Lesson1Vocabulary1.Manhood:thestateofbeinghuman2.Whitelie:harmlessortriviallie，esp．onetoldinordertoavoidhurtingsb．3.blacksheep：personregardedasadisgraceorafailurebyothermembersofhisfamilyorgroup4.Toupset:todefeat5.Affirmation:statingsth．astruthfirmlyandforcefully6.Tostrain:tomakethegreatestpossibleeffort7.Offbase:mistaken8.(a)want(of):lackof9.Ringingcry:rallyingcallParagraph1.Thejobofarousingmanhoodwithinapeoplethathavebeentaughtforsomanycenturiesthattheyarenobodyisnoteasy.Itisnoeasyjobtoeducateapeoplewhohavebeentoldovercenturiesthattheywereinferiorandofnoimportancetoseethattheyarehumans,thesameasanyotherpeople.2.Psychologicalfreedom,afirmsenseofself-esteem,isthemostpowerfulweaponagainstthelongnightofphysicalslavery.Ifyoubreakthementalshacklesimposedonyoubywhitesupremacists,ifyoureallyrespectyourself,thinkingthatyouareaMan,equaltoanyoneelse,youwillbeabletotakepartinthestruggleagainstracialdiscrimination.3.TheNegrowillonlybefreewhenhereachesdowntotheinnerdepthsofhisownbeingandsignswiththepenandinkofassertivemanhoodhisownemancipationproclamation.TheliberationofmindcanonlybeachievedbytheNegrohimself/herself.Onlywhenanegroisfullyconvincedthathe/sheisaMan/Womanandisnotinferiortoanyoneelse,canhe/shethrowoffthemanaclesofself-abnegationandbecomefree.4.Poweratitsbestisloveimplementingthedemandsofjustice,andjusticeatitsbestispowercorrectingeverythingthatstandsagainstlove.Powerinitsbestformoffunctionisthecarryingoutofthedemandsofjusticewithloveandjusticeinthebestformoffunctionistheovercomingofeverythingstandinginthewayoflovewithpower.5.Atthattimeeconomicstatuswasconsideredthemeasureoftheindividual’sabilityandtalents.Atthattime,thewaytoevaluatehowcapableandresourcefulapersonwastoseehowmuchmoneyhehadmade(orhowwealthyhewas).6.…theabsenceofworldlygoodsindicatedawantofindustrioushabitsandmoralfiber.Apersonwaspoorbecausehewaslazyandnothard-workingandlackedasenseofrightandwrong.7.Itisnottheworkofslavesdriventotheirtaskseitherbythetask,bythetaskmaster,orbyani