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研究生英语听力第二册第5章
CHAPTERFIVETAPESCRIPT
PARTTWOMAINDIALOGUE
Exercise1
Reporter:
Andnowwe’llswitchtohighlightsoflastnight’sdebatebetweenthecity’stwocandidatesformayor,BellaPorterandDanShmankie.Thedebatelastedmorethananhourandwasattimesratherloudandcontentious.Thecrowdinterruptedthespeakersseveraltimesshowingtheirstrongdisagreement.
Here’swhatthecandidateshadtosayonsomeoftheissues.Thefirstpointthatwashotlydebatedwasinresponsetoaquestionregardingthecurrenthomelessnessprobleminourcity.BellaPorter,whohasbeenactiveincitypoliticsforoveradecadeandiscurrentlyservingaspresidentofthecitycouncil,answeredthequestionfirst.
B.Porter:
IfeelthatMr.Shmankie’ssolutiontothehomelessproblemistosweepitundertherug.Mr.Shmankiebelievesthatputtingthehomelessinjailwillsolvetheproblem.Ifwedon’t’seehomelesspeoplesleepingonourstreets,theproblemsdoesn’texist,right?
Wrong!
Mr.Shmankieappearstobemoreconcernedwiththecomfortoftouristsandvisitorstoourcitythanwithactuallyhelpingsomeofourpoorestandneediestcitizens.Anightinjailwillnothelpahomelesspersongethisorherlifebacktogether.Weneedtoproviderealjobtrainingforthesepeopleinadditiontoaffordablehousingandmedicalservices.
Reporter:
DanShmankie,alocalbusinessmanforovertwentyyears,thengavehisresponsetothehomelessquestion.
D.Shmankie:
Asusual,CouncilwomanPorter’ssolutiontoanyproblemistothrowmoneyatit.Thepeopleweseeonthestreetsareforthemostpartlazydrunksordrugaddictswhodon’twanttogetajobandcontributetosociety.Wehearstorieseverydayfromgoodhard-workingcitizenswhoareconstantlyharassedbypanhandlerswhocomeuptothemanddemandsparechange.Peoplehavebeenattackedinfrontofstoresandwaitingintheircarsatstoplights.Storeownersarelosingbusinessbecausedirty,scary-lookingpeoplearesittingwiththeirshoppingcartsandsleepingbagsinfrontoftheirstores.Weneedtofeelsafeonourstreetsagain.Thesepeopledon’tneedprograms.Theyneedakickinthepants!
Reporter:
Thetwocandidatesalsohadverydifferentopinionsconcerningeducation.
Shmankie:
Onceagain.Ms.Porterseemstobelievethatmoneywillfixallproblems.Ourschoolsdonotneedmoremoney.Theyneedteacherswhocangetthejobdone.InthelastfiveyearswehaveseenstudenttestscoresplummetandIblametheteachers.
Nowhearmeout.Someofmybestfriendsareteachers.Icertainlyknowofmanyhard-workinganddedicatedteacherswhodeserveourrespect.Butweneedtothinkabouteducationmorelikeabusiness.Ifyouarethepresidentofacompanythatbuildscarsandhalfofthesecarshaveseriousproblems,wouldyougiveyourworkershighersalariesandbetterbenefits?
Ofcoursenot.Whatweneedtodoistomakesurethatourteachersreceiveraisesifandonlyiftheirstudentsgethighertestscores.Andforthoseteacherswhofailtogetresults,weneedtoreplacethemwithteacherswhocangetthejobdone.
Porter:
Here’sanewsflashforyouMr.Shmankie.Educationisnotabusiness.Wearenotcrankingoutcarsonanassemblyline;fiveperhour,oneblue,onered,onegreen—eachoneexactlythesameasthelast.Educationisacompletelydifferentprocess.WEarepreparingouryoungpeopletobecomeproductivecitizenscapableofmakingintelligentchoicesinlife.Eachstudentweservehasdifferentneeds.Ourteachersaredoingthebesttheycanwithovercrowdedclassrooms,limitedresources,andlittlecommunitysupport.Doyourealizethatmostteacherscannotaffordtoliveinthiscitybecausetheirsalariesaresolow?
Ihearstorieseverydayaboutteacherswhospendtheirownmoneyonsuppliessuchaschalkandpaperbecausetheschooldistrictdoesnothavethefundstosupplythesebasicneeds.Ourbiggestproblemisthatwelosemanyofourfinestteacherseachyearbecauseofthepoorworkingconditionsandlowsalaries.Mr.Shmankie,wedon’t’needtofiremoreteachers.Weneedtoraisesalariessothatwecanfindthebestandbrightestpeople.
Reporter:
Thenexttopiccoveredwastheissueofaffordablehousing.
Skmankie:
LasttimeIcheckedwewerelivinginafreecountry.Inafreecountry,buyersandsellershavechoices.Ifabuyerdoesnotagreewiththeprice,heorshecangotoadifferentstore.Evenifthepriceisridiculouslyhigh,thegovernmentdoesnotstepinanddemandthatthesellerlowerhisorherprice.Why,then,dopeoplesuchasMr.Porterinsistthatcitygovernmenttrytocontrolhowmuchlandlordschargeforrents?
Rentcontrolisdownrightun-American!
Porter:
Mr.Shmankie,withallduerespect,haveyoulostyourmind?
AreyousayingthatanyonewhoadvocatesrentcontrolorsupportsotherlawsthatprotectpeopleisabadAmerican?
Givemeabreak!
Areyouawarethatinthelastthreeyears56percentofthepoorandelderlyinthiscityhavebeenforcedtoleavetheirapartmentsbecausetheycouldn’taffordtokeepupwithskyrocketingrentincreases?
Inmanycases,thishascontributedtotheveryserioushomelessproblemwejustdiscussed.Weneedrentcontrolinthistowntoprotecteverybody’srighttoaffordablehousing.What’sun-Americanaboutthat,Mr.Shmankie?
Reporter:
Youhavebeenlisteningtohighlightsoflastnight’smayoraldebate.Besuretotuneinnextweekatthissametimewhenthecandidateswilldiscussotherimportantissues.Thankyouandgoodnight.
Exercise4VocabularyinContext
NARRATOR:
1.SENTENCE
Reporter:
Thedebatelastedmorethananhourandwasattimesratherloudandcontentious.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Reporter:
Thedebatelastedmorethananhourandwasattimesratherloudandcontentious.Thecrowdinterruptedthespeakersseveraltimesshowingtheirstrongdisagreement.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Reporter:
Thedebatelastedmorethananhourandwasattimesratherloudandcontentious.
NARRATOR:
2.SENTENCE
Porter:
IfeelthatMr.Shmankie’ssolutiontothehomelessproblemistosweepitundertherug.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Porter:
IfeelthatMr.Shmankie’ssolutiontothehomelessproblemistosweepitundertherug.Mr.Shmankiebelievesthatputtingthehomelessinjailwillsolvetheproblem.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Porter:
IfeelthatMr.Shmankie’ssolutiontothehomelessproblemistosweepitundertherug.
NARRATOR:
3.SENTENCE
Shmankie:
Wehearstorieseverydayfromgoodhard-workingcitizenswhoareconstantlyharassed.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Shmankie:
Wehearstorieseverydayfromgoodhard-workingcitizenswhoareconstantlyharassedbypanhandlerswhocomeuptothemanddemandsparechange.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Shmankie:
Wehearstorieseverydayfromgoodhard-workingcitizenswhoareconstantlyharassed.
NARRATOR:
4.SENTENCE
Shmankie:
InthelastfiveyearswehaveseenstudenttestscoresplummetandIblametheteachers.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Shmankie:
Ourschoolsdonotneedmoremoney.Theyneedteacherswhocangetthejobdone.InthelastfiveyearswehaveseenstudenttestscoresplummetandIblametheteachers.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Shmankie:
InthelastfiveyearswehaveseenstudenttestscoresplummetandIblametheteachers.
NARRATOR:
5.SENTENCE
Porter:
Wearenotcrankingourcarsonanassemblyline.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Porter:
Educationisnotabusiness.Wearenotcrankingourcarsonanassemblyline;fiveperhour,oneblue,onered,onegreen—eachoneexactlythesameasthelast.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Porter:
Wearenotcrankingourcarsonanassemblyline.
NARRATOR:
6.SENTENCE
Porter:
Ourteachersaredoingthebesttheycanwithlimitedresources.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Porter:
Ourteachersaredoingthebesttheycanwithlimitedresources.Ihearstorieseverydayaboutteacherswhospendtheirownmoneyonsuppliessuchaschalkandpaperbecausetheschooldistrictdoesnothavethefundstosupplythesebasicneeds.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Porter:
Ourteachersaredoingthebesttheycanwithlimitedresources.
NARRATOR:
7.SENTENCE
Porter:
AreyousayingthatanyonewhoadvocatesrentcontrolorsupportsotherlawsthatprotectpeopleisabadAmerican?
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Porter:
AreyousayingthatanyonewhoadvocatesrentcontrolorsupportsotherlawsthatprotectpeopleisabadAmerican?
Weneedrentcontrolinthistowntoprotecteverybody’srighttoaffordablehousing.
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Porter:
AreyousayingthatanyonewhoadvocatesrentcontrolorsupportsotherlawsthatprotectpeopleisabadAmerican?
NARRATOR:
8.SENTENCE
Porter:
Theycouldn’taffordtokeepupwithskyrocketingrentincreases.
NARRATOR:
CONTEXT
Porter:
Areyouawarethatinthelastthreeyears56%ofthepoorandelderlyinthiscityhavebeenforcedtoleavetheirapartmentsbecausetheycouldn’taffordtokeepupwithskyrocketingrentincreases?
NARRATOR:
SENTENCE
Porter:
Theycouldn’taffordtokeepupwithskyrocketingrentincreases.
PARTTHREEEXPANSION
Section1TheUnitedStatesGovernment
Exercise2
TheUnitedStatesConstitutioncreatedthreemainbranchesoffederalgovernment:
theexecutive,thelegislative,andthejudicial.Eachbranchhasspecificpowersthattheotherbranchesdonothave.Eachbranchofgovernmentalsohasawaytochecktheothertwobranchestomakesurethatallthelawsandgovernmentactionsarelegal.Thisdivisionofpoweriscalledchecksandbalances.Becauseofthissystemofchecksandbalances,theUnitedStatescannotberuledbyonepersonorgroupofpeople.Inotherwords,thepowermustbeshared.
Thefirstbranchofgovernment,theexecutivebranch,isrepresentedbytheofficeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Theexecutivebranchhasthepowertoenforcethelawsofthecountry.Asleader
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