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,"Whatitdidformeisreallyforcemetogetapictureoftheuniversefromatotallydifferentperspectiveandthenstarttoquestionourconventionalwaysof

befittingfuneralforthisoutstandingsonofourcountryandthefatherofouryoungnation.

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.

"IwasjuststandingthereandI...grabbedandthisisastranger.Butthisisamanwhofoughtforus,andwhohelpedendthewar."

MissShengsaysshe'sreceivedseveralcallsoverthepast15yearsfrommenwhoclaimedtobethesailorwhokissedher,butshesaysnoneoftheirstoriesrangtrue.

ButCarolsMuscarrelasayshedidn'thaveanytroublepersuadingEdithShengthathewasthemaninEisenstein'sphotographwhenhemetherinJuly,nearly50yearsaftertheirfirstencounter.MrMuscarrelasaidhedidn'tevenknowthepicturehadbeentakenbecausehewasshippedoutafewdayslateranddidn'treturnfor3months.Hesaidhismothersawthepicture,however,andwasshocked.

"Mymotherwenttovisitthedoctor'sofficeinBerklin.Thisisseveralweeksafterthephotographwastakenandshepickedupamagazineinthedoctor'sofficeandshesaid:'Thisismyboy.Thisismylittleboy.'"

Whenhedidlearnaboutthepicture,Carolssaidhedidn'tcomeforwardtoidentifyhimselfbecausehewashappilymarriedandreallyhadnointerestinthepublicity.But,hesays,afriendpersuadedhimtocomeforwardforthe50thanniversaryoftheendoftheSecondWorldWarandthemostfamouskissinAmericanhistory.

PartVIIWatchandenjoy

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November,1960,senatorJohnFitzgeraldKennedyofMassachusettswinsoneofthenarrowestelectionvictoriesinAmericanhistoryoverVicePresidentRichardNixonbyalittlemorethan100000votes.AlongsidehisbeautifulandelegantwifeJacquelineBouvier,Kennedyisthesymbolofthenewfreedomofthe1960ssignifyingchangeandupheavaltotheAmericanpublic.

MartinLutherKing：Allmenarecreatedequal.

Kennedy：EverydegreeofmindandspiritthatIpossesswillbedevotedtothecauseoffreedomaroundtheworld.

InOctober,1962,theworldcomestothebrinkofnuclearwarwhenKennedyquarantinesCubaafterannouncingthepresenceofoffensiveSovietnuclearmissiles90milesoffAmericanshores.Sovietshipswithmoremissilessailtowardstheislandbutatthelastmomenttheyturnback.Theworldbreatheswithrelief.

EarlythatfatalsummerKennedyspeaksofhisnewvisionattheAmericanuniversityinWashington.

Kennedy：WhatkindofpeacedoImean?Andwhatkindofpeacedoweseek?NotaPaxAmericanaenforcedontheworldbyAmericanweaponsofwar.Wemustre-examineourownattitudestowardstheSovietUnion.Ourmostbasiccommonlinkisthatweallinhabitthissmallplanet.Weallbreathethesameair.Weallcherishourchildren'sfutures.Andwe'reallmortal.

Voicefromthebroadcast：HereisabulletinfromCBSnews.InDallasTexas,threeshotswerefiredatPresidentKennedy'smotorcadeindowntownDallas.The