It was a bad time for them and it’s
still fresh in the minds of the
people in their 40s and older. This museum wasn't even established until 2001.
* fresh
in the/one’s mind: something that is still thought and talked about
ex> Although slavery ended 150 years
ago, it is still fresh in the minds of blacks in America.
Well, the South African constitution was
only approved in 1996. But it’s got the most wide-ranging guarantees of equality anywhere in the world. That’s
what those concrete pillars outside symbolized.
* wide-ranging: varied
ex> The wide-ranging choices
of tours included both snorkeling and cave-exploring on the same day.
Yeah, the whites, even though they were
the minority, had the money and power and really enforced laws that kept the blacks down.
* keep someone down: to prevent a person
from reaching their potential; subjugate
ex> Dictators spend much of their
efforts keeping their people down.
He earned
his stripes as a lawyer in South Africa and even spent time in prison here.
This is where he really developed his philosophy of nonviolent confrontation.
* earn
one’s stripes: to gain valuable experience
ex> If you want to earn your
stripes as a mountain climber, you have to conquer Mt. Everest.
I hope humanity has finally seen the light.
* see
the light: to have a sudden realization; acknowledge the error of one’s
ways
ex> I saw the light after my
brother had a sudden heart attack and began to exercise daily.
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