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英语高级听力3Lesson22
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SectionOneNewsinBrief
NewsItem1:
TheTreasuryDepartmentannouncedtodaythatitisloweringtheguaranteedinterestrateonsomeUSsavingsbonds.NPR'sBarbaraMantellreportsthatthe1.5pointdeclineto6%cameasnosurprisetoinvestors."TheTreasurysaiditisloweringtherateonsavingsbondstobringitinlinewithothermarketinterestrateswhichhavebeenfallingallyear.Forinstance,moneymarketmutualfundsarenowyieldingjustover5%;five-yeartreasurynotesaretradingatabout6.5%.Sothegovernmenthasbeenpayingapremiumtopeoplebuyingsavingsbonds,andit'sturnedouttobeanexpensivewaytofinancethepublicdebt.Therelativelygenerous7.5%rateonthebondshavemadethemverypopularinthepastfewmonths.SincethebeginningofAugust,saleshavebeenaboutdoubletheusualpace.Andthisweek,therushtobuysavingsbondsintensifiedbecauseofreportsthattheTreasurywasgoingtocuttherateanyday,andpeoplewantedtolockintheoldrate.Savingsbondsboughtbeforetomorrow,thedaythecutgoesintoeffect,willstillyield7.5%I'mBarbaraMantellinNewYork."
NewsItem2:
AfterameetingtodayofsouthernAfrica'sfrontlinestates,ZambianPresidentKennethKaundasaidanumberoffrontlineleadersholdSouthAfricadirectlyresponsiblefortheplanecrashthatkilledMozambiquePresidentSamoraMachel.KaundasaidtherewascircumstantialevidencelinkingSouthAfricatothecrash,buthedidn'tsaywhatthatevidencewas.Hesaidit'suptothePretoriagovernment(比勒陀利亚政府)toprovetothecontrary.OfficialSovietradiosaidtodayallcluespointtoSoviet-SouthAfricancomplicityinthedeathofMachel.
NewsItem3:
PresidentReagantodaynamedablackcareerdiplomattobeUSAmbassadortoSouthAfrica.EdwardPerkins,nowAmbassadortoLiberia,wouldsucceedretiringAmbassadorHermanNickel.NPR'sPhyllisCrocketthasmore:
"PerkinsisthethirdmanPresidentReaganhasconsideredinthreemonthsinhisattempttoappointablacktothissensitivepost.NorthCarolinabusinessman,RobertBrown,turneddownthejobafterquestionswereraisedabouthisbusinessdealingswhileheservedintheNixonAdministration.ThenTerranceTodman,AmbassadortoDenmark,turneddownthejob,apparentlybecausehedisagreeswiththeReaganAdministrationpolicytowardsSouthAfrica.Perkinshasbeenaforeignservice(驻外事务处)officerfortwenty-eightyears.He'sfifty-eightyearsoldandhasservedinTaiwan,Thailand,GhanaandattheStateDepartmentbeforebecomingDeputyChief(使团副团长)oftheUSEmbassyinLiberiain1981.HebecameAmbassadorin1985.BlackandwhiteSouthAfricansaswellasmanyinthiscountryhavesaidthatnamingablackambassadorismeaninglessaslongasUSpolicytowardthewhite-ruledgovernmentremainsthesame.I'mPhyllisCrockettinWashington."
SectionTwoNewsinDetail
PresidentReagantodaynominatedacareerforeignserviceofficertobecomethefirstblackUSambassadortoSouthAfrica.ThelongexpectedmovecomesastheSenategetsettovotetomorrowonoverridingPresidentReagan'svetoofabillthatwouldimposemoreeconomicsanctionsonSouthAfrica.ThenewlynamedenvoyisEdwardPerkins.HeisnowtheAmericanAmbassadortothewestAfricannationofLiberia.NPR'sPhyllisCrocketthasareport:
It'sbeenthreemonthssincePresidentReaganfirstindicatedhisdesiretoappointablacktothissensitivepost.PerkinsisthePresident'sthirdchoice.InJuly,thePresidenthadplannedtonameablackambassadorduringatelevisedspeechonSouthAfrica.Butthemanunderconsideration,businessmanandformerNixon-aideRobertBrown,withdrewhisnameafterquestionswereraisedabouthisbusinessdealings.
Then,theadministration'snextchoice,TerrenceTodman,AmbassadortoDenmark,turneddownthejob,apparentlybecausehedisagreeswiththeReaganAdministrationpolicytowardsSouthAfrica.
IncontrasttothePresident'splantonamehisfirstchoiceinanationalspeech,today'sannouncementcamewithnofanfare.Therewasnonewsconference,nopressbriefing,noopportunityforquestionstoday.Instead,anoticewashandedouttoreportersattheWhiteHousethatPerkinswasthePresident'schoice.Apparently,thelowkeyannouncementwasaresponsetotheearlierembarrassmentofsometopWhiteHouseofficialswhofeltthefirsttwonamesbecamepublicbeforeadequatescrutiny.TheyexpectPerkinstobeeasilyconfirmedbytheSenate.
Perkinshasbeenaforeignserviceofficerfortwenty-eightyears.HehasservedinTaiwan,Thailand,GhanaandinWashington,D.C.In1981,hebecamethe2ndincommandattheUSEmbassyinLiberia.In1985,hebecameAmbassador.Heisfifty-eightyearsold.HiswifeisChinese.Theyhavetwochildren.
WhenPresidentReaganfirstindicatedhisintentiontoappointablackambassador,blacksandwhitesinSouthAfricasaidthatnamingablackwillmakelittledifferenceifUSpolicyremainsthesame.ThePerkinsannouncementcomesonedayafterPresidentReaganofferedtoimposestrongsanctionsagainsttheSouthAfricangovernmentifCongressdropsitsstrongersanctions.
SecretaryofState,GeorgeShultz,toldRepublicansenatorstodaythatavotetooverridethePresident'svetoofasanctionsbillwouldunderminehisnegotiatingpositioninnextmonth'ssummitmeetingwithSovietleaderMikhailGorbachev.TheHouseoverrodethevetoyesterday.TheSenateisexpectedtotakeituptomorrow.I'mPhyllisCrockettinWashington.
SectionThreeSpecialReport
Fiftyyearsago,BritishaviatorBerylMarkhambecamethefirstpersontoflyaloneacrosstheAtlanticOcean,fromeasttowest.Herachievementwasmarred,though,asweremanyofheraccomplishments.
MarkhamhadsetouttoflyfromLondontoNewYork.SheendedupflyingfromLondontoNovaScotia(新斯科舍-加拿大省名).ThatflightandotheraspectsofherextraordinarylifearetoldinMarkham'sbookWestwiththeNight.Thisweek,manypublictelevisionstationswillbroadcastadocumentaryaboutMarkhamcalled"WorldwithoutWalls".NPR'sSusanStanbergtellsBerylMarkham'sstory.
NewYorkCity,September6th,1936,aticker-tapeparade,andMayorFiorelloLaGuardiagreetingatall,blondEnglishwomanwho,justthedaybefore,hadcompleteda21-hour-and-25-minuteflightacrosstheAtlantic,Ebbingdon,Englandtoanamelessswamp,non-stop.
"MissMarkham,mayI,onbehalfofthecityofNewYork,extendtoyou,asincerewelcomeandourcongratulationsonyoursplendidflightacrosstheocean."
"Thankyousomuch.I'msohappytobehere.Thankyousomuch."
NineyearsafterLindbergh,andgoingintheotherdirection,hisSpiritofSaintLouis,soloedNewYorktoParis,BerylMarkham,thirty-fouryearsold,hadflownseventeenofthetwenty-oneandahalfhoursinfoganddarkness,withnofuelgauge,noradio,noideawhereshewasmostofthetime,tocrashland,aftertheengineofhermonoplanediedinabogonCapeBretonIsland,NovaScotia.Thenextday,shewasbeingcheeredinNewYork.
"Itwasahardbattleagainsttheelementsabovetheocean,fogandstorm,butpluckandendurancecrownedoneofthemostgruelingflightsonrecord."
"Iamsopleasedtohavegothere;IonlywishIcouldcomeinmyownmachine."
"Andnow,ontoaNewYorkhotel,tobeinterviewedbyamoviemaker,Mrs.Markham,justwhatwereyouthinkingaboutwhileflyingthroughallthatfogandstorm?
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"Well,myonethoughtandambitionwastogettoAmerica."
"Whenabovethesea,whatdidyoueatordrink?
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"Ididn'thaveanythinguntilthelasthalfhourwhenIhadatasteofbrandy."
"Justone?
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"No,two,I'mafraid."
Aviationwasveryyoungthen.Everysingledaywithoutfail,thereweretwoorthreearticlesinthenewspapersaboutpeoplebeingkilledinaircraft.Itwascompletelynewsport.MaryLovellhasjustcompletedabiographyofBerylMarkham.Thebookwillbepublishednextspring.
Theengineswerenotveryreliable.Allshehadwasacompassandsomekindofdirection-findingequipmentthatdidn'tworkverywell.Shereallydidn'tknowwhereshewasforalongtime.Shehadnoideahowfaroffthecoastshewas,whetherherfuelwouldlast.Ithinktheonetimeinherlifeshehasbeenfrightenedwasthen.
Formostofhereighty-threeyears,BerylMarkhamwasindeedfearless.AsachildgrowingupinAfrica,shefaceddownamaraudinglion.Asatrainer,sheforcedhigh-strungracehorsestoobeyher.Asanoldwoman,shedrovehercarthroughamachinegunfireduringanattemptedcoupinKenya.Shewantedtokeepaluncheondate.Itwassimplyhernaturetoconfrontdanger.
"There'sacoolnesstoher.She'snotaverytrustingperson."WriterJudithTheuman."Ithinkanypersonwho'slivedbyherwitswouldprobablyhavedevelopedthatcoolness.Lookattheastronauts.Imean,it'saqualitythatyouseeitinfliers.Youseeitinsailors,oryouseeitinhunters,andBerylwasofthatstamp."
TherewereotherinterpretationsofMarkham'scoolness.Somesaidshelackedthesensetobeafraid.PeopleoftensaidnastythingsaboutBerylMarkham,especiallyotherwomen.It'seasytofigureoutwhy.
"Shewasbeautiful.Shewasveryseductive.Shewaswellborn.Andshewasstrongandambitiousandfearlessandsmart.So,youknow,it'salottotake."
Ironically,recognitiondidcometoBerylMarkham,butonlyinthelastyearsofherlife.SinceWestwiththeNightwasreissuedthreeyearsago,it'ssoldbriskly.Thereare300,000copiesinprintnow,androyaltiesfromthebookgavemuchneededfinancialsecurity.Morerecognitionwillcomewiththeshowingonpublictelevisionthisweek,ofthedocumentaryabouther.Morerecognitionsstill,whenMaryLov
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