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1、ParaphraseUnit91.1 hedocumenttheyproducedwaseventuallysignedbutultimatelyunfinished.Afterheateddebateandcompromises,theConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedbytheConstitutionalConventionand39outof55delegatessignedthedocument.Butthe“three-fifths”clauseandthetwentyyearsallowedfortheslavetradeshowedtheslaveissu

2、ewasnotsolved,sotheprocessofformingamoreperfectuniondidnotendwiththeenforcement,oftheConstitution.1.8 utitalsocomesfrommyownstory.Mypersonalbackgroundandmysuccessstory,risingfromragstoriches,alsoteachesmetheimportanceofunity.1.9 utitisastorythathassearedintomygeneticmakeuptheideathatthisnationismore

3、thanthesumofitsparts-thatoutofmany,wearetrulyone.ThroughmyexperienceintheUnitedStates,IamdeeplyrootedwiththeideathatAmericaisnotatotalofaddingeverythingtogetherbutistheproductoffusion,ofsharingthesamecreed.4 .Throughthefirstyearofthiscampaign,againstallpredictionstothecontrary,wesawhowhungryheAmeric

4、anpeoplewereforthismessageofunity.InspiteofallpredictionsthatIwouldfailinthecampaign,wegainedmomentuminthefirstyearofthecampaign,whichshowedthattheAmericanpeoplewereeagertounityandchange.5 .Despitethetemptationtoviewmycandidacythroughapurelyraciallens,wewoncommandingvictoriesinstateswithsomeofthewhi

5、testpopulationsinthecountry.Peoplewereencouragedtojudgemeintermsofraceandcolor,raisingthequestionofwhethertheUnitedStatewouldfarebetterwithablackpresident.However,wewongreatvictorieseveninsomestateswhicharemoreconservativeandmoreraciallybiased.6 .Wesawracialtensionsbubbletothesurfaceduringtheweekbef

6、orethesouthCarolinaprimary.TheweekbeforetheDemocratsweretoselecttheirdelegatestothenationalconventioninSouthCarolina,racialtensionwhichseemedinsubstantialinthepastbeforemorefrequentandmoreintense.7 .Ononeendofthespectrum,weveheardtheimplicationthatmycandidacyissomehowanexerciseinaffirmativeaction;th

7、atitsbasedsolelyonthedesireofwide-eyedliberalstopurchaseracialreconciliationonthecheap.Atoneendoftheentirerangeofopinion,therearepeoplewhosaythatIdecidedtorunforpresidencyonlybecausethedesiresofnativeliberalsinachievingracialharmonywithoutmakinggreateffortandIwantedtoprovethatblackandwhiteshouldhave

8、equalopportunity.8.1 cannomoredisownhimthanIcandisowntheblackcommunity.Itisimpossibleformetocasthimoffjustasitisimpossibleformetorepudiatetheblackcommunity.Unit111 .Yourimaginationcomestolife,andthis,youthink,iswhereCreationwasbegun.Thelandscapemakesyourimaginationvivid,andyoubelievethatthecreationo

9、fthewholeuniversewasbegunrighthere.2.ButwarfarefortheKiowaswaspreeminentlyamatterofdispositionratherthanofsurvival,andtheyneverunderstoodthegrim.unrelentingadvanceoftheU.S.Cavalry.WarfarewasimportantfortheKiowasmorebecausetheyfoughtoutoftheirhabit,characterandnaturethanforthesakeofsurvival.Therefore

10、,theyneverfiguredoutwhytheUSCavalrykeptattackingthemsofiercelyandcruelly.3.Mygrandmotherwassparedthehumiliationofthosehighgraywallsbyeightortenyears.Mygrandmotherwasborneightortenyearsafterthatevent,soshedidnotsufferingthehumiliationofbeingputintoastonecorral.1.1 twasalongjourneytowarddawn,anditledt

11、oagoldenage.Theymovedtowardthesouthandeast,wherethesunrises,andalsotowardthebeginningofanewera,whichledtothegreatestmomentoftheirhistory.5 .Theyacquiredhorses,andtheirancientnomadicspiritwassuddenlyfreeoftheground.Theygothorses,andgallopingonhorsebackmadethemfreetomove,thusliberatingtheirancientnoma

12、dicspirit.6 .Clustersoftreesandanimalsgrazingfarinthedistancecausethevisiontoreachawayandwondertobuilduponthemind.Farinthedistance,thereareclustersoftreesandanimalseatinggrass.Thislandscapemakesitpossibletoseefarintothedistanceandadmirethescene.1.1 wasneversurethatIhadtherighttohear,soexclusiveweret

13、heyofallmerecustomandcompany.IwasnotsurethatIhadanyrighttooverhearherpraying,whichdidnotfollowanycustomarywayofpraying,andwhichIguessshedidnotwantanyoneelsetohear.8 .Transportedsointhedancinglightamongtheshadowsofherroom,sheseemedbeyondthereachoftime.Butthatwasillusion;IthinkIknewthenthatIshouldnots

14、eeheragain.Inthiswayshewascompletelyandinexplicablymovedtoanotherstateinthedancinglightamongtheshadowsofherroom,anditseemedthatshewouldliveforever.Butthatwasafalseidea,Irealizedthefactthatthiswasgoingtobemylasttimetoseeher.9 .Thewomenmightindulgethemselves;gossipwasatoncethemarkandcompensationofthei

15、rservitude.Thewomenwhousuallystayedathomeandservedtheirmen,mighthaveachancetoenjoythemselvesbygossipingwiththeotherwomenonsuchoccasionasarewardfortheirservitude.Unit121 butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak.-butasIlookedoutoverthebow,Icouldseetherewasnotpossibletocatchalargea

16、mountoffish.2 aboutthetunnelhewasdiggingthroughtime.abouttheicecoresamplemarkedbyannuallayers,whichcanshowthedifferentdegreesofpopulationfromyeartoyear.1.1 ndustrymeantcoal,andlateroil,andwebegantoburnlotsofit-bringingrisinglevelsofcarbondioxide(CO2),withitsabilitytotrapmorethanintheatmosphereandslo

17、wlywarmtheearth.Thedevelopmentofindustrymeanstheuseoflargeamountofcoalandlaterpetroleumasfuelstogeneratepower.Whencoalandoilareburnedtheyemitcarbondioxideintotheairwhichkeepsmoreheatneartheearth.Whenthelevelofcarbondioxideemissionintheairbecomeshigh,heatwillfinditdifficulttogetthroughittogointohighe

18、raltitudes.Thusthetemperatureoftheearthgetswarmer.4 .Consideringsuchscenariosisnotapurelyspeculativeexercise.Thinkingabouthowaseriesofeventsmighthappenasaconsequenceofthethinningofthepolarcapisnotjustakindofpracticeinconjecture:Ithasgotpracticalvalue.5 .Acrebyacre,therainforestisbeingburnedtocreatef

19、astpastureforfast-foodbeef.Graduallytreesintherainforestareburnedandthelandisclearedandturnedintopasturewherecattlecanebraisedquicklyandslaughteredsothatthebeefcanbeusedinhamburgers.6 whichmeansaresilencingthousandsofsongswehaveneverevenheard.Sincemilesofforestarebeingdestroyedandthehabitatofthesera

20、rebirdsnolongexists,thousandsofbirdswhichwehavenotevenhadachancetoseewillbecomeextinct.7 .Andwhydootherimages,thoughsometimesequallydramatic,produceinsteadakindofparalysis,focusingourattentionnotonwaystorespondbutratheronsomeconvenient,lesspainfuldistraction?Andwhydoothersymbols,thoughsometimesnoles

21、ssurprising,onlycauseakindoflossandinactivityandweconcentrateourattentionnotonwaystodealwiththembut,insteadonsomeotherdistractionswhichareeasyandlesspainfultohandle?8 .Thisincreaseinheatseriouslythreatenstheglobalclimateequilibriumthatdeterminesthepatternofwinds,rainfall,surfacetemperatures,oceancur

22、rentsandsealevel.Theglobalclimatebalancedeterminesthethepatternofwinds,rainfall,surfacetemperatures,oceancurrentsandsealevel.Oncethisstateofbalanceisbroken,winds,rainfall,andoceancurrentswillbecomeabnormal;surfacetemperaturesandsealevelwillrise.9 .Sofar,however,weseemobliviousoftheearsthnaturalsyste

23、ms.Sofar,weseemunawarethattheearthsnaturalsystemsaredelicate.10.Theyaresymptomsofanunderlyingproblembroaderinscopeandmoreseriousthananywehaveeverfaced.Theyaresignsandindicationsshowingthatthereexistsamuchgreaterandmoreseriousproblemthanwehaveeverencountered.Unit131.1 observewithamusementhowtotallyth

24、econcernsoftheworld,whichonceabsorbedmetotheexclusionofallelseexceptanoccasionalrelaxationwithpoetryormusic,havelostinterestformeeventotheextentofaboreddistaste.IwasoncesocompletelyabsorbedintheimportantaffairsoftheworldthatIdevotedallmyattention,timeandenergytothemandonlyoccasionallydidIallowmyself

25、alittlerestbyreadingpoetryorlisteningtomusic.2.OrmaybeLaurasunwittinginfluencehascalleditout.OrmaybemysuppressedinclinationhasbeencalledoutunderLaurasunintentionalinfluence.3 .DismissiveasaPharisee,Iregardedasmoonlingsallthosewhoselifewaslivedonalesspracticalplane.IwasascarelessofothersasaPhariseean

26、dIviewedwithcontemptallthosewholivedalesspracticallifethanmyownandregardedthemasimpracticalinhabitantsonthemoon.4 .Ahardmaterialismwasmycreed,acceptedasalawofprogress;anyascriptionofdisinterestedmotivesarousednotonlymysuspicionbutmyscorn.Ifirmlybelievedinmaterialismwhichinmyopinionrepresentedthelawo

27、fhumanprogress.Whenpeoplesaidtheydidthingsoutofunselfishmotives,Isuspectedthemandviewedthemwithcontempt.5 .AndnowseehowIstand,assentimentalandsensitiveasanyoldmaiddoingwatercolorsofsunsets!JustimaginehowIhavechangednow.HereIstand,sentimentalandsensitive,likeanoldunmarriedwomanpaintingawater-colorpic

28、tureofsunset.6 .IwantmyfillofbeautybeforeIgo.IwanttoenjoybeautyasmuchasIcanbeforeIdie.7.1. nolongerwhatpeoplebelievemetobe,amiddle-agedjournalisttakingaholidayonaocean-goingliner,butaliberatedbeing,bathedinmythologicalwaters,anEndymionyoungandstrong,withagodforhisfatherandavisionoftheworldinspiredfr

29、omOlympus.AtthismomentIamnotamiddle-agedjournalistthatpeoplebelievemetobespendingaholidayonanocean-goingliner.Ihavenowbecomealiberatedperson,bathedinmagicwaters,andIfeelIlikeEndymion,ayoungandstrongmanwhohadagodforhisfatherandgiftedwiththepowertoseetheworldinspiredbythegodsatOlympus.8.Allweightislif

30、tedfrommylimbs;1amonewiththenight.IfeelthatIamweightlessandtotallyabsorbedbythenightandunitedwiththenight.9.Thus,Iimagine,mustthepiousfeelcleansedonleavingtheconfessionalafterthesolemnityofabsolution.Therefore,IimaginedevotedreligiouspeoplemustfeelascleanandpureasIdonowwhentheyleavethesolemnconfessi

31、onalaftergainingpardonoftheirsins.10.SodoIletmyimaginationplayovertherecessesofLaura'sCharacter,soaustereintheforegroundbutnurturingwhattreasuresoftenderness,likedelicateflowers,forthediscoveryoftheventuresome.InthiswayIletmyselffreelyimaginewhattheinnermostpartofLaura'sCharacterpresents.She

32、lookssosevereoutwardly,butinwardlysheisfulloftenderness-tendernesslikedelicateflowerswaitingforthedaringtodiscoverthem.11 .Wemightalltakealessonfromhim,knowingthelatitudewecanpermitourselves.Weshouldalllearnfromthealbatrossandalsoknowhowfarwecanallowourselvestogo.12 .ThisisthenewEdmundCarrwithavenge

33、ance.HereIambornanew,completelydifferentlyfromthepast.13 thePacificalonedwarfsallthecontinentsputtogether.ThepacificOceanaloneismuchlargerthanallthecontinentscombined.14.1. Ihavebeenexhilaratedbytwodaysofstorm,butaboveallIlovetheselongpurposelessdaysinwhichIshedallthatIhaveeverbeen.Thestormthatlaste

34、dtwodayshasmademeextremelyexcitedandhappy,butaboveall,IlovetheseidledaysinwhichIthrowoffallthequalities,perspectives,valuesandeverythingelsethatmademeaswhatIwas:Iambornanew.Unit141 .“Isupposetheywillberoundedupinhorde”s.“IthinktheRedArmymenwillbesurroundedandcapturedinverylargenumbers”2 .HitlerwascountingonenlistingcapitalistandRightWingsympathiesinthiscountryandtheU.S.A.HitlerwashopingthatifheattackedRussia,hewouldwinthesupportofcapitalistandRightWinginBritainandtheUS.3 .WinantsaidthesamewouldbetrueoftheU.S.A.Wina