全新版综合教程 B3U2

Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes

Text A The Freedom Givers

In 2004 a center in honor of the “underground railroad” opens in Cincinnati. The railroad was unusual. It sold no tickets and had no trains. Yet it carried thousands of passengers to the destination of their dreams.

Ⅰ.Teaching Objectives

Students will be able to:

1.grasp the main idea (early civil-rights struggles in the US, esp. the Underground

Railroad );

2.learn to use library resources and other resources for information.

3.grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text:

4.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the

theme of the unit.

Ⅱ. Before Reading

1.English Song-Abraham, Martin &John.

Think While Listening

Listen to the song Abraham, Martin & John, sung by Dion, and think about the following questions

1) A few names are mentioned in this song. Can you make out whom these people

are?

Clues: They are all Americans. All died young. They freed a lot of people.

They are Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robber Kennedy.

2) Do you know why they all died young?

3) Whom did they free?

Read the Script of Song

Abram, Martin & John

Has anybody here,

Seen my old friend Abraham,

Can you tell me, where he’s gone,

He freed a lotta people

But it seems the good die young,

I just looked around,

And he’s gone,

Has anybody here,

Seen my old friend John

Can you tell me, where he’s gone,

He freed a lotta people

But it seems the good die young,

I just looked around,

And he’s gone,

Has anybody here,

Seen my old friend Martin

Can you tell me, where he’s gone,

He freed a lotta people

But it seems the good die young,

I just looked around,

And he’s gone,

Didn’t you love the things they stood for,

Didn’t they try to find some good for you and me,

And we’ll be free,

Someday soon it’s gonna be one day.

Has anybody here,

Seen my old friend Bobby,

Can you tell me, where he’s gone.

I thought I saw him walk in’up over the hill,

With Abraham, Martin and John

People in the Song

1)Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the US. As President, hi issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. During the Civil War Lincoln stated most movingly in dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg: ―that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-- that his nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.‖ On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated At Ford’s Theatre in Washington by Jon Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South.

The opposite was the result, for with Lincoln’s death, the possibility of peace

died.

2)John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty-fifth president of the US. In his

inaugural Address he said : ― Ask not what our country can do for you—ask

what you can do for your country,‖ As President, he took vigorous action in

the cause of equal rights calling for new civil rights legislation. On

November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in

office, John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullets as his motorcade

wound through Dallas, Texas, Kennedy was the youngest man elected

President; he was the youngest to die.

3)Martin Luther King

Dr. King was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His lectures and

dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. In

one of his speeches, he said, ― I have a dream that my four children will one

day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,

but by the content of their character, I have a dream today. I have a dream

that… one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will

be able to join hands with the little white boys and white girls as sisters and

brother., I have a dream today,‖

Dr, King was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in

Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Dr, King was in Memphis to help

lead sanitation workers in a protest against low wages and intolerable

working conditions.

4)Bobby Kennedy, or Robert F. Kennedy

He was the brother of President John F. Kennedy. He was appointed

attorney general of the United States in the early 1960s. In September 1962,

Attorney General Kennedy enforced a Federal court order admitting the first

African American student--James Meredith—to the University of

Mississippi. The riot that had followed Meredith’s Registration had left two

dead and hundreds injured. Robber Kennedy saw voting as the key to racial

justice and collaborated with President Kennedy when he proposed the most

far –reaching civil rights statute since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act

of 1964, passed after President Kennedy was slain on November 22, 1963.

Robert Francis Kennedy was slain on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel

in Los Angeles, California. He was 42 years old, although his life was cut

short. Robert Kennedy’s vision and ideals live on today.

2.Text Prediction

Read the introductory part of the text and think about the following questions.

In 2004 a center in honor of the ―underground railroad‖ opens in Cincinnati.

The railroad was unusual. It sold no tickets and had no trains. Yet it carried

thousands of passengers to the destination of their dreams.

1)What is an underground railroad in the normal senses?

2)What is this underground railroad special for?

3)Can you imagine what this railroad was built for?

4)What probably are the dreams of the passengers?

5)What probably is the destination of their dreams?

6)What is the text probably about?

3.Background information

Map reading:

Read the following three maps and answer the following questions.

(omit)

1)Find the following states:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

Which part do these states belong to, the Northern States or the Southern States?

2)Which states are most densely populated with slaves?

3)Where did most slaves want to go?

Timeline of Slavery

1619—Slaves in Virginia

Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies.

1705—Slaves as Property

Describing slaves as real estate, Virginia lawmakers allow owners to bequeath their slaves. The same law allowed masters to ―kill and dest roy‖ runaways. 1775—American Revolution Begins

Battles at the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19 spark the war for American independence from Britain.

1776—Declaration of Independence

The Continental Congress asserts ―that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States‖.

1783—American Revolution Ends

Britain and the infant United States sign the Peace of Paris treat.

1808—United Sates Bans Slave Trade

Importing African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling continues.

1860—Abraham Lincoln Elected

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois becomes the first Republican to win the Unites States Presidency.

1861—1865 United States Civil War

Four years of brutal conflict claim 623,000 lives.

1863—Emancipation Proclamation

President Abraham Lincoln decrees that all slaves in Rebel territory are free on January 1, 1863.

1865—Slavery Abolished

The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery.

The Underground Railroad

1)General Information

The Underground Railroad was not underground. Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them are technically breaking the law, they had to stay out of sight. They went underground‖in terms of concealing their actions.

Sometimes they even hid in unusual places.

Many clever and creative ideas helped slaves during their escape. When abolitionist Jon Fairfield needed to sneak 28 slaves over the road s near Cincinnati, he hired a hearse and disguised the group as a funeral procession.

Henry ―Box‖Brown, a slave, had himself shipped form Richmond to Philadelphia in a wooden box.

2)Routes to Freedom

The routes the slaves traveled appear in this map. The trip is 560 miles (900kilometers) long.

A strong, lucky runaway might have made it to freedom in two months. For

others, especially in bad weather, the trek might have lasted a year.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is one of the most famous and popular pieces of Civil War literature. Drawn form selected pieces of real life anecdotes; Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book that drew many people into the fight over the institution of slavery. Northerners hailed the book, while southern slaveholders abhorred it.

Ⅲ. Global Reading

1.True or False

1)Just like Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Josiah Henson was a

long-suffering slave who was unwilling to stand up for himself. (F)

According to Barbara Carter, Josiah Henson was a man of principle

and totally different form, Uncle Tom.

2)All the men and women who forged the Underground Railroad were

blacks. (F)

Some whites were driven by religious convictions and took part in

this movement.

3)These railroad conductors were frequently faced with death threats and

warnings from the local government. (T)

4)Many fugitives chose Canada as their primary destination because

slavery had been abolished there. (T)

3.Further Understanding

For Part I Questions and answers

1)Both Josiah Henson and Uncle Tom were slaves. But in the eyes of Barbara

Carter, they were different. In what way was Josiah Henson different form

Uncle Tom?

Uncle Tom was an enduring slave and unwilling to struggle for himself, while Josiah Henson did what he believed was right and took an active part in the anti-slavery movement.

2)Why was Henson called an African-American Moses?

In the Bible, Moses was the leader who brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Promised Land. Just like Moses, Henson helped hundreds of slaves to escape to Canada and liberty, so he was called an African –American Moses.

3)What was the Underground Railroad? Who forged it?

The Underground Railroad was a secret way of escape route and safe housed. Many men and woman, including both the blacks and whites, together forged it.

4)Why does the author want to tell the readers the stories of the heroes of the

Underground Railroad?

Because most of them remain too little remembered and their exploits are still largely unsung.

For Part Two Text Analysis

In this part, the author tells the stories of three civil-rights heroes. Who are they? Give the main idea of each story.

Ⅳ. Detailed Reading

Important words and phrases:

Part One (para.1-5)

1.(L.1)breeze : n.a gentle wind. 微风

---A gentle breeze blew over the garden.

---凉爽清新的微风。

---a cool, refreshing breeze

N.B. All of the following words are related to wind. Can you match them

2.

1) (of people) slim; not very wide but comparatively long or high

---slender fingers

---a slender waist

---有苗条身材的女子。

a woman with a slender figure

2) (of things)slight; inadequate

---a slender income

---渺茫的希望

---slender hopes

CF : slender, thin & slim

这几个词都有细小，瘦弱之意

slender主要表示苗条之瘦，往往含有瘦得好看或匀称的意思。例如：---Film actress Zhang Ziyi is a slender woman.

电影演员章子仪身材苗条。

---When the wind blows, the slender tree bends but never breaks.

起风时，这颗细长的树常弯曲但决不会断。

thin 表示人或物的直径与长度的比例较小。例如

---People usually get thinner after an illness.

---生病后,人们通常变得瘦一些。

---This metal may be thin but is of great strength.

---这种金属虽然很薄，但强度却很高。

slim用于指人与动物时，其含义与slender 相同，但在引申意义上却侧重于贫乏和不足状态。

---As a slim boy, he has now filled out.

他原是一个清瘦的男孩，现在胖多了

---To tell you the truth, your chances to pass the exam are too slim.

实话告诉你，你考试过关的希望实在是太小了。

3. (L.12) racial : adj. relating to a person’s race, or to different races of people.

种族的

---There is a serious racial conflict in that African country.

---他是种族歧视的牺牲者。

He was a victim of racial discrimination.

4. (L.13) stand up for : speak, work etc. in favor of sb./sth.; support sb./sth.

--- Don’t be afraid to stand up for your rights.支持

---我所有的朋友都会支持我。

---All my friends will stand up for me.

Stand up to:勇敢地面对；经得起

---A soldier must stand up to the danger.

---你的论点根本经不起仔细检查。

---Your argument just won’t stand up to close scrutiny.

5. (L.14) Josiah Henson was a man of principle :

Josiah Henson observed/followed moral principles.

6. (L.14) principle : a rule or standard, especially of good behavior 原则

---She was a woman of principle.

---I usually follow the principle that it is better not to get involved in other people’s quarrels.

---我们恪守对大家都一视同仁得原则。

We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.

Collocations:

against one’s principle 违反原则

as a matter of principle 作为原则得问题

by principle 按照原则，根据原则

of principle 有原则的

adhere to one’s principles 坚持原则

abandon one’s principles 抛弃原则

7(L.15~17)I had traveled here to Henson’s last home—now a historic site that Carter formerly directed—to learn more about a man who was, in many ways, an African-American Moses.

1) Who was Moses?

In the Old Testament, Moses was the Hebrew prophet and lawgiver

who led the Israelites out of Egypt.

2) Why was Henson called an African-American Moses?

Henson, a black who lived in America, helped other blacks escape

from the US.

8(L.15) historic: adj. famous or important in history

历史上有名或有重要意义的

--- a historic spot

--- 两位领导人具有历史意义的会见。

---A historic meeting between the two leaders.

CF: historic& historical

这两个词都是形容词，都有“历史上的”之意。

Historic泛指历史上有名的或富有历史意义的。例如：

---This change in government is a historic event of our times.

---这项政府变革是当代具有历史意义的大事。

---The signing of the Declaration of Independence was a historic occasion.

---《独立宣言》的签署是具有历史意义的事件。

Historical主要意思是属于历史的，历史上的，与历史有关的，真实的而不是传说中的。例如：

---He gave all his historical papers to the library.

---他把他所有的历史资料都赠送给这个图书馆。

---There is a historical society in our university.

---我们大学有一个历史研究所。

9.(L.15)site: n. place where a building, town, etc. ws, is or will be situated

---The site for the new factory has not been decided. 地方，位置；遗址

---一所新的学校占据了工厂的旧址。

---A new school occupies the site of the old factory.

Collocation:

a historic site 历史古迹

construction sites 建筑工地

a battlefield site 战场的遗迹

10. (L.20 )mission:n. particular task or duty undertaken by an individual or a

group.特殊使命，任务

---Mission accomplished.

---代表团成功地完成了使命。

---The delegation completed its mission successfully.

---炸毁那座桥梁的任务未能完成。

The mission to blow up the bridge failed.

Collocation:

Carry out/perform a mission 执行使命

Fulfill a mission 完成使命

Cancel a mission 取消一项任务

11(L.20~22) Josiah Henson is but one name on a long list of courageous men and women who together forged the Underground Railroad.

What is the part of speech of but in this sentence?

And what does but mean?

Here but is an adverb, which means ―only‖.

12(L.22) forge: v..（靠艰苦工作）建立

1) create by means of much hard work.

---Their friendship was forged by shared adversity.

---They forged links with the French Communist Party.

2) make a forgery or counterfeit

---He got the money dishonestly, by forging his brother’s signature on a

check.

伪造签名。

Forge a signature.

13(L.22) web: n. network of fine threads spun by a spider or some other spinning creature; complex series or network.网状物

---The spider is spinning a web.

---铁路网

a we

b railroads

---电话线网络

a we

b of telephone wires

14 (L.23)liberate: vt. Set free解放

Pattern: liberate sb. from sth.

--- liberate people from poverty

--- liberate sb. from economic worry

---解除心中偏见

liberate the mind from prejudice

---把一个国家从军事控制中解放出来。

liberate a country from a military control.

15 (L.26 )authorize: vt. Give approval or permission for (sth.); give authority to批

准；委托

---The government authorized the publication of this book.

---I have authorized him to act for me during my absence.

---主任允许我们在实验室工作。

---The director authorized us to work in the laboratory.

16(L.30) exploit:

1) n. brace or adventurous deed or action 功绩

---Their heroic exploits will go down in history.

---歌颂某人的功绩

sing sb’s exploits

---他的战功使我感到惊异

His military exploits amazed me.

2) vt. Employ to the greatest possible advantage 剥削；开发；利用

exploit one’s talents. 充分发挥某人的才能

exploit one’s friends 利用自己朋友

---这家公司用工时长，工资低的方法来剥削工人。

The company exploited its workers with long hours and low pay.

17(L.30) be intent on doing sth.: be eager and determined to do sth.

热衷于，坚决要做

---He was intent on the job he was doing.

---他决心去法国继续深造。

He is intent on going to France to continue his studies.

Part Two (para.6-23)

18 (L.32)peer: vi. look closely or carefully, esp. as if unable to see well (followed

by at/ though/into, etc.)

---She peered at him closely, as if not believing it could really be him.

---She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path.

CF: peer, gaze & stare

这三个词都是动词，都有注视，凝视之意。

Peer通常指半闭者眼睛看，并伴随着向前移动，含有好奇地看或难以看清的意味。例如：

---The old man peered at her over his spectacles.

老头儿从他的眼镜上方盯着她。

---Short-sighted people often peer at others when they are wearing no glasses.

近视眼的人不带眼镜时常常眯着眼看人。

---The sleepy father got up and peered through a crack in the door to see who knocked at the door.

还未睡醒的父亲起了床，透过门缝眯着眼看是谁在敲门。

Gaze指持久不停地看，通常有惊奇，羡慕，感叹等含义。例如：

---All of us gazed at the beautiful view in the distance.

---我们都凝视着远方美丽的景色。

---For two hours Tom sat gazing out of the window.

---两个小时过去了，汤姆一直坐着凝视着窗外。

Stare指出于好奇，惊讶，茫然或赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间，直接地注视。

例如：

---The woman stared at the stranger in astonishment.

那个女人吃惊地盯着陌生人。

---It is very impolite to stare at other people.

死死盯着他人是极不礼貌的。

19(L.40~41) Eventually he saved enough money working at this trade on the side to buy his freedom.

Translate the sentence into Chinese.

后来他终于靠这门手艺攒钱赎回了自由。

20 (L.41) on the side: as an additional job or source of income; secretly 作为兼职；

秘密的

--- He is a teacher, but he makes a little money on the side by repairing cars in his free time.

---He’s married but he has girlfriend on the side.

---他虽有妻室，但暗地里还有一个女朋友。

21 (L.44~45) In Kentucky, where he was now headed, there was a $1000 reward

for his capture dead or alive.

Paraphrase the sentence:

In Kentucky, anyone who captured him, no matter he was dead or alive, would be rewarded $1000 and now he was going to Kentucky.

22 (L.45 ) capture:抓捕

1)n. the act of taking by force or of being taken by force.

---He was released yesterday, six months after his capture by the terrorists.

2)v. take (a person or animal) prisoner

---She was captured trying to escape from the country.

23 (L.51 )There was room for all but two.

What does but mean? What is the part of speech of but in the sentence?

Here but is a preposition, which means ― except‖.

24 (L.52 )close in ( on/around): come near to, esp. in order to attack form several

directions; surround 接近；包围

---The people were trapped when the enemy army began to close in to them.

---Night is closing in.

25 (L.54~56)The others made it to the Ohio shore, where Parker hurriedly

arranged for a wagon to take them to the next ―station‖on the Underground Railroad—the first leg of their journey to safely in Canada.

1)What does make it mean?

Make it means ― succeed in doing something‖. here made it means

― arrived (at the Ohio shore)‖

*--- Blake failed to make it as a commercial airline pilot.

---布莱克想当一名商业航空公司的飞行员，但没有成功。

---在三次考试失败后我认识到自己不可能在会计专业方面有所作

为。

---After failing the exams three times, I realized I’d never make it in

accountancy.

2)What does leg mean?

Leg means ― a stage of journey or course‖. For example, the last leg

of the flight (飞行中的最后一段路程)

26(L.59). religious: adj. of religion

---a religious service 宗教仪式

---宗教问题

a religious question

27(L.59) convictions: n. firm opinion or belief

--- She expressed her firm conviction that television was harmful to children.

---她坚信她是对的。

She had a firm conviction that she was right.

Collocation:

a lifelong conviction 终身的信仰

political conviction 政治信念

---Strengthen/deepen one’s conviction that…

增强/加深某人的信念…

28 (L.60 )Levi Coffin, a Quaker raised in North Carolina.

What is a Quaker?

A Quaker is any member of the Society of Friends, a religious group

established in England in the 1650s by George Fox. They were originally called Quakers because members were thought to ―quake ― of shake with religious excitement. Quakers worship Christ without any formal ceremony or fixed beliefs, and their meetings often involve silent thought or prayer.

They are strongly opposed to violence and war, and are active in education and charity work.

*29(L.64) shelter:

1.收容

---Can those being sheltered be adequately fed?

收容下来的那些人能吃饱吗？

2. 庇佑，窝藏

---Some villagers are prepared to help to shelter wanted men.

有些村民准备好窝藏通缉犯。

30(L.71) impose: 把…强加于

1)place ( a penalty, tax, etc. ) officially on sb./sth.

---New duties were imposed on wines and spirits.

---征收进口税

impose a tax on imports

2)try to make sb. accept (an opinion or a belief)

---She imposed her ideas on the group.

---I must perform the task that has been imposed on me.

31(L.85 ) transport: vt take sth./sb. from one place to another in a vehicle ---It took all day to transport the furniture to the new apartment.

---The goods were transported by train.

---公共汽车把我们从机场送到城市。

A bus transported us from the airport to the city.

32 (L.85 )disguise: vt. give sb./sth. a false appearance假扮，乔装

Pattern: disguise sb./sth. as

---He disguised himself as a woman.

---The soldiers disguised themselves by wearing white garments in the snow.

---这一事实是无法隐瞒的。

It is impossible to disguise the fact.

33(L.88 )abolish: vt. end the existence of ( a law, custom, system, ect.) ---The death penalty is to be abolished before the end of this year.

---废除奴隶制abolish slavery

---坏的风俗应当废除。

Bad customs should be abolished.

34 (L.92～93 )Making the best of his lot, Henson worked diligently and rose

far in his owner’s regard.

1)What dose lot mean in this sentence?

Lot means ― one’s fortune in life, fate‖

*She was quite content with her lot.

2)Paraphrase ―rose far in his owner’s regard‖.

He was regarded highly by his owner.

35 (L.94 ) compel: vt. make (sb.) do sth.; force强迫

---Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.

---大雨迫使我们呆在屋内。

---The heavy rain compelled us to stay indoors.

Collocation:

compel sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事

Be compelled to do 不得不做

36 (L.102 )at risk: threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc.; in danger

---The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.

Collocation:

at all risks (＝at any risk) 无论冒什么危险；无论如何

at the risk of 冒…之险；不顾…之风险

37 (L.103 )starve: v. ( cause a person or an animal to) suffer severely or die from

hunger （使）挨饿

---starve to death

---What’s for dinner? I’m starving!

晚饭吃什么？我饿死了。

---starve for news 渴望消息

---She’s lonely, and starving for companionship.

她很寂寞，渴望友谊。

38 (L.112 )pass fo r: appear like; be accepted or looked upon as (same as pass as)

被开作，被当作

---He can pass for a Frenchman.

---I can’t imagine how this place passes for a five-star hotel.

---他认为是个医生。

He passes for a doctor.

---他被认为是个有学问的人。

He passes for a learned man.

Ⅴ.After Reading

1. Useful expressions:

1)微风 a gentle breeze

2)支持stand up for

3)有原则的人 a man of principle

4)历史遗迹 a historic site

5)解放奴隶liberate slaves

6)决定要做某事be intent on doing sth.

7)轻轻的敲门声 a soft knock

8)铸铁iron molding

9)报告消息spread the news

10)宗教信仰religious convictions

11)得到庇佑find refuge

12)下一段行程next leg of the journey

13)主要路线principal routes

14)面临危险face risks

15)课以罚金impose a fine

16)记录keep a log of

17)路标road signs

18)出殡队伍 a funeral procession

19)未开垦的土地 a virgin land

20)在（某人）看来in the eyes of (sb.)

2. Listen and answer

Listen to the personal account of runaway slave Linda Brent and answer the following questions.

Peter took me in his boat and raised me on board. About four o’clock, we rowed three miles to the swamp. My great fear of snakes had been increased by the bite I had received. But I was in no situation to choose, and I gratefully accepted the best that my poor friends could do for me. A very small garret was between the boards and the roof. the garret was only nine feet long and seven feet wide. The air was stifling; the darkness total. The rates and mice ran over my bed. It seemed horrible to sit or lie in a cramped position day after day, without one gleam of light. Yet I would have chosen this, rather than my lot as a slave…After seven years in my tiny and dark hiding place, I finally secured a passage to New York in a boat with the help of my friends and family. However, I was rather disappointed when I got to New York: It made me sad to find the north followed the customs of slavery. We were carried away in a large, tough car. It was crowded with people. Screaming and kicking babies were on the beds. The fumes of the whiskey and the dense tobacco smoke were sickening to my senses.

1)What were Linda’s biggest fears?

She feared that the snakes might bite her.

2)What conditions did she have to endure?

She had to endure the cramped garret, the rats, the stifling air and the

darkness.

3)Why was she disappointed with what she found in New York?

It made her sad to find the north followed the customs of slavery.

3. Problem-solving

If you had been free individuals living at the time, do you think you would have assisted in helping the slaves to freedom? Consider the pros and cons of your decisions, including the dangers for yourselves if you decided to help.

4.Writing Practice

How do you usually find the information you need in a paper? By using the library resources? It’s a sound idea. But you may have a better choice just by letting your fingers do the job. Guess what it is? Right! The Internet!

You have learned quite a lot about the Underground Railroad now, but you may want to know more about what it was like to travel along the Underground Railroad. Here’s how: go through the journey on https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0f8989806.html,’s Underground Railroad site (www. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/0f8989806.html,/heatures/railroad).

And your homework is to write a composition about the conditions in which slaves lived and some of the dangers that an escaping slave faced.

5.Proverbs and quotations.

1)Give me liberty, or give me death..

不自由，毋宁死。

2) A new breeze is blowing—and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to

push on: there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken.

--George Bush, American President 一阵新风正在吹来―为自由激励的民族随时准备前进：开拓新的道路，

采取新的行动

—美国总统, 乔治布什

3) A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for

freedom.

--I.A. Baraka, French writer.

人要么是自由的，要么是不自由的，从来就不存在过渡阶段。

－法国作家I.A.巴拉卡

4)Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains

and slavery?.

--Patrick Henry, American revolutionary 难道生命如此宝贵，和平如此甜美，以致于不惜以枷锁和奴役代价来

换取吗？

--美国革命家P. 亨利

5) Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

--George Washington, Father of the United States 自由一旦生根，便是棵迅猛生长的植物。

--美国国父G.. 华盛顿

6. Text analysis

When we learn a foreign language, we must also learn the culture of the speakers of that language. Text A in this unit is a good case in point. Readers need some basic knowledge of Christianity. Some terms in this text are markedly Christian, like ― Bible‖. Others refer to characters or places form Biblical stories, such as Moses who led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt, or Bethlehem, a holy city for Christians.

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