英语听力—环球英语 602 Ten Ways to Fight Hate: Create an Alternative

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Welcome to Spotlight¹. I'm Joshua Leo.
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And I'm Marina Santee. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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In many countries around the world hate takes the form of a rally like this one. Hate groups organize crowds of people. They send out information about their rally, or gathering². They meet at a particular time and place. They may bring signs to carry. These signs tell the message of the hate group. Often, these signs insult another particular group of people.
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Sometimes these rallies become dangerous. For example, this can happen with protesters. Sometimes, people come to a hate rally to protest. People in the rally and people protesting begin to fight. Riots start. Police try to keep the peace. They arrest the fighters. Often, people fighting suffer injuries. In situations like this, the hate group often accuses the protesters of inciting³ violence. They accuse the protesters of limiting free speech. And news of the violence spreads. In the end, more people know about the hate rally. In this case, protesting the rally also does harm.
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But people do want to protest hate rallies. So, how can a person show that he disagrees with hate, or a hate rally? How can a person lead a protest to a hate rally without inciting violence, or denying the free speech rights of the hate group?
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Today's Spotlight program is the fifth in a series of ten programs. In this series of programs we will look at ten ways to fight hate.
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Hate is powerful enough to destroy people and communities. So Tolerance⁴.org has made this list of ten ways to fight hate in your community. On today's Spotlight program we will look at the fifth way to fight hate in your community: Create an Alternative.
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Tolerance.org knows that communities want to react to hate rallies. People faced with hate rallies may feel helpless against such a large hate-filled group. They may feel angry. People may want to show their anger by physically⁶ hurting the hate group or causing trouble for them. People protesting hate may want to shout or throw something at the hate group. But violent protests like this do not usually change anything. In fact using these methods to protest a hate group can cause more trouble and hate in a community.
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Tolerance.org has a different idea about what people should do when they are faced with a hate rally. They say that "Every act of hatred⁷ should be met with an act of love and unity⁵." That is, people can create a sort of balance. When someone does an act of hate, another person can fight it with an act of love.
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Tolerance.org suggests that you can do this when you are faced with a hate rally. You can create an alternative. An alternative is a different thing to choose. For example, you may want to attend a hate rally to protest it. But instead, you could choose an alternative. You could choose to protest the hate rally in a different way.
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So, what could you do as an alternative? Well, Tolerance.org suggests holding another event in a different place, but at the same time as the hate rally. You could host, or lead, a picnic, a parade, or a celebration of diversity. Celebrate every kind of culture represented in your community. Include as many different cultures in your celebration as you can. Celebrate the different religions in your community. Include food, music, dancing, and information. One town in Maine, in the United States, experienced this kind of alternative. Here is the story:
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In 2001, a large group of Somali immigrants moved into the town of Lewiston, in the state of Maine. In 2002 a local government official, the mayor of Lewiston, sent the Somali community a letter. He asked them to stop inviting⁸ more family to live in Lewiston. He told the group that the town of Lewiston could not deal with any more Somalis. Somali community members were shocked at the mayor's letter. Mohamed Driye was a Somali living in Lewiston. He told the local newspaper:
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"The mayor thinks he is the mayor for only white people in the community. He is not only their mayor. He is our mayor too."
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Two hate groups also read the mayor's letter. They saw a chance to spread their message. They planned a hate rally in January 2003. They hoped that people would join their rally against the Somalis.
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People in the community reacted to the plan for the hate rally. They planned an alternative event. The group planning the event called themselves the "Many and One Coalition⁹." They invited local churches, students and many concerned people to join the event. They used the event to teach people about diversity, or differences in people.
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The Many and One Coalition hoped their event would send a message against hate. They believed that their message against hate would be stronger than the hate group's message for hate. They were right. Tolerance.org says that more than four thousand people attended the Many and One Coalition's diversity event. And less than one hundred people attended the hate rally.
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Tolerance.org tells another story of how a community fought racism¹⁰ in a creative way. One town completely closed to oppose a racist¹¹ rally that would happen there.
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On the day the rally was planned, businesses everywhere were closed. Many people stayed inside their houses. People used orange flags and ribbons to show they were against the racist rally. Bob Henry was a leader in the alternative against the racist rally. He said,
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"Our protest is to turn our back on them. We are rejecting them to let them know they are not welcome here. We think brotherhood¹² is better than racist ideas."
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How can you react to hate in your local area? Are there hate rallies in your area? Do not fight hate with more hate. Instead, think about creating an alternative to hate in your community.
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This is the fifth program in a series of ten programs on ten ways to fight hate. This information is from Tolerance.org. Here are Tolerance.org's ten ways to fight hate.
Act, Unite, Support the Victims, Do Your Homework, Create an Alternative, Speak Up, Lobby Leaders, Look Long Range, Teach Tolerance, and Dig Deeper.
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Keep listening to Spotlight to hear the complete series. And be sure to visit Tolerance.org on the internet.
 

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

4 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。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

7 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

8 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

9 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。

10 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。

11 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

12 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。