全新版大学英语综合教程B4U4(文本)..doc

Integrated Course Book 4 Unit 4 Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions: 1. What happened more than 50 years ago when Juanita Brooks once applied for a job?2. What is the so-called one-drop rule?3. What changes enabled Juanita Brooks to claim to be both black and white?4. Is the story related to the theme of this unit -- the multicultural society? How? The following words in the recording may be new to you: biracial a. 两个种族的 complexion n. 肤色census n. 人口普查 lineage n. 家系ascertainable a. 可确定的 The memory stands as a painful reminder of what society expected of Juanita Brooks, a biracial woman born in a race-conscious America more than 50 years ago. ????It was 1969, and a 22-year-old Brooks had moved from New York City to Miami, where she applied for a teaching position. Upon learning of Brooks biracial background, the schools principal said, This could be our secret if you request. ????The principals assumption that Brooks was ashamed of her black heritage echoed what society expected at the time --for a biracial woman to choose one race over another. ????He assumed I wanted to pass for white, said Brooks. I didnt take the job because of that statement. ????Brooks fair complexion and straight, brown hair made it easy to be perceived as white. But when faced with a choice, it was her black roots she embraced. After all, her birth certificate said she was black. And for years, either she or her parents checked the black box on U.S. Census forms. ????Why? Because Brooks lineage is European American and African American. Historically, a person with any ascertainable amount of negro blood was considered black. This method of counting people of mixed-race heritage dates to the Civil War era, and is often referred to as the one drop rule. ????Society was telling me who I was, she recalled. ????It wasnt until last year that Brooks officially could claim to be both races. Because of changes in federal guidelines for