英语开场白.docx

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英语开场白

英语开场白

    OpeningStatement

    mr.chairman,senatorthurmond,membersofthecommittee,mynameisanitaf.hill,andiamaprofessoroflawattheuniversityofoklahoma.iwasbornonafarminokmulgeecounty,oklahoma,in1956.iamtheyoungestof13children.ihadmyearlyeducationinokmulgeecounty.myfather,alberthill,isafarmerinthatarea.mymother'snameisirmahill.sheisalsoafarmerandahousewife.

    mychildhoodwasoneofalotofhardworkandnotmuchmoney,butitwasoneofsolidfamilyaffection,asrepresentedbymyparents.iwasrearedinareligiousatmosphereinthebaptistfaith,andihavebeenamemberoftheantiochbaptistchurchintulsa,oklahoma,since1983.itisaverywarmpartofmylifeatthepresenttime.

    formyundergraduatework,iwenttooklahomastateuniversityandgraduatedfromtherein1977.iamattachingtothisstatementacopyofmyresumeforfurtherdetailsofmyeducation.

    igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithacademichonorsandproceededtotheyalelawschool,whereireceivedmyjddegreein1980.upongraduationfromlawschool,ibecameapracticinglawyerwiththewashington,dc,firmofward,hardraker,andross.

    in1981,iwasintroducedtonowjudgethomasbyamutualfriend.judgethomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment,andheaskedifiwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim.hewas,infact,appointedasassistantsecretaryofeducationforcivilrights.afterhehadtakenthatpost,heaskedifiwouldbecomehisassistant,andiacceptedthatposition.

    inmyearlyperiodthere,ihadtwomajorprojects.thefirstwasanarticleiwroteforjudgethomas'signatureontheeducationofminoritystudents.thesecondwastheorganizationofaseminaronhigh-riskstudentswhichwasabandonedbecausejudgethomastransferredtotheeeocwherehebecamethechairmanofthatoffice.

    duringthisperiodatthedepartmentofeducation,myworkingrelationshipwithjudgethomaswaspositive.ihadagooddealofresponsibilityandindependence.ithoughtherespectedmyworkandthathetrustedmyjudgment.afterapproximatelythreemonthsofworkingthere,heaskedmetogooutsociallywithhim.

    whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings--experiencesofmylife.itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber--agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosefriends.

    ideclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatithoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeiconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship.ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice.ibelievedthen,asnow,thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill-advised.iwasveryuncomfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso.

    ithoughtthatbysayingnoandexplainingmyreasonsmyemployerwouldabandonhissocialsuggestions.however,tomyregret,inthefollowingfewweeks,hecontinuedtoaskmeoutonseveraloccasions.hepressedmetojustifymyreasonsforsayingnotohim.theseincidentstookplaceinhisofficeormine.theywereintheformofprivateconversationswhichwouldnothavebeenoverheardbyanyoneelse.

    myworkingrelationshipbecameevenmorestrainedwhenjudgethomasbegantouseworksituationstodiscusssex.ontheseoccasions,hewouldcallmeintohisofficeforreportsoneducationissuesandprojects,orhemightsuggestthat,becauseofthetimepressuresofhisschedule,wegotolunchtoagovernmentcafeteria.afterabriefdiscussionofwork,hewouldturntheconversationtoadiscussionofsexualmatters.

    hisconversationswereveryvivid.hespokeaboutactsthathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowinggroupsexorrapescenes.hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts.onseveraloccasions,thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess.

    becauseiwasextremelyuncomfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway,itoldhimthatididnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects.iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs.myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful.

    throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations,healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements.myreactiontotheseconversationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations.thiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeiwashisonlyassistantattheofficeofeducation--orofficeforcivilrights.

    duringthelatterpartofmytimeatthedepartmentofeducation,thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorended.ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper,cordial,andprofessionalone.

    whenjudgethomaswasmadechairoftheeeoc,ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim.iwasaskedtodoso,andidid.theworkitselfwasinteresting,andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehadended.ialsofacedtherealisticfactthatihadnoalternativejob.whileimighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice,perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother,iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork,andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield.moreover,thedepartmentofeducationitselfwasadubiousventure.presidentreaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepartment.

    formyfirstmonthsattheeeoc,whereicontinuedtobeanassistanttojudgethomas,therewerenosexualconversationsorovertures.however,duringthefallandwinterof1982,thesebeganagain.thecommentswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyididn'tgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance.irememberhissayingthatsomedayiwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatiwouldn'tgooutwithhim.

    hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation.hecommentedonwhatiwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattractive.theincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheeeoc.

    oneoftheoddestepisodesirememberwasanoccasioninwhichthomaswasdrinkingacokeinhisoffice.hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking,wentovertohisdesktogetthecoke,lookedatthecanandasked,"whohaspubichaironmycoke?

"onotheroccasions,hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal,andhealsospokeonsomeoccasionsofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex.

    atthispoint,late1982,ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob.ibegantobeconcernedthatclarencethomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments.ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme.

    injanuaryof1983,ibeganlookingforanotherjob.iwashandicappedbecauseifearedthat,ifhefoundout,hemightmakeitdifficultformetofindotheremploymentandimightbedismissedfromthejobihad.anotherfactorthatmademysearchmoredifficultwasthattherewasaperiod--thiswasduringaperiodofahiringfreezeinthegovernment.infebruaryof1983,iwashospitalizedforfivedaysonanemergencybasisforacutestomachpainwhichiattributedtostressonthejob.

    onceoutofthehospital,ibecamemorecommittedtofindotheremploymentandsoughtfurthertominimizemycontactwiththomas.thisbecameeasierwhenallisonduncan（sp）becameofficedirector,becausemostofmyworkwasthenfunneledthroughherandihadcontactwithclarencethomasmostlyinstaffmeetings.

    inthespringof1983,anopportunitytoteachatoralrobertsuniversityopenedup.iparticipatedinaseminar--taughtanafternoonsessionandseminaratoralrobertsuniversity.thedeanoftheuniversitysawmeteachingandinquiredastowhetheriwouldbeinterestedinfurthering--pursuingacareerinteaching,beginningatoralrobertsuniversity.iagreedtotakethejobinlargepartbecauseofmydesiretoescapethepressuresifeltattheeeocduetojudgethomas.

    wheniinformedhimthatiwasleavinginjuly,irecallthathisresponsewasthatnowiwouldnolongerhaveanexcusefornotgoingoutwithhim.itoldhimthatistillpreferrednottodoso.atsometimeafterthatmeeting,heaskedifhecouldtakemetodinnerattheendoftheterm.whenideclined,heassuredmethatthedinnerwasaprofessionalcourtesyonlyandnotasocialinvitation.ireluctantlyagreedtoacceptthatinvitation,butonlyifitwasattheeveryendofaworkingday.

    on,asirecall,thelastdayofmyemploymentattheeeocinthesummerof1983,ididhavedinnerwithclarencethomas.wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice.wetalkedabouttheworkihaddone,bothateducationandattheeeoc.hetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatihaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheofficeforcivilrights.finally,hemadeacommentthatiwillvividlyremember.hesaidthatifievertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer.thiswasnotanapology,norwasitanexplanation.thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior.

    injulyof1983,ileftwashington,dcareaandhavehadminimalcontactwithjudgeclarencethomassince.iamofcourseawarefromthepressthatsomequestion