什么是种族主义（racism）？
Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.
认为一个民族比另一个民族更具有优越性，往往造成对其他种族人民的歧视和偏见。
Another marker has been felled in the intense argument...
fell v.打到，击倒
Gandhi's Indian empowerment argument, critics said in a petition to remove the statue...
He spoke of the half-heathen Native ...
empowerment n. 使更强大
petition n.请愿书 petition sb. to do sth
heathen 异教徒 half-heathen Native 殖民者和当地居民通婚所生育的后代，殖民者把当 地居民都看作是异教徒。
The sole occupation of "raw" natives is hunting...
... to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with and, then, pass his life in indolence and nakedness.
sole 唯一的 = single
indolence 懒惰 indolent 懒散的
Gandhi's thoughts about Africans shouldn't be whitewashed by history—that no one's flaws should be immune from historical scrutiny.
whitewash v. 粉饰，掩盖 ，洗白
scrutiny n. 仔细观察，详细审查
造句：Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.她的观点经不起仔细推敲。
cheat on sb. 对配偶不忠
a slap in the face 一记耳光
