Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa who was a symbol (象征) of social justice (公正), passed away on Dec. 5, 2013. His death is a great loss to the whole world, since this modern hero, who used to fight for the black people, helped the black people get the same rights as white people, and began a school to help those who had little learning even during the time when he was put into prison. He was the one who always gave priority to (优先考虑) his nation.Nelson was a great man, but he was more than a great man. He was, is, and always will be a hero. In my view, being a hero means more than making great achievements. In fact, heroes are extraordinary (非凡的), because their hearts are filled with love for people. It is this love that makes them heroes, rather than great men.So this is the difference between great men and heroes. What makes a hero is not only one’s achievements, but also his selfless (无私的) love. With great achievements and selfless love, the person can become a true hero, just like Nelson Mandela.2019-2020年高中人教版英语必修一教学案:Unit 5 Section Ⅰ(含答案)ELIAS’STORYMy 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 lawyer①to whom I went for advice②. He offered guidance③to poor black people on their legal④problems. He was generous with⑤his time, for which I was grateful⑥.I needed his help because I had very little education. I began school⑦at six. The school where I studied for only two years⑧was three kilometres away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees⑨and the bus fare○10. I could not read or write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. However, this was a time when⑪one had got to have a passbook ⑫to live in Johannesburg⑬. Sadly I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work⑭.①lawyer[’lɔːjə]n.律师②to whom引导定语从句,修饰先行词the black lawyer。
介词to与从句中的went搭配(go to sb. for advice去某人处寻求建议)。
③guidance[’ɡaIdəns]n.指导;领导④legal[’liːɡl]adj.法律的;依照法律的;合法的⑤be generous with/about在……方面慷慨大方⑥for which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰前面整个句子。
介词for与从句中的grateful搭配(be grateful for sth.对某事非常感激)。
⑦school n.(抽象名词)学校教育⑧where I studied for only two years是where引导的定语从句,修饰the school。
⑨fee[fiː]n.费(会费、学费等);酬金⑩fare n.费(车费、船费、飞机票价等)⑪This is/was a time when ...这是一个……的时期。
when引导定语从句,修饰a time。
⑫passbook [’pɑːsˌbʊk]n.南非共和国有色人种的身份证⑬Johannesburg [dʒəʊ’hænIsbɜːɡ]n.约翰内斯堡(南非城市)⑭out of work 失业伊莱亚斯的故事[第1~2段译文]我叫伊莱亚斯。
我是南非的一个穷苦的黑人工人。
第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉的时候,是我一生中非常艰难的时期。
(当时)我才12岁,那是在1952年,曼德拉是我寻求帮助的一位黑人律师。
他向那些穷苦黑人提供法律指导。
他十分慷慨地给予我时间,我为此非常感激。
由于我所受的教育很少,所以我需要他的帮助。
我6岁开始上学,我仅仅读了两年的那所学校有3千米远。
我不得不辍学,因为我的家庭无法继续支付学费和交通费。
我既不太会读,也不怎么会写。
几经周折,我才在一家金矿上找到一份工作。
然而在那个时候,一个人要想住在约翰内斯堡就非得要有身份证不可。
糟糕的是我没有这个证件,因为我不是在那里出生的,我担心我是不是会失业。
The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers⑮so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more hopeful⑯about my future. I never forgot how kind Mandela was. When he organized the ANC Youth⑰League⑱,I joined it as soon as I could⑲. He said:“Thelastthirtyyearsha v eseen ⑳thegreatestnumberofla w sstoppingourrights andprogress,untiltoday w eha v ereacheda stage○21 w here w eha v ealmostnorightsatall○22. ”⑮papers n.证件⑯hopeful[’həʊpfl]adj.怀有希望的;有希望的become/be hopeful about对……充满希望⑰youth[juːθ]n.青年;青年时期⑱league[liːɡ]n.同盟;联盟;联合会,Youth League 青年团⑲as soon as I could我尽可能早地⑳see此处用了拟人化的写作手法,意为“目睹;见证”。
本句运用了“see+宾语+宾补”结构。
○21stage[steIdʒ]n.舞台;阶段;时期○22where we have ...是where引导的定语从句,修饰先行词a stage。
[第3~4段译文]纳尔逊·曼德拉给予我帮助的那一天是我一生中最高兴的日子之一。
他告诉我要想在约翰内斯堡立住脚,应当如何获取所需证件。
我对自己的未来更充满了希望。
我永远也忘不了他是多么的善良。
当他组织了非国大青年联盟时,我马上就参加了这个组织。
他说:, “过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利,阻挡我们的进步,一直到今天,我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。
”It was the truth. Black people could not vote○23or choose their leaders. They could not get the jobs they wanted. The parts of town in which they had to live○24 were decided by white people. The places outside the towns where they were sent to live○25were the poorest parts of South ○23vote[vəʊt]v t.&v i.投票;选举n.投票;选票;表决○24in which they had to live是in which引导的定语从句,修饰the parts of town。
○25where they were ...是where引导的定语从句,修饰the places outside the towns。
○26as Nelson Mandela said是as引导的定语从句,as 意为“正如”,指代下面的一段话。
Africa. No one could grow food there. Infact as Nelson Mandela said ○26: “... w e w ereputintoapositionin w hich w ehadeith ertoaccept w e w erelessimportant,orfightthego v ernment○27. Wechoseto attack ○28thela w s . Wefirstbrokethela w ina w ay w hich w aspeace ful ○29; w henthis w asnotallo w ed ○30 ... onlythendid w edecidetoans w er v iolence○31w ith v iolence .” As a matter of fact ○32, I do not like violence ... but in 1963 I helped him blowup ○33 some government buildings. It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison ○34. But I was happy to help because I knew it would help usachieve ○35 our dream of making black and white people equal ○36.○27in which we had either ... or ...是in which 引导的定语从句,修饰先行词a position 。