📖 Lesson 05 · The Great President 伟大的总统

第 5 篇 · 共 40 篇｜高考词汇以绿色高亮，下方附释义

As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities.

作为共和国的缔造者，这位总统有许多优良的品质。

founder 创始人、缔造者 republic 共和国 quality 品质、素质；质量

Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer.

在掌权之前，他是一位慷慨的律师。

come to power 上台、掌权 generous 慷慨的、大方的 lawyer 律师

He was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him.

他愿意无私地帮助每一个向他求助的人。

be willing to 愿意做… selflessly 无私地 turn to sb 向某人求助

He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated.

他为失业或没受过教育的人提供法律指导和意见，却不收取任何费用。

fee 费用、报酬 legal 法律的 guidance 指导、引导 out of work 失业

Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws.

后来，他相信全人类都是平等的，便致力于废除那些不公平的歧视黑人的法律。

mankind 人类 equal 平等的 devote oneself to 献身于、致力于 unfair 不公平的

He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader.

他建立了黑人青年联盟，并被投票选举为领袖。

set up 建立、创立 youth 青年、年轻人 league 联盟、社团 vote 投票、选举

However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldn't escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.

然而，尽管他坚持和平的原则，不使用暴力和恐怖手段，但他卑鄙的敌人仍然炸毁了他的房子，袭击了他的亲人，而他自己也没能逃脱被判处 30 年监禁的命运。

principle 原则、准则 violence 暴力 blow up 炸毁 sentence 判刑、判决

Not fearing of the prison guards' cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them.

他不惧怕狱警的残忍，始终积极向上，也从不向他们乞求怜悯。

prison 监狱 cruelty 残忍、残酷 beg 乞求、恳求 mercy 怜悯、宽恕

As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.

事实上，即使身处困境，他在那个阶段也始终充满希望，从不灰心丧气。

as a matter of fact 事实上、实际上 hopeful 充满希望的 lose heart 失去信心、灰心 stage 阶段、时期

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Finally, people rewarded him with the leader's position and a gold blanket.

最后，人们以领导职位和一条金毯子来回报他。

reward 奖赏、报答 position 职位、位置