purity
n.纯净，纯洁，纯正
pursuit
n.
1.追求，寻求
2.追赶，追逐
3.[常pl.]（花时间和精力的）事，嗜好，消遣
in hot pursuit
穷追不舍
pyramid
n.
1.金字塔
2.金字塔形结构
3.锥状物，棱锥状的一堆东西
quaint
a.奇特而有趣的，古色古香的
qualitative
a.（性）质的，质量的，定性的
quantify
vt.确定……的数量，量化
quantitative
a.（数）量的，定量的
quart
n.夸脱
quarterly
a.季度的，每季一次的
ad.按季度，一季一次
n.季刊
quartz
n.石英
quay
n.码头
queer
a.
1.奇怪的，异常的
2.不舒服的，眩晕的
quench
vt.止（渴），扑灭（火焰）
query
n.问题，疑问，询问
v.
1.对……表示疑问
2.问，询问
quest
n.寻求，搜索，追求
questionnaire
n.（作统计或调查用的）问卷，征求意见表
quilt
n.被子，被单
quiver
vi.颤抖，发抖，抖动
n.颤抖，抖动，颤声
quota
n.定额，限额，配额
racism
n.
1.种族歧视，种族偏见
2.种族主义
racket
n.
1.喧嚷，吵闹
2.敲诈，勒索，诈骗
3.（网球等的）球拍
In Pursuit of Understanding Race
Joe had always been on a
qualitative quest
to understand his history and the
racism
that he had experienced. The
quantitative
data that said he was part Egyptian, part Nigerian, and part Irish did not matter to him even though he did not know which race to put on
questionnaires
. And he never took advantage of
quotas
, which would have allowed him to go to the best schools. He was
in hot pursuit
of his own answer and there were no
quaint
solutions.
He felt most
queer
, however, when he visited the
Pyramids
. He could not identify with the Egyptians, their mummies, or their
quays
along the River Nile. And when he danced with an African
quilt
around his shoulders near a
quartz
mine in Nigeria he also did not feel that he had
quenched
his thirst for understanding himself. Knowing that the time for his
query
was running short he took another
quarterly
vacation from his job to visit Ireland.
"So your
pursuit
of understanding has led you here at last, Lad?"Said the man sitting next to him in an Irish bar with tennis
rackets
on the wall while drinking a
quart
of beer. "You can't
quantify
where you come from. It's in your heart! And there should be a
purity
to it all that makes you
quiver
when you finally understand it!"
As Joe left Ireland he knew that the man at the Irish bar had spoken true words of wisdom. He had no home country. He was just himself and that should be enough. Finally at peace Joe headed home. His
quest
was over.
弄清自己是谁
乔总是
从质量上追求
理解他的历史和他所经历的
种族主义
。
从
数据的
数量上
来看，他部分是埃及人、部分是尼日利亚人、部分是爱尔兰人，但这对他来说没有多大关系，尽管他不知道在
问卷
上该填哪个民族。他从来都不利用
配额
，尽管这样可以让他上最好的学校。他只是
穷追不舍地寻找
自己的答案，但是却没有
奇特而有趣
的解决办法。
但是，当他参观
金字塔
的时候，他感到
很奇怪
。他不能认同埃及人、他们的木乃伊或者他们在尼罗河沿岸的
码头
。当他肩上披着一块非洲
被单
在尼日利亚一个
石英
矿附近跳舞时，他同样感觉不到能
扑灭
他想了解自己的渴望。由于知道
质疑
的时间所剩不多了，他又放下工作请了
一个季
假访问了爱尔兰。
“这么说你对了解身世的
追求
终于使你来到这里，小伙子？”在一家爱尔兰酒吧坐在他身旁的一个人说，他喝着一
夸脱
啤酒，网球
拍
挂在墙上。“你无法
确定
你是哪里人，答案就在你心里！你身上应该有一种纯洁性，当你终于弄明白的时候，这种
纯洁性
会使你
颤抖
。”
离开爱尔兰的时候，乔知道酒吧里的人说的话真是充满智慧。他没有国家，他就是他，这就够了。他的心情终于平静下来，他踏上了回家的路。他的
追求
终于结束了。
[责任编辑:joyyy]
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