初中话题

第五讲CryoftheColoredPeople

=1\*ROMANI.Black,brownandwhite

Black,brownandwhite

ThislittlesongthatI’msingin’about,

Peopleyouknowit’strue

Ifyou’reblackandgottaworkforalivingnow,

Thisiswhattheywillsaytoyou,

Theysays,“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright,

Ifyouwasbrown,stickaround,

Butasyou’sblack,whoabrother,getback,getback,getback”

Iwasinaplaceonenight

Theywasallhavingfun

Theywasallbuyin’beerandwine,

Buttheywouldnotsellmenone

Theysaid,

“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright…”

Iwenttoanemploymentoffice,

Igotanumber‘n’Igotinline

Theycalledeverybody’snumber,

Buttheyneverdidcallmine

Theysaid,

“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright…”

Meandamanwasworkin’sidebyside

Thisiswhatitmeant

Theywaspayinghimadollaranhour,

Andtheywaspayingme50cent

Theysaid,

“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright…”

Ihelpedbuildthiscountry,

AndIfoughtforittoo;

NowIguessthatyoucansee

Whatablackmanhavetodo

Thisis,

“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright…”

Ihopewhensweetvictory,

Withmylittleploughandhoe

NowIwantyoutotellmebrother,

WhatyougonnadoabouttheOldJimCrownow?

“ifyouwaswhite,shouldbeallright…”

II.BigBillBroonzy

26June1898–15August1958

WilliamLeeConleyBroonzy

Americanbluessinger,songwriterandguitarist

Hiscareerbeganinthe1920s.

theCivilRightsActof1964,

theVotingRightsActof1965

=3\*ROMANIII.Wordsandphrases

汉译英

singin’--____________

gotta--____________

buyin’--____________

‘n’--____________

workin’--____________

gonna--____________