people from all walks of life. We are also keen on learning the best practices through cooperation with other countries. Reading & Comprehending
Reading 1
1. Comprehension Check for Reading 1
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1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) T 6) T 7) F 8) T 9) F 10) T 2. Translation
1.因为挺身主张自由，他被全世界赞为传奇，但更令人惊异的是，他没有因为遭遇非人待遇而变成铁石心肠。
2.我最怕的莫过于早上醒来，却没有什么计划能帮我为那些没有资源、贫困交加、不识字不会写、身患绝症的人送去一点欢乐。
3.我们出狱时会脱胎换骨，我们甚至可以带着两个学位出狱。自学是一个途径，它赋予我们争取自由的最强大的武器。
4.我出狱时比我入狱时更有见识。你越有见识，你就越不会傲慢、越不会那么咄咄逼人。 Reading 2
Comprehension Check for Reading 2
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1.On the one hand, he was confident because the British military forces concentrated in Britain were stronger than ever. On the other hand, home defense still needed strengthening, as Britain must fight back and fight overseas, which would draw troops away from Britain.
2.Enemy aliens and suspicious characters of other nationalities, British subjects who may become a danger or a nuisance should the war be transported to the United Kingdom, and the Fifth Column.
3.It could never be ruled out that a chance combination of factors favorable to an invasion might come together (the blockading fleet mentioned was the British navy, which was keeping much of the French fleet penned up in port).
4.A long one. Because he said the war might last for years, the enemy was powerful and had lots of new ways of fighting, and the British people might have to fight beach by beach, hill by hill… Integrated Skills Practicing
I. Viewing & Listening
Oprah:How did you get the graceless guard to treat you with respect? You were in prison, and you said, “I would only respond to the name Mandela or Mr. Mandela.”
Mandela:You must fight the battle for dignity on the very first day you go to jail.… And that was what we did. We put our foot down and insisted in being respected, even though we were prisoners.
Oprah:How is there no bitterness?
Mandela:Well, I hated oppression. And when I think of the past, the type of things they did, I feel angry. Our emotion said, “The white minority is an enemy. We must never talk with them.” But our brain said, “If you don’t talk with these men, your country will go up in flames. And, for many years to come, this country will be covered in rivers of blood.” So we have to reconcile that conflict, and our talking to the enemy was the result of the domination of the brain over emotion.
Oprah:This has not happened before, nor since, that as he was leaving the building, every one of the Harpo staff, of the 300 people in the building, lined the hallway to shake his hand. Now we call it the Nelson Mandela Hallway here at Harpo.
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Transcript:
Oprah:How does a man spend 27 years in prison, put there by an oppressor, and come out of that experience with, not a heart of stone, not a cold heart, but a heart that is willing to forgive and embrace?
Mandela:If I had not been to prison, I would not have been able to achieve the most difficult task in life, and that is changing yourself. An opportunity to sit down and think. I was in the company of great men indeed. Some of them are more qualified, more talented than I am. And to sit down with them, to exchange views, was one of the most revealing experiences I had.
Oprah:How did you get the graceless guard to treat you with respect? You were in prison, and you said, “I would only respond to the name Mandela or Mr. Mandela.” Mandela:You must fight the battle for dignity on the very first day you go to jail. Oprah:Really?
Mandela:And that was what we did. We put our foot down and insisted in being respected, even though we were prisoners. Oprah:How is there no bitterness?
Mandela:Well, I hated oppression. And when I think of the past, the type of things they did, I feel angry. Our emotion said, “The white minority is an enemy. We must never talk with them.” But our brain said, “If you don’t talk with these men, your country will go up in flames. And, for many years to come, this country will be covered in rivers of blood.” So we have to reconcile that conflict, and our talking to the enemy was the result of the domination of the brain over emotion.
Oprah:This has not happened before, nor since, that as he was leaving the building, every one of the Harpo staff, of the 300 people in the building, lined the hallway to shake his hand. Now we call that the Nelson Mandela Hallway here at Harpo.
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进阶大学英语第四单元练习答案
