普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：高中一年级英语
ELIAS’ STORY
My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. He offered guidance 1 to poor black people on their legal 2 problems. He was generous 3 with his time, for which I was grateful 4.
I needed his help because I had very little education. I began school at six. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometres away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees 5 and the bus fare. I could not read or write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook 6 to live in Johannesburg. Sadly I did not have it because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work.
The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers 7 so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more hopeful 8 about my future. I never forgot how kind Mandela was, When he organized the ANC Youth League, I joined it as soon as I could. He said:
"The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all."
It was the truth. Black people could not vote or choose their leaders. They could not get the jobs they wanted. The parts of town in which they had to live were decided 9 by white people. The places outside the towns where they were sent to live were the poorest parts of South Africa. No one could grow food there. In fact as Nelson Mandela said:
"... we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government. We chose to attack the laws. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed.., only then did we decide to answer violence 10 with violence."
As a matter of fact, I do not like violence ... but in 1963 I helped him blow up some government buildings. It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison. But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people equal.
- Under his father's guidance,he learned how to swim.他在父亲的指导下学会了游泳。
- It is hoped you will give us guidance.请你多加指导。
- He is my legal adviser.他是我的法律顾问。
- This is partly a political and partly a legal question.这个问题部分是政治问题，部分是法律问题。
- She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
- She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。
- If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
- He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。
- Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。
- As a scholar you will not have to pay college fees. 作为接受奖学金的学生，你不必付大学的费用。
- You fill out this application form and we'll issue you a passbook.你填好这张申请表,我们会给你一本存折。
- Would you please give your withdrawal slip and your passbook?请把您的取款条和存折给我好吗？
- I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
- The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。
- This is a hopeful news.这是个鼓舞人心的消息。
- We are hopeful about the future.我们对未来抱乐观态度。