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1、CarlRowangrewuptobeappointedasanambassadorforhiscountry.AndyethecamefromapoorfamilyandwasraisedatatimeandinaplacewhereblackAmericansweredeniedmanyoftheadvantagesenjoyedbywhites.Howdidhemanagetorisesohighfromsuchadisadvantagedbackground?MuchofthecreditmustgotoMissBessie.卡
2、尔·罗旺长大成人后被任命为代表国家的大使。可是，他出生在一个贫穷的家庭里，生长在美国黑人被剥夺了白人享有的许多权益这样一个时代，这样一个地方。他是如何从这样低的社会阶层升到这样高的地位的呢？这很大程度上得归功于贝西小姐。UnforgettableMissBessieCarlT.Rowan1Shewasonlyaboutfivefeettallandprobablyneverweighedmorethan110pounds,butMissBessiewasatoweringpresenceintheclassroom.Shewastheo
3、nlywomantoughenoughtomakemereadBeowulfandthinkforafewfoolishdaysthatIlikedit.From1938to1942,whenIattendedBernardHighSchoolinMcMinnville,Tenn.,shetaughtmeEnglish,history,civics—andalotmorethanIrealized.难忘恩师贝西小姐卡尔·T·罗旺她身高不过5英尺上下，体重可能从来不超过110磅，但贝西小姐在教室里形象极其高大。她是个厉害女人，只有她能逼得
4、我去读《贝奥武甫》，而且有那么几天，我还真傻乎乎地觉得自己挺喜欢这首史诗。从1938年到1942年，我在田纳西州麦克敏维尔的伯纳德高中上学，她教我英语、历史、公民学，还有许多当时我未能领悟的东西。2IshallneverforgetthedayshescoldedmeintoreadingBeowulf.我永远忘不了她训斥着要我读《贝奥武甫》的那一天。3"ButMissBessie,"Icomplained,"Iain'tmuchinterestedinit.""可是，贝西小姐，"我抱怨说，"我对它不怎么感兴趣。"4Herlargebr
5、owneyesbecamedaggerishslits."Boy,"shesaid,"howdareyousay'ain't'tome!I'vetaughtyoubetterthanthat."她那双褐色的大眼睛眯成一条缝，射出的目光犀利如刀。"小伙子，"她说，"你竟敢对我说'ain't'!我教过你该怎么说。"5"MissBessie,"Ipleaded,"I'mtryingtomakefirst-stringendonthefootballteam.AndifIgoaroundsaying'itisn't'and'theyaren't
6、,'theguysaregonnalaughmeoffthesquad.""贝西小姐，"我恳求道，"我正在努力争取当上橄榄球队的正式边锋。要是我老是说'itisn't'和'theyaren't'，那帮人会嘲笑我，把我撵出球队的。"6"Boy,"sheresponded,"you'llplayfootballbecauseyouhaveguts.Butdoyouknowwhatreallytakesguts?Refusingtoloweryourstandardstothoseofthecrowd.Ittakesgutstosayyou'
7、vegottoliveandbesomebodyfiftyyearsafterallthefootballgamesareover.""小伙子，"她回答说，"你打橄榄球是因为你有勇气。可你是不是知道什么事情真正需要勇气？那就是决不把你的做人标准降低到和那帮子人一样。你要鼓起勇气对他们说，橄榄球比赛全部结束后你还想出人头地生活50年呢。"7Istartedsaying"itisn't"and"theyaren't,"andIstillmadefirst-stringend—andclassvaledictorian—withoutlosi
8、ngmybuddies'respect.我开始说"itisn't"和"theyaren't"了，而且照样当上了正式边锋——还成为班级里致告别辞的毕业生代表——却一点也没有失去伙伴们的尊重。8Duringhe
