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【原文】

saxophonistkennygisnowtheworldsmostsuccessfuljazzmusician.hewasbornin1956askennygorelickinseattle,usa,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredeuropewithhishighschoolband.afterstudyingatwashingtonuniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.in1982hesignedforaristarecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumkennyg.

successcameslowlyatfirst,butduringthe1990skennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.hereleasedbreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wonthebestartistawardatthe21stamericanmusicawardsheldinlosangeles.

aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayer—uspresidentbillclinton—atthegalaforthepresidentconcertinwashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote（45minutesand47seconds!

）atthejrmusicworldstoreinnewyorkin1997.

duringthelast20years,kennyghasplayedwithsuperstarslikearethafranklin,michaelboltonandwhitneyhouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide...andhehasntsunganote!

task2:

1）c

2）d

3）c

senn:

everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendontdothesame

thingasmendo,youknow.iveworked..

interviewer:

thatsnottrue?

thatisnottrue!

iveworkedmyshareofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,split

shifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...

uh-huh...

...asmuchasthenextguy.theresnodistinctionusediftheresamaleorfemale

officeronduty.twomenonduty—illrefertoastwomen,‘causeinmy

fieldtheresnodifferencebetweenthegenders.werestillthesame.okay,iftheres

twomenonduty—justbecauseonesafemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeof

call.iftheresabardisturbancedowntown,thenwegotoo.theresbeenmany

timeswherebeingtheonlyofficeronduty—thatsit!

it‘sjustmeandwhoever

elseisondutyinthecounty.theycancomebackmeupifineedassistance.andit

doesgetalittlehairy.yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,huge

monster-guys,andtheyrejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcantseethreefeetinfront

ofthem.andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,andyouknow...butstill,

theresenough...

thatswheretheuniformisimportant,ishouldimagine.

sometimes,youknow.ifsomebodyisgoingto…orhasabadday,andtheyare

outtogetacop,youknow,itdoesntmatterifyoure,youknow,boy,girl,

infantoranything!

whenyouvegotthatcopuniformon,theyllstilltakeitouton

you.

yeah...

butithinktheresoneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.andthatisthefact

thatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywontsmackyouaseasyasthey

wouldoneoftheguys.

butilltellyouonethingi‘velearned—idratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatone

drunkwomananydayoftheweek!

well,whyisthat?

becausewomenaresounpredictable.youcannoteverpredictwhatawomans

goingtodo.

hmm...

especially,ifshesagitated,youknow.

emotionallyupset.

yeah.isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswith

becausehewouldntbuyheranotherdrink—takeoffherhighheelandlay

hisheadwideopen.yuch!

oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.

task3:

1）d

2）b

3）b

4）b

youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.theyhitoneanotherhard.at

thestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindow—andfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.heisdead！

ofcourseheisntreallydead.withanyluckheisntevenhurt.why?

becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.theydothisforaliving.thesemenarecalled―stuntmen‖.thatistosay,theyperform―tricks‖.

therearetwosidestotheirwork.theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.however,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!

butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.oftenastuntman‘ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.forexample,whenheisblownupinabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.

naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.anorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.hisparachutefailedtoopen—andhewaskilled.

inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor―menonly‖.mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.fornowadaysthereare―stuntgirls‖too！

task4:

1）hestartedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.

2）hehaspublishedfourbooks.

3）hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.itwasn‘teasy.hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.

4）thebritish,oratleasttheenglish,areembarrassedbyit.they‘reembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.

whenthomasedisonwasborninthesmalltownofmilan,ohio,in1847,americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.inhislifetimeofeighty-fouryears,edisonsharedintheexcitementofamerica‘sgrowthintoamodernnation.thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andedisonbecametheheroofthatage.

asaboy,edisonwasnotagoodstudent.hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.whenhewassix,hesetfiretohisfather‘sbarn―toseewhatwouldhappen.‖thebarnburneddown.

whenhewasten,edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthetrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.

edison‘sworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphand,witha

friend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.

sixyearslater,in1869,edisonarrivedinnewyorkcity,poorandindebt.hewenttoworkwithatelegraphcompany.itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.task5:

1815，1914，35million

i.

a.vi

llages，seaport

b.danger，longoceanvoyage

c.anewland，anewlanguage

d.findingaplacetolive

ii.

abetterlife，opportunity，freedom

iii.

a.england,germany,russia,hungary

b.romancatholic,jewish

c.customs，languages

iv.

a.americanized，disappeared.

b.haventdisappeared，customs，identities

v.

a.werecheated，prejudice，mistreated

b.hardest，least-paid，dirtiest，mostovercrowded

d.rejected，old-fashioned，ashamed

overcome

thousandsofpeoplecametoamericancitiesbeforeblacksandpuertoricansdid.between1815and1914,morethan35millioneuropeanscrossedtheoceantofindnewhomesintheunitedstates.

mostoftheseimmigrantswereordinarypeople.fewwerefamouswhentheyarrived.fewbecamefamousafterward.mosthadlivedinsmallvillages.fewhadeverbeenfaroutsidethem.mostofthemfacedthesamekindsofproblemsgettingtoamerica:

thehardshipofgoingfromtheirvillagestoaseaport,theunpleasantness—evendanger—ofthelongoceanvoyage,thestrangenessofanewland,andofanewlanguage,theproblemoffindingaplacetolive,offindingworkinanew,strangecountry.

everyimmigranthadhisownreasonsforcomingtoamerica.butnearlyallsharedonereason:

theyhopedforabetterlife.theyconsideredamericaaspecialplace,alandofopportunity,alandoffreedom.

immigrantscamefrommanydifferentcountries:

england,germany,denmark,finland[,russia,italy,hungaryandmanyothers.

theycamewithmanydifferentreligions:

romancatholic,jewish,quaker,greekorthodox.theybroughtmanydifferentcustomsandmanylanguages.

somepeoplehavecalledtheunitedstatesameltingpot.afterimmigrantswerehereawhile—inthemeltingpot—theybecameamericanized.differencesweremelteddown.they

graduallydisappeared.

somepeoplesayno.americaisntameltingpot.itsmorelikeasaladbowl.importantdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplehaventdisappeared.manygroupshavekepttheirownways,theircustoms,theiridentities,andthishasgivenamericagreatstrength.

meltingpot?

saladbowl?

perhapstheressometrothtobothideas.

inanycase,lifeinamericawashardformostimmigrants—especiallyatfirst.oftentheywerecheated.oftentheymetwithprejudice.theywereoftenlaughedat,evenmistreated,bypeoplewhothemselveshadbeenimmigrants.

mostofthemsoonfoundthatthestreetsofamericawerentpavedwithgold.theyusuallygotthehardestjobs,and