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1、couldsaveintowagons.Theyhelpedoneanotherclimbthehighhillsaroundthecity.NeverinallSanFrsncio’shistroywereherpeoplesokindasonthatterriblenight. Unit5 Elias’story MynameisElias.IamapoorworkerinSouthAfrica.ThetimewhenIfirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodo
2、fmylife.Iwastwelveyearsold.Itwasin1952andMandelawastheblacklawyertowhomIwentforadvice.Heofferedguidancetopoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblems.Hewasgenerouswithhistime,forwhichIwasgrateful. IneededhishelpbecauseIhadverylittleeducation.Ibeganschoolatsix.Theschool
3、whereIstudiedforonlytwoyearswasthreekilometersaway.Ihadtoleavebecausemyfamilycouldnotcontinuetopaytheschoolfeesandthebusfare.Icouldnotreadorwritewell.Aftertryinghard,Igotajobinagoldmine.However,thiswasatimewhenonehadtogottohaveapassbooktoliveinJohannesburg.Sad
4、lyIdidnothaveitbecauseIwasnotbornthere,andIworriedaboutwhetherIwouldbecomeoutofwork. ThedaywhenNelsonMandelahelpedmewasoneofmyhappiest.HetoldmehowtogetthecorrectpaperssoIcouldstayinJohannesburg.Ibecamemorehopefulaboutmyfuture.IneverforgothowkindMandelawas.When
5、heorganizedtheANCYouthLeague,IjoineditassoonasIcould.Hesaid: “Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogress,untiltodaywehavereachedastagewherewehavealmostnorightsatall.” Itwasthetruth.Blackpeoplecouldnotvoteorchoosetheirleaders.
6、Theycouldnotgetthejobstheywanted.Thepartsoftowninwhichtheyhadtoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople.TheplacesoutsidethetownswheretheyweresenttolivewerethepoorestpartsofSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere,.InfactasNelsonMandelasaid: “…Wewereputintoapositioninwhichwehad
7、eithertoacceptwewerelessimportant,orfightthegovernment.Wechosetoattackthelaws.Wefirstbrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful;whenthiswasnotallowed…onlythendidwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence.” Asamatteroffact,Idonotlikeviolence…butin1963Ihelpedhimblowupsomegover
8、nmentbuildings.ItwasverydangerousbecauseifIwascaughtIcouldbeputinprison.ButIwasveryhappytohelpbecauseIknewitwouldhelpusachieveourdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal. TherestofEli
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