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高级英语Section3文本
Lesson1
SectionThree:
SpecialReport
TheleaderofChineserevolution,MaoTsetong,diedtenyearsagotoday.
Duringhislifetime,Maobecameacultfigure,
butthecurrentgovernmenthastriedtochangethat.
NowhistombandenbalmedbodyinBeijingarejustanothertouristattraction.
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."
"When,yousaythemodernstyle,wouldthatbe,forexample,freeverse?
"
"Itwouldbefreeverseasopposedtoclassicalrhymesorclassicalforms."
"YouwriteintheintroductiontooneofyourtranslationsofpoemsofMaoTsetong
thatpeople...youexplainthatleadersinChina,
andindeedintheEast,areexpectedtobeaccomplishedpoets."
"Yes.Ithinkthat'strue.ThenightthatTojo...beforeTojodied,
he,...inJapan,hewrotesomepoems.
HoChiMinhwasapoet.
Itwascommon.Infact,Ithinkuntilearlyinthetwentiethcentury,
eventopassabureauctaticexam,onehadtoknowahugenumberofclassicalforms.
Andespecially,aleadershouldatleastbeapoet."
"ThereisonepoemwhichispoliticalinnaturewhichhastodowithaparasiticdiseaseinChina."
"Yes.Maowrotesomepoems,twopoemsactually,aboutgettingridofadiseasethatwasaplagueforthecountry.
Andit'scalled'SayinggoodbyetotheGodofDisease.'
Andthepoemneedsannotations.
Inthatsense,it'stypicalofclassicalChinesepoetry;
hemakesreferencestoearlieremperorsandplaces.
SayingGoodbyetotheGodofDisease
Mauvewatersandgreenmountainsarenothing
WhenthegreatancientdoctorHuaTuo
Couldnotdefeatatinyworm.
Athousandvillagescollapsed,werechokedwithweeds,
Menwerelostarrows,ghostssang
Inthedoorwayofafewdesolatehouses.
Yetnowinaday,weleaparoundtheearth,
Orexploreathousandmilkyways.
Andifthecowherdwholivesonastar
AsksabouttheGodofplagues,
Tellhim,happyorsad,"TheGodisgone,
Washedawayinthewaters."
ApoembyMaoTsetongreadbyWillisBarnstone,
ProfessorofComparativeLiteratureatIndianaUniversityinBloomington.
HetalkedwithusfromWFIU.
Lesson2
SectionThree:
SpecialReport
Overthelastfewyearsandaroundthecountry,
thenumberoffundamentalistreligiousgroupsissaidtobegrowing.
Somearecalled"ultra-fundamentalist"groups.
Theestimatesvariedgreatly.
Thenumbercouldbeashighastwothousand.
Theseorganizationshavedifferentpurposesandbeliefs,
butusuallyhaveonethingincommon---strongleadership,quiteoftenoneperson.
FouryearsagoinOctoberatafundamentalistChristaincommuneinWestVirginia,
ayoungboydiedafterapaddlingsessionthatlastedfortwohours.
Thechildwasspankedbyhisparents.
Hehadhitanotherchildandrefusedtosayhewassorry.
Wereportedthestoryofthatpaddling---thestoryoftheStonegateCommunityinNovemberof1982.Sincethattime,Stonegateleaderhasbeentriedandconvicted,
oneofthefirsttimesanleaderofareligiousgrouphasbeenheldresponsiblefortheactionsofamember.
Alsointhattimetheparentsofthechildhaveservedjailterms,
andnowtheyhaveagreedtotelltheirstory.
TheStonegateCommunewasnearCharleston,
WestVirginia,inthenortheastcornerofthestate.
It'smostlyfarmingcountry.
TheStonegatememberslivedoutsideoftowninanoldwhiteVictorianhouse,
overlookingtheShenandoahRiver,eightyoungfamilieslivingandworkingtogether.
Theydidsomefarming,someconstructionworkandforatimerananrestaurantinCharleston.
Itwastheirintentiontobecomelessofacommuneandmoreofacommunity,
withthefamilieslivinginseparatehousesontheproperty.
WewenttoStonegateonaSundayeveninginNovemberof1982.
Wewerereluctantlywelcomed.
Lessthanamonthbefore,
twoStonegatemembershadbeenindictedforinvoluntarymanslaughter.
TheyweretheparentsofJosephGreen,
whowastwoyearsoldwhenhedied.
OnthisnightmanyoftheStonegatepeopleweredefensive,almostangry.
Thatwasfouryearsago.
Theparents,stewartandLeslieGreen,
wereconvictedofinvoluntarymanslaughterandbothspentayearinjail.
FirstStewart,thenLeslie.
Theninaseparatelegalaction,theleaderoftheStonegatecommune,
DorothyMcLellanwasalsoindicted.
McLellandidnottakepartinthepaddling
butshewasfoundguiltyofinvoluntarymanslaughterandconspiracyinthedeathofJoeyGreen.
StewartGreen,thefather,testifiedagainstDorothyMcLellan.
GreennowbelievesthathissondiedbecauseofMcLellan'steachingsandinfluence.
HeexplainedincourtthattheStonegatemembersweretaught
thatapaddlingsessionshouldcontinueuntilthechildapologizes.
Greenalsotestifiedthatafour-hourspankingofDorothyMcLellar'sgrandson,Danny,
hadoccurredtwoweeksbeforeJoeyGreen'sdeath.
HealsosaidtheStonegatemembers,whenJoeydied,
Joinedinapledgeofsecrecy:
thecircum-stanceswouldbecoveredup;
thedeathwouldbecalledanaccident.
TheywereafraidalltheStonegatechildrenwouldbetakenaway.
Joey'sparentsatfirstagreedtothis.
Itwaslaterthattheyspokeoutagainstwhattheycalledthenaconspiracyofsilence..
BotheyStewartandLeslieGreengrewupandmarriedwithintheStonegatecommunity.
LesliewasonlyfifteenwhenshecametotheStonegate.
TheylivedwithseveralotherteenagersinthehomeofDorothyandJohnMcLellan.
TheMcLessanshadbeentakinginyoungpeoplewhowerehavingtrouble,usuallywithdrugs.
TheywantedtousetheirmarriageasanexampleofChristianfamilylife.
JohnMcLellanworkedforanaccountingfirm,
travellingduringtheweek,DotMcLellanstayingathome,
takingcareofmoreandmoreteenagers.
TheGreensarenowlivingintheirfirstrealhometogether,anapartmentinBaltimore.
StewartlefttheStonegate,andLesliejoinedhimassoonasshegotoutofjail.
TheGreenshavenowagreedtotalkabouttheirlivesatStonegate
andaboutthepaddlingoftheirson.
Lesson3
SectionThree:
SpecialReport
AgroupofbusinessleadersinBostontodayannouncedplanstoexpand
acollegescholarshipprogramtoincludeanyeligibleBostonhighschoolgraduate.
Thebusinessleadersannouncedplansforapermanentfive-milliondollarendowmentfund,
andtheyalsopromisetohireanyofthestudentswhogoontocompletetheircollegeeducations.
AndrewKafferyofmemberstationWBURhasthereport.
TheBostonbusinesscommunity'sinvolvementintheBostonpublicschooldatesbackalmosttwentyyears,fromworkinternshipstoanendowmentprogramforBostonteachers.
Businesshaspumpedmorethanonemilliondollarsintothepublicschools.
Nowbusinessleaderssaythey'rereadytomaketheirbiggestcommitmentyet:
amulti-milliondollarscholarshipprogralmthatwillenablethecity'spoorestkidstogoontocollegeandtojobsafterward.
TheprogramiscalledactionCenterforEducationalServicesandScholarships,
orACESS.AccordingtoDanielCheever,thePresidentofBoston'sWheelockCollege,
ACESSisnotablankcheckfortheeligiblegraduates.
"Firstwe'llhelpthemgetasmuchaidastheycanfromothersources,
andsecondly,we'llprovidethelastdollarscholarship.
Isholdadd,ofcourse,theyhavetoqualifyforfinancialaid;
thatis,we'renothandingoutmoneytostudentswhodon'tneedit."
TheaveragegrantisaroundfivehundreddollarsandalreadytheprogramhasgivenonehundredBostonstudentsmorethanfiftythousanddollarsinscholarshipmoney.
Otherassistancefromtheprogramhashelpedthosestudentsraisemorethansixhundredthousanddollarsinadditionalfinancialaid.
Schoolofficialssaythisprogramwillhelpasystemwhere43%ofthestudentslivebelowthepovertylevel,
andalmosthalfwhoenterhighschooldropout.
RobertWeaverwasoneBostonhighschoolgraduatewhocouldnotaffordcollege.
He'sintheACESSprogramnowandwillgetadegreeinairplanemechanicsnextyearfromtheWentworthInstituteofTechnologyinBoston.
"IgotthePalegrantandthestatescholarship,buttherewasstillagap.
Therewaslikeatwenty-threehundred-dollargap.
Wentworth'stotalbillwasfifty-sevenhundred,
soIhavetofillthatamountwithworkingoverthesummer,
myfamilycontribution.
Ipaidformyownbooks,my