大学英语-习题及答案-大学英语Ⅰ-Unit 4 Schwarzeneggeramp;#39;s American dream.docVIP

Passage I Answer the following questions briefly, paraphrase the underlined parts and translate the bold typed sentences. Schwarzeneggers American dream By Martin Kasindorf, USA TODAY When Arnold Schwarzenegger was new to America in the late 1960s, the champion bodybuilder couldnt understand why he was failing in his first business venture: laying bricks at the homes of Los Angeles wealthy. Why was it, Schwarzenegger asked a businessman friend, that he underpriced competitors but wasnt getting hired? The friend said the problem was the Austrians fractured English. The same was true for some Italian immigrants. So they were told to promote themselves as specialty European bricklayers. They did and charged higher rates than established bricklayers. The hustling immigrants soon had more jobs than their sculpted biceps could handle. Thats when Arnold learned promotion was just as important as skill Through 35 years in his adopted country, Schwarzenegger has built his fortunes on a well-honed instinct for self-marketing. He has followed the ambitious path he mapped as a dreamy teenager. It has taken him from modest roots to movie renown. Through shrewd investing of his movie earnings, he has assets of more than $200 million. And he has a storybook marriage to Maria Shriver of the politically royal Kennedy clan. Now, at 56, the pop culture icon is using his self-promotion skills in high-level politics. In the campaigns first weeks, Schwarzeneggers strategy was to look good, avoid political reporters, give few details but sound intriguingly like a leader. Since Labor Day, he has reacted to criticism by saying more about state issues. He hasnt specified what government programs hed cut to balance the budget, but he has issued proposals on environmental protection and campaign-finance reform.　 Schwarzenegger is still running essentially a celebrity campaign. He aims at the mass market, not at political sophisticates. Hes running his campaign like a movie premiere, says