And so Richard is learning a grammar of race even while he tries to work out how to use language as a source of power in his family.

所以理查在学习语言的艺术,虽局限于种族,就是他在家里受尽磨难时也在学习语言的魔力。

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So with the financial support of his father Milton stays at home and reads He studies.

他从他父亲那里得到经济上的支持,呆在家里看书学习。

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But at the last moment, His brother Judah convinces the brothers that, if instead of killing him, they sell him, they can profit a little for their troubles. So Joseph is sold ultimately ends up in the household of Pharaoh in Egypt, and his adventures there prove his meritorious character.

但是在最后一刻，他的哥哥犹太说服了其余的兄弟们，不要杀他，如果卖了他，他们还能从中获利，于是约瑟夫就被卖了,他最后生活在埃及一个法老的家里，他在那儿的冒险也证明了他值得称道的品格。

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