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高听

SectionThree:

SpecialReportTheleaderofChineserevolution,MaoTsetong,diedtenyearsagotoday.Duringhislifetime,Maobecameacultfigure,butthecurrentgovernmenthastriedtochangethat.NowhistombandenbalmedbodyinBeijingarejustanothertouristattraction.AndnolongerdomillionsofChinesestudyorwavealoftthefamous"LittleRedBook"ofQuotationsfromChairmanMao.Alongwiththepoliticalwriting,Maowrotepoetryaswell---poemsabouttherevolution,theRedArmy,poemsaboutnature.WillisBarnstonehastranslatedsomeofMao'sworkandconsidershimanoriginalmaster,oneofChina'smostimportantpoets."Hadhenotbeenarevolutionary,perhapshispoetrywouldnothavebeenasinterestingbecausehispersonalpoetrywasthehistoryofChina.Atthesametimebecausehewasafamousrevolutionaryandleader,

ithasprejudicedmostpeople,almostcorrectly,todismisshispoetryassimplytheworkofamanwhoachievedfameelsewhere.""ButhisworkwasnotdismissedwithinChinathough?

""Well,nowit'salmostconsciouslyforgotten.ButwhenIwastherein'72,youcouldseehispoemsoneverydiningroomwall,engravedonpeach--pits...Duringlunchhours,workerswouldstudyhispoems.Theywereeveryplace.""Isthere,though,arevisionistthinkingwithinliterarycircles?

ArepeoplesayingMaowasn'tanygoodasapoeteither?

""No.Well,atleastinmyconversationsintheyearIrecentlyspentinPekingteachingattheuniversitythere,Ifoundveryfewpeoplewhodidn'tthinkhewasaverygoodpoet.Buttheydidfeelthathissuggestionswhichwerethatpeoplenotwriteintheclassicalstyle,thattheywriteinwhathecalledthemodernstyle,wasveryrepressive.Andasaresult,ofcourse,therestrictionofpublicationduringthetenyearsoftheCulturalRevolution,poetrywasabysmal.""When,yousaythemodernstyle,wouldthatbe,forexample,freeverse?

""Itwouldbefreeverseasopposedtoclassicalrhymesorclassicalforms.""YouwriteintheintroductiontooneofyourtranslationsofpoemsofMaoTsetongthatpeople...youexplainthatleadersinChina,andindeedintheEast,areexpectedtobeaccomplishedpoets.""Yes.Ithinkthat'strue.ThenightthatTojo...beforeTojodied,he,...inJapan,hewrotesomepoems.HoChiMinhwasapoet.Itwascommon.Infact,Ithinkuntilearlyinthetwentiethcentury,eventopassabureauctaticexam,onehadtoknowahugenumberofclassicalforms.Andespecially,aleadershouldatleastbeapoet.""ThereisonepoemwhichispoliticalinnaturewhichhastodowithaparasiticdiseaseinChina.""Yes.Maowrotesomepoems,twopoemsactually,aboutgettingridofadiseasethatwasaplagueforthecountry.Andit'scalled'SayinggoodbyetotheGodofDisease.'Andthepoemneedsannotations.Inthatsense,it'stypicalofclassicalChinesepoetry;hemakesreferencestoearlieremperorsandplaces.SayingGoodbyetotheGodofDiseaseMauvewatersandgreenmountainsarenothingWhenthegreatancientdoctorHuaTuoCouldnotdefeatatinyworm.Athousandvillagescollapsed,werechokedwithweeds,Menwerelostarrows,ghostssangInthedoorwayofafewdesolatehouses.Yetnowinaday,weleaparoundtheearth,

Orexploreathousandmilkyways.AndifthecowherdwholivesonastarAsksabouttheGodofplagues,Tellhim,happyorsad,"TheGodisgone,Washedawayinthewaters."ApoembyMaoTsetongreadbyWillisBarnstone,ProfessorofComparativeLiteratureatIndianaUniversityinBloomington.HetalkedwithusfromWFIU.

Lesson2

SectionThree:

SpecialReportOverthelastfewyearsandaroundthecountry,thenumberoffundamentalistreligiousgroupsissaidtobegrowing.Somearecalled"ultra-fundamentalist"groups.Theestimatesvariedgreatly.Thenumbercouldbeashighastwothousand.Theseorganizationshavedifferentpurposesandbeliefs,

butusuallyhaveonethingincommon---strongleadership,quiteoftenoneperson.FouryearsagoinOctoberatafundamentalistChristaincommuneinWestVirginia,ayoungboydiedafterapaddlingsessionthatlastedfortwohours.Thechildwasspankedbyhisparents.Hehadhitanotherchildandrefusedtosayhewassorry.Wereportedthestoryofthatpaddling---thestoryoftheStonegateCommunityinNovemberof1982.Sincethattime,Stonegateleaderhasbeentriedandconvicted,oneofthefirsttimesanleaderofareligiousgrouphasbeenheldresponsiblefortheactionsofamember.Alsointhattimetheparentsofthechildhaveservedjailterms,andnowtheyhaveagreedtotelltheirstory.TheStonegateCommunewasnearCharleston,WestVirginia,inthenortheastcornerofthestate.It'smostlyfarmingcountry.TheStonegatememberslivedoutsideoftowninanoldwhiteVictorianhouse,overlookingtheShenandoahRiver,eightyoungfamilieslivingandworkingtogether.Theydidsomefarming,someconstructionworkandforatimerananrestaurantinCharleston.Itwastheirintentiontobecomelessofacommuneandmoreofacommunity,withthefamilieslivinginseparatehousesontheproperty.WewenttoStonegateonaSundayeveninginNovemberof1982.Wewerereluctantlywelcomed.Lessthanamonthbefore,twoStonegatemembershadbeenindictedforinvoluntarymanslaughter.TheyweretheparentsofJosephGreen,whowastwoyearsoldwhenhedied.OnthisnightmanyoftheStonegatepeopleweredefensive,almostangry.Thatwasfouryearsago.Theparents,stewartandLeslieGreen,wereconvictedofinvoluntarymanslaughterandbothspentayearinjail.FirstStewart,thenLeslie.Theninaseparatelegalaction,theleaderoftheStonegatecommune,DorothyMcLellanwasalsoindicted.McLellandidnottakepartinthepaddlingbutshewasfoundguiltyofinvoluntarymanslaughterandconspiracyinthedeathofJoeyGreen.StewartGreen,thefather,testifiedagainstDorothyMcLellan.GreennowbelievesthathissondiedbecauseofMcLellan'steachingsandinfluence.HeexplainedincourtthattheStonegatemembersweretaughtthatapaddlingsessionshouldcontinueuntilthechildapologizes.Greenalsotestifiedthatafour-hourspankingofDorothyMcLellar'sgrandson,Danny,hadoccurredtwoweeksbeforeJoeyGreen'sdeath.HealsosaidtheStonegatemembers,whenJoeydied,Joinedinapledgeofsecrecy:

thecircum-stanceswouldbecoveredup;thedeathwouldbecalledanaccident.TheywereafraidalltheStonegatechildrenwouldbetakenaway.Joey'sparentsatfirstagreedtothis.Itwaslaterthattheyspokeoutagainstwhattheycalledthenaconspiracyofsilence..BotheyStewartandLeslieGreengrewupandmarriedwithintheStonegatecommunity.LesliewasonlyfifteenwhenshecametotheStonegate.TheylivedwithseveralotherteenagersinthehomeofDorothyandJohnMcLellan.TheMcLessanshadbeentakinginyoungpeoplewhowerehavingtrouble,usuallywithdrugs.TheywantedtousetheirmarriageasanexampleofChristianfamilylife.JohnMcLellanworkedforanaccountingfirm,travellingduringtheweek,DotMcLellanstayingathome,takingcareofmoreandmoreteenagers.TheGreensarenowlivingintheirfirstrealhometogether,anapartmentinBaltimore.StewartlefttheStonegate,andLesliejoinedhimassoonasshegotoutofjail.TheGreenshavenowagreedtotalkabouttheirlivesatStonegateandaboutthepaddlingoftheirson.

Lesson3

SectionThree:

SpecialReportAgroupofbusinessleadersinBostontodayannouncedplanstoexpandacollegescholarshipprogramtoincludeanyeligibleBostonhighschoolgraduate.Thebusinessleadersannouncedplansforapermanentfive-milliondollarendowmentfund,andtheyalsopromisetohireanyofthestudentswhogoontocompletetheircollegeeducations.AndrewKafferyofmemberstationWBURhasthereport.TheBostonbusinesscommunity'sinvolvementintheBostonpublicschooldatesbackalmosttwentyyears,fromworkinternshipstoanendowmentprogramforBostonteachers.Businesshaspumpedmorethanonemilliondollarsintothepublicschools.Nowbusinessleaderssaythey'rereadytomaketheirbiggestcommitmentyet:

amulti-milliondollarscholarshipprogralmthatwillenablethecity'spoorestkidstogoontocollegeandtojobsafterward.TheprogramiscalledactionCenterforEducationalServicesandScholarships,orACESS.AccordingtoDanielCheever,thePresidentofBoston'sWheelockCollege,ACESSisnotablankcheckfortheeligiblegraduates."Firstwe'llhelpthemgetasmuchaidastheycanfromothersources,andsecondly,we'llprovidethelastdollarscholarship.Isholdadd,ofcourse,theyhavetoqualifyforfinancialaid;thatis,we'renothandingoutmoneytostudentswhodon'tneedit."TheaveragegrantisaroundfivehundreddollarsandalreadytheprogramhasgivenonehundredBostonstudentsmorethanfiftythousanddollarsinscholarshipmoney.Otherassistancefromtheprogramhashelpedthosestudentsraisemorethansixhundredthousanddollarsinadditionalfinancialaid.Schoolofficialssaythisprogramwillhelpasystemwhere43%ofthestudentslivebelowthepovertylevel,andalmosthalfwhoenterhighschooldropout.RobertWeaverwasoneBostonhighschoolgraduatewhocouldnotaffordcollege.He'sintheACESSprogramnowandwillgetadegreeinairplanemechanicsnextyearfromtheWentworthInstituteofTechnologyinBoston."IgotthePalegrantandthestatescholarship,buttherewasstillagap.Therewaslikeatwenty-threehundred-dollargap.Wentworth'stotalbillwasfifty-sevenhundred,soIhavetofillthatamountwithworkingoverthesummer,myfamilycontribution.Ipaidformyownbooks,myowntools,thingslikethat.ButwithoutACESSIwouldn'tbewhereIamtoday."ThisprogramcomesatanimportanttimeforthecityofBoston.0Unemploymenther