unit 2 black english黑人英语
the black couple already had eight children,and lula may was pregnant with her ninth. finally she convinced her husband to get a vasectomy.
一对黑人夫妇已有八个小孩，而鲁拉·梅又怀了第九个小孩，最后她说服了她先生去做男性绝育手术。
on the morning of the operation, she was surprised to see her husband putting on a tuxedo and getting into a limousine for the short ride to the hospital.
手术的早晨，她惊讶地看见她老公穿着礼服，乘坐一辆礼车到不远的医院去。
"say, honey, what's all this about?"asked lula may.
“亲爱的，这是怎么一回事啊？”鲁拉·梅问道。
"baby, if you gonna be impo'tant, you gotta look impotant.
“宝贝，如果你想当名大人物的话，就要让人一看就知道你很重要！”
英语单词短语讲解
1.pregnant a. 怀孕的
be pregnant with... 怀了……的身孕
例：the woman is six months pregnant.
(这名妇女怀孕六个月了。）
mary is pregnant with her sixth child!
(玛丽现在怀了她第六个宝宝！）
2.convince vt. 使信服；说服
convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事
convince sb to v 说服某人……
=convince sb+that 从句
例：how can i convince you of my innocence?
(我如何才能让你相信我是无辜的呢？）
jill finally convinced jack to lay down his weapon.
(吉尔终于说服杰克放下了武器。）
3.vasectomy n. 男性绝育手术
4.on the morning of the operation 手术的那天早晨
一般早晨都用in the morning,但指特定的某日清晨、下午或晚上就要用介词on。evening、afternoon亦采用相同的用法。
例：i’m busy in the morning,but i’ll be free in the afternoon.
（我早上很忙，但下午就会有空。）
john came here on the afternoon of dec.11.
(约翰是在十二月十一日的下午来的。）
5.tuxedo n. 男士礼服
6.limousine n. 豪华礼车（尤指司机与乘客间用活动玻璃隔开的高级加长型大轿车）
7.what's all this about? 这是怎么一回事啊？
8.important a. 重要的
impotent a. 阳痿的；无力的
多数美国黑人在发间上长久以来养成习惯，“r”的发音大都轻轻带过，于是important就念成impo'tant, 听起来就像impotent词了！