Born A Crime --Chapter One

2017.10.2

Part 1 Thoughts

出生地：南非

本书作者用超级幽默的文笔，带我们深入了解南非这个混乱的世界。这里不仅白人和黑人之间存在战争。黑人内部之间也存在巨大的矛盾！

1. 尽管白人人数上不占优势，但是在各个方面都占据主导地位，将黑人分化管理。

2.不同的语言和等级也让黑人内部矛盾巨大。黑人中主要分为两派，Zulu 和Xhose。

3.黑人当政后，两派之间的矛盾激化，社会治安非常差！

在如此恶劣的环境下，Trevor的母亲始终如一地坚持宗教信仰。不畏暴乱，勇敢坚强，带着两个孩子，成功逃离险境…

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Part 2 Words

1. Be stern with

原文：The white man was quite stern with the native.

解释：be serious especially in a unfriendly way

eg: His stepfather has been quite stern with him.

2.back and forth

原文：Completely by coincidence, as we moved back and forth between these churches, I noticed that each one has its distinct racial makeup.

解释：backward and forward

例句：The kids are running back and forth in the corridor .

3. Swerve

原文：We hadn't gone ten feet when suddenly a minibus swerved right in front of the car and cut us off.

解释：to change direction suddenly especially in order to avoid hitting someone or something

eg: The car swerved to avoid hitting a dog.

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Part 3 Summary

Trevor was born in South Africa where occurred a huge apartheid.  Black was under White's control. After the apartheid regime fell, the conflicts between two mainly Black tribes upgraded.  Massive riots broke out and thousands of people were killed. In such bad environment, Trevor's mother was so brave to bring up two kids lonely. At the same time, she insisted in her own beliefs and believed that God will always help them at any time.