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1、JimDohertymaynotbeabornfarmer,buthegetsbuywithouttoomuchtrouble.Notthathehashaditeasy.Thatfirsthardwinterhefacedmusthavelefthimwiththetemptationtogiveupandgobacktothecity.Buthemanagedtogetthroughitwithoutlosingheart.Hepickedupalotofskillssincethenandmadesomerealimprovementstohisfarm,thoughwithoutmuc

2、hlaborsavingmachineryasidefromthatoldrotarycultivator.Isuspecthedoesntmakeallthatmuch,thoughhedoeshavehiswritingtosupplementwhatlittleprofithemakesfromthefarm.Iguesshedoesitprimarilyforthequalityoflife.Certainly,theyseemahappyfamilyandyoucanoftenseethemoutworkingtogether,onedaysprayingappletrees,the

3、nextstackingfirewood.TheundergroundRailroadwasforgedbytheeffortsofthosewhowerepreparedtofightagainstslaveryandstandupfortheIong-sufferingSouthernblackAmericans.Someofthosewhohelpedtotransportslavestothenorthandfreedomwereformerslavesthemselves.Othersfeltcompelledtotakepartbecauseoftheirdeeplyheldcon

4、victions.Formanyofthoseinvolved,liberatingtheslavesfromthosewhoexploitedthembecauseamission.Whiletheireventualgoalwastoabolishslaverycompletely,inthemeantimetheywereintentonhelpingtofreeasmanyslavesaspossible,oftenatconsiderablerisk.Intheeyesofslaveowners,theyweredangerousenemiesandfrequentlyreceive

5、ddeaththreatsStatisticsshowthatcrimeinruralareasisnowrisingfasterthaninthecities.Theerawhenthecountrysidestoodforsafetyandsecutityhaslonggong.NoIongerisitsafeanywheretogooutleavingthedooronthelatch.Weallfeelvnlnerableandseektostrengthenthebarriersweusetoholdcriminalsatbay.Thesecanrangefromoldfashion

6、edboltsandbarstothelatestelectronicdevices.Amomentreflectionhowever,isenoughtobringusfacetofacewiththefollowingpuzzle:wemayhavelockedtheevilsout,butindoingsowehavelockedourselvesin.thishardlyseemsacivilizedwayoflife.5)AlexHaleywasatseawhenhestartedthinkinghowbesthecouldmarkThanksgiving.Turningoverth

7、emeaningoftheholidayinhismind,hecametoreversetheorderofthewordsandgotothinkingaboutgivingthanks.How,hewondered,couldherepaythosewhohadbeensohelpfultohiminthepast?Itseemdetohimthatthebestwayhecouldexpresshisgratitudewouldbetowritetothem.Fortoolonghehadgoneaboutwithouttroublingtotellthemhowmuchheappre

8、ciatedallthattheyhaddoneforhim.Beforelonghehadassembledpenandpaperandwasimmersedinwriting.Notlongaftertheshipreachedport,unioadingitscargotogetherwithhisletters.Thereplieswerenotswiftinarriving,butwhentheydid,hefoundthemdeeplymoving.(1)1suspectnoteveryonewholovesthecountrywouldbehappylivingthewaywed

9、o.Ittakesacoupleofspecialqualities.Oneisatoleraneeforsolitude.Becausewearesobusyandonsuchatightbudget,wedontentertainmuch.Duringthegrowingseasonthereisnotimeforsocializinganyway.JimandEmilyareinvolvedinschoolactivities,buttheytoospendmostoftheirtimeathome.Theotherrequirementisenergy-alotofit.Thewayt

10、omakeself-sufficiencyworkonasmallscaleistoresistthetemptationtobuyatractorandotherexpensivelaborsavingdevices.Instead,youdotheworkyourself.Theonlymachineryweown(notcountingthelawnmower)isalittlethree-horsepowerrotarycultivatoranda16-inchchainsaw.Yetthisstopwasonlypartofamuchlargermissionforme.Josiah

11、HensonisbutonenameonalonglistofcourageousmenandwomenwhotogetherforgedtheUndergroundRailroad,asecretwebofescaperoutesandsafehousesthattheyusedtoliberateslavesfromtheAmericanSouth.Between1820and1860,asmanyas100,000slavestraveledtheRailroadtofreedom.InOctober2000,PresidentClintonauthorized$16millionfor

12、theNationalUndergroundRailroadFreedomCentertohonorthisfirstgreatcivil-rightsstruggleintheU.S.Thecenterisscheduledtoopenin2004inCincinnati.Anditsabouttime.FortheheroesoftheUndergroundRailroadremaintoolittleremembered,theirexploitsstilllargelyunsung.Iwasintentontellingtheirstories.Ithasbeenreplacedbyd

13、ead-boltlocks,securitychains,electronicalarmsystemsandtripwireshookeduptoapolicestationorprivateguardfirm.Manysuburbanfamilieshaveslidingglassdoorsontheirpatios,withsteelbarselegantlybuiltinsonoonecanprythedoorsopen.Itisnotuncommon,inthemostpleasantofhomes,toseepastedonthewindowssmallnoticesannounci

14、ngthatthepremisesareundersurveillaneebythissecurityforceorthatguardcompany.ThelockisthenewsymbolofAmerica.Indeed,arecentpublic-serviceadvertisementbyalargeinsuraneecompanyfeaturednotchartsshowinghowmuchatriskweare,butapictureofachildsbicyclewiththenow-usualpadlockattachedtoit.TheReverendNelsonwrotet

15、hathisdecadesasasimple,old-fashionedprincipalhadendedwithschoolsundergoingsuchswiftchangesthathehadretiredinself-doubt.IheardmoreofwhatIhaddonewrongthanwhatIdidright,hesaid,addingthatmyletterhadbroughthimwelcomereassuraneethathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.AglaneeatGrandmasfamiliarhandwritingbroughtbac

16、kinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchinghersettindownsomelettertorelatives.Characterbycharacter,Grandmawouldslowlyaccomplishoneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewouldconsumehours.IweptoverthepagerepresentingmyGrandmasrecenthoursinvestedinexpressingherlovinggratefuInesstome

17、-whomsheusedtodiaper!那些玩具Thetoyshavetomeetstrict/toughsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.作为新闻Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewsandopinion.至于杂志Whenitcomestothismagazine,itis/carriesadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld

18、.虽然受至UThoughgreatlyaffectedbytheconsequencesoftheglobalfinancialcrisis,wearestillconfidentthatwecanfaceuptothechallengeandovercomethecrisis.在持续不断Underthreatofconstantsandstorms,wewerecompelledtoleaveourcherishedvillageandmovetothenewsettlement.根据最近的Accordingtoarecentonlinesurvey,alotofconsumerssayth

19、eymaybemotivatedtoconsiderbuyingproductsshowninTVcommercials.2.和大公司相比Medium-sizedandsmallcompaniesaremorevulnerabletothethreatoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthanlargeones.他从来每有Itneveroccurredtohimthattheirteamwouldwinthebasketballmatchbyalargemargin.5)回顾二十年Lookingbackonmytwentyyearsteachinginhighschool,Ia

20、ttributemysuccesstopatienee,talent,andtheconstantpursuitofknowledge.奶奶想当然Grandmatookitforgrantedthatfoodpriceswouldsoar,sosheboughtalotofrice.两国关系Tensionbetweenthetwocountriesstemmedinpartfromthelatestspyaffair.彼得已在一家Peterhasworkedinalawfirmformanyyears.Youcanconsiderhavinghimasyourlawyertoactonyour

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