研究生英语听说教程引进版2第5单元.docx

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研究生英语听说教程引进版2第5单元

Lesson5

（1）

PARTTWOMAINDIALOGUE

Exercise1

Reporter:

Andnowwe’llswitchtohighlightsoflastnight’sdebatebetweenthecity’stwocandidatesformayor,BellaPorterandDanShmankie.Thedebatelastedmorethananhourandwasattimesratherloudandcontentious.Thecrowdinterruptedthespeakersseveraltimesshowingtheirstrongdisagreement.

              Here’swhatthecandidateshadtosayonsomeoftheissues.Thefirstpointthatwashotlydebatedwasinresponsetoaquestionregardingthecurrenthomelessnessprobleminourcity.BellaPorter,whohasbeenactiveincitypoliticsforoveradecadeandiscurrentlyservingaspresidentofthecitycouncil,answeredthequestionfirst.

B. Porter:

IfeelthatMr.Shmankie’ssolutiontothehomelessproblemistosweepitundertherug.Mr.Shmankiebelievesthatputtingthehomelessinjailwillsolvetheproblem.Ifwedon’t’seehomelesspeoplesleepingonourstreets,theproblemsdoesn’texist,right?

Wrong!

              Mr.Shmankieappearstobemoreconcernedwiththecomfortoftouristsandvisitorstoourcitythanwithactuallyhelpingsomeofourpoorestandneediestcitizens.Anightinjailwillnothelpahomelesspersongethisorherlifebacktogether.Weneedtoproviderealjobtrainingforthesepeopleinadditiontoaffordablehousingandmedicalservices.

Reporter:

DanShmankie,alocalbusinessmanforovertwentyyears,thengavehisresponsetothehomelessquestion.

D.Shmankie:

Asusual,CouncilwomanPorter’ssolutiontoanyproblemistothrowmoneyatit.Thepeopleweseeonthestreetsareforthemostpartlazydrunksordrugaddictswhodon’twanttogetajobandcontributetosociety.Wehearstorieseverydayfromgoodhard-workingcitizenswhoareconstantlyharassedbypanhandlerswhocomeuptothemanddemandsparechange.Peoplehavebeenattackedinfrontofstoresandwaitingintheircarsatstoplights.Storeownersarelosingbusinessbecausedirty,scary-lookingpeoplearesittingwiththeirshoppingcartsandsleepingbagsinfrontoftheirstores.Weneedtofeelsafeonourstreetsagain.Thesepeopledon’tneedprograms.Theyneedakickinthepants!

Reporter:

Thetwocandidatesalsohadverydifferentopinionsconcerningeducation.

Shmankie:

Onceagain.Ms.Porterseemstobelievethatmoneywillfixallproblems.Ourschoolsdonotneedmoremoney.Theyneedteacherswhocangetthejobdone.InthelastfiveyearswehaveseenstudenttestscoresplummetandIblametheteachers.

              Nowhearmeout.Someofmybestfriendsareteachers.Icertainlyknowofmanyhard-workinganddedicatedteacherswhodeserveourrespect.Butweneedtothinkabouteducationmorelikeabusiness.Ifyouarethepresidentofacompanythatbuildscarsandhalfofthesecarshaveseriousproblems,wouldyougiveyourworkershighersalariesandbetterbenefits?

Ofcoursenot.Whatweneedtodoistomakesurethatourteachersreceiveraisesifandonlyiftheirstudentsgethighertestscores.Andforthoseteacherswhofailtogetresults,weneedtoreplacethemwithteacherswhocangetthejobdone.

Porter:

Here’sanewsflashforyouMr.Shmankie.Educationisnotabusiness.Wearenotcrankingoutcarsonanassemblyline;fiveperhour,oneblue,onered,onegreen—eachoneexactlythesameasthelast.Educationisacompletelydifferentprocess.WEarepreparingouryoungpeopletobecomeproductivecitizenscapableofmakingintelligentchoicesinlife.Eachstudentweservehasdifferentneeds.Ourteachersaredoingthebesttheycanwithovercrowdedclassrooms,limitedresources,andlittlecommunitysupport.Doyourealizethatmostteacherscannotaffordtoliveinthiscitybecausetheirsalariesaresolow?

Ihearstorieseverydayaboutteacherswhospendtheirownmoneyonsuppliessuchaschalkandpaperbecausetheschooldistrictdoesnothavethefundstosupplythesebasicneeds.Ourbiggestproblemisthatwelosemanyofourfinestteacherseachyearbecauseofthepoorworkingconditionsandlowsalaries.Mr.Shmankie,wedon’t’needtofiremoreteachers.Weneedtoraisesalariessothatwecanfindthebestandbrightestpeople.

Reporter:

Thenexttopiccoveredwastheissueofaffordablehousing.

Skmankie:

LasttimeIcheckedwewerelivinginafreecountry.Inafreecountry,buyersandsellershavechoices.Ifabuyerdoesnotagreewiththeprice,heorshecangotoadifferentstore.Evenifthepriceisridiculouslyhigh,thegovernmentdoesnotstepinanddemandthatthesellerlowerhisorherprice.Why,then,dopeoplesuchasMr.Porterinsistthatcitygovernmenttrytocontrolhowmuchlandlordschargeforrents?

Rentcontrolisdownrightun-American!

Porter:

Mr.Shmankie,withallduerespect,haveyoulostyourmind?

Areyousayingthatanyonewhoadvocatesrentcontrolorsupportsotherlawsthatprotectpeople