公共英语三级学习笔记Unit1Greetingandintrouduction
<p><span word="Passage">Passage</span>: </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kosciusko">Kosciusko</span>, <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>.29, 1954,<span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Oprah">Oprah</span> <span word="Winfrey">Winfrey</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="characterize">characterize</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unwelcome">unwelcome</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shackle">shackle</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residue">residue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="injustices">injustices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandmothers">grandmothers</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="decrees">decrees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="repression">repression</span>. </p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uneventful">uneventful</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reciting">reciting</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="pulpits">pulpits</span>. <span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="delved">delved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="turbulent">turbulent</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>. <span word="Seeds">Seeds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="planted">planted</span>, <span word="watered">watered</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurtured">nurtured</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 13, 1964, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linoleum">linoleum</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>. <span word="Sharing">Sharing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="softly">softly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span>? </p>
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