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听力文本
Not all Americans supported the war. A small number refused to fight because of religious or moral beliefs. They were known as conscientious objectors. And some Americans supported Adolf Hitler and other fascists. But almost everyone else wanted to win the war quickly and return to a normal life. Many Japanese-Americans served with honor in the United States armed forces. But many Americans were suspicious of anyone whose family had come from Japan. They refused to trust even Japanese-American families who had lived in the United States for more than a century. Many banks refused to lend money to Japanese-Americans. Many stores would not sell to them.
The federal government relocated thousands of Japanese-Americans in California and other states into internment camps. They were released only after the war ended. It was many years before the government officially apologized for mistreating Japanese-Americans. But World War Two did lead to progress for another group that was often the target of discrimination: black Americans. Black leaders spoke out. They said it was unfair to fight a war for freedom in Europe while black Americans did not have all the same freedoms as white citizens. "Negros want the same things that white citizens possess – all their rights, and no force under the sun can stem and block and stop this civil rights revolution which is now underway."
In nineteen forty-one, a leader in the black community, A. Philip Randolph, threatened to lead a giant march on Washington for civil rights for blacks. President Roosevelt reacted by issuing an order that made it a crime to deny blacks a chance for jobs in defense industries. He also ordered the armed forces to change some of their rules that discriminated against black service members. Blacks made progress in the military and defense industries. But most other industries still refused to give them an equal chance. Major progress on civil rights would not come until the nineteen fifties and sixties. Life was busy during the war years. There were many changes in the economy, business, music, race relations and other areas. But in many ways, life continued as it always does. Americans did what they could during the hard years of World War Two to keep life on the home front as normal as possible. But almost everyone understood that the first job was to support the troops overseas and win the war. This strength of purpose at home gave American soldiers the support they needed. And it also helped President Roosevelt as he negotiated with other world leaders. Diplomacy and foreign relations became much more complex during the war. That will be our story next week.
重点解析
1.refuse to 不肯；拒却
It was wise of him to refuse to spend his money.
他拒绝使用他自己的钱是明智的。
2.more than 多于；超过
So, there's never a reason for you to be wallowing around in a problem for more than about a second?
所以，永远不会有什么理由让你陷入问题中超过一秒钟的，不是吗？
3.be unfair to 对……不公平；对不住
It would be unfair to blame Mr. Van Rompuy for all this, as many seem to be doing now.
现在好像很多人把这一切都归咎于范龙佩，但这是不公平的。
4.in many ways 在许多方面；在很多方面
Your ability to appreciate Chinese classics left me with admiration. You were indeed unique in many ways.
我真的很佩服你对中国古典艺术的鉴赏力，你在很多方面真的都很特别。
参考译文
不是所有美国人都支持这场战争。少数人因为宗教或道德信仰而拒绝战斗，人们把他们称作出于道义拒服兵役者。一些美国人支持阿道夫·希特勒和其他法西斯分子，但几乎所有其他人都想迅速赢得战争，恢复正常生活。许多日裔美国人光荣地在美国军队服役，但许多美国人对那些家人来自日本的人心存疑虑。他们甚至拒绝相信在美国生活了一个多世纪的日裔美国人家庭。许多银行拒绝向日裔美国人贷款，很多商店不愿意向他们出售商品。
联邦政府将加州和其他州的数千名日裔美国人重新安置到拘留营，他们在战争结束后才得以释放。多年后，美国政府才正式为错待日裔美国人道歉。但二战确实使另一个经常成为歧视目标的群体的境遇得到改善，即美国黑人。黑人领袖直言不讳，他们说，在欧洲为自由而战的同时，美国黑人却并未获得和白人公民一样的自由，这是不公平的。“黑人想拥有与白人公民相同的东西，即他们享受的所有权利，没有任何力量能够遏止、阻碍并停止这场正在进行的民权革命。”
1941年，黑人社区的一位领袖A.菲利普·伦道夫，扬言要领导一场在华盛顿为黑人争取民权的大游行。罗斯福总统对此作出反应，他颁布了一项命令，将剥夺黑人在国防工业中工作的机会视为犯罪。他还命令军队修改一些歧视黑人军人的规定。黑人在军事和国防工业领域取得了进步，但大多数其他行业仍然拒绝给予他们平等的机会。公民权利方面的重大进展要到20世纪五六十年代才得以实现。战争年代，生活非常忙碌。在经济、商业、音乐、种族关系等领域都发生了许多变化，但在许多方面，生活一如既往地继续着。在二战的艰难岁月里，美国人尽其所能让国内的生活保持常态。但几乎每个人都明白，重中之重就是支援海外军队，打赢这场战争。国内民众的这种坚定意志给了美国士兵所需要的支持，也有助于罗斯福总统与其他各国领导人谈判。战争期间，外交和对外关系变得更加复杂。这将是我们下期要讲述的故事。
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