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高考英语阅读提升外文报时代周刊

（2019-3-13版）

时代百大人物——对强权直言不讳的帕克兰中学生

改编高中语法填空：

CameronKasky,JaclynCorin,DavidHogg,EmmaGonzálezandAlexWindSPEAKINGTRUTHTOPOWER

BYBARACKOBAMA（TimeNotes:

Obamawasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates）.America’sresponsetomassshootingshaslongfollowedapredictablepattern.Wemourn.Offerthoughtsandprayers.Speculateaboutthemotives.Andthen—evenasnodevelopedcountryenduresahomicideratelikeours,adifferenceexplainedlargelybypervasiveaccessibilitytoguns;evenas___1___majorityofgunownerssupportcommonsensereforms—thepoliticaldebatespiralsintoacrimonyandparalysis.Thistime,somethingdifferentishappening.Thistime,ourchildrenarecallingus___2____（account）.

TheParkland,Fla.,studentsdon’thavethekindoflobbyistsorbigbudgetsforattackads___3__theiropponentsdo.Mostofthemcan’tevenvoteyet.Buttheyhavethepowersoofteninherentinyouth:

toseetheworldanew;torejecttheoldconstraints,outdatedconventionsandcowardicetoooftendressedupaswisdom.ThepowertoinsistthatAmericacanbebetter.Searedbymemoriesofseeingtheirfriends___4____（murder）ataplacetheybelievedtobesafe,theseyoungleadersdon’tintimidateeasily.TheyseetheNRAanditsallies—___5____mealymouthedpoliticiansormendaciouscommentatorspeddlingconspiracytheories—asmereshillsforthosewhomakemoneysellingweaponsofwartowhoevercanpay.They’reascomfortablespeakingtruthtopowerastheyaredismissiveofplatitudesandpunditry.Andtheylivetomobilizetheirpeers.Already,they’vehadsomesuccesspersuadingstatehousesandsomeofthebiggestgunretailerstochange.

Nowitgets__6____（hard）.ARepublicanCongressremainsunmoved.NRAscaretacticsstillswaymuchofthecountry.Progresswillbeslowandfrustrating.Butbybearingwitnesstocarnage,byaskingtoughquestionsand____7___（demand）realanswers,theParklandstudentsareshakingusoutofourcomplacency.TheNRA’sfavoredcandidatesarestartingtofeartheymightlose.Law-abidinggunownersarestartingtospeakout.____8__theseyoungleadersmakecommoncausewithAfricanAmericansandLatinos—thedisproportionatevictimsofgunviolence—andreachvotingage,thepossibilitiesofmeaningfulchangewillsteadilygrow.

Ourhistory___9___（define）bytheyouthfulpushtomakeAmericamorejust,morecompassionate,moreequalunderthelaw.Thisgeneration—ofParkland,ofDreamers,ofBlackLivesMatter—embracesthatduty.Iftheymaketheireldersuncomfortable,that’showitshouldbe.Ourkidsnowshowuswhatwe’vetoldthemAmericaisallabout,evenifwehaven’talwaysbelievedit___10____:

thatourfutureisn’twrittenforus,butbyus.

Keys:

1.the2.toaccount3.that/which4.murdered5.whether6.harder7.demanding

8.As9.isdefined10.ourselves

改编高中十一选十：

A.debateB.murderedC.outdatedD.demandingE.theories

F.votingG.uncomfortableH.responseI.majorityJ.definedK.authorities

CameronKasky,JaclynCorin,DavidHogg,EmmaGonzálezandAlexWindSPEAKINGTRUTHTOPOWER

BYBARACKOBAMA（TimeNotes:

Obamawasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates）.America’s___1___tomassshootingshaslongfollowedapredictablepattern.Wemourn.Offerthoughtsandprayers.Speculateaboutthemotives.Andthen—evenasnodevelopedcountryenduresahomicideratelikeours,adifferenceexplainedlargelybypervasiveaccessibilitytoguns;evenasthe___2____ofgunownerssupportcommonsensereforms—thepolitical___3___spiralsintoacrimonyandparalysis.Thistime,somethingdifferentishappening.Thistime,ourchildrenarecallingustoaccount.

TheParkland,Fla.,studentsdon’thavethekindoflobbyistsorbigbudgetsforattackadsthattheiropponentsdo.Mostofthemcan’tevenvoteyet.Buttheyhavethepowersoofteninherentinyouth:

toseetheworldanew;torejecttheoldconstraints,___4___conventionsandcowardicetoooftendressedupaswisdom.ThepowertoinsistthatAmericacanbebetter.Searedbymemoriesofseeingtheirfriends____5___ataplacetheybelievedtobesafe,theseyoungleadersdon’tintimidateeasily.TheyseetheNRAanditsallies—whethermealymouthedpoliticiansormendaciouscommentatorspeddlingconspiracy___6____—asmereshillsforthosewhomakemoneysellingweaponsofwartowhoevercanpay.They’reascomfortablespeakingtruthtopowerastheyaredismissiveofplatitudesandpunditry.Andtheylivetomobilizetheirpeers.Already,they’vehadsomesuccesspersuadingstatehousesandsomeofthebiggestgunretailerstochange.

Nowitgetsharder.ARepublicanCongressremainsunmoved.NRAscaretacticsstillswaymuchofthecountry.Progresswillbeslowandfrustrating.Butbybearingwitnesstocarnage,byaskingtoughquestionsand___7____realanswers,theParklandstudentsareshakingusoutofourcomplacency.TheNRA’sfavoredcandidatesarestartingtofeartheymightlose.Law-abidinggunownersarestartingtospeakout.AstheseyoungleadersmakecommoncausewithAfricanAmericansandLatinos—thedisproportionatevictimsofgunviolence—andreach___8___age,thepossibilitiesofmeaningfulchangewillsteadilygrow.

Ourhistoryis___9___bytheyouthfulpushtomakeAmericamorejust,morecompassionate,moreequalunderthelaw.Thisgeneration—ofParkland,ofDreamers,ofBlackLivesMatter—embracesthatduty.Iftheymaketheirelders___10___,that’showitshouldbe.Ourkidsnowshowuswhatwe’vetoldthemAmericaisallabout,evenifwehaven’talwaysbelieveditourselves:

thatourfutureisn’twrittenforus,butbyus.

Keys:

HIACBEDFJG

全文解析

CameronKasky,JaclynCorin,DavidHogg,EmmaGonzálezandAlexWindSPEAKINGTRUTHTOPOWER

卡梅隆·卡斯基，贾克琳·科林，大卫·霍格，艾玛·冈萨雷斯和亚历克斯·温德对强权直言不讳

BYBARACKOBAMA

文/巴拉克·奥巴马

（TimeNotes:

Obamawasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates）

（注:

奥巴马是美国第44任总统）

America’sresponsetomassshootingshaslongfollowedapre

America’sresponsetomassshootingshaslongfollowedapredictablepattern.

长期以来，美国对大规模枪击事件的反应一直是有章可循的。

Wemourn.Offerthoughtsandprayers.Speculateaboutthemotives.

首先，我们哀悼。

发表看法，为逝者祈祷。

猜测罪犯的动机。

Andthen—evenasnodevelopedcountryenduresahomicideratelikeours,adifferenceexplainedlargelybypervasiveaccessibilitytoguns;

接着——尽管没有一个发达国家的谋杀率像我们这么高,这种差异主要源于枪支泛滥；

evenasthemajorityofgunownerssupportcommonsensereforms—

尽管大多数枪支拥有者都支持对枪支进行常识性的改革——

thepoliticaldebatespiralsintoacrimonyandparalysis.

这场政治辩论还是会逐渐演变成激烈的争吵和麻痹。

Thistime,somethingdifferentishappening.

然而，这一次不一样。

Thistime,ourchildrenarecallingustoaccount.

这一次，我们的孩子呼吁我们承担责任了

TheParkland,Fla.,studentsdon’thavethekindoflobbyistsorbigbudgetsforattackadsthattheiropponentsdo.

佛罗里达州帕克兰的学生们既不像他们的竞争对手那样拥有游说团体那样的实力，也没有投放攻击性广告的大笔预算。

Mostofthemcan’tevenvoteyet.

他们中的大多数人甚至还没有到能投票的年龄。

Buttheyhavethepowersoofteninherentinyouth:

但他们有年轻人往往与生俱来的那种力量：

toseetheworldanew;torejecttheoldconstraints,outdatedconventionsandcowardicetoooftendressedupaswisdom.

那种重新认识世界；拒绝旧的约束、过时的习俗和常常装扮成智慧的懦弱的力量。

ThepowertoinsistthatAmericacanbebetter.

坚持认为美国可以变得更好的力量。

Searedbymemoriesofseeingtheirfriendsmurderedataplacetheybelievedtobesafe,

亲眼目睹朋友在他们认为安全的地方被谋杀，有了这样的烙印，

theseyoungleadersdon’tintimidateeasily.

这些年轻的领袖们已经不会轻易被吓住了。

TheyseetheNRAanditsallies—whethermealymouthedpoliticiansormendaciouscommentatorspeddlingconspiracytheories—

在他们眼里，全国步枪协会及其盟友——无论是甜言蜜语的政客，还是兜售阴谋论的虚假评论员——

asmereshillsforthosewhomakemoneysellingweaponsofwartowhoevercanpay.

不过是那些卖战争武器给有能力买的人来赚钱的一个幌子。

They’reascomfortablespeakingtruthtopowerastheyaredismissiveofplatitudesandpunditry.

他们对强权直言不讳，就像他们不屑于陈词滥调和权威一样。

Andtheylivetomobilizetheirpeers.

他们将动员同龄人当作人生的目标。

Already,they’vehadsomesuccesspersuadingstatehousesandsomeofthebiggestgunretailerstochange.

目前他们已经成功地说服州议会和一些最大的枪支零售商做出了改变。

重点单词

inherent

[in'hiərənt]

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adj.内在的，固有的

mass

[mæs]

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n.块，大量，众多

adj.群众的，大规模

intimidate

[in'timideit]

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vt.威胁，恐吓，胁迫

outdated

[.aut'deitid]

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adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的

pervasive

[pə:

'veisiv]

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adj.普遍的，蔓延的，渗透的

acrimony

['ækriməni]

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n.（语言，态度等）刻薄，辛辣

conspiracy

[kən'spirəsi]

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n.阴谋

predictable

[pri'diktəbl]

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adj.可预知的

debate

[di'beit]

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n.辩论，讨论

vt.争论，思考

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1.speaktruthto对强权直言不讳

Ioftenusemycharacterstospeaktruthtopower.

我经常借用我作品里的人物之口对强权说出我真实的想法。

2.dressedupas装扮成

Thechildrendressedupaspolicemen.

孩子们把自己打扮成了警察。

3.searedby铭刻；烧焦

Aclothwassearedbytheheatoftheoven.

一块布被烤箱烧焦了。

4.bedismissiveof对……不屑一顾

TheUSpresidentwasdismissiveofAbbas'splantoaskthesecuritycounciltorecognisePalestineasastate.

美国总统对阿巴斯要求安理会承认巴勒斯坦国的计划不屑一顾。

Nowitgetsharder.

但这一任务已经越来越难了。

ARepublicanCongressremainsunmoved.

共和党控制的国会还是不为所动。

NRAscaretacticsstillswaymuchofthecountry.

NRA的恐吓策略也仍然影响着这个国家的大部分地区。

Progresswillbeslowandfrustrating.

他们的进展必将缓慢而令人沮丧。

Butbybearingwitnesstocarnage,byaskingtoughquestionsanddemandingrealanswers,theParklandstudentsareshakingusoutofourcomplacency.

但目睹了屠杀的帕克兰学生们提出了尖锐的问题并要求得到真正的答案，他们正在动摇着我们的自满，也在带领我们走出自满。

TheNRA’sfavoredcandidatesarestartingtofeartheymightlose.

全国步枪协会青睐的那群候选人开始担心他们可能会失败了。

Law-abidinggunownersarestartingtospeakout.

守法的枪支拥有者开始大声疾呼了。

AstheseyoungleadersmakecommoncausewithAfricanAmericansandLatinos—thedisproportionatevictimsofgunviolence—andreachvotingage,

随着这些年轻的领袖们与非裔美和拉丁裔同胞们——受枪支暴力影响最为严重的人群——同气连枝，也随着他们逐渐达到投票年龄，

thepossibilitiesofmeaningfulchangewillsteadilygrow.

发生重大意义的变革的可能性也将稳步增长。

OurhistoryisdefinedbytheyouthfulpushtomakeAmericamorejust,morecompassionate,moreequalunderthelaw.

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