(单选题)
Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s statement, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired” was an intentional ______ that illustrated Hamer’s frustration about the plight of African Americans in the 1960s.
A.euphemism
B.compromise
C.redundancy
D.recalcitrance
参考答案:C
参考解析:
考查名词辨析。句意:民权活动家范妮·卢·哈默的声明“我厌倦了生病和疲倦”是一种有意的______,说明了哈默对20世纪60年代非洲裔美国人的困境感到沮丧。euphemism意为“委婉语;委婉说法”;compromise意为“妥协”;redundancy意为“冗余;重复”;recalcitrance意为“反抗、固执”,该声明中的sick和tired属于重复,这种一种有意而为之,所以应该选择redundancy,故选C。
知识点:词义辨析 英语专业基础知识 词汇 教师招聘-小学 英语
