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Green Book, which won the 2019 Oscar for
Best Picture, tells a story between an African American pianist Donald Shirley
(a man with black skin) and his driver Tony(a man with white skin). Here is one
of the best GREEN-BOOK parts in the movie.
(Tony and
Donald were put in prison because Tony tried to stop two police officers who
forced Donald to get off the car and stand in the rain. Finally, they got out
of prison.)
Donald: You shouldn't have hit him.
Tony: I didn't like the way he was treating you,
making you stand out in the rain like that.
Donald: Please, you hit him because of what he
called you. I' we had to endure that kind of talk my whole life. You
should be able to take it for at least one night.
Tony: What? I can't get mad at that stuff he was
saying ' because I'm not black? Christ, I'm blacker than you.
Donald: Excuse me?
Tony: You don't know about your own people! What
they eat, how they talk, how they live. You don't even know who Little Richard
is!
Donald: Oh, so knowing who Little Richard is makes
you blacker than me? Oh, Tony, I wish you could hear yourself sometimes. You
wouldn't talk so much.
Tony: I know exactly who I am. I'm the guy who's
lived in the same Neighborhood in the Bronx my whole life, with my mother, my
father, my brother, and now my wife and kids. That's it. That's who I am. I'm
the one who has to work every day to put food on the table. You? Mr. Big Shot?
You live on top of a castle traveling around the world doing concerts for rich
people. I live on the streets. You sit on a throne (王座). So yeah, my world is way
blacker than yours!
Donald: Yes, I live in a castle! Tony! Alone! And
rich white people pay me to play the, piano for them, because it makes them
feel educated. But as soon as 1 step off that stage I go right back to being
just another nigger (黑人)
to them. Because that is their true culture. And I suffer that slight (轻蔑) alone, because I'm not accepted by my own people because I'm not
like them either! So if I'm not black enough, and if I'm not white enough…then tell me.
Tony, what am I?
(1)
Donald sounds a bit angry with Tony because Tony___________.
A . was not brave enough
B . was impatient with him
C . had a fight with someone.
D . didn't accept him.
(2)
The underlined words "endure" and "take" have the similar meaning. They both mean__________.
A . face something with great worry
B . complete something with others' help
C . refuse something without explaining
D . accept something without saying anything
(3)
Why did Tony say "My world is way blacker than yours"?
A . Because Tony has black skin.
B . Because Tony was angry with Donald.
C . Because Tony lived a harder life than Donald.
D . Because Tony can't stand Donald anymore.
(4)
From Donald's speech in the end, we can know that he feels __________.
A . lonely
B . proud
C . relaxed
D . surprised
答案: C
D
C
A