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America's newly-crowned beauty queen Nina Davuluri has been the subject of a torrent of racist abuse. She is the first woman of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America, but was greeted with a deluge of insults after she won the pageant on Sunday night. Many people left messages on Twitter questioning why a "non-American" had become Miss America. Many tweeters misidentified her as an Arab, while others said she looked like a terrorist. One tweeter said: "Well they just picked a Muslim for Miss America. That must've made Obama happy. Maybe he had a vote." Ms Davuluri was born in New York and grew up in Oklahoma and Michigan. She was raised following the Hindu faith.

The media in India has been full of stories on the "shocking tweets". The Times of India wrote: "The tiara had barely been placed on her head and the customary tears of joy had just emerged when racist taunts erupted on social media, marring the moment of triumph for the first ever Miss America of Indian origin." Ms Davuluri brushed aside the negative comments and said she was not bothered what a minority of people thought. She said: "I have to rise above that. I always viewed myself as first and foremost American." She added: "I'm so happy this organization has embraced diversity." She added: "I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America."

中文翻译

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重点讲解

1.grow up 成长

例句：We grow up in order to give out.

我们成长是为了给予出去和付出1wHx,5#og@3h。

2.full of 充满

例句：His head is full of nonsense.

他满脑子荒唐念头uaSOD^q;#~SDrU,v。

3.look like 看起来像

例句：He looks like a southerner.

他看起来像是一个南方人D!f&o11!yt3%&*T#w。

4.brush aside 漠视

例句：She brushed my objections aside.

她不顾我的反对0+Uo]W9&nM。

听力题目

1.How many Indian-Americans have now won the Miss America pageant?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 3

d) 1

2.When did the pageant take place?

a) Saturday afternoon

b) Sunday night

c) Tuesday

d) at 2pm

3.What race did tweeters incorrectly say she was?

a) Asian

b) African

c) Arab

d) Caucasian

4.Where was Nina born?

a) New York

b) New Delhi

c) New Jersey

d) New Hampshire

5.How many U.S. states does the article say Nina lived in?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

6.What Indian newspaper was quoted?

a) India Today

b) The Times of India

c) The Indian Gazette

d) The India Daily Post

7.What customary things had just appeared?

a) presents

b) congratulatory messages

c) invitations to parties

d) tears of joy

8.What did Nina brush aside?

a) negative comments

b) her hair

c) the runner-up

d) a fan

9.What does Nina consider herself to be?

a) an ambassador

b) very beautiful

c) American

d) a victim

10.Why is Nina happy with the Miss America organization?

a) it diversified braces

b) it embraced diversity

c) it embarrassed division

d) it has diverse embraces

听力答案

1.d

2.b

3.c

4.a

5.c

6.b

7.d

8.a

9.c

10.b