英语高级听力112课听力原文.docx
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英语高级听力112课听力原文
Lesson5
TheHousebegandebatetodayonathree-yearbilltocombattraffickinganduseofillegaldrugs.ThemeasurehasthesupportofmostrepresentativesandHouseSpeakerThomasO'Neillsaysheexpectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoincreasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoestablisheradicationprogramsasaconditionofUSsupportfordevelopmentloans.
AculturalexchangebetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionmayfaceanAmericanboycottunlessUSNewsandWorldReportcorrespondent,NicholasDaniloff,isfreedfromaMoscowjail.AnAmericanstyletownmeetingisscheduledtotakeplaceinLatvianextweek,butthetwohundredseventyAmericansduetotakepartsaytheywon'tgoifDaniloffremainsinjail.TheyaddthedecisionisapersonaloneandisnotbeingmadebytheReaganAdministrationinretaliationfortheDaniloffdetention.
EgyptianandIsraelinegotiatorshavereachedagreementonresolvingtheTababorderdispute,clearingthewayforasummitbetweenthetwocountriestobegintomorrow.EgyptianPresidentHosniMubarakandIsraeliPrimeMinisterShimonPereswillmeetinAlexandria.DetailsoftheTabaagreementhavenotbeenmadeavailable.
TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesisdebatinganomnibusdrugbillandexpectstopassthemeasuretomorrow.Thoughthebillhasattractedstrongbipartisansupport,NPR'sCokeyRobertsreportsthedebateontheissuepointsupthedifferencesbetweenpoliticalparties.
WhenCongressreturnedfromtheFourthofJulyrecess,HouseSpeakerTipO'Neillsaidtherewasonlyonethingmembersweretalkingaboutinthecloak-room:
drugs.TheDemocratsquicklypulledtogetherchairmenfromtwelvedifferentcommitteestodraftadrugpackage.Then,stungbycriticismthattheywereactinginapartisanfashion,theDemocraticleadersinvitedtheRepublicanstojointheminthenewlydeclaredwarondrugs.So,whenthebillcametotheHousefloortoday,thepartyleadersledoffdebate.TexasDemocratJimWright.
"It'stimetodeclareanall-outwar,tomobilizeourforces,publicandprivate,nationalandlocal,inatotalcoordinatedassaultuponthismenace,whichisdrainingoureconomyofsometwohundredandthirtybilliondollarsthisyear,slowlyrottingawaythefabricofoursociety,seducingandkillingouryoung.Thatitwilltakemoneyishardlydebatable.Wecan'tfightartillerywithspitballs."
Thequestionofjusthowmuchmoneythismeasurewillcosthasnotbeenansweredtothesatisfactionofallmembers.Democratssayit'soneandhalfbilliondollarsoverthreeyears,withalmostsevenhundredthousandfornextyear.Republicansclaimthepricetagwillrunhigherandaretryingtoemphasizeotheraspectsofthedrugbattle,aspectswhichtheythinkplaybetterinRepublicancampaigns.MinorityleaderRobertMichel.
"Theultimatecureforthedrugepidemicmustcomefromwithintheheartofeachindividualfacedwiththetemptationoftakingdrugs.Itisultimatelyaproblemofcharacter,ofwillpower,offamilyandcommunity,andconcern,andpersonalpride."
Amongotheritems,thebillbeforetheHouseincreasespenaltiesformostdrugrelatedcrimes,setstheminimumjailtermoftwentyyearsfordrugtraffickingandmanufacturing,authorizesmoneyforthedrugenforcementadministrationandprisonconstruction,beefsuptheabilityofthecoastguardandcustomsservicetostopdrugscomingintothiscountry,andcreatesprogramsfordrugeducation.ThevarioussectionsofthemeasuregiveHousemembersampleopportunitytospeakonanissuewheretheywanttheirvoicesheard.MarylandDemocraticBarbaraMcCulskywasnominatedfortheSenateyesterday.Today,shespoketothepartofthebillwhichfundsdrugeradicationprogramsinforeigncountries.
"Whenwefoughtyellowfever,wedidn'tgoatitonemosquitoatatime.Wewentrighttotheswamp.That'swhattheForeignAffairssectionofthislegislationwilldo.Itwillgototheswamps,orwherecocaineiseithergrown,refined,ormanufactured."
RepublicanHensonMooreisrunningfortheSenateinLouisiana.Hespoketothepartofthedrugbillwhichchangesthetradelawsforcountrieswhichdealindrugs.
"We'removingtostopsomething;it'sabsolutelyidiotic.Itneedstobestopped:
thissituationofwhereacountrycanselllegallytousontheonehandandillegallytousunderthetable,sellingdrugsinthiscountrypoisoningouryoungpeopleandourpopulation."
TodayinChina,inNanjing,balloons,firecrackersandliondancersmarkthededicationoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversity—NanjingUniversityCenterforChineseandAmericanStudies.ForthefirsttimesinceWorldWarII,ChineseandAmericanstudentswillattendagraduateinstitutioninChinathatisadministeredjointlybyacademicorganizationsthatareworldsapartfigurativelyandliterally.NPR'sSusanStanbergreports.
Cross-culturalencounterscanbeextremelyenriching;cross-culturalencounterscanbeutterlyabsurd.
"Let'ssee.Thatwouldbeeighty-seven.So,...ba-shi-qi-nian-qian,...let'ssee,...equal...propositionequal,..."
Here'swhatthatAmericanwastryingtosayinChinese.
"Fourscoreandsevenyearsago,ourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnation...anewnationconceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal."
Nowyoudon'thavetobedealingwithclassicAmericanoratorytorunintoproblems.InplanningfortheCenterforChineseandAmericanStudies,therewasmuchdebateastowhetherthenewauditoriumontheNanjingcampusshouldhaveaflatorslopedfloor.Ifthefloorwereflat,theauditoriumcouldbeusedfordances,forparties,butaslopedfloorwouldbebetterforlistening,forviewingfilmsandslides.
"Theargumentfinallywonoutthatforpracticalreasonsaflatfloorwouldbebestbecauseit...itreallywouldmakeitamulti-purposeroom.Youwouldn'thavetofixthefurniture."
StephenMullerisPresidentofJohnsHopkinsUniversity,theUSendofthisSino-Americanjointventureinlearning.
"So,aflatfloorwasbuilt.OnlytheChineseinbuildingitfinallyendedupwithaflatfloorbutattwodifferentlevels,onehigherthantheother.So,ifyouwanttouseitfordances,youeitherhavetohaveveryshortwomenwithverytallmenorviceversa."
Twenty-fourAmericansandthirty-sixChineseofmixedheightsarethefirststudentsattheHopkins-NanjingCenter.NanjingusedtobeNanking,bytheway,backinthedayswhenBeijingwasPeking.TheAmericanswilltakeclassesinChinesehistory,economics,trade,politics,allfromChinesefaculty.TheChinesewillstudytheUSwithAmericanuniversityprofessors.JohnsHopkinsPresidentStephenMullersaysthisisadvancedstudywork.AlltheChinesestudentsareproficientinEnglish;alltheAmericanshavemaster'sdegreesplusfluencyinChinese.
"Thetwenty-fourAmericanscomefromabouteighteencollegesanduniversities.Nooneinstitutioninthiscountryproducesthatmanypeopleofthischaracter;sothat'sabeginning.Nanjingisnottheplace;theCenterisnottheplacetogo,ifyouwantadoctorateinChinesehistoryorChineselanguageorChineseliteratureorwhatever.Thisisapre-professionalprogram."
WhichmeansthemenandwomenwhospendtheyearattheNanjingCenterwillendupasdiplomatsorbusinesspeopleinoneanother'scountry.
"OurhopeisthattheAmericans,tospeakaboutthose,whoaregoingtobeincidentallyroomingwithChineseroommates,whichisaveryinterestingthingtheChineseagreeto,thattheAmericanswillnotonlybringayearoflivinginChina,ayearofhavingstudiedwithChinesefacultyandhearingtheChineseviewofChineseforeignpolicyineconomicsandsoon,thattheywillalsohavethekindoffriendsamongChineseroughlytheiragewhoaregoingtobedealingwiththeUnitedStates.Thatwillslowly,overtheyears,createarealnetwork,ifyouwill,ifpeoplewho,becausethey'vehadthiscommonexperience,candealwitheachotherveryeasilyand,youknow,bekindofarallyingpoint—anoldboy,oldgirlnetwork,asitwere."
HopkinsPresidentMulleradmitsthatasimpleexchangeprogram—ChinesestudentscomingtotheUS,andAmericanstudentsgoingtoChina—wouldinvolvefarfewerheadachesthanrunningjointlyanacademicinstitutiononforeignsoil.PlusthesuccessoftheHopkins-NanjingCenterdependsonundependables,likecontinuingsweetSino-Americanrelationsandbeingabletoattractfunding.Andthere'sthiswrinkle."
"Someofthepeoplewhowillstudythere,withoutanyquestion,willprobablycomefromorafterwardsentertheintelligencecommunity.Thatit'sreallydesirablethatpeoplewhodothathavethatkindofbackground.We'reveryhonestaboutthat,butit'ssoeasytodenouncethewholethingasanespionagecenter,orsomething.Youknow,there'salotoffragilityinthisthing."
StephenMullerisPresidentofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore.TheHopkins-NanjingUniversityCenterforChineseandAmericanStudieswasdedicatedtodayinChina.I'mSusanStanberg.
"HowdoyousaygoodluckinChinese?
"
"Don'tknow.Idon'tknowChinese."
"You'dbetterlearn."
"That'saphraseIshouldknow.Yes."
Lesson6
TheSenatehasvotedtooverridePresidentReagan'svetoofsanctionsagainstSouthAfricabyadecisiveseventy-eighttotwenty-one.AstheHousehasalreadyvotedtooverride,thesanctionsnowbecomelaw.NPR'sLindaWertheimerreports."Americancivilrightsleaders,includingMrs.CarettaScottKing,watchedtheSenatedebatefromtheSenatefamilygalleryasmembersarguednotsomuchaboutsanctionsandtheefficacyofsanc
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