Good for Thurgood!
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908.
瑟古德·马歇尔生于1908年.
He was African American, and his grandfather had been a slave.
他是非裔美国人,他的祖父曾是奴隶.
By the time Thurgood was born, it was against the law to own slaves.
到了瑟古德出世的时候,拥有奴隶是违法的.
Even so, when Thurgood was a child, the South still had many laws that hurt black people.
即使如此,在瑟古德还是个孩子的时候,南方仍然有许多法律伤害了黑人.
They were not allowed to eat in many restaurants that served white people.
许多为白人服务的餐馆不允许他们吃东西.
Black people in the South were not allowed to sit in the same train cars as white people.
南方的黑人不允许同白人坐在同一辆火车上.
Black children in the South were not allowed to go to school with white children.
南方的黑人儿童不允许与白人儿童一起上学.
Black children attend an all-black school in Kentucky in 1916.
黑人儿童在1916年就读于肯塔基州的一所全黑人学校.
Those laws were unfair.
这些法律不公平。
At the dinner table, Thurgood’s family used to argue about what to do about those laws.
在餐桌上,Thurgood的家人经常争论如何执行这些法律。
Thurgood became very good at arguing.
Thurgood 变得非常擅长争论.
When Thurgood Marshall grew up, he went to law school.
瑟古德·马歇尔长大后入法学院.
After he became a lawyer, he argued against those unfair laws in court.
在他成为律师后,他在法庭上反对这些不公正的法律。
Thurgood (standing) gets ready for court in 1935.
Thurgood(常设)于1935年准备上法庭.
He argued many cases before the Supreme Court—the most important court in the United States.
他向最高法院——美国最重要的法院——提出了许多案件。
In the Supreme Court, the judges are called justices.
在最高法院,法官被称为法官。
Thurgood stands in front of the Supreme Court.
瑟古德站在最高法院前.
The nine justices of the U.
乌有九公.
S.
师曰.
Supreme Court gather for a photo in October 2010.
最高法院于2010年10月收集照片。
Who Serves on the Supreme Court?
谁在最高法院任职?
For many years, only white men served on the Supreme Court.
多年来,只有白人在最高法院任职.
Of the nine justices, there were no women and no people of color.
九道正法中无有女人有色相.
Because the president appoints each justice for life, it took a long time to make things more equal.
因为总统为每个正义终身任命,所以花了很长的时间让事物更加平等.
The first change came when Thurgood Marshall became a justice in 1967.
1967年瑟古德·马歇尔成为了一名正义者,第一次变化就来了.
Then the first woman, Sandra Day O’Connor, was appointed in 1981.
随后,第一位女性桑德拉·戴·奥康纳于1981年被任命.
In 2013, one African American man and three women served on the court, including one Latina woman.
2013年,一名非裔美国男子和三名女性在法院任职,其中包括一名拉美裔女性.
First, Thurgood argued a case about neighborhoods.
首先,Thurgood争论了一个有关邻里的案件.
He argued that white people should let other people live in their neighborhoods.
他主张白人应该让其他人住在他们的社区.
Thurgood won his case.
瑟古赢得了他的案子。
Second, he argued a case about law school.
第二,他争论了一个关于法学院的案件.
He argued that black and white people should be able to go to law school together.
他主张黑人和白人应该能够一起上法学院.
Thurgood won his case.
瑟古赢得了他的案子。
Thurgood helped this postal worker go to the same law school as white students in his state.
瑟古德帮助这个邮政工人和他所在的州的白人学生进入同一所法学院.
Finally, Thurgood Marshall argued his most important case of all.
最后,瑟古德·马歇尔争论他最重要的案件.
He argued that it was unfair to have separate schools for black children and white children.
他辩称,为黑人儿童和白人儿童设立单独的学校是不公平的.
He argued that they should go to public school together.
他认为他们应该一起上公立学校。
Thurgood won his case.
瑟古赢得了他的案子。
Changing all those laws helped our country in big ways.
改变所有这些法律大大帮助了我国。
Thurgood Marshall became a hero for everyone who believed in equality.
瑟古德·马歇尔成为所有相信平等的人的英雄.
He was a famous lawyer and a very important leader.
他是一位出名的律师,也是一位非常重要的领袖.
Thurgood’s work helped make it possible for black, white, and Latino students to all say the Pledge of Allegiance together.
Thurgood的作品帮助黑人、白人和拉丁裔学生一起说起“团结誓言 ” 。
Thurgood traveled a lot in order to argue for the rights of black Americans.
瑟古德为了争取美国黑人的权利而频繁出行.
In 1967, he was chosen to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
1967年被选为最高法院法官.
He still got to argue a lot, and he always argued to make things fair.
他仍然要争吵很多,他总是争吵让事情变得公平.
Glossary African of or relating to American (adj.)
非洲或与美国有关的词汇(adj.)
Americans who have black ancestors from Africa (p.
有非洲黑人祖先的美国人(p.
3) equality (n.)
3) 平等(无)
the condition in which everyone has the same rights (p.
人人有权享有同样权利的条件(p.
14) judges (n.)
14) 法官(不详)
public officials who decide cases in courts of law (p.
由法院裁决案件的公职人员(p.
9) separate (adj.)
9) 单独(adj.
set or kept apart (p.
设置或分开(p.
13) South (n.)
13) 南方 (n.
the southeastern part of the United States, especially states that formed part of the Confederacy during the Civil War (p.
美国东南部地区,特别是内战期间组成邦联的各州(p.
4) Supreme the highest court of Court (n.)
4) 最高法院(n.)
law in the judicial system of the United States (p.
美国司法系统中的法律(p.
9) Thurgood Marshall smiles before becoming the first black member of the Supreme Court in 1967.
9)瑟古德·马歇尔(Thurgood Marshall)在1967年成为最高法院第一位黑人成员之前会微笑.