英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit10AGlimpseoftheAge听力原文Word格式.docx
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Eagle"
tobecomethefirstpersontosteponthemoon,amomentouseventheeloquentlyconsecrated.
"
That'
sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind."
Duringtheirtwo-and-a-halfhourmoonwalk,theApollocrewmenplantedtheU.S.flaginthesoilandreceivedaphonecallfromPresidentRichardNixon,whopaidtributetowhathecalledtheirimmensefeat.
Becauseofwhatyouhavedone,theheavenshavebecomeapartofman'
sworld.Foronepricelessmomentinthewholehistoryofman,allthepeopleonthisEartharetrulyone,oneintheirprideinwhatyouhavedone."
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,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.
Thephotographshowsamankissingawoman.Andit'
squiteakiss.Hehasabentalmostoverbackwards.ThephotographerwastherenownedAlfredEisenstein,whopublishedthepictureonthecoverofanationwidemagazine.Butsincethesubjectwaskissing,it'
shardtoseetheirfacesclearly.Sofor50yearsnoonecouldfigureoutwhotheywere.
ItisoneofthemostfamouskissesinAmericanhistory:
asailorandanurseinavictoryembracerightinthemiddleofBroadway.Theimagewascapturedon14August,1945byphotographerAlfredEisensteinandprintedonthecoverofLifemagazine.Butthekissers
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