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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit 14 American Black,CONTENTS,Teaching Aims,Text A,Text B,Supplementing Reading,TEACHING AIMS,After studying this,unit,you are,required to,:,1.,H,ave a general idea of,American Black.,2.,Understand,the history,of,American Black,.,3,.,M,aster the difficult words and expressions,.,Text A,African Americans,TEXT A Preview,非裔美国人African-American指美国黑人，尼格罗negro是拉丁语，词义为“黑色的，在美国种族歧视猖獗时，逐渐演变成对黑人的诬衊语言，等同于“黑鬼。黑人运动崛起后，这个单词被摒弃，黑人采用“黑色的black自称。1960年代后，因为黑色在西方语言中也不是个好颜色，这个单词也被摒弃，而改为“非洲的，因为黑人的祖先都来自非洲。1619世纪，欧洲殖民者从非洲主要是西非、刚果和安哥拉劫运大批黑人奴隶到美洲，其中半数以上运入今美国境内，主要在南部诸州的棉花、甘蔗种植场和矿山当苦工，深受白人种族主义者的残酷剥削和虐待。随着美国工业的开展，南方的黑人陆续迁往北方和西北方城市。18611865年南北战争后，虽然从法律上废除了奴隶制度，但是黑人仍受种族歧视和压迫，美国黑人在本国历史上起过重要作用，他们积极参加美国独立战争和反法西斯战争，屡立战功。对开展美国的经济文化也作出了很大奉献，他们一直是美国农业的主要力量；在钢铁工业中黑人工人约占三分之一，在汽车工业中约占半数；在音乐、文艺、体育方面，黑人的成就更为显著。,TEXT A,Reading,C,omprehension,Error Correction:,Find out the errors of each statement and correct them.,1.African Americans are the direct descendants of captive Africans who survived the slavery era within the boundaries of the present United States.,2.The popular conception of a race-based slave system fully developed as soon as the first recorded Africans arrived in British North America in 1619 as indentured servants.,3.The Civil Rights Movement between 1954 and 1968 was aimed at banning racial discrimination against American blacks,especially in the Northern United States.,TEXT A,Reading,C,omprehension,4.At least 95 percent of African-American voters voted for Obama.He also received overwhelming support from a majority of whites,Asians,Americans of Hispanic origin,and Native Americans.,5.African Americans have been supporters of the Republican Party because it was Republican President Abraham Lincoln who helped in granting freedom to American slaves.,TEXT A Notes,1.The Great Awakening:The Great Awakening was a religious revival in American religious history.There were three-some say four-such periods of fervor,each characterized by widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers,a sharp increase of interest in religion,a profound sense of guilt and redemption on the part of those affected,a jump in evangelical church membership,and the formation of new religious movements and denominations.After a generation or so,the fervor calmed and faded away.,TEXT A Notes,TEXT A Notes,2.The Jim Crow laws:The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965.They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities,with a supposedly separate but equal status for black Americans.In reality,this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans,systematizing a number of economic,educational and social disadvantages.Some examples of Jim Crow laws are the segregation of public schools,public places and public transportation,and the segregation of restrooms,restaurants and drinking fountains for whites and blacks.,TEXT A Notes,3.The Great Migration:The Great Migration was the movement of 1.75 million African Americans out of the Southern United States to the North,Midwest and West from 1910 to 1930.African Americans migrated to escape racism and seek employment opportunities in industrial cities.African Americans moved as individuals or small family groups.There was no government assistance,but often northern industries,such as the railroads,meatpacking and stockyards,recruited people.The primary factor for migration was the racial climate and widespread violence of lynching in the South.In the North,they could find better schools and adult men could vote(joined by women after 1920).Burgeoning industries meant there were job opportunities.,TEXT A New Words and Expressions:,1.descendant disendnt n.,后裔,传下来的东西,He is a descendant of Confucius.,他是一个古老家族的后裔。,2.era ir n.,时代,纪元,时期,Dear colleagues,the message you send today may signal the beginning of a new era of global unity.,亲爱的同事们，您今天所传递的信息将意味着一个全球团结新纪元的开始。,3.landmark lndm:k n.,界标,;,陆上明显标志,;,里程碑,But a landmark decision by Canadas Supreme Court last year could put fresh pressure on the provinces.,但是加拿大最高法院去年做出的一个卓越的决定向各个省施加了新的压力。,4.harsh h:a.,刺耳的,;,严厉的,苛刻的,First,it is unfair to impose harsh penalties for small offences.,首先，对情节轻微的犯罪施以严惩是不公平的。,TEXT A New Words and Expressions:,5.rebellious ribeljs a.造反的,对抗的,难控制的,The captain and two loyal crew members are sent ashore by a rebellious crew.,船长及两名忠实的水手被闹事的水手们遗弃在岸上。,6.secure sikju vt.固定,获得,If China wants to use its trade surplus to secure mineral resources,one response might be:so what?,如果中国有意用其贸易盈余来换取矿石资源，一种可能的答复是：那又怎样？,7.depict dipikt vt.描绘,描写,描述,刻画,I remember how in my youth the British caricaturists were wont to depict Japan as a smart,spruce,uniformed message-goy.,我记得在我年轻时，英国漫画家怎样习以为常地把日本描画为一个伶俐的、整洁的、穿着制服的送信男童。,8.enact inkt vt.制定法律,扮演,公布,He would like to enact a comprehensive immigration reform
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