e.g. Take a bit of chance here and duck and dive a bit there. 8. slip through the cracks 悄悄溜进缝隙里,引申一下其实就指的是:if someone or something slips through the cracks, they are not caught or dealt with by the system that is supposed to catch them or deal with them.即未得...
''天生有罪''Born a Crime书评 | 摘抄 | 续写素材>>>该怎么形容读《天生有罪》这本书的感受呢?我想到了上野千鹤子说,“读书是为了了解从未了解过的世界,看到从未看到过的现实,品味这个过程带来的欢喜与快乐。”我确实在这本书里了解了自己从未了解过的南非,看到了从未看到过的种族问题,也在阅读中得到了极大...
For decades those feelings were held in check by a common enemy. Then apartheid fell, Mandela walked free, and black South Africa went to war with itself. 祖鲁人和白人打仗,科萨人则和白人下棋。在很长一段时间内,这两个派系都没有取得显著的成功,而且还把并非双方制造出来的这个问题拐到了对方头上...
Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother...
She was unwavering(不屈不挠的) in the face of danger. That always amazed me. It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. I decided I’d rather be held back with people I liked than move ahead with people I didn’t know. ...
As the child of a black mother and a white father in apartheid-era South Africa,Daily Showhost Trevor Noah was the living, breathing evidence that a crime had been committed. Under apartheid, interracial couples who had engaged in sexual relations could be punished with years-long prison senten...
“during apartheid, one of the worst crimes you could commit was having sexual relations with a person of another race. Needless to say, my parents committed that crime.” “humans being humans and sex being sex, that prohibition never stopped anyone.” “mixed people came to be classified ...
看Travor 的BORN A CRIME《天生有罪》,他说因为自己是个混血小孩,所以在家里被当做白人对待,比如和表兄弟们一起闯了祸,表兄弟们会挨揍,他不会,因为打白人在南非是犯法的。甚至他的外公会叫他主人,一起出门的时候,坚持让他坐在后座上,因为白人老爷应该坐后座。然后Travor说:...
10 Some scientists believe that human beings are born with a(n)___ for using their arms and legs to stay afloat (漂浮的),which, however, disappears within a few months after birth.11 To get a visa, you're required to present proof that you've never ___ any crime in your home ...
根据上文"What made Tom, our son, different from others was that he was born with a serious brain dise ase."可知因为儿子脑瘫,因此他早年面临许多挑 战,所以作者和妻子常常安慰他。 故选B。 (2 ) D .考查形容词及语境理解。 A.hopeful有 希望的; B.kind善良的; C.convenient方便的; D. heart...