Lesson-9-A-More-Perfect-Union-(Part-I).ppt
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Lesson9AMorePerfectUnion(PartI),BarackObama,Pre-readingQuestions1.Whendeliveringaspeech,howcouldyouimpressyouraudience?
2.WhenandwherewasthespeechdeliveredbyObama?
3.WhydidObamadeliverthespeech?
4.CouldyougivesomebriefintroductiontoObama?
1.Anamusingstatement,incidentorjoke2.Astartlingstatement3.Aquotation4.Astory5.Rhetoricalquestions6.Suspense,BackgroundInformation,BarackObama,BarackHusseinObamaII(bornAugust4,1961)isthe44thandcurrentPresidentoftheUnitedStates,inofficesince2009.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.BorninHonolulu,Hawaii,ObamaisagraduateofColumbiaUniversityandHarvardLawSchool.HeworkedasacivilrightsattorneyinChicagoandtaughtconstitutionallawattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolfrom1992to2004.,HeservedthreetermsintheIllinoisSenatefrom1997to2004,runningunsuccessfullyfortheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesin2000.HewonelectiontotheU.S.SenateinNovember2004.Hebeganhispresidentialcampaignin2007,andin2008,afteracloseprimarycampaignagainstHillaryClinton,hewonsufficientdelegatesintheDemocraticpartyprimariestoreceivethepresidentialnomination.HethendefeatedRepublicannomineeJohnMcCaininthegeneralelection,andwasinauguratedaspresidentonJanuary20,2009.Ninemonthslater,Obamawasnamedthe2009NobelPeacePrizelaureate.Hewasre-electedpresidentinNovember2012,defeatingRepublicannomineeMittRomney,andwassworninforasecondtermonJanuary20,2013.,TheJeremiahWrightControversyTheJeremiahWrightControversyisanAmericanpoliticalissuethatgainednationalattentioninMarch2008whenABCNews,afterreviewingdozensofU.S.2008PresidentialElectioncandidateBarackObamaspastorJeremiahWrightssermons,excerptedpartswhichweresubjecttointensemediascrutiny.,WrightisaretiredseniorpastorofTrinityUnitedChurchofChristinChicagoandformerpastoroftheU.SPresidentBarackObama.Obamadenouncedthestatementsinquestion,butaftercriticscontinuedtopresstheissueofhisrelationshipwithWrighthegaveaspeechtitled“AMorePerfectUnion,”inwhichhesoughttoplaceDr.Wrightscommentsinahistoricalandsociologicalcontext.Inthespeech,ObamaagaindenouncedWrightsremarks,butdidnotdisownhimasaperson.,Thegovernmentgivesthemthedrugs,buildsbiggerprisons,passesathree-strikelawandthenwantsustosingGodBlessAmerica.No,no,no,GoddamnAmerica,thatsintheBibleforkillinginnocentpeople,hesaidina2003sermon.GoddamnAmericafortreatingourcitizensaslessthanhuman.GoddamnAmericaforaslongassheactslikesheisGodandsheissupreme.,WebombedHiroshima,webombedNagasaki,andwenukedfarmorethanthethousandsinNewYorkandthePentagon,andweneverbattedaneye,Rev.WrightsaidinasermononSept.16,2001.WehavesupportedstateterrorismagainstthePalestiniansandblackSouthAfricans,andnowweareindignantbecausethestuffwehavedoneoverseasisnowbroughtrightbacktoourownfrontyards.Americaschickensarecominghometoroost,hetoldhiscongregation.,IssueofRacialDiscrimination,RacialDiscriminationInthe1800stheslaveswerefreedbyPresidentAbrahamLincoln.Afterthisstartinginaboutthe1870sJimCrowlawswereintroduced.Theselawspromotedtheideaseparatebutequal,meaningthattheracesalthoughhavingtobeindifferentareasandnotallowedtointerminglewereequal.,TheJenaSixweresixblackteenagersconvictedinthebeatingofJustinBarker,awhitestudentatJenaHighSchoolinJena,Louisiana,onDecember4,2006.,2004成名演讲稿:
无畏的希望Theaudacityofhope2008.3.18费城演讲AMorePerfectUnion2008.7.24柏林演讲Aworldthatstandsasone2008.11.06胜选演讲:
ChangeHasComeToAmerica2009.1.20就职演讲BarackObamasInauguralAddress,奥巴马在宾夕法尼亚州费城发表的演讲,也是他在参选以后第一次就种族问题发表公开演讲,StructurePart1(P1-5):
ThebackgroundleadingtoObamascampaignin2008.PartII(P6-11):
Bymentioninghisownstoryasablackperson,Obamapointsoutthatbiasedopiniononracedoesexistandalsobringmuchinfluence.PartIII(P12-16):
Obamacondemnedsomedivisivediscussionofrace,includinghisformerpastorReverendWrightsopinions.PartIV(P17-23)ThegoodfeaturesofReverendWrightandtheTrinityChurch:
loveforandbetweeneveryAmericanpeople.PartV(P24-26):
Conclusion.Urgencyforperfectingtheunion.,Part1(P1-5):
ThebackgroundleadingtoObamascampaignin2008.1.WhydoesObamabeginhisaddresswiththewords“Wethepeople,inordertoformamoreperfectunion.”?
2.AreyoufamiliarwiththefirstsentenceofPara2?
3.Thedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedoutbutultimatelyunfinished.Howtounderstandthesentence?
4.AccordingtoObama,howtonarrowthegapbetweenthepromiseandreality?
5.WhatsthefunctionofP1-5?
Para1,Wethepeople,inordertoformamoreperfectunion.AquotefromthePreambletoConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.“WethepeopleoftheUnitedStates,inordertoformamoreperfectUnion,establishjustice,insuredomestictranquility,provideforthecommondefense,promotethegeneralwelfare,andsecuretheblessingsoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity,doordainandestablishthisConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.”我们美利坚合众国的人民,为了组织一个更完善的联邦,树立正义,保障国内的安宁,建立共同的国防,增进全民福利和确保我们自己及我们後代能安享自由带来的幸福,乃为美利坚合众国制定和确立这一部宪法。
Purposeforthequotation:
Toshowwherethetitlecamefrom;ToappealtotheaudiencebecauseAmericanpeopleworshiptheConstitution,regardingitasasacreddocumentliketheBible.,Para2,Twohundredandtwentyoneyearsago,inahallthatstillstandsacrossthestreet,agroupofmengatheredand,withthesesimplewords,launchedAmericasimprobableexperimentindemocracy.improbable:
notlikelytohappenImprobableexperimentindemocracy:
Itwasthefirstwrittendocumentinitiatingthebeginningoftheendoftheconceptofthedivinerightofkings.Atthattime,Americaissmallandweak,sonoonecanbesurewhetherthecountryorthisConstitutionwouldsurviveorsucceed.,Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinLiberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.87年前,我们的先辈们在这块大陆上建立了一个崭新的国家。
这个国家以自由为立国之本,致力于实现人人生而平等的理想。
Farmersandscholars;statesmenandpatriotswhohadtraveledacrossanoceantoescapetyrannyandpersecutionfinallymaderealtheirdeclarationofindependenceataPhiladelphiaconventiontraveledacrossanocean:
referringtotheearlysettlers,thePuritanswhosailedacrosstheAtlanticocean.maderealtheirdeclarationofindependenceataPhiladelphiaconvention:
turnedtheconceptembodiedintheDeclarationofIndependenceintoarticlesintheConstitution,declarationofindependence独立宣言theproclamationmadebythesecondAmericanContinentalCongressonJuly4,1776,whichassertedthefreedomandindependenceofthe13ColoniesfromGreatBritain;1776年7月4日美国第二次大陆会议上通过的宣言,宣告美国13个殖民地脱离英国获得独立和自由.,finallymaderealtheirdeclarationofindependenceataPhiladelphiaconventionthatlastedthroughthespringof1787.TheConstitutionalConventionmetinthePhiladelphiaStateHousefromMay25toSept.17,1787;theConventionwasattendedby55delegatesfrom12states.(RhodeIslanddeclinedtosenddelegates.),TranslationforPara2:
221年前,在对面街角那座至今仍旧巍然挺立的大厅中,美国自由的先驱聚集在一起,用简单的语词,启动了在当时看来不可能完成的民主试验。
这些为逃避暴虐与压迫而远涉重洋来到北美大陆的农场主、学者、政治家和爱国者终于在1787年春天的费城制宪会议上将独立从宣言变为现实。
Para3,Thedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedbutultimatelyunfinished.eventually:
happeningattheendof,ultimately:
bywhichaprocessorseriescomestoanend.TheConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedbytheConstitutionalConvention(firstlyonly39outof55delegatessigned,lateronmorestatesapprovedit.),“Thedocument.unfinished”:
theproblemofslaverywasnotsolved,(asalvewascountedasthree-fifthsofapersonforrepresentationintheHouseofRepresentativesandfordirecttaxation)untiltheCivilWarandtheenactmentofConstitutionalAmendments(宪法修正案)14(1868)and15(1870).,Paraphraseforthe1stsentence:
Afterheateddiscussionandcompromises,theConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedbytheConstitutionalConventionand39outof55delegatessignedthedocument.Butthe“three-fifths”clauseandthetwentyyearallowedforthetradeshowedtheslaveissuewasnotsolved,sotheprocessofformingamoreperfectuniondidnotendwiththeenforcementoftheConstitution.,Itwasstainedbythisnationsoriginalsinofslavery,aquestionthatdividedthecoloniesandbroughttheconventiontoastalematestain:
tospoiltheappearanceorbringshameonstalemate:
asituationinwhichneithersideinanargumentorcontestcanwinorinwhichnoprogressispossible.originalsin原罪:
AccordingChristianity,originalsinisthewickednesswhenAdamandEvedisobeyedGod,andallhumanbeingsarebornwithit.,它被原罪的奴隶制玷污了,这个问题使各州对立,并一度使制宪会议陷入僵局。
后来开国者们允许奴隶买卖延续至少二十年,而把问题的最终解决留给了后代。
Para4,Ofcourse,theanswertotheslaveryquestionwasalreadyembeddedwithinourConstitutionembed:
tofixfirmlyanddeeplyinearth,mindormemory,etc.Hereitmeans:
TobesetorincludedintheConstitution.ItmaybecorrecttosaytheidealoflibertyandjusticeintheConstitutionmakesitpossiblefortheresolutionoftheslaveissue,buttheConstitutionitselfdosenotprovideanysolution.Otherwise,itwouldnottakeaCivilWar,averydestructivewar,toputanendtoaslaverysystem.AndtherewouldbenonecessityforConstitutionalAmendments14and15andCivilRightsActof1964andtheVotingRightsActof1965.,aConstitutionthathadatitsverycoretheidealofequalcitizenshipunderthelaw;aConstitutionthatpromiseditspeopleliberty,andjustice,andaunionthatcouldbeandshouldbeperfectedovertime.EmphasisIndicatingpossibilityandobligation,Para5,Parchment羊皮纸asuperiorpaperresemblingsheepskinBondage奴役,束缚thestateofbeingund
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