英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit10AGlimpseoftheAge听力原文Word文档格式.docx

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tobecomethefirstpersontosteponthemoon,amomentouseventheeloquentlyconsecrated.

"

That'

sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind."

Duringtheirtwo-and-a-halfhourmoonwalk,theApollocrewmenplantedtheU.S.flaginthesoilandreceivedaphonecallfromPresidentRichardNixon,whopaidtributetowhathecalledtheirimmensefeat.

Becauseofwhatyouhavedone,theheavenshavebecomeapartofman'

sworld.Foronepricelessmomentinthewholehistoryofman,allthepeopleonthisEartharetrulyone,oneintheirprideinwhatyouhavedone."

21.5hoursafterdescent,astronautsArmstrongandAldrinfiredtheirascentrocketsandrejoinedMichaelCollinsaboardtheorbiting"

Columbia"

commandmodulefortheflighthome,establishingforeverwhatMr.ArmstronghascalledApollo11'

slastinglegacy.

TheimportantachievementofApollowasademonstrationthathumanityisnotforeverchainedtothisplanet,andourvisionsgoratherfurtherthanthatandouropportunitiesareunlimited."

PartIIStandingonthemoon

AlanShepardisaU.S.astronaut,whowalkedonthemoonin1971.Inaninterview,AlanShepardreminiscedabouthisexperienceonthemoon.

OnFebruary4,1971,AlanShepard,commanderoftheApollo14spacemission,becamethefifthpersontowalkonthemoon.HeandfellowastronautEdgarMitchellspentninehoursand23minutesinspacesuitsonthelunarsurface.Theirmajorjobwastogatherandphotographsamplesofthematerialsonthemoon'

ssurface,includingrocksandstones,totakebacktogeologistsonearth.

Whenhewasaskedabouthislunarexperience,Mitchellsaid,"

Whatitdidformeisreallyforcemetogetapictureoftheuniversefromatotallydifferentperspectiveandthenstarttoquestionourconventionalwaysoflookingatourselves,ourplaceintheuniverse,ourplaceinlife,whatit'

sallabout."

Ayearandahalfearlier,onJuly20,1969,theastronautsofApollo11hadmadethefirstlandingonthemoon.Atthattime,CommanderNeilArmstrongwasthefirstpersontowalkonthemoon.Ashetookhisfirststepoutofthelunarmodule,heradioedthesewordstotheearth:

"

sonesmallstepforaman;

onegiantleapformankind."

InaJuly1994interviewwithawriterfortheNewYorkTimes,AlanShepardtalkedaboutlookingatearth:

Irememberbeingstruckbythefactthatitlookssopeacefulfromthatdistance,butrememberingontheotherhandalltheconfrontationgoingonalloverthatplanetandfeelingalittlesadthatpeopleonplanetEarthcouldn'

tseethatsamesightbecauseobviouslyallthemilitaryandpoliticaldifferencesbecomesoinsignificantseeingitfromthedistance."

T--TerryGrossA--AlanShepard

T：

Whatsurprisedyoumostabouthowthesurfaceofthemoonlooked?

A：

Idon'

tthinkwehadanysurprisesabouttheactualsurfaceofthemoon--aboutthebarrenness.Wehadlookedatpicturesofourlandingsitetakenbypreviousmissions.Wehadworkedwithmodelsthatweremadefromthosepictures.Weknewthegeneralconfigurationofwherethecratersweresupposedtobe.WeknewtheobjectiveofConeCrater,whichwastheoneweclimbedupthesideoftogetrocksamples.Thereweren'

tanysurprisesthere.ThesurpriseIhadwasstandingonthesurfaceafterwe'

dbeenthereforafewminutes,havingachancetorestalittlebit,andlookingupattheearthforthefirsttime--youhavetolookupbecausethat'

swhereitis.Andtheskyistotallyblack,andhereyouhaveaplanetwhichisfourtimesthesizeofthemoonaswelookatitfromtheearth,andyoualsohavecolor.Youhaveablueocean（s）andthebrownlandmasses--thebrowncontinents--andyoucanseeiceontheicecapsontheNorthPole,andsoon.It'

sjustanabsolute,incredibleview,andthenyousay--ah--hey--um--thatlooksalittlesmalltome.Itlookslikeit--itdoeshavelimits.It'

salittlefragile.Youknow,downherewethinkit'

sinfinite.Wedon'

tworryaboutresourcesum.Upthereyou'

resaying,"

Gosh,youknow,it'

sashamethosefolksdowntherecan'

tgetalongtogether--ah--andthinkabouttryingtoconserve,tosavewhatlimitedresourcestheyhave."

Andit'

sjustveryemotional.Iactuallyshedacoupleoftearslookingupattheearthandhavingthosefeelings.

PartIIINelsonMandela--TheFatherofSouthAfrica

AsIwalkedoutthedoortowardthegatethatwouldleadtomyfreedom,IknewifIdidn'

tleavemybitternessandhatredbehind,I'

dstillbeinprison,"

Mandelasaidafterhewasfreedin1990.Theprisoner-turned-presidentreconciledSouthAfricaaftertheendoftheapartheid.Heheldaspecialplaceintheconsciousnessofthenationandtheworld.Ontheeveningof5December,2013,NelsonMandelajoinedtheancestors.

JustbeforemidnightlocaltimeinSouthAfrica,PresidentJacobZumaappearedonnationaltelevisiontoannouncethatthefatherofmodernSouthAfricahaddied.NelsonMandelawas95.

JacobZuma:

FellowsofAfricans,ourbelovedNelsonRolihlahlaMandela,thefoundingpresidentofourdemocraticnation,hasdeparted.

NelsonMandelahadbeensufferingfromalunginfectionforsometime.HespentthreemonthsinhospitalearlierthisyearbeforebeingallowedhomefortreatmentinSeptember.Thenewsofhisdeathmayhavebeenexpected,butthatdidn'

tsoftentheblowformanySouthAfricans.

TheSouthAfricanpresidentJacobZumamadeatelevisedspeechannouncingdetailsofMrMandela'

sfuneral.

He'

llbelaidtorestonthe15thofDecemberinQunuintheEasternCapeProvince.Weshouldallworktogethertoorganizethemostbefittingfuneralforthisoutstandingsonofourcountryandthefatherofouryoungnation.

NelsonMandelaspent27yearsinjail,imprisonedbythewhiteminoritygovernmenttoservehiseffortstofightinjusticeofapartheid.Bythetimehegainedhisfreedomin1990,he'

dcapturedtheimaginationofpeoplearoundtheworld.HisgreatestachievementwastothentakeSouthAfricaintoanewerawithoutthewidespreadbloodshedthathadbeenfeared.

ThememorialserviceforformerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelaissettobeoneofthelargestgatheringsofitskindingenerations.Tensofthousandsofmournersandalmost100foreignleadersareexpectedtoattendtheeventattheFNBstadiuminJohannesburg.

ThepersonIadmiremostintheworldisNelsonMandela.HewasthePresidentofSouthAfricaduringthe1990s,butbeforethathespentmorethan25years,Ithink,inprison.Hewasputinprisonbecauseofhispoliticalbeliefs.HewantedtogetequalrightsforblackpeopleinSouthAfrica,andthegovernmentputhiminprisonbecauseofhispoliticalviews...um...hewasalawyerbeforehewenttoprisonandherepresentedhimselfathistrial.Someofthethingshesaidduringhistrialwereamazing.They'

restillfamousspeeches,Ithink.

ThereasonthatIadmirehimisthatinspiteofthefactthathespentsuchalongtimeinprisonheneverchangedhisviews.Itwould'

vebeenquiteeasyforhimtoperhapsstopcampaigningfortherightsofblackpeople,butheneverdidthat.Rightuntiltheendofhistimeinprison,hewasstillcampaigning.WhenIwenttoSouthAfrica,Imetsomebodywhowasinprisonwithhimanditwasamazingtohearabouthowtheywere...theyfounditsoeasytoforgivethegovernmentandthepeoplewho'

dputtheminprison,theyweren'

tbitterorangryaboutit.

Ithinkhe'

sreallyinfluencedthewaypeoplethinkabouthowtheycanmakechanges,politicalchanges,bystandingbywhattheybelieveinandstatingtheirbeliefsveryclearly.

PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:

WorldWarIandII

Whatdowarsbringtopeople?

Death,suffering,destruction,atrocities.TwoWorldWarsinthetwentiethcenturywerecontinuousinbothtimeandspace.Theywerefoughtdayandnight,winterandsummer,overweeksandmonthsatatime.Intermsofliveslostandmaterialdestruction,WorldWarIIisthemostdevastatingwarinhumanhistory.

TheshotsthatrangoutonthestreetsofSarajevoinJune1914weretochangetheworld.OnthatdayayoungSerbianassassinatedArchdukeFranzFerdinand,heirtothethroneofAustria-Hungary.Inretaliation,Austria-HungarydeclaredwaronSerbia.Decadesofsimmeringnationalistichostilitiesquicklywereunleashed.TheprincipalbelligerentsononesidewereAustria-HungaryandGermany,ontheother,Britain,France,Russia,andin1917,theUnitedStates.Itwascalledthewartoendallwars:

WorldWarI.

Forfouryearstheconflictraged,intrenchesandintheair,withbullets,grenadesandpoisongas.Bythesummerof1918,Germanforceswereundefeatedinthefield,althoughthealliednationshadhadsomesignificantsuccesses.ButthenGermany'

sKaiserWilhelmIIabdicatedandGermanpoliticianswerelefttosueforpeace.

Morethan8millionsoldierswerekilledordiedduringthehostilities.Anestimated12millionciviliansalsoperished.Intheaftermathofthewar,hugechangesoccurred.ThecenterofwealthtransferredfromEuropetotheUnitedStates;

thepoliticalmapofEuropewassignificantlyredrawn;

andGermanywasleftinfinancialshambles,itspeopledriventothebrinkofstarvation,asituationthathelpedleadtotheriseofAdolfHitlerand,ultimately,WorldWar