多选题
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 ______ about the plight of African Americans in the 1960s.
【正确答案】
A、E
【答案解析】[解析] ●was表示判断,前后同义重复;about说明前后同义重复。
●第一空与"I"m sick and tired of being sick and tired"(“懈怠和疲惫使我感到懈怠和疲惫”)同义重复。redundancy冗余,euphemism委婉的说法,paradox对立,答案选A。
●第二空与plight(困境)同义重复。insouciance漠不关心,frustration受挫的状态,exultation狂喜。答案选E。