21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第5單元課文詳解第四冊

21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第5單元課文詳解第四冊導(dǎo)語：監(jiān)獄是對罪犯實行懲罰和教育改造的地方，下面是一篇對監(jiān)獄進(jìn)行研究的英語課文，歡迎大家閱讀。PrisonStudiesMalcolmXManywhotodayhearmesomewhereinperson,orontelevision,orthosewhoreadsomethingI'vesaid,willthinkIwenttoschoolfarbeyondtheeighthgrade.Thisimpressionisdueentirelytomyprisonstudies.IthadreallybegunbackintheCharlestownPrison,whenBimbifirstmademefeelenvyofhisstockofknowledge.Bimbihadalwaystakenchargeofanyconversationhewasin,andIhadtriedtoemulatehim.ButeverybookIpickeduphadfewsentenceswhichdidn'tcontainanywherefromonetonearlyallofthewordsthatmightaswellhavebeeninChinese.WhenIjustskippedthosewords,ofcourse,Ireallyendedupwithlittleideaofwhatthebooksaid.SoIhadcometotheNorfolkPrisonColonystillgoingthroughonlybook-readingmotions.Prettysoon,Iwouldhavequiteventhesemotions,unlessIhadreceivedthemotivationthatIdid.IsawthatthebestthingIcoulddowasgetholdofadictionary―tostudy,tolearnsomewords.IwasluckyenoughtoreasonalsothatIshouldtrytoimprovemypenmanship.Itwassad.Icouldn'tevenwriteinastraightline.ItwasbothideastogetherthatmovedmetorequestadictionaryalongwithsometabletsandpencilsfromtheNorfolkPrisonColonyschool.Ispenttwodaysjustthumbinguncertainlythroughthedictionary'spages.I'veneverrealizedsomanywordsexisted!Ididn'tknowwhichwordsIneededtolearn.Finally,tostartsomekindofaction,Ibegancopying.Inmyslow,painstaking,raggedhandwriting,Icopiedintomytableteverythingprintedonthatfirstpage,downtothepunctuationmarks.Ibelieveittookmeaday.Then,aloud,Ireadback,tomyself,everythingI'vewrittenonthetablet.Overandover,aloud,tomyself,Ireadmyownhandwriting.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingaboutthosewords―immenselyproudtorealizethatnotonlyhadIwrittensomuchatonetime,butI'vewrittenwordsthatIneverknewwereintheworld.Moreover,withalittleeffort,Ialsocouldrememberwhatmanyofthesewordsmeant.IreviewedthewordswhosemeaningsIdidn'tremember.Funnything,fromthedictionary'sfirstpagerightnow,that"aardvark"springstomymind.Thedictionaryhadapictureofit,along-tailed,long-eared,burrowingAfricanmammal,whichlivesofftermitescaughtbystickingoutitstongueasananteaterdoesforants.IwassofascinatedthatIwenton―Icopiedthedictionary'snextpage.AndthesameexperiencecamewhenIstudiedthat.Witheverysucceedingpage,Ialsolearnedofpeopleandplacesandeventsfromhistory.Actuallythedictionaryislikeaminiatureencyclopedia.Finallythedictionary'sAsectionhadfilledawholetablet―andIwentonintotheB's.ThatwasthewayIstartedcopyingwhateventuallybecametheentiredictionary.Iwentalotfasteraftersomuchpracticehelpedmetopickuphandwritingspeed.BetweenwhatIwroteinmytablet,andwritingletters,duringtherestofmytimeinprisonIwouldguessIwroteamillionwords.Isupposeitwasinevitablethatasmyword-basebroadened,Icouldforthefirsttimepickupabookandreadandnowbegintounderstandwhatthebookwassaying.Anyonewhohasreadagreatdealcanimaginethenewworldthatopened.Letmetellyousomething;fromthenuntilIleftthatprison,ineveryfreemomentIhad,ifIwasnotreadinginthelibrary,Iwasreadingonmybunk.Youcouldn'thavegotmeoutofbookswithawedge.BetweenMr.Muhammad'steachings,mycorrespondence,myvisitors,andmyreadingofbooks,monthspassedwithoutmyeventhinkingaboutbeingimprisoned.Infact,uptothen,Ineverhadbeensotrulyfreeinmylife...Asyoucanimagine,especiallyinaprisonwheretherewasheavyemphasisonrehabilitation,aninmatewassmileduponifhedemonstratedanunusuallyintenseinterestinbooks.Therewasasizablenumberofwell-readinmates,especiallythepopulardebaters.Someweresaidbymanytobepracticallywalkingencyclopedias.Theywerealmostcelebrities.NouniversitywouldaskanystudenttodevourliteratureasIdidwhenthisnewworldopenedtome,ofbeingabletoreadandunderstand.Ireadmoreinmyroomthaninthelibraryitself.Aninmatewhowasknowntoreadalotcouldcheckoutmorethanthepermittedmaximumnumberofbooks.Ipreferredreadinginthetotalisolationofmyownroom.WhenIhadprogressedtoreallyseriousreading,everynightatabouttenp.m.Iwouldbeoutragedwiththe"lightsout."Italwaysseemedtocatchmerightinthemiddleofsomethingengrossing.Fortunately,rightoutsidemydoorwasacorridorlightthatcastaglowintomyroom.Theglowwasenoughtoreadby,oncemyeyesadjustedtoit.Sowhen"lightsout"came,IwouldsitonthefloorwhereIcouldcontinuereadinginthatglow.Atone-hourintervalsthenightguardspacedpasteveryroom.EachtimeIheardtheapproachingfootsteps,Ijumpedintobedandfeignedsleep.Andassoonastheguardpassed,Igotbackoutofbedontothefloorareaofthatlight-glow,whereIwouldreadforanotherfifty-eightminutes―untiltheguardapproachedagain.Thatwentonuntilthreeorfoureverymorning.Threeorfourhoursofsleepanightwasenoughforme.OftenintheyearsinthestreetsIhadsleptlessthanthat.Ihaveoftenreflecteduponthenewvistasthatreadingopenedtome.Iknewrightthereinprisonthatreadinghadchangedforeverthecourseofmylife.AsIseeittoday,theabilitytoreadawokeinsidemesomelongdormantcravingtobementallyalive.Icertainlywasn'tseekinganydegree,thewayacollegeconfersastatussymboluponitsstudents.Myhomemadeeducationgaveme,witheveryadditionalbookthatIread,alittlebitmoresensitivitytothedeafness,dumbness,andblindnessthatwasafflictingtheblackraceinAmerica.Notlongago,anEnglishwritertelephonedmefromLondon,askingquestions.Onewas,"What'syouralmamater?"Itoldhim,"Books."YouwillnevercatchmewithafreefifteenminutesinwhichI'mnotstudyingsomethingIfeelmightbeabletohelptheblackman...EverytimeIcatchaplane,IhavewithmeabookthatIwanttoread―andthat'salotofbooksthesedays.IfIweren'touthereeverydaybattlingthewhiteman,Icouldspendtherestofmylifereading,justsatisfyingmycuriosity―becauseyoucanhardlymentionanythingI'mnotcuriousabout.Idon'tthinkanybodyevergotmoreoutofgoingtoprisonthanIdid.Infact,prisonenabledmetostudyfarmoreintensivelythanIwouldhaveifmylifehadgonedifferentlyandIhadattendedsomecollege.Iimaginethatoneofthebiggesttroubleswithcollegesistherearetoomanydistractions.WhereelsebutinprisoncouldIhaveattackedmyignorancebybeingabletostudyintenselysometimesasmuchasfifteenhoursaday?NewWordsemulatevt.imitate,especiallyfromrespect仿效，模仿penmanshipn.theskillorstyleofhandwriting書寫的技巧(或風(fēng)格)，書法tabletn.1.apadofwritingpapergluedtogetheralongoneedge便箋簿，拍紙簿2.藥片thumbvi.(through)turnthepagesof(abook,etc.)quickly迅速翻閱(書等)painstakinga.donewith,requiringortakinggreatcareortrouble刻苦的，下苦功的;煞費苦心的punctuationn.標(biāo)點符號(=punctuationmark)burrowvt.dig(ahole,etc.)挖(洞等)mammaln.哺乳動物termiten.白蟻anteatern.anyofseveralmammalsthatfeedlargelyorentirelyonantsortermites食蟻動物miniaturea.verymuchsmallerinsizethanisusualornormal微型的，小型的inevitablea.incapableofbeingavoidedorevaded不可避免的word-basen.thevocabularyonecommands詞匯量broadenv.(causeto)becomebroad(er)(使)變寬，(使)變闊，擴大bunkn.anarrowbedbuiltintoawalllikeashelf(倚壁而設(shè)的)床鋪wedgen.1.楔子2.(打高爾夫球用的)楔形鐵頭球棒municationbyletters通信correspondvi.1.(with)通信2.(to,with)相符合;成一致3.(to)相當(dāng)，相類似imprisonvt.putorkeep(sb.)inorasifinprison監(jiān)禁，關(guān)押;禁錮rehabilitationn.restorationtoaconditionofhealthorusefulandconstructiveactivity康復(fù);(罪犯的)改造inmaten.apersonconfined(asinaprisonorhospital)囚徒;被收容者;住院者intensea.existinginanextremedegree強烈的，極度的well-reada.wellinformedordeeplyversedthroughreading博學(xué)的，博覽群書的debatern.辯論家，好辯論者devourvt.enjoyavidly貪婪地看(或聽、讀等)literaturen.文學(xué)，文學(xué)作品maximumn.thegreatestqualityorvalueattainableorattained最大值，最大限度a.ashigh,great,intense,etc.aspossible最高的;最大的;最強的isolationn.solitude隔離;孤立outragevt.makeveryangryandshocked激怒;激起…的義憤n.1.afeelingofgreatangerandshock義憤，憤怒2.averycruel,violent,andshockingactionorevent暴行;駭人聽聞的事件engrossinga.takingupsb.'sattentioncompletely使人全神貫注的.corridorn.apassagewayintowhichcompartmentsorroomsopen走廊，過道intervaln.aspaceoftimebetweenevents;aspacebetweenobjects,pointsorstates(時間的)間隔;間歇;(空間的)間隔;空隙footstepn.腳步，腳步聲feignvt.giveafalseappearanceof假裝，佯作light-glown.燈光vistan.遠(yuǎn)景;前景dormanta.temporarilyinactive暫?；顒拥?休眠的;潛伏的confervt.giveorgrant(adegreeortitle)tosb.授予(某人)(學(xué)位或頭銜)vi.discuss,talktogether討論，商談sensitivityn.thequalityorstateofbeingsensitive敏感(性)dumbnessn.lackofpowerofspeech啞almamatern.aschool,college,oruniversitywhichonehasattendedorfromwhichonehasgraduated母校intensivelyad.加強地;集中地;密集地;透徹地ignorancen.thestateorfactoflacking