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1、英语开场白XX（XX）/演讲稿 英语开场白 OpeningStatementmr.chairman,senatorthurmond,membersofthemittee,mynameisanitaf.hill,andiamaprofessoroflawattheuniversityofoklahoma.iwasbornonafarminokmulgeecounty,oklahoma,in1956.iamtheyoungestof13children.ihadmyearlyeducationinokmulgeecounty.myfather,alberthill,isafarmerinthata

2、rea.mymothersnameisirmahill.sheisalsoafarmerandahousewife.mychildhoodwasoneofalotofhardworkandnotmuchmoney,butitwasoneofsolidfamilyaffection,asrepresentedbymyparents.iwasrearedinareligiousatmosphereinthebaptistfaith,andihavebeenamemberoftheantiochbaptistchurchintulsa,oklahoma,since1983.itisaverywarm

3、partofmylifeatthepresenttime.formyundergraduatework,iwenttooklahomastateuniversityandgraduatedfromtherein1977.iamattachingtothisstatementacopyofmyresumeforfurtherdetailsofmyeducation.igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithacademichonorsandproceededtotheyalelawschool,whereireceivedmyjddegreein1980.upongradua

4、tionfromlawschool,ibecameapracticinglawyerwiththewashington,dc,firmofward,hardraker,andross.in1981,iwasintroducedtonowjudgethomasbyamutualfriend.（转载自http:/，请保留此标记。）judgethomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment,andheaskedifiwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim.hewas,infact,appointedasassis

5、tantsecretaryofeducationforcivilrights.afterhehadtakenthatpost,heaskedifiwouldbeehisassistant,andiacceptedthatposition.inmyearlyperiodthere,ihadtwomajorprojects.thefirstwasanarticleiwroteforjudgethomassignatureontheeducationofminoritystudents.thesecondwastheorganizationofaseminaronhigh-riskstudentsw

6、hichwasabandonedbecausejudgethomastransferredtotheeeocwherehebecamethechairmanofthatoffice.duringthisperiodatthedepartmentofeducation,myworkingrelationshipwithjudgethomaswaspositive.ihadagooddealofresponsibilityandindependence.ithoughtherespectedmyworkandthathetrustedmyjudgment.afterapproximatelythr

7、eemonthsofworkingthere,heaskedmetogooutsociallywithhim.whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings-experiencesofmylife.itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber-agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosef

8、riends. ideclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatithoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeiconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship.ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice.ibelievedthen,asnow,thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill

9、-advised.iwasveryunfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso.ithoughtthatbysayingnoandexplainingmyreasonsmyemployerwouldabandonhissocialsuggestions.however,tomyregret,inthefollowingfewweeks,hecontinuedtoaskmeoutonseveraloccasions.hepressedmetojustifymyreasonsforsayingnotohim.theseincidentstookplaceinhisoffice

10、ormine.theywereintheformofprivateconversationswhichwouldnothavebeenoverheardbyanyoneelse.myworkingrelationshipbecameevenmorestrainedwhenjudgethomasbegantouseworksituationstodiscusssex.ontheseoccasions,hewouldcallmeintohisofficeforreportsoneducationissuesandprojects,orhemightsuggestthat,becauseofthet

11、imepressuresofhisschedule,wegotolunchtoagovernmentcafeteria.afterabriefdiscussionofwork,hewouldturntheconversationtoadiscussionofsexualmatters.hisconversationswereveryvivid.hespokeaboutacts（转载自http:/，请保留此标记。）thathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowi

12、nggroupsexorrapescenes.hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts.onseveraloccasions,thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess.becauseiwasextremelyunfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway,itoldhimthatid

13、idnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects.iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs.myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful.throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations,healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements.myreactiontotheseconv

14、ersationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations.thiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeiwashisonlyassistantattheofficeofeducation-orofficeforcivilrights.duringthelatterpartofmytimeatthedepartmentofeducation,thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorende

15、d.ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper,cordial,andprofessionalone. whenjudgethomaswasmadechairoftheeeoc,ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim.iwasaskedtodoso,andidid.theworkitselfwasinteresting,andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehade

16、nded.ialsofacedtherealisticfactthatihadnoalternativejob.whileimighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice,perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother,iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork,andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield.moreover,thedepartmentofeducationitselfwasadubiousventure.presidentreaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepart

17、ment.formyfirstmonthsattheeeoc,whereicontinuedtobeanassistanttojudgethomas,therewerenosexualconversationsorovertures.however,duringthefallandwinterof1982,thesebeganagain.thementswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyididntgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance.irememberhissayingthatsomeda

18、yiwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatiwouldntgooutwithhim.hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation.hementedonwhatiwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattra（转载自http:/，请保留此标记。）ctive.theincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheeeoc.oneo

19、ftheoddestepisodesirememberwasanoccasioninwhichthomaswasdrinkingacokeinhisoffice.hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking,wentovertohisdesktogetthecoke,lookedatthecanandasked,whohaspubichaironmycoke?onotheroccasions,hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal,andhealsospokeonsomeoccasions

20、ofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex.atthispoint,late1982,ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob.ibegantobeconcernedthatclarencethomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments.ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme.injanuaryof1983,ibeganlookingforanotherjob

21、.iwashandicappedbecauseifearedthat,ifhefoundout,hemightmakeitdifficultformetofindotheremploymentandimightbedismissedfromthejobihad.anotherfactorthatmademysearchmoredifficultwasthattherewasaperiod-thiswasduringaperiodofahiringfreezeinthegovernment.infebruaryof1983,iwashospitalizedforfivedaysonanemerg

22、encybasisforacutestomachpainwhichiattributedtostressonthejob. onceoutofthehospital,ibecamemoremittedtofindotheremploymentandsoughtfurthertominimizemycontactwiththomas.thisbecameeasierwhenallisonduncan(sp)becameofficedirector,becausemostofmyworkwasthenfunneledthroughherandihadcontactwithclarencethoma

23、smostlyinstaffmeetings.inthespringof1983,anopportunitytoteachatoralrobertsuniversityopenedup.iparticipatedinaseminar-taughtanafternoonsessionandseminaratoralrobertsuniversity.thedeanoftheuniversitysawmeteachingandinquiredastowhetheriwouldbeinterestedinfurthering-pursuingacareerinteaching,beginningat

24、oralrobertsuniversity.iagreedtotakethejobinlargepartbecauseofmydesiretoescapethepressuresifeltattheeeocduetojudgethomas.wheniinformedhimthatiwasleavinginjuly,irecallthathisresponsewasthatnowiwouldnolongerhaveanexcusefornotgoingoutwithhim.itoldhimthatistillpreferrednottodoso.atsometimeafterthatmeetin

25、g,heaskedifhecouldtakemetodinnerattheendoftheterm.whenideclined,heassuredmethatthedinnerwasaprofessionalcourtesyonlyandnotasocialinvitation.ireluctantlyagreedtoacceptthatinvitation,butonlyifitwasattheeveryendofaworkingday.on,asirecall,thelastdayofmyemploymen（转载自http:/，请保留此标记。）tattheeeocinthesummerof

26、1983,ididhavedinnerwithclarencethomas.wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice.wetalkedabouttheworkihaddone,bothateducationandattheeeoc.hetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatihaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheofficeforcivilrights.finally,hemadeamentthatiwillvividlyreme

27、mber.hesaidthatifievertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer.thiswasnotanapology,norwasitanexplanation.thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior.injulyof1983,ileftwashington,dcareaandhavehadminimalcontactwithjudgeclarencethomassince.iamofcourseawarefromthe

28、pressthatsomequestionshavebeenraisedaboutconversationsihadwithjudgeclarencethomasafterilefttheeeoc.from1983untiltoday,ihaveseenjudgethomasonlytwice.ononeoccasion,ineededtogetareferencefromhim,andonanotherhemadeapublicappearanceintulsa.ononeoccasionhecalledmeathomeandwehadaninconsequentialconversatio

29、n.ononeoccasionhecalledmewithoutreachingme,andireturnedthecallwithoutreachinghim,andnothingcameofit.ihaveonatleastthreeoccasions,beenaskedtoactasaconduittohimforothers. iknewhissecretary,dianeholt.wehadworkedtogetheratbotheeocandeducation.therewereoccasionsonwhichispoketoher,andonsomeoftheseoccasion

30、sundoubtedlyipassedonsomecasualmenttothenchairmanthomas.therewereaseriesofcallsinthefirstthreemonthsof1985,occasionedbyagroupintulsa,whichwishedtohaveacivilrightsconference.theywantedjudgethomastobethespeakerandenlistedmyassistanceforthispurpose.ididcallinjanuaryandfebruarytonoeffect,andfinallysugge

31、stedtothepersondirectlyinvolved,susancahal(ph)thatsheputthematterintoherownhandsandcalldirectly.shedidsoinmarchof1985.inconnectionwiththatmarchinvitation,ms.cahal(ph)wantedconferencematerialsfortheseminarandsomeresearchwasneeded.iwasaskedtotrytogettheinformationanddidattemptedtodoso.therewasanotherc

32、allaboutanotherpossibleconferenceinjulyof1985.inaugustof1987,iwasinwashington,dcandididcalldianeholt.inthecourseofthisconversation,sheaskedmehowlongiwasgoingtobeintownanditoldher.itisrecordedinthemessageasaugust15.itwas,infact,august20th.shetoldmeaboutjudgethomassmarriageandididsaycongratulatehim.itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyoneexceptmyclose（转载自http:/，请保留此标记。）stfriends.asivesaidbeforetheselastfewdayshavebeenverytryingandveryhardformeandithasntjustbeenthelastfewdaysthisweek.