英语开场白.docx

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英语开场白

　　　　　XX（XX）/演讲稿

英语开场白

　　OpeningStatement

　　mr.chairman,senatorthurmond,membersofthemittee,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.（转载自http:

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）judgethomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment,andheaskedifiwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim.hewas,infact,appointedasassistantsecretaryofeducationforcivilrights.afterhehadtakenthatpost,heaskedifiwouldbeehisassistant,andiacceptedthatposition.

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

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

　　whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings--experiencesofmylife.itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber--agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosefriends.ideclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatithoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeiconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship.ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice.ibelievedthen,asnow,thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill-advised.iwasveryunfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso.

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

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

　　hisconversationswereveryvivid.hespokeaboutacts（转载自http:

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）thathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowinggroupsexorrapescenes.hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts.onseveraloccasions,thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess.

　　becauseiwasextremelyunfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway,itoldhimthatididnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects.iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs.myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful.

　　throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations,healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements.myreactiontotheseconversationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations.thiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeiwashisonlyassistantattheofficeofeducation--orof

　　ficeforcivilrights.

　　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.thementswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyididn'tgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance.irememberhissayingthatsomedayiwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatiwouldn'tgooutwithhim.

　　hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation.hementedonwhatiwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattra（转载自http:

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）ctive.theincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheeeoc.

　　oneoftheoddestepisodesirememberwasanoccasioninwhichthomaswasdrinkingacokeinhisoffice.hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking,wentovertohisdesktogetthecoke,lookedatthecanandasked,"whohaspubichaironmycoke?

"onotheroccasions,hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal,andhealsospokeonsomeoccasionsofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex.

　　atthispoint,late1982,ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob.ibegantobeconcernedthatclarencethomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments.ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme.

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

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

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

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

　　on,asirecall,thelastdayofmyemploymen（转载自http:

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）tattheeeocinthesummerof1983,ididhavedinnerwithclarencethomas.wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice.wetalkedabouttheworkihaddone,bothateducationandattheeeoc.hetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatihaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheofficeforcivilrights.finally,hemadeamentthatiwillvividlyremember.hesaidthatifievertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer.thiswasnotanapology,norwasitanexplanation.thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior.

　　injulyof1983,ileftwashington,dcareaandhavehadminimalcontact

　　withjudgeclarencethomassince.iamofcourseawarefromthepressthatsomequestionshavebeenraisedaboutconversationsihadwithjudgeclarencethomasafterilefttheeeoc.from1983untiltoday,ihaveseenjudgethomasonlytwice.ononeoccasion,ineededtogetareferencefromhim,andonanotherhemadeapublicappearanceintulsa.

　　ononeoccasionhecalledmeathomeandwehadaninconsequentialconversation.ononeoccasionhecalledmewithoutreachingme,andireturnedthecallwithoutreachinghim,andnothingcameofit.ihaveonatleastthreeoccasions,beenaskedtoactasaconduittohimforothers.iknewhissecretary,dianeholt.wehadworkedtogetheratbotheeocandeducation.therewereoccasionsonwhichispoketoher,andonsomeoftheseoccasionsundoubtedlyipassedonsomecasualmenttothenchairmanthomas.therewereaseriesofcallsinthefirstthreemonthsof1985,occasionedbyagroupintulsa,whichwishedtohaveacivilrightsconference.theywantedjudgethomastobethespeakerandenlistedmyassistanceforthispurpose.

　　ididcallinjanuaryandfebruarytonoeffect,andfinallysuggestedtothepersondirectlyinvolved,susancahal（ph）thatsheputthematterintoherownhandsandcalldirectly.shedidsoinmarchof1985.inconnectionwiththatmarchinvitation,ms.cahal（ph）wantedconferencematerialsfortheseminarandsomeresearchwasneeded.iwasaskedtotrytogettheinformationanddidattemptedtodoso.

　　therewasanothercallaboutanotherpossibleconferenceinjulyof1985.inaugustof1987,iwasinwashington,dcandididcalldianeholt.inthecourseofthisconversation,sheaskedmehowlongiwasgoingtobeintownanditoldher.itisrecordedinthemessageasaugust15.itwas,infact,august20th.shetoldmeaboutjudgethomas'smarriageandididsaycongratulatehim.

　　itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationthatiamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyoneexceptmyclose（转载自http:

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）stfriends.asi'vesaidbeforetheselastfewdayshavebeenverytryingandveryhardformeandithasn'tjustbeenthelastfewdaysthisweek.