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3>SECTIONTHREE原文整理

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Lesson1

TheleaderofChineserevolution,MaoTsetong,diedtenyearsagotoday.Duringhislifetime,Maobecameacultfigure,butthecurrentgovernmenthastriedtochangethat.NowhistombandembalmedbodyinBeijingarejustanothertouristattraction.AndnolongerdomillionsofChinesestudyorwavealoftthefamous"LittleRedBook"ofQuotationsfromChairmanMao.Alongwiththepoliticalwriting,Maowrotepoetryaswell—poemsabouttherevolution,theRedArmy,poemsaboutnature.WillisBarnstonehastranslatedsomeofMao'sworkandconsidershimanoriginalmaster,oneofChina'smostimportantpoets.

"Hadhenotbeenarevolutionary,perhapshispoetrywouldnothavebeenasinterestingbecausehispersonalpoetrywasthehistoryofChina.Atthesametimebecausehewasafamousrevolutionaryandleader,ithasprejudicedmostpeople,almostcorrectly,todismisshispoetryassimplytheworkofamanwhoachievedfameelsewhere."

"ButhisworkwasnotdismissedwithinChinathough?

"

"Well,nowit'salmostconsciouslyforgotten.ButwhenIwastherein'72,youcouldseehispoemsoneverydiningroomwall,engravedonpeach-pits...Duringlunchhours,workerswouldstudyhispoems.Theywereeveryplace."

"Isthere,though,arevisionistthinkingwithinliterarycircles?

ArepeoplesayingMaowasn'tanygoodasapoeteither?

"

"No.Well,atleastinmyconversationsintheyearIrecentlyspentinPekingteachingattheuniversitythere,Ifoundveryfewpeoplewhodidn'tthinkhewasaverygoodpoet.Buttheydidfeelthathissuggestionswhichwerethatpeoplenotwriteintheclassicalstyle,thattheywriteinwhathecalledthemodernstyle,wasveryrepressive.Andasaresult,ofcourse,therestrictionofpublicationduringthetenyearsoftheCulturalRevolution,poetrywasabysmal."

"Whenyousaythemodernstyle,wouldthatbe,forexample,freeverse?

"

"Itwouldbefreeverseasopposedtoclassicalrhymesorclassicalforms."

"YouwriteintheintroductiontooneofyourtranslationsofpoemsofMaoTsetongthatpeople...youexplainthatleadersinChina,andindeedintheaEast,areexpectedtobeaccomplishedpoets."

"Yes,Ithinkthat'strue.ThenightthatTojo...beforeTojodied,he,...inJapan,hewrotesomepoems.HoChiMinhwasapoet.Itwascommon.Infact,Ithinkuntilearlyinthetwentiethcentury,eventopassabureaucraticexam,onehadtoknowahugenumberofclassicalforms.Andespecially,aleadershouldatleastbeapoet."

"ThereisonepoemwhichispoliticalinnaturewhichhastodowithaparasiticdiseaseinChina."

"Yes.Maowrotesomepoems,twopoemsactually,aboutgettingridofadiseasethatwasaplagueforthecountry.Andit'scalled'SayinggoodbyetotheGodofDisease.'Andthepoemneedsannotation.Inthatsense,it'stypicalofclassicalChinesepoetry;hemakesreferencestoearlieremperorsandplaces.

SayingGoodbyetotheGodofDisease

Mauvewatersandgreenmountainsarenothing

WhenthegreatancientdoctorHuaTuo

Couldnotdefeatatinyworm.

Athousandvillagescollapsed,werechokedwithweeds,

Menwerelostarrows,ghostssang

Inthedoorwayofafewdesolatehouses.

Yetnowinaday,weleaparoundtheearth,

Orexploreathousandmilkyways.

Andifthecowherdwholovesonastar

AsksabouttheGodofplagues,

Tellhim,happyorsad,"TheGodisgone,

Washedawayinthewaters."

ApoembyMaoTsetongreadbyWillisBarnstone,ProfessorofComparativeLiteratureatIndianaUniversityinBloomington.HetalkedwithusfromWFIU.

LESSON2

Overthelastfewyearsandaroundthecountry,thenumberoffundamentalistreligiousgroupsissaidtobegrowing.Somearecalled"ultra-fundamentalist"groups.Theestimatesvariedgreatly.Thenumbercouldbeashighastwothousand.Theseorganizationshavedifferentpurposesandbeliefs,butusuallyhaveonethingincommon—strongleadership,quiteoftenoneperson.FouryearsagoinOctoberatafundamentalistChristiancommuneinWestVirginia,ayoungboydiedafterapaddlingsessionthatlastedfortwohours.Thechildwasspankedbyhisparents.Hehadhitanotherchildandrefusedtosayhewassorry.Wereportedthestoryofthatpaddling—thestoryoftheStonegateCommunityinNovemberof1982.Sincethattime,Stonegateleaderhasbeentriedandconvicted,oneofthefirsttimesaleaderofareligiousgrouphasbeenheldresponsiblefortheactionsofamember.Alsointhattimetheparentsofthechildhaveservedjailterms,andnowtheyhaveagreedtotelltheirstory.

TheStonegateCommunewasnearCharleston,WestVirginia,inthenortheastcornerofthestate.It'smostlyfarmingcountry.TheStonegatememberslivedoutsideoftowninanoldwhiteVictorianhouse,overlookingtheShenandoahRiver,eightyoungfamilieslivingandworkingtogether.Theydidsomefarming,someconstructionworkandforatimeranarestaurantinCharleston.Itwastheirintentiontobecomelessofacommuneandmoreofacommunity,withthefamilieslivinginseparatehousesontheproperty.WewenttoStonegateonaSundayeveninginNovemberof1982.Wewerereluctantlywelcomed.Lessthanamonthbefore,twoStonegatemembershadbeenindictedforinvoluntarymanslaughter.TheyweretheparentsofJosephGreen,whowastwoyearsoldwhenhedied.OnthisnightmanyoftheStonegatepeopleweredefensive,almostangry.

Thatwasfouryearsago.Theparents,StewartandLeslieGreen,wereconvictedofinvoluntarymanslaughterandbothspentayearinjail.FirstStewart,thenLeslie.Theninaseparatelegalaction,theleaderoftheStonegatecommune,DorothyMcLellanwasalsoindicted.McLellandidnottakepartinthepaddlingbutshewasfoundguiltyofinvoluntarymanslaughterandconspiracyinthedeathofJoeyGreen.StewartGreen,thefather,testifiedagainstDorothyMcLellan.GreennowbelievesthathissondiedbecauseofMcLellan'steachingsandinfluence.HeexplainedincourtthattheStonegatemembersweretaughtthatapaddlingsessionshouldcontinueuntilthechildapologizes.Greenalsotestifiedthatafour-hourspankingofDorothyMcLellan'sgrandson,Danny,hadoccurredtwoweeksbeforeJoeyGreen'sdeath.HealsosaidtheStonegatemembers,whenJoeydied,joinedinapledgeofsecrecy:

thecircumstanceswouldbecoveredup;thedeathwouldbecalledanaccident.TheywereafraidalltheStonegatechildrenwouldbetakenaway.Joey'sparentsatfirstagreedtothis.Itwaslaterthattheyspokeoutagainstwhattheycalledthenaconspiracyofsilence.BothStewartandLeslieGreengrewupandmarriedwithintheStonegatecommunity.LesliewasonlyfifteenwhenshecametotheStonegate.TheylivedwithseveralotherteenagersinthehomeofDorothyandJohnMcLellan.TheMcLellanshadbeentakinginyoungpeoplewhowerehavingtrouble,usuallywithdrugs.TheywantedtousetheirmarriageasanexampleofChristianfamilylife.JohnMcLellanworkedforanaccountingfirm,travelingduringtheweek,DotMcLellanstayingathome,takingcareofmoreandmoreteenagers.TheGreensarenowlivingintheirfirstrealhometogether,anapartmentinBaltimore.StewartlefttheStonegate,andLesliejoinedhimassoonasshegotoutofjail.TheGreenshavenowagreedtotalkabouttheirlivesatStonegateandaboutthepaddlingoftheirson.

Lesson3

AgroupofbusinessleadersinBostontodayannouncedplanstoexpandacollegescholarshipprogramtoincludeanyeligibleBostonhighschoolgraduate.Thebusinessleadersannouncedplansforapermanentfive-milliondollarendowmentfund,andtheyalsopromisetohireanyofthestudentswhogoontocompletetheircollegeeducations.AndrewKafferyofmemberstationWBURhasthereport.

TheBostonbusinesscommunity'sinvolvementintheBostonpublicschooldatesbackalmosttwentyyears,fromworkinternshipstoanendowmentprogramforBostonteachers.Businesshaspumpedmorethanonemilliondollarsintothepublicschools.Nowbusinessleaderssaythey'rereadytomaketheirbiggestcommitmentyet:

amulti-milliondollarscholarshipprogramthatwillenablethecity'spoorestkidstogoontocollegeandtojobsafterward.TheprogramiscalledActionCenterforEducationalServicesandScholarships,orACESS.AccordingtoDanielCheever,thePresidentofBoston'sWheelockCollege,ACESSinnotablankcheckfortheeligiblegraduates."FirstWe'llhelpthemgetasmuchaidastheycanfromothersources,andsecondly,we'llprovidethelastdollarscholarship.Ishouldadd,ofcourse,theyhavetoqualifyforfinancialaid;thatis,we'renothandingoutmoneytostudentswhodon'tneedit."TheaveragegrantisaroundfivehundreddollarsandalreadytheprogramhasgivenonehundredBostonstudentsmorethanfiftythousanddollarsinscholarshipmoney.

Otherassistancefromtheprogramhashelpedthosestudentsraisemorethansixhundredthousanddollarsinadditionalfinancialaid.Schoolofficialssaythisprogramwillhelpasystemwhere43%ofthestudentslivebelowthepovertylevel,andalmosthalfwhoenterhighschooldropout.RobertWeaverwasonBostonhighschoolgraduatewhocouldnotaffordcollege.He'sintheACESSprogramnowandwillgetadegreeinairplanemechanicsnextyearfromtheWentworthInstituteofTechnologyinBoston."IgotthePalegrantandthestatescholarship,buttherewasstillagap.Therewaslikeatwenty-threehundred-dollargap.Wentworth'stotalbillwasfifty-sevenhundred,soIhadtofillthatamountwithworkingoverthesummer,myfamilycontribution.Ipaidformyownbooks,myowntools,thingslikethat.ButwithoutACESSIwouldn'tbewhereIamtoday."

Thisprogramcomesatanimportant