Lesson 6A Good Chance(by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn)Dances with WolvesBackground American Indian Indian American Background American Indian Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native Americans Indian American are Americans who have ancestors from India Eg. Chinese Americans : represent Americans of Chinese descent. Background Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous（本土的） peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups（民族） The terms used to refer to Native Americans are controversial; according to a 1995 US Census Bureau set of home interviews, most of the respondents with an expressed preference refer to themselves as American Indians or Indians. (Elizabeth Cook-Lynn) (born 1930 in Fort Thompson, South Dakota) is an editor, essayist, poet, novelist, and academic, whose trenchant(尖锐的，鲜明的） views on Native American politics, particularly tribal sovereignty（部 落主权）, have caused controversy. 本文选自印第安人女作家伊丽莎白库克-林创作的反映 印第安人生活的同名小说。 印第安人在美国倍受歧视，多数仍生活在政府为他们划定 的、边远贫瘠的居留地内。六七十年代，在轰轰烈烈的黑人 民权运动的影响下，印第安人也掀起了反对种族歧视、争取 合法权益的斗争。 1968年美国印第安人争取民权的战斗组织“美国印第安人 运动”正式成立，要求经济独立，复兴传统文化，保护合法权 利，特别是印第安人部落的地区自制和恢复他们认为被非法 剥夺的土地。当时印第安人为抗议政府违反协议，占领了阿 尔卡特拉斯岛Alcatraz Island （19691971），并于1972年 向华盛顿进军，占领了印第安人事务局的办公大楼。各地印 第安人的民权运动如火如荼。 故事的主人公、年轻的印第安人喜鹊的思想也产生了很 大变化，他从向往到大学学习、进入主流社会，发展到积极 参加民权运动、抗议政府对印第安人的歧视。喜鹊思想的变 化和他被无故枪杀，不能不引起我们对美国所标榜的“人权” 、“自由”、“平等”的深思。Native American occupation Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San Francisco, California. The Occupation of Alcatraz was an occupation of Alcatraz Island by the group Indians of All Tribes (IAT). The Alcatraz Occupation lasted for nineteen months, from November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971, and was forcibly ended by the U.S. government.Custer County South Dakota Custer City, Oklahoma Discuss 1. Putting all the political and economic issues aside, which side are you in, the Indians or the whites? 2. Does there exist any similar situation in China is history? Explain. 3. What is the real situation in these days? What do you think of Dalai Lama?Words and expressions 1. abridged Adj. 删节的 节略的 Abridge v.删减 删节 缩短（stay） Abridgment n.节略本 删节本 In the decades after his death, three successive versions appeared that were variously sanitized, abridged and tidied up 1.agitate: vt. to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous 使焦虑不安，困扰 This remark seems to agitate her guest. vi. for/against sth : to argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social condition. etc. （尤指为法律 和社会状况的改变而）激烈争论、鼓动、煽动 This political group has been agitating for social reforms. An attempt to agitate for liberal reforms, coupled with growing dissatisfaction in the monarchy, led to an outbreak of demonstrations against the King in 1848. Adj. agitated : 焦虑不安的，激动的 n. agitation 焦虑不安3. bloodshot shot 1. V. 射击(shoot) 射门 投篮 2. N。发射、射击 1. Give it s shot 2. A big shotBriefcase 公事包 Backpack Pouch/wallet/purse Travelling bag Briefcase Tote bag大手提袋 Lady bag Handbag Waist bag Pencil case/box Shoulder bags Garment bag Trolley/uprights Trolley backpack 双肩 背包 Creek 小溪 小河（泛 指） Spring 泉水 Stream 小河 小溪（山 涧） Brook 细细溪流 River Pond fishpond（长草 长鱼-人工造成） Pool swimming pool ( 清澈透明-人工 天然) Lake Resevoir蓄水池 Sea Ocean 5. embitter: make bitter and angry 使. 怨恨. Being scolded without good reasons embittered him. 让人无端责骂,他感到一腔怨气。 enable 使能够 encase 将.装入箱中 enchant 施以魔法,使着迷 embody 具体体现 empower 授权 authorizeFreak 畸形的人 动植物 现象犹豫不决 V. Hesitate N. hesitation Adj. hesitant Adv; hesitantly Hesitate in doing sth/ to do sth As their name indicates, kingsnakes eat other snakes they do not hesitate to attack, kill and consume rattlesnakes 7. intent adj. 专注的 坚决的 专心的 （comparative, superlative?） N。 意图 目的 含义 I was so intent on my work that I didnt notice the time. uc. = intention Shes full of good intentions（intent) but they rarely work out. I do it out of good intent.=intention v. intend Intend to do想要做 intend for 打算 I fully intended to pay for the damage.Noncommitally 不置可否地 Indecisive Commit Vt. 犯罪、做错事、指派、委托，使承担义务 The old man committed his will to the care of the lawyer. So many children who commit violent crimes have themselves been brutalized by years of abuse and neglect. Commit to do sth 承诺做某事 N. Commitment 承诺 保证 委托 承担义务 献身 This means that the closeness and attraction they once felt is gone, and they stay together only out of commitment. Be committed to sth/doing sth. I am committed to fixing our broken immigration system in a way that upholds our traditions as a nation of laws, but also as a nation of immigrant