lesson5I27dratherbeblackthanfemaleItiswomenwhocanbringempathy,tolerance,insight,patience,