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听力教程第三册2张民伦unit10听力原文
听力教程第三册-2-张民伦unit10听力原文
听力教程第三册-10
Unit10AGlimpseoftheAge
PartIGettingready
In1969,oneofthegreatesttechnologicalachievementsofthehumanracewasaccomplished.Ahumanfirstsetfootonanothercelestialbody.
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Thirty-fiveyearsago,onJuly20.1969.humansfirstsetfootonanotherworld.U.S.Apollo11astronautNeilArmstrongdescendedfromalandingcraftnamed"Eagle"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.
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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:
"That'sonesmallstepforaman;onegiantleapformankind."
InaJuly1994interviewwithawriterfortheNewYorkTimes,AlanShepardtalkedaboutlookingatearth:
"Irememberbeingstruckbythefactthatitlookssopeacefulfromthatdistance,butrememberingontheotherhandalltheconfrontationgoingonalloverthatplanetandfeelingalittlesadthatpeopleonplanetEarthcouldn'tseethatsamesightbecauseobviouslyallthemilitaryandpoliticaldifferencesbecomesoinsignificantseeingitfromthedistance."
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T--TerryGrossA--AlanShepard
T:
Whatsurprisedyoumostabouthowthesurfaceofthemoonlooked?
A:
Idon'tthinkwehadanysurprisesabouttheactualsurfaceofthemoon--aboutthebarrenness.Wehadlookedatpicturesof
havebeenexpected,butthatdidn'tsoftentheblowformanySouthAfricans.
TheSouthAfricanpresidentJacobZumamadeatelevisedspeechannouncingdetailsofMrMandela'sfuneral.
JacobZuma:
He'llbelaidtorestonthe15thofDecemberinQunuintheEasternCapeProvince.Weshouldallworktogethertoorganizethemostbefittingfuneralforthisoutstandingsonofourcountryandthefatherofouryoungnation.
NelsonMandelaspent27yearsinjail,imprisonedbythewhiteminoritygovernmenttoservehiseffortstofightinjusticeofapartheid.Bythetimehegainedhisfreedomin1990,he'dcapturedtheimaginationofpeoplearoundtheworld.HisgreatestachievementwastothentakeSouthAfricaintoanewerawithoutthewidespreadbloodshedthathadbeenfeared.
ThememorialserviceforformerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelaissettobeoneofthelargestgatheringsofitskindingenerations.Tensofthousandsofmournersandalmost100foreignleadersareexpectedtoattendtheeventattheFNBstadiuminJohannesburg.
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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.
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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,WorldWarII.
AftertheendofWorldWarOne,smolderinghostilitiescontinuedinmuchofEurope.In1939,theyeruptedintothemostdestructivewarinhistory.WorldWarIIragedacrossEurope,Asia,AfricaandthePacificIslands,eventuallycostingthelivesoftensofmillionsofciviliansandsoldiers.
ThreeeventshelpedusherinWorldWarII:
JapanoverranManchuria;Italy,underfascistdictatorBenitoMussolini,invadedEthiopia;andmostimportant,AdolfHitlercametopowerinGermany.Herearmedthecountry,inviolationofatreatysignedafterWorldWarI,andsoonbegantothreatenotherEuropeannations.
Forsixyears,thewarunleashedatrocitiesonascaleneverbeforeseen,includingtheannihilationofsixmillionJewsinNazideathcamps.AndtheworldenteredthenuclearagewhentheUnitedStatesdroppedtwoatomicbombsonJapaninAugust1945.
Whenthewarfinallyended,theworld'spoliticalmapwasredrawn;EuropeandJapanwereineconomicshambles;andthegroundworkwaslaidforthedecadeslongColdWar.Still,outoftheconflictwereborntheMarshallPlantorebuildEurope,theUnitedNations,andthehopethatneveragainwouldtheworldfacesuchacrucible.
PartVDoyouknow...?
Akissisusuallyveryromantic,asbothofthepeopleloveeachother.Wouldyoubelieve,however,thatbothpersonsalthoughkissinginthepicturedidn'tknoweachotherfornearlyfiftyyears?
ItisoneofthemostfamouskissesinAmericanhistory.
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Thephotographshowsamankissingawoman.Andit'squiteakiss.Hehasabentalmostoverbackwards.ThephotographerwastherenownedAlfredEisenstein,whopublishedthepictureonthecoverofanationwidemagazine.Butsincethesubjectwaskissing,it'shardtoseetheirfacesclearly.Sofor50yearsnoonecouldfigureoutwhotheywere.
ItisoneofthemostfamouskissesinAmericanhistory:
asailorandanurseinavictoryembracerightinthemiddleofBroadway.Theimagewascapturedon14August,1945byphotographerAlfredEisensteinandprintedonthecoverofLifemagazine.Butthekisserswhosefacesareobscuredremainedanonymousforyears.In1980,EdithShengcameforwardtoadmitshewasthenurse.Althoughsherecognizedherselffromtheminuteshesawthemagazine'scover,shesaidshewastooembarrassedtotellanyonebecauseshedidn'tknowwhothesailorinthepicturewas.
"Iwasjustst