环球慢速英语 斯泰德森·肯尼迪对抗偏见(5)

Voice 2: Stetson began to communicate with producers of the popular children’s radio program ‘The Adventures of Superman¹.’ Every night millions of listeners² heard this program. Superman was an imaginary³ superhero with special powers. He fought against and defeated many evil⁴ enemies - including some from the real world. The producers were happy to have a new enemy for Superman to fight.

声音2：斯泰德森开始和著名儿童广播节目《超人历险记》的制作人沟通。每晚有数百万听众收听这个广播节目。超人是拥有特殊能力的幻想出来的超级英雄。他对抗并打败了多个邪恶的敌人，包括来自现实世界的敌人。制作人很愿意让超人有可以对抗的新敌人。

Voice 1: Stetson gave the producers all of the Klan secrets he knew. He told them the details of the group’s structure⁵. He told them secret passwords the Klan used. And the producers wrote four programs with this information. Soon, children began to use the secret Klan words in play. They copied the special clothes all Klan members wore.

声音1：斯泰德森将他所知道的三K党的所有秘密都告诉了制作人。他告诉了他们三K党体系的详细情况。他还将三K党使用的暗号告诉了他们。制作人用这些信息写出了4期节目。很快，孩子们开始在节目中使用三K党的暗号。他们还仿制了三K党成员所穿的特殊服装。

Voice 2: At the next Klan meeting, Klan members were very angry. The radio program made the Klan look like fools. They changed their secret passwords. But Stetson just passed the new secret passwords on to the producers. And they used them in the next radio program. Soon interest in the Klan decreased. No one wanted to join the group.

声音2：三K党成员再次集会时非常生气。那个广播节目使三K党看上去像傻子。他们改变了暗号。但是斯泰德森又将新暗号传递给了制作人。他们在下一期广播节目中使用了新暗号。人们对三K党的兴趣很快就减弱了。不再有人想加入该团体。

1 superman   

n.具有超人能力的人，超人

参考例句：

• He is a superman in physical strength.他在体力上是个超人。
• He was a successful actor,famous for the Superman films.他是个成功的演员，以“超人”电影而著名。

2 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 imaginary   

adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的

参考例句：

• All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
• The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。

4 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

5 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。