环球慢速英语 斯泰德森·肯尼迪对抗偏见(7)

Voice 1: The Klan still exists today in America. But, it is much smaller, and less powerful. Many experts say that Stetson Kennedy's actions helped to decrease Klan activity. Stetson recognized that information was power. In the past, no one knew anything about the Klan. But, once people knew about the Klan, they did not fear it as much. Stetson's actions took away the Klan's power.

声音1：三K党现在依然存在于美国。不过，他们的规模和影响力都小了很多。许多专家认为，斯泰德森·肯尼迪的行为帮助减弱了三K党的活跃。斯泰德森意识到，信息就是力量。以前，没有人知道有关三K党的任何信息。但是，一旦人们了解了三K党，他们就不再那么害怕了。斯泰德森的行为减弱了三K党的影响力。

Voice 2: Stetson did not have to lead a protest. He did not have to show great courage. The only thing he had to do was help spread information.

声音2：斯泰德森不用领导抗议。他不用表现出极大的勇气。他唯一要做的是帮助信息传播。

Voice 1: Tolerance¹.org is a website in the United States. They work to stop hate and bigotry². They say:

声音1：Tolerance.org是美国的一个网站。他们致力于停止仇恨和偏见。他们表示：

Voice 3: "Our experience shows that one person, acting³ from conscience and love, is able to neutralize⁴ bigotry. Imagine, then, what a whole community, working together, could do."

声音3：“我们的经验表明，一个人出于良知和爱的行为，能抵消偏见。想象一下，整个社会团结起来，能做到什么。”

Voice 2: Whatever you do, never stop fighting hate and bigotry. You can make a difference.

声音2：无论你做什么，永远不要停止对抗仇恨和偏见。你可以有所作为。

1 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 bigotry   

n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等

参考例句：

• She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
• At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 neutralize   

v.使失效、抵消，使中和

参考例句：

• Nothing could neutralize its good effects.没有什么能抵消它所产生的好影响。
• Acids neutralize alkalis and vice versa.酸能使碱中和碱，亦能使酸中和。