人物:D.L·休利应对新冠肺炎和种族主义问题

D.L. Hughley Tackles COVID-19 & Racism¹

D.L.·休利应对新冠肺炎和种族主义问题

Following about of COVID-19, D.L. Hughley is back to work and addressing two of the national conversations: the pandemic and inequality.

继新冠肺炎之后，D.L.·休利重回工作状态，处理两大全国性话题:疫情大流行和不平等。

On June19, after collapsing² at a Nashville stand-up show, the comedian³, 57, tested positive for the coronavirus;

6月19日，这位57岁的喜剧演员在纳什维尔的一场单口相声表演中晕倒后，被检测出冠状病毒呈阳性;

though asymptomatic, he exposed others, including his son Kyle, 32, and his crew, to the virus.

虽然没有症状，但他还是将病毒传染给了其他人，包括他32岁的儿子凯尔和他的工作人员们。

“It’s scary to know you were walking around and potentially endangering people,” says Hughley, also dad to Ryan, 33, and Tyler, 29.

休利说:“知道自己在四处走动并且可能危及他人，这挺吓人的。”他也是33岁的瑞恩和29岁的泰勒的父亲。

Now COVID-free, Hughley sees a connection between the battle against racial injustice—

现在治愈新冠肺炎后，休利看到了与种族不公正和病毒斗争之间的关系——

which is the premise⁴ of his new satirical book Surrender, White People!—and the virus.

这也是他新的讽刺书籍《投降吧，白人!》的前提。

“Just because you’re (asymptomatic),” he says, “just because you’re not doing anything actively⁵ to hurt anyone, doesn’t mean that it’s not happening in your wake.”

“仅仅因为你(无症状)，”他说，“仅仅因为你没有主动做任何伤害别人的事情，并不意味着它不会在你身上发生。”

But Hughley has faith in the future because of the diverse coalition⁶ protesting for change:

但休利对未来充满信心，因为不同的联盟抗议要求变革:

“People are risking life and limb with a vigor⁷ and earnestness I’ve never seen. That gives me hope.”

“人们正以我从未见过的热情和认真去冒生命危险。这给了我希望。”

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

5 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 vigor   

n.活力，精力，元气

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。