M10U2-the-wandering-romany

Speakingof,whatimpressiondotheyleaveonyou?Theyaregoodat_________________.musicanddancing“Timeisforwanderingandsoulisforsinging.”Theycanpredictaperson’sfuturebylookingattheirhandsorreadingspecial______.cardsTarotCrystalballTheyhaveanothername--Romany[ˈrɒməni]Reading：1.Readthetitleandthefirstparagraphandfindoutwhatthearticlewilltalkabout.2.Guessthemeaningsofthesubtitlesandthenpredictthecontentofeachpart.●Asianorigins●Atravelingculture●Romanyrights●FuturerelationsThewanderingRomanyAsianoriginsReadthispartandfocusattentionontheirhistory,languageandpopulation.Historyfirstfrom_________nowinmanycountries,mostlyin__________;No__________history;Languages________________________Population_________________IndiaEuropewrittenabout60varietiesoftheirown;about9.8millionOverthecenturies,theysplitintodifferentgroupswithdifferentnames,spreadingintomanycountries,mostlyinEurope.几个世纪以来，他们分裂成不同的族群，有着不同的名称，分布在许多国家，主要在欧洲。法国人称他们波希米亚人，西班牙人称他们为弗拉明戈人，俄罗斯人称他们为茨冈人……AtravelingcultureReadthispartandtrytofindoutthemaincharacteristicsoftheircultureWhatisthemaincharateristicofRomany?Theydonotstaysettledforalongperiodoftimeandalwaysmoveontoanotherplace.【line15】Inthepast,theylivedincarriagespulledbyhorses.【line16】Nowadaystheyoftenusetrucksorcoaches.【line16】Whydotheychoosetodoso?Toprotectandpreservetheircultureandfreedom.【line18】Focuson_____familiesandon__________________________________;TheirculturelargewearingtraditionalclothesandjewelryKnowmanydifferent_______;Love______andhaveinfluencedmanymusicalstylesthroughtEurope.Predict________________tradesmusicaperson’sfutureHowdotheymakealiving?【译一译】Althoughtheyhavetraditionsoftheirown,theyalsoadoptthelanguagesandreligionsoftheplacestheymoveto,toshowrespectforthelocaltraditions.尽管他们有自己的传统，他们也接受他们所到国家的语言和宗教，以示对当地传统文化的尊重。RomanyRights?ReadthispartandtrytofindouttheprejudicethatRomanysufferedandthereason.Theygainedareputationas_______.[line35]Othersthoughttheywere______.thievespestsprejudiceInfact,theterm“gypped”isprobablyanabbreviationofGypsy,meaningasly[slaɪ]（狡猾的）,unscrupulous[ʌnˈskru:pjələs](肆无忌惮的，不择手段的)person.Themealisarealgyp.敲竹杠aRomafamilycampsonagarbagedump.Thisistheonlyplacethey’retoleratedbythelocals.Reason1Theirwayoflifeisverydifferent,andtheirtraditionsarestrangetopeopleinthecountriestheymoveto.【line31】Reason2Peoplethoughttheirclotheswerewornandshabby,andtheirdarkerskin,duetotheireasternorigins,madethemlookdifferent.【line33】Romanywomenoftenweargoldjewelryandheaddresses(饰头巾)decoratedwithcoinsasadisplayofprosperity(生活富足)andgenerositytowardsothers.WhatactiondidmanynationstakeagainsttheRomany?Pleaseciteonethatyouthinkisthemostinhuman.Lawswereoncemadetotryandbreakuptheirfamilies.【line41】Womenwereforbiddenfromhavingchildren.【line42】Childrenwereeventakenawayfromtheirmothersandputintoinstitutions.【line43】DuringWorldWarII,theRomany,alongwithgaysandJews,livedinterror.【line46】TheNazisclassifiedthemasadangerousgroup,andfollowedasystematicpolicyofhuntingandkillingtheminlargenumbers.纳粹将他们列为危险群体，制定有计划有步骤的政策来大量逮捕并杀害他们。TheNazis,forinstance,labeledgypsiesasinferiorandshippedthemtoconcentrationcampsduringWorldWarII.Justoneword,gypsy,becameadeathwarrant[ˈwɒrənt](许可证；正当理由)forthousands.InFrance,beingagypsywasmadepunishablebydeathin1510.In1554,beinganimmigrantgypsyinEnglandbroughtthedeathpenalty[ˈpenəlti](刑罚).TheRomanypeoplewereboughtandsoldasslavesuntilGypsyslaverywasabolishedin1856.FuturerelationCanRomanybesurethattheywillhaveabetterfuture?InternationalRomanyUnion,whichwasrecognizedbytheUnitedNationsinthe1970s.【line51】ThetopicoftheRomanywillcontinuetobecontroversialandthepeacebetweenthemandmanyEuropeansistentativeatbest.有关罗姆人的话题将继续引发争论，罗姆人和许多欧洲人之间的和平充其量只是暂时的。April8isInternationalDayoftheRoma,adaytoraiseawarenessoftheissuesfacingtheRomacommunityandcelebratetheRomaniculture.Racialdiscrimination[dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn]种族歧视removeracism[ˈreɪsɪzəm]种族主义；种族偏见