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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