Key James,Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virginia State government,loves to turn the tables on those who don't think it's possible to be middle-class,conservative,educated and still be truly black．Once,during an abortion debate,a woman in the audience angrily told James she was so middle-class she didn't have a clue about real African American life．"If you understood what these women go through,"the woman said,"you would realize that abortion is their only choice."
James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare．She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family．Now she discovers another child is on the way．"How would you counsel that woman?"asked James.
"Have an abortion,"the woman responded．"That child would have a very poor quality of life."
"I have a vested interest in your answer,"James said．"The woman I described was my mother．I was the fifth of six children born into poverty．And,in case you're interested,the quality of my life is just fine!"
To mm the tablesmeans__.
A、to move the tables
B、to carry the tables away
C、to gain courage
D、to gain an advantage after having been at a disadvantage
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：在理解题目中的“To turn the tables”这一表达时，我们首先要认识到这并非一个直接的、字面意义上的翻译，而是一个英语习语或短语的解释。这个短语经常用于描述一种情境，即某人或某团体在原先处于不利或劣势的地位后，通过某种方式或手段，最终取得了优势或改变了不利局面。
现在我们来逐一分析选项：
A. to move the tables（移动桌子）是一个直接的翻译，但显然这与原文中描述的情境不符。
B. to carry the tables away（把桌子搬走）同样是一个字面翻译，也不符合语境。
C. to gain courage（获得勇气）虽然看似与改变局势有关，但它更多是指个体在内心层面的变化，而不是指实际局面的反转。
D. to gain an advantage after having been at a disadvantage（在处于不利地位后获得优势）正好符合“turn the tables”这一短语的习语含义。在原文中，Key James原本被指责不了解真正的非裔美国人生活，但他通过描述自己母亲的情况，成功地将原本对自己不利的情况转变为展示自己生活的质量，从而为自己赢得了优势。
因此，正确答案是D。
Key James,Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virgini
- 2024-11-09 06:34:22
- 英语（专升本）