上外课件：Unit 09_A (第六册,英语综合教程,外教社).pptVIP

Unit 9Id Rather Be Black Than Female  Text Explanation Part I About the Author Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) , American politician, educator, and author,was the first Afro-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She was a passionate and effective advocate of equal rights for minorities, women and children. She changed the nations perception about the capabilities of women and African-Americans. Text Structure Section 1: Paragraph 1 Section 2: Paragraphs 2-3 Section 3: Paragraphs 4-12 Section 4: Paragraphs 13-16 Section 5: Paragraph 17 Text Analysis Shirley Chisholm identifies and analyses the sexual discrimination in 1970s American politics and draws the surprising conclusion that the prejudice based on sex is even more serious than racial prejudice. It is surprising because American society as a whole now acknowledges the racial inequality but both men and women are simply blind to the unfair treatment of women in the game of politics. She expresses her conviction that womens more active participation in politics would improve the country. Paragraph 1 Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. I was the first to overcome both handicaps at once. Of the two handicaps, being black is much less of a draw back than being female. phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development现象；奇迹；杰出的人才 The phenomenon draws more attention of the public than ever before.这个现象也也比以往更加引起公众的注意力了 What might account for this strange phenomenon?什么能解释这种奇怪的现象？ overcome win a victory over; get on top of; deal with successfully You must overcome your bad habits.你必须克服你的坏习惯. So, what obstacles do you have to overcome in your life?在你的生命中,有哪些障碍是需要克服的? When at last all these obstacles were overcome, the small team set to work.当最后所有的这些障碍被克服的时候,小队就开始工作了。 handicap (n.)the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (v.)injure permanently; put a