大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 8

[00:00.00]Lesson 8   On being crazy (AFter W.E.B. Du Bois)
[00:29.11]  It was one o'clock and I was hungry.
[00:33.19]I found a place,seated myself,and reached for the menu.
[00:38.98]The man sitting at the other side of the table rose.
[00:43.46]  "Sir,"said he,"do you wish to force me to share the same table with you?"
[00:50.35]  "No," said I ,"I wish to eat."
[00:54.53]  "Do you understand,sir,that this is social equality¹?"
[01:00.22]  "Nothing of the sort,sir,I'm hungry--and I want to eat."
[01:06.12]  The day's work was over. I sought the theater .
[01:11.21]As I sank into my seat and leaned² back,
[01:15.38]the woman beside me seemed frightened and jumped up from her chair.
[01:20.76]  "Do you enjoy sitting beside me?"she asked coldly.
[01:25.85]  "Oh,no," I said.
[01:28.94]  "Well,you are not wanted here."
[01:32.83]  I was surprised."I fear you are mistaken,"I said,
[01:38.90]"I certainly like the music.And I want to listen to it."
[01:44.18]"Is social equality permitted³ her?boy,"shouted the lady to a man showing people to their seats,
[01:51.96]"this is social equality."
[01:55.44]  "No,madam,"said the boy,"it is Beethoven's music."
[02:01.42]  After the theater,I sought the hotel.
[02:05.69]I had sent my cases there.The man there asked:
[02:11.18]  "What do you want?"
[02:14.06]  "Rest," I said.
[02:17.26]  "This is a white hotel,"he said.
[02:21.36]  I looked around.
[02:24.24]"It isn't white,such a color needs a great deal of cleaning." I said.
[02:30.22]"But I don't think I mind."
[02:33.60]  "We mind," said he.   "Then why?"
[02:38.78]  "We don't keep niggers," he said,"We don't want social equality."
[02:45.07]  "Neither do I," I replied gently. I want a bed."
[02:50.95]  I walked to the train. "I'll  take a sleeper⁴ through Texas.
[02:57.24]I'm a little bit dissatisfied⁵ with this town."
[03:01.73]  "We won't sell you one."
[03:05.02]  "I only want to hire it,"said I," for a couple of nights."
[03:10.42]  "Can't sell you a sleeper in Texas,"he insisted.
[03:15.22]"They consider it social equality."
[03:19.32]  "I consider it crazy," I said," I think I'll walk."
[03:25.01]  While walking I met another traveller⁶.
[03:28.99]When he saw me he walked at once to the other side of the road.
[03:34.49]It was muddy⁸.I asked his reason.
[03:39.38]  "Niggers are dirty," he said.
[03:42.96]  "So is mud⁷," sai I ." And I am not as dirty as you,yet."
[03:49.25]  "But you're a nigger,aren't you?"
[03:52.63]  "My grandfather was so called." I admitted.
[03:57.12]  "Well then," he said proudly.
[04:00.82]  "Do you live in the South?"
[04:04.13]  "Sure,"he answered,"and suffer there."
[04:08.42]"I should think you and the negroes⁹ should get together and take some action to put an end to it."
[04:15.22]  "We don't let them do that."
[04:18.62]  "We?Why not?" I said in surprise.
[04:23.02]  "Niggers know nothing about it."
[04:26.69]  "But," I said,"I don't think I know less than you do."
[04:32.38]  "But you're a nigger."
[04:35.16]  I gave up,"Go on." I said,"either you are crazy or I am."
[04:42.55]  "We both are,"he said as he walked along in the mud.
[04:48.24]Words to watch
[05:08.14]crazy                o'clock              hungry               reach
[05:12.18]a.疯狂的,荒唐的      ...点钟              a.饥饿的             v.,n.伸手,够到;到,到达
[05:16.22]menu                 rise                 force                share
[05:20.52]n.菜单               v.,n.上升,增长;站起  n.,v.力,力气;暴力    v.,n.均分,分配;一份
[05:24.82]equality             sort                 seek                 theatre,theater
[05:29.26]n.平等               n.种类,类别          v.寻找,探求;试图,企图n.剧院
[05:33.70]sink                 lean                 woman                frighten
[05:37.93]v.下落,下沉;坐下     v.倾斜,屈身;倚,靠    n.妇女,女人          v.吓唬,使惊恐,受惊
[05:42.17]jump                 cold                 surprise             fear
[05:46.51]v.,n.跳跃,跳动       a.,n.冷;寒冷;感冒    n.,v.错误,误会;误解  n.,v.恐惧,害怕;恐怕
[05:50.86]mistake              music                permit               hotel
[05:54.85]n.,v.错误,过失;误解  n.音乐,乐曲          v.允许,许可          n.旅馆
[05:58.85]case                 rest                 colo(u)r             need
[06:02.74]n.箱子               n.,v.(使)休息/睡眠   n.颜色,色彩,颜料     n.,v.必要,需要;必须
[06:06.62]deal                 nigger               gently               bit
[06:10.81]v.,n.处理,安排;数量  n.黑鬼               ad.文雅地,有礼貌地   n.一点,一片,一些
[06:15.00]dissatisfy           town                 hire                 sell
[06:19.30]v.使不满,对...不满   n.市镇               v.租                 v.卖,出售
[06:23.59]couple               insist               consider             travel
[06:27.84]n.对,双,夫妇         v.坚持,坚持主张,强烈 v.考虑,细想,认为     v.,n.旅行
[06:32.09]road                 reason               mud                  admit
[06:36.24]n.路,道路,途径       n.理由,原因;理性     n.泥,泥浆            v.允许进入,接纳,承认
[06:40.39]proud                south                suffer
[06:43.64]a.骄傲的,自豪的      n.南,南部            v.受苦,受难,受罪
[06:46.90]Negro                action
[07:10.09]n.,a.黑人;黑人的     n.行动,动作

1 equality   

n.等同性，同等，平等，相等，等式

参考例句：

• They are fighting for the equality of women.她们在为争取男女平等而奋斗。
• Women must battle on until they have gained equality.妇女必须坚奋战到底，直至取得平等权利。

2 leaned   

v.（使）倾斜，屈身( lean的过去式和过去分词 )；倚；依赖；使斜靠

参考例句：

• He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together. 他俯身向前，双手十字交错地紧握着。
• He leaned back, exulting at the success of his plan. 他向后一靠，为自己计划成功而得意扬扬。

3 permitted   

允许( permit的过去式和过去分词 )； 许可； 许用

参考例句：

• Radios are not permitted in the library. 图书馆内不许使用收音机。
• Entrance is permitted only on production of a ticket. 出示门票才可进入。

4 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

5 dissatisfied   

a.不满的

参考例句：

• If you are dissatisfied with our service, please write to the manager. 对我们的服务如有不满，请函告经理。
• There was a dissatisfied look in the magager's eyes. 经理的眼睛里露出不满的神色。

6 traveller   

n.旅馆；旅游者

参考例句：

• Almost every traveller carried about a camera.几乎每个旅行者都带着相机。
• It is nothing but a traveller's tale.这只不过是海外奇谈。

7 mud   

n.泥，泥浆

参考例句：

• The swimming pool is filled up with mud.游泳池里全是泥。
• A car ran past,spotting my coat with mud.一辆汽车驶过，给我的外衣溅上了泥点。

8 muddy   

adj.泥泞的，污的，肮脏的；vt.使污浊，使沾上泥污

参考例句：

• The road is very muddy.这条路非常泥泞。
• They passed a muddy track through the forest.他们穿过森林的泥泞小路。

9 Negroes   

n.黑种人，黑人( Negro的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• White supremacists devise new Methods: To disenfranchise Negroes. 白人至上论者想出新的方法以剥夺黑人的公民权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Abraham Lincoln called on his people to fight for freedom for all—Negroes and Whites. 亚伯拉罕·林肯号召他的人民为所有的人——黑人和白人的自由而战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》