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PAGE 1 - 期末口语资料 Summary U1 Changes in the Way We Live Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life 我可能不是一个天生的农民，但提到在农场的生活，我过得马马虎虎（应付得过去）。//多年来，城市生活让我和妻子身心疲惫，如今在乡下我们找到了心灵的满足。//当然, 我现在赚的钱远远比不上我做全职工作时候赚的多。//但是, 我们能够通过削减开支来弥补收入的不足，而我们的生活水准并没有明显下降。//然而，幸福的农村生活必须具备一些品质：其一，要能耐得住寂寞；其二，要有充沛的体力。 I may not be a born farmer, but I can get by when it comes to the life on the farm. //After years of frustration with city living, my wife and I have finally found contentment in the country. //Of course, I’m not making anywhere near as much money as I did when I was employed full time. //But, we’ve been able to make up the difference in income by cutting back without appreciably lowering our standard of living. //However, happy country living takes a couple of special qualities. One is a tolerance for solitude; the other requirement is energya lot of it. U2 Civil-Rights Heroes The Freedom Givers 地下铁路是由那些帮助黑奴逃往自由之地的英雄们努力创建的。//在这些曾帮助把奴隶运送到北方的英雄当中，有些人以前自已就是奴隶。//另外一些白人“列车员”由于其根深蒂固的信仰，觉得自己不能不参与其中。//对许多参与者来说，把奴隶从剥削者那儿解放出来成了他们的使命。//当然，他们的最终目的是彻底废除奴隶制度。 The Underground Railroad was forged by the heroes who helped slaves to escape north to liberty. //Among these heroes who helped to transport slaves to the north and freedom, some of them were former slaves themselves. //Other white “conductors” felt compelled to take part (in it) because of their deeply held convictions. //For many of those involved, liberating the slaves from those who exploited them became a mission. //Certainly, their eventual goal was to abolish slavery completely. U3 Security The Land of the Lock 美国已经从“自由之国”蜕变成一个最不安全的国家。无论在城市还是在乡村，再也不是门不落锁了。//取而代之的是防盗锁，安全链，电子报警系统的广泛使用。机场的安全部门使用电子透视设备防止恐怖袭击。//人们看到一些家庭的玻璃窗上也贴上了谨防盗贼的小告示，郊区人家的玻璃滑门内也装上了不锈钢条。//大中型公司要求工作人员出示出入证。郊区的主妇们甚至在钥匙链上挂上了防强暴口哨。//我们应该记住的教训是：在对付无形的恐惧时，人们把恐惧所在门外，他们也成了自己的囚徒。 America is deteriorating from “the Land of the Free” into the most insecure nation. Doors are no longer left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas. //Instead, dead-bolt locks, security chains, and e