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The Tragedy of Hate
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What is “hate”? What would people do if they feel hate for a person?
Question 1
“Hate” is an angry unpleasant feeling.
When people feel hate for a person, they might do something to harm him or her.
What do you know about Jews?
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Question 2
Jews are believed to be an intelligent ethnic group in the world. They make up more than one fifth of Nobel laureates. It was reported that Jews read 64 books every year.
There were mass killings of Jews by the Nazis before and during World War II. Chinese people saved tens of thousands of Jewish refugees who had escaped the Holocaust (犹太人大屠杀).
Sentence 1
a) The gunman was arrested ... but also with “hate crimes,” a relatively new category ... a convicted criminal’s sentence.
b) At the museum, you may learn the valuable lesson that the “other” does not ... and that “hate” can be overcome ....
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SENTENCES
a)句中的短语“a relatively new category ... a convicted criminal’s sentence”是“hate crimes”的同位语,是对该名词的补充说明,起到修饰的作用。b)句中lesson的同位语是两个句子,这些句子为同位语从句。
Sentence 2
In the case of①Jews, there is probably no group that has suffered more②from hate.
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SENTENCES
1 in the case of: in connection with sb. or sth. or in the situation of sth. 关于……,在……情况下
e.g. The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
2 “否定词 + 比较级”的结构表示的是最高级的含义,其字面意思为“没有……更……”,根据不同语境可以直接译为“最……”,“再……不过了”。
e.g. There is no job that has more influence on the future of the world.
Sentence 3
Hate, the worst of our human emotions, is deep-rooted in our psychology. It stems from our fear of the “other.”
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SENTENCES
stem from: to start or develop as a result of sth. 源自,由……造成
e.g. Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding.
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1. He was __________ after customs officers found drugs in his bag.
2. The police believed the __________ for the murder was jealousy.
3. The biologist is expert at improving plants to make them more __________ to disease.
4. Luckily, my parents were __________ of my c