Scene 3
Word Tips
FBI abbr. （美国）联邦调查局(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
arrest [ə'rest] vt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引
accuse [ə'kjuːz] vi. 指责；控告
a Freedom Rider bus 一辆无种族隔离的公交车
mob [mɒb] n. 暴徒；民众；乌合之众
render ['rendə] vt. 致使；实施；以……回报
petition [pɪ'tɪʃən] n. 请愿；[法] 诉状
segregate ['seɡrɪɡeɪt] v. 隔离；分离
recommission [ˌriːkə'mɪʃən] vt. 重新委任；重新校验
Task 1 Watch Scene 3. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
___ 1. It can be inferred from the TV news that racial conflicts are rather fierce
at the moment.
___ 2. Virginia State has its own law, regardless of what the Supreme Court
says.
___ 3. The judge is the first to be recommissioned by two consecutive
governors.
___ 4. Alan Shepard is the first American to touch space.
___ 5. Mary wants to be the first African American mathematician at NASA.
Task 2 Watch again. Fill in the blanks.
Judge: How’s that, Mrs. Jackson?
Mary: You were the first in your family to 1)________ in the Armed Forces. U. S. Navy. The first to attend university. George Mason. And the first state judge to be 2)____________ by three consecutive governors.
Judge: You’ve done some research.
Mary: Yes, sir.
Judge: What’s the point?
Mary: The point is, Your Honor... no 3)________ woman in the state of Virginia... has ever attended an 4)________ high school. It’s unheard of.
Judge: Yeah. Unheard of.
Mary: And before Alan Shepard sat on top of a rocket, no other American had ever touched space. And now, he will forever be 5)___________ as the U.S. Navy man from New Hampshire, the first to touch the stars. And I, sir... I plan on being an 6)________ at NASA, but I can’t do that without taking their classes at that all-white high school. And I can’t change the color of my skin. So I have no 7)________ but to be the first, which I can’t do without you, sir. Your Honor... out of all the cases you’re gonna hear today... which one is gonna 8)________ 100 years from now? Which one is gonna make you the first?
Judge: Hmm. Only the night classes... Mrs. Jackson.
Scene 4
Word Tips
coordinate [kəʊ'ɔːdɪneɪt] n. 坐标；同等的人或物
briefing ['briːfɪŋ] n. 简报；作战指示
capsule ['kæpsjuːl] n. 太空舱；胶囊
clearance ['klɪərəns] n. 官方许可；清除；空隙
Pentagon ['pentəɡən] 五角大楼；（美国国防部）
civilian [sɪ'vɪljən] n. 平民；百姓
protocol ['prəʊtəkɒl] n. 协议；草案；礼仪
Task 1 Watch Scene 4. Put the following statements in the correct order according to what you have seen in this scene.
A. Okay, I get that part, Paul. But within these walls, who makes the rules?
B. Mr. Harrison, I would like to attend today’s briefing.
C. I have told you this. Computers don’t author reports. Fix it.
D. Pentagon briefings are not for civilians. It requires the highest clearance.
E. Because she doesn’t have clearance, Al.
F. I cannot do my work effectively if I do not have all of the data and all of the information as soon as it’s available. I need to be in that room, hearing what you hear.
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______
Task 2 Repeat and take a note.
Repeat the four sentences selected from the scene after it is spoken twice and take a note.
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