1、Every February, the United States honors the history and achievements of African immigrants, their descendents and other African Americans. VOA is producing reports throughout the month that recognize the people and events that shaped the history of African Americans and to show their current contri
2、butions to the nation.,N. Carolina Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Sit-Ins,February is Black History Month in the United States. It pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. A pivotal moment happened 50 years ago when four black university students
3、 in North Carolina sat down at a whites-only lunch counter to get something to eat. They were denied service, but their actions re-ignited the U.S. civil rights movement and the struggle by millions of African Americans to achieve racial equality and justice a pivotal role 關鍵角色His words ignited thei
4、r anger. 他的話引發了他們的怒火。,Hundreds of people gathered at a former Woolworth department store to pay tribute to what happened here 50 years ago. Inspired by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., four black college students walked into a Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina on February
5、1st, 1960. They sat down at the whites only lunch counter but were denied service because of their skin color.,In our hearts we all thought that racial segregation was evil, said participant Joseph McNeil. Joseph McNeil was just 17 years old when he and his friends refused to leave the segregated co
6、unter. At the time, they could have been arrested for breaking so called Jim Crow laws that were enacted to keep blacks and whites separated at public places such as theaters, hotels and restaurants.通過（法律）,擔任角色；發生legislation enacted by parliament 由議會通過的法律 scenes enacted by local residents 由當地居民參加演出的
7、場面 They seemed unaware of the drama being enacted a few feet away from them. 他們對於正在咫尺之外上演的戲碼似乎渾然不知。,If we had to be arrested for a week or one day or two months or three months we felt what we were trying to do was worth it to make that statement and to defy racial segregation, he added.to refuse to
8、 obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule,Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings. 今天有數百人違抗禁止政治集會的規定。 almost impossible to believe, explain, describe. The beauty of the scene defies description. 景色之美簡直難以描繪。 to successfully resist somebody/something to a v
9、ery unusual degreeThe baby boy defied all the odds and survived. 這名男嬰九死一生活了下來。,Franklin McCain says he was driven to participate in the sit-ins because of the discrimination that surrounded him.treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others racial/sex/sexual discriminatio
10、n種族性別歧視 discrimination against the elderly 歧視老人 the ability to judge what is good, true, He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends. 他在擇友方面頗具慧眼。 the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and anotherto learn discrimination between right and wrong 學會分辨是非,I was quite ready to
11、 do something to seek relief, a spot of dignity, humanity and my manhood, said McCain. And fortunately I met three other guys who felt the same way.the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boyHis youth and early manhood were spent in America. 他的青少年時期是在美國度過的。 the qualities that a man is
12、supposed to have, for example courage, strength Her power was a threat to his manhood. 她的能力對他的男子漢氣概是個威脅。 all the men of a country The nations manhood died on the battlefields of World War I. 這個國家的男子都在第一次世界大戰的戰場上犧牲了。,Jibreel Khazan from Greensboro remembers what the white waitress told them.What do y
13、ou boys want? And we said we would like to be served very politely. And she said. You know we dont serve colored people here, there is a lunch counter over there, a stand up counter. And we said thank you maam wed rather sit here, recalled Khazan.,Days later and tired of the discriminatory practices
14、, more blacks and even some white people got involved in the sit-in movement. Joseph McNeil says that at one point more than 500 students jammed the lunch counters at Woolworth and other stores with segregated lunch counters.unfair; treating somebody or one group of people worse than others sexually
15、/racially discriminatory laws 性別種族歧視性法律,We were doing what needed to be done, said McNeil. Not just that, but keeping up the commitment of coming back day after day as we promised the stores what we would do if they didnt open the lunch counters to everyone.,Longtime civil rights activist Julian Bon
16、d says the Greensboro sit-ins changed the course of the civil rights movement during the 1960s.a protest in which a group of workers, students, etc. refuse to leave their factory, college, etc. until people listen to their demandsto hold/stage a sit-in 舉行靜坐示威,It injected a degree of activism in the
17、civil rights movement which until then had been largely confined to activism in the courts, explained Bond. All of a sudden, activism in the streets became part of the arena, part of the weaponry that the movement used and that just changed everything.to put a drug or other substance into a persons
18、or an animals body using a syringeShe has been injecting herself with insulin since the age of 16. 她從 16 歲起就開始自行注射胰島素。 Chemicals are injected into the fruit to reduce decay. 給水果注入了化學藥品以防腐壞。 to add a particular quality to somethingHis comments injected a note of humor into the proceedings. 他的發言給整個活動增
19、添了一絲幽默的氣氛。 to give money to an organization so that it can function They are refusing to inject any more capital into the industry. 他們拒絕對這一產業投入更多的資金。,In July 1960, and after $200,000 in lost business, Woolworth agreed to integrate its store allowing blacks to be served at the lunch counter. to combi
20、ne two or more things so that they work togetherThese programs will integrate with your existing software. 這些程序將和你的已有軟件可綜合成整體。 to become or make somebody become accepted as a member of a social group, especially when they come from a different culture They have not made any effort to integrate with
21、the local community. 他們完全沒有嘗試融入本地社區。,Historian Lonnie Bunch says the Greensboro campaign was not the first, but it did capture national media attention and spark hundreds of similar non-violent protests across the country.So celebrating the Greensboro sit-in really tells us we are celebrating the si
22、t-ins that occurred in other parts of the south and other cities throughout the north, noted Bunch.,Jebreel Khazan says hes honored to have a place in history but gives credit to the wisdom of his ancestors.We just happened to be blessed to be the four that did this and it caught fire throughout the
23、 country but all things are possible if we only believe and that was what I was taught, he said.,On the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins, a new chapter in the history of the civil rights movement has begun with a new international civil rights museum. Community leaders want it to be a lasting tribute to the sacrifices so many African Americans made for equality and social justice.,
