英语听力原文8到14.docx
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英语听力原文8到14
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英语听力原文(8到14)
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RenovatorofLives
Sittingatherdesk,BettyHinesrippedopenalettermarked"personal"andstartedtoread."Youmaynotrememberme.Igraduatedin1985,"itbegan.Hinesglancedatthesignature,andhermindfilledwithmemoriesofMendezandherfirstdaysataDetroithighschool.ShehadbattledwithMendezalmostfromthebeginning,doggingthetruantjuniortoshapeup.Itwasthesamechallengeshehadfacedwithsomanystudents.
In1984HinescametoSouthwesternHighSchoolasthenewprincipal.Thewindowsrattledinthewind.Theroofsleaked.Everyroomseemedtoneedrepair.
Worse,studentsroamedthehalls,somewearinggangcolors.Classroomswereoftenemptyduetotruancyanda38-percentdropoutrate.Afterfirstsurveyingtheschool,Hinesreturnedtoheroffice,pulledoutawritingpadandbeganwriting."Wecan'tteachthemifthey'renothere.Wecan'tgetthemhereifwedon'toffertrainingtheycanuse.Oncehere,wemustprovideasafe,clean,caringenvironment."Hinesdidn'tjustwanttoredecorateaschool.Shewantedtorenovatethelivesofherstudents.
Hinesfirstorganizedparent,studentandteachergroupstoimprovethesite.Ittookfouryears,buteverywindowwaseventuallyreplaced,andrepairsweremadetothedamagedareas.
Shealsotackledtheattendanceproblem,markedbytheregularabsenceofnearly30percentofthestudents.Sheinitiatedincentiveprograms,includinginternshipswithlocalbusinesses,andsheguaranteedtoteachusefulskillstoallthosewhomaintainedacertaingradelevel.Today,attendanceisat90percent.
WhenHinesrealizedthatthemajorityofstudentsgettingscholarshipassistancewereathletes,shestartedbangingoncorporatedoorsandapplyingforgrants.Since1988,scholarshipawardstotalingnearly$9millionhavegonetoherstudentsforacademicachievements.
Intheearliestdays,however,therewerefewincentivesforkidstostickwithschool.Togetthemback,shesometimesdrovethroughthecommunitytofindthem.
Shehoundedagangmemberinjustthisway.Oneafternoonshewenttotheboy'shometoseeifhewasdoinghisschoolwork,onlytofindhewasn'tthere.Withoutasecondthought,shedrovethrougheverystreet.Whenshespottedhim"hanging"withhisbuddies,shepulledup."Getinthecar,"shesaidcalmly.
"Noway,"hesaid.
"Getin,orI'lldragyouin,"insistedHines.Unwillingly,theboycomplied,andHinestookhimhometohismotherwherethethreetalkedformorethananhour.Afterward,theboyslowlybegantoimprove.Hestillneededconstantsupervision,buttheprincipalneverflinched.
Thenighthegraduated,hecaughtHinescompletelyoffguard.Hetookhisdiploma,thenembracedher.Heburiedhisheadonhershoulder,sobbingwithoutshameashisclassmateseruptedincheers.
Now,BettyHineshasbuiltateachingstaffthatmirrorsherbeliefsaboutrenovatingthelivesofstudentswhohavebeenworndownorbroken.Hinesexplains,"There'ssomethingineveryyoungpersonthatcanbecultivatedintogreatness."
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YoungMuhammadAli
The12-year-oldboyhadriddenhisnewbicycletoanannualmeetingatthecenterofthecity,duringwhichbusinessmenwouldgivechildrenballoonsandicecream.Totheboy'sdismay,hisnewbikewasstolenatthemeeting.
Intears,thechildtoldsomeonehewantedtoreportthecrime.Hewasledtothenearestpoliceman,whowasOfficerJoeMartin,alsoaboxingcoachatthelocalboxingclub.TheboytoldMartinhewouldbeatthepersonwhostolehisbike."Well,"Martintoldhim,"you'dbettercomebackhereandlearnhowtofight."Theboy,whoweighedinat89pounds,becameamemberinJoeMartin'sclubandremainedtherethroughoutasix-yearamateurboxingcareer.Itwasthefirststeponapaththatwastoleadhimtobecomeoneofthemostfamousboxersofalltime.Fortheboy'snamewasCassiusClay.
Lookingbackonthoseearlyyears,ChristineMartin,Joe'swife,remembersdrivinggroupsofteenagerstoboxingmatches,rollingfromtowntotowninawagon.Inthosedays,theblackboyscouldn'tgointotherestaurants,soshedidn'ttakeanyoftheboysin.She'djustgoinherselfandgetwhattheywanted.
Christinesaid,"Cassiuswasaveryeasy-to-get-along-withfellow.Veryeasytohandle.Verypolite.Whateveryouaskedhimtodo,that'swhathe'ddo.Hewasawonderfulperson."
Graduallyhewasgainingweightanddevelopingeverybitofhistalent.
AtCentralHighSchoolinthosedays,Claywasknownasthekidwhowouldn'tsmoke,whowouldn'tdrinkevensoda,whowasveryshy,especiallyaroundgirls.Hisfirstkiss,itissaid,madehimfaint.Hewasremembered,aboveall,asakidobsessedwithboxing.
Teachersallbelievedthatifhehadnotbeenaboxer,hewouldnothavestoodoutinanyway.
"Hewasnotagoodstudent,"oneteachersaid."Schoolwassomethinghedidbecausehewassupposedto.ButClaywasneverreferredtohisteachersasabehavioralprobleminschool."
Lookingbackonthoseearlyyears,longafterhehadchangedhisnameandwayoflife,Claywastorecall:
"IwasCassiusClaythen.IwasaNegro.Iatepork.Ihadnoconfidence.Ithoughtwhitepeopleweresuperior.IwasakidnamedCassiusClay."
AfterhewonanOlympicgoldmedalasan18-year-oldin1960,hewasmetbythemayorandabout200friendsandfans.Herodeina30-carmotorcadetoawelcome-homepartyattheCentralHighSchool.Hehadearned100victoriesin108amateurbouts,includingmanynationaltitlesandnowtheOlympicgoldmedal.Afterthat,Aliwastobecomeaprofessionalinboxing.
Attheageof21,AliwasinspiredbyahumanrightsactivisttobecomeamemberoftheMuslimfaithandgiventhenameMuhammadAli.Itwasnotjustaname,butatitlemeaning"belovedofAllah."
10
LookGreatforFree
MichaelandSusancan'tevenbuyapairofshoesthesedayswithoutbeingrecognized.SincetheyappearedontheTVshow"ExtremeMakeover"earlierthismonth,undergoing$300,000worthofplasticsurgeryandthenmarryingeachotherattheDisneyWorldWeddingPavilion,thecouplehavebecomeminorcelebrities.Butthreemonthsago,theirlifewasquitedifferent.
IntheirapartmentonValentine'sDay,thecoupleexplainedhowandwhytheydecidedtojointheirweddingdaywiththeremodelingoftheirbodies,andwhytheydecidedtodoitonnationaltelevision.Asmuchastheylovedeachotherforwhatwasinside,bothwereunhappywiththeirownlooks.Theyfelttheysufferedwhenothersjudgedthemontheirappearances.Afterlosingmorethan100pounds,Susan,a42-year-olddramateacheratahighschool,wasembarrassedbyexcessskinonherstomach.Michaelsaidhehadalwayshatedhisnose,callingitbigandbeak-like.Bothwerelookingintothecostsofplasticsurgery,butlearnedtheywouldhavetosaveupforalongtimetohaveoneortwoprocedures.Theyagreedtoapplyforanappearanceon"ExtremeMakeover,"arealitytelevisionshowthatpaysforparticipantstohaveextensiveplasticsurgeryandbroadcaststheirexperiences.Aftertheywereacceptedfortheshow,MichaelprivatelytoldproducershewouldaskSusantomarryhiminthelivebroadcast.
Theypartedfornearlytwomonthsbecauseofoperationsandworkouts.Theywouldnotseeeachotheragainuntiltheirweddingceremony.Thenthetwowouldappearlookingdramaticallydifferent.SusansaidthatwhileitwashardnottoseeMichaelforsevenweeks,thewaitenhancedheranticipationofthebigday."There'ssomethingveryromanticandold-fashionedaboutbeingseparatedfromyourspouseuntiltheweddingday,"Susansaid.
DoctorscompletedMichael'ssurgeriesinasingle,eight-hoursession.Meanwhile,Susanspentthreedaysundertheknife.Whiletheywerehealingfromtheoperations,thepairmadeweddingplansandstucktoastrictphysicalexerciseplanatthegym."ExtremeMakeover"tapedeverything-Michaelshoppingforaweddingring,Susanshoppingforaweddingdresswiththebandagesstillonherstomach.
ThewhirlwindendedwithaDecemberweddinginDisneyWorld,decoratedwith$25,000worthofredroses.About100familymembersandfriendscame,andtherewere10bridesmaidsandgroomsmen.Michaelshowedoffhisnewlook,toacheeringandbaffledweddingaudience,beforeSusanwalkeddowntheaisle.ThosegatheredgaspedwhenMichaelliftedherbridalveil.
ABCpaidforthewedding,theweddingdress,theplasticsurgery,thedoctorappointments,androomandboardcosts.Michaelestimatedthefinalcostwasmorethan$1million."Thewholethingwasanadventure,"saidMichael."Wedon'tgetenoughadventuresinlife,andittotallyenhancedtheweddingexperienceforme."
Neitherhaveregretsabouttheoperationsorthewedding,orbeingshownontelevisionintheirunderwearundergoingplasticsurgery.Indeed,theyhopetheirstoryisaninspirationtoothers.
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SpeedDatinginAustralia
It'sawarmsummerevening,perhapsalittletoowarmforthe20menand20womenwhoareminglingnervouslyoutsideasmartSouthPerthrestaurant.Allareholdingtighttotheirglassesofdrinks.Exceptforafewfriendswhohavecometogether,noneofthe40menandwomenknoweachother.
AnnTaylorenterstobreaktheiceandgetsthingsstarted.Awomanwithasmile,Annhasallthemotherlycharmsofavillagematchmaker.Andthat'swhatsheis.ForthisisaspeeddatingpartyandAnnisanexecutiveofEuroSpeedDating,anewPerthcompanydedicatedtobringingpeopletogether.
Theconceptofspeeddatingisintriguing.It'squick,it'seconomicalandthemenu'sprettyextensive.MenandwomencallAnntobookinforoneoftheirweeklyfunctions.Shecaterstothreeage-groups:
25-35,35-45and45-55.Therearenoeconomic,academic
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