英美文化课后习题答案

Keys

UnitOne

PARTI

TextA

1.1)T2)F3)F4)F5)F6)T7)T

2.

WelshIrishScottishEnglish

AncestorCeltsCeltsPictsAngles

CeltsSaxons

Jutes

NationalWelshErseGaelicEnglish

Language

CharacterEmotionalCharmingSerioushard-working

reticentvivaciousCautiousthorough

thriftyopen-hearted

inventivehospitable

mysticalgenerous

ReligionProtestantProtestantPresbyterianProtestant

3.1）多民族2）方言

3）地区差别4）好胃口

5）大量的食物6）主要的分界线

7）即使在英格兰，地方不同，人的性格和语言也有不同。

8）再往北（大概是在Manchester至Hull一线以北），人们讲话带有较重的口音，而

南部地区的人们则不太明显。

9）威尔士人让他们的语言保存到了令人吃惊的程度。这一点你会在一篇题为“威尔士

——歌之乡”的文章中体会到。

TextB

l.ThecharacteristicsofanEnglishmanarereserve,modesty,senseofhumorandsportsmanship.

2.I)talkstraightfromtheshoulder2)givehimthecoldshoulder

3)tightentheirbelt.4)washittingbelowthebelt5)playhiscardsright6)playedthegame

PARTII

1.Physically,ScotlandisthemostruggedpartoftheUK,withareasofsparselypopulatedmountains

andlakesinthenorth(TheHighlands)andinthesouth(TheSouthernUplands).

2.Inthismovie,theelementsthatcanhelpyouidentifytheScottisharetheirtraditionalclothes(kilt),

backgroundmusic(playedbybagpipe),danceandsoon.

3.Scotlandisthesecondlargestofthefournations,bothinpopulationandingeographicalarea.Itis

alsothemostconfidentofitsownidentitybecauseithaspreviouslyspentasubstantialperiodof

historyasaunifiedstateindependentoftheUK.

Unit2

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7)debris;8)optimist;9)presentation;10)terrifying;11)escalator;12)a

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crazy;touch;memory;

solitude;serenity;

casualreply

Wonder;fear;tear;down;scars;

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Unit3

PARTI

TextA

BuildingYourVocabulary

l)geared2)provoked3)surpasses4)Tyranny

5)spurred6)stumbled7)Buzz8)lamentable

ThinkingaboutIt

ArthurJamesBalfour1902--1905

StanleyBaldwin1923―1929

NevilleChamberlain1937—1940

HaroleWilson1964—1970

MargaretThatcher1979—1991

TextB

TrueorFalse

1.False.

Constitutionalmonarchiesexistincountriesaroundtheworld.MostexamplesareinWestern

EuropeancountriessuchasSpain,Monaco,SwedenandNorway.OtherexamplesincludeJapan,

whichhasanemperorastheirmonarch;Kuwait,whichisleadbyanEmir;andBhutan,whichhas

recentlydevelopedfromanabsolutemonarchytoaconstitutionalmonarchyoverthepastdecade.

Aconstitutionalmonarchisafigureheadwithnopowerinthegovernment.

2.False.

Inaconstitutionalmonarchy,theconstitutionandlawsofthecountrylimitthepowerofthe

monarch.However,inmostsituations,themonarchsharespoliticalpowerwithotherpartsof

government,evenifthosepowersarerarelyused.

3.True.

LikeBritain,CanadaisaconstitutionalmonarchyandoneofsixteenCommonwealthrealm

nationsthathasQueenElizabethastheirmonarch.Sheisgenerallyconsideredafigureheadleader

only.TheCanadianConstitutionlimitsherpowersinthegovernment.

4.False.

ThePrimeMinisterisamemberofparliamentwhoisselectedbythepoliticalcoalitionthatholds

themajorityandappointedtothepositionbytheQueen.AlthoughthePrimeMinistershavefew

specificpowersgrantedbylaw,astheleaderofboththelegislative(TheHouseofCommons)and

theexecutive(TheCabinet)branchesofgovernment,theyholdapowerfulpositionwithinthe

BritishGovernment.

5.False.

TheQueenistheofficialcommanderoftheBritishArmedForces.Howeverbycustomand

practice,thePrimeMinisterholdsdefactodecision-makingpoweroverthemilitary.

AstherepresentativeofHerMajesty'sgovernment,thePrimeMinistermeetswithTheQueen

onceaweekforanhour-longbriefing.

6.True.

ThesemeetingsgivetheQueentheopportunitytobeupdatedontheactionsofhergovernment

andpresentherviewstothePrimeMinister.Themeetingsareinformal,buttheQueenislimited

inherconsultationstothreeconstitutionalrights:tobekeptinformed,toadvise,andtowarn.As

QueenoftheCommonwealthrealmsshealsoconsultsregularlywiththeprimeministersand

officialsfromfifteenothercountries.

7.False.

TheUKdoesnothaveasingleconstitutionaldocument.Theirconstitutioncanbefoundina

varietyofwrittendocumentsincludinglawsenactedbyParliament,courtjudgmentsandtreaties.

WhileitisdifficulttochangetheU.S.Constitution,intheBritishsystem,Parliamentcanchange

theconstitutionsimplybypassinganewlaw.

8.True.

TheU.SPresidentandtheBritishMonarcharebothconsideredtheheadsoftheircountries*

governments.However,whilethePresidentfillsboththeceremonialroleofleaderofthecountry

andtheexecutiveroleasheadofthegovernment,inBritaintheserolesaresplit.TheSovereign's

roleasHeadofStateismostlysymbolic.RealgoverningpowerisheldandexercisedbythePrime

Ministerandthevoters'electedrepresentativesinParliament.

9.True.

TheseareamongtheQueen'sofficialdutiesinthegovernment.However,theyaremostly

symbolicandceremonialactions.Shedoesnothaveindependentdecision-makingauthorityand

mustfollowthewishesofthepeople'selectedofficialsintheHouseofCommons.

10.False.

AstheelectedleaderoftheHerMajesty^government,it'sthePrimeMinsterwhowritesthe

speech,outlininghislegislativeprioritiesfortheupcomingsessionofParliament.

PARTII

Discussion

3.There'sbeenmuchdiscussionaboutthesymbolismbehindthestag.Earlyinthefilmwhentheroyal

familyiswatchingTV,PrincePhillipnotesthatthestaghesawthatdayhad14points,andtheQueen

Motherispleasantlysurprised,notingithadbeenyearssincetheestatehadseenastagthatbig.Later,

whenthestagiskilled,theQueenexpressesconcernthatit"didn'tsuffertoomuch."Manyviewersfeel

thatthestagrepresentsPrincessDianaor,atleast,theQueen'shiddenemotionsregardingDiana'sdeath.

SomeseethestagasrepresentingthedemiseofoldEnglishvaluesandtraditionsinthefaceofTony

Blair's"modern"goalsandideals.AnotherinterpretationisthatthestagrepresentstheQueenherself—

proudandvulnerable.

UnitFour

PARTI

Warm-up

1.

1)b2)f3)a4)c5)g6)d7)e

TextA

Buildingyourvocabulary

1.vote2.preside3.cabinet4.unconstitutional5.ratified

1.reelected7.prescribe8.monarch9.inaugural10.Allot

TextB

Translation

1.AlmosteveryepisodeofHollywoodromancesfollowedacertainformula.

2.Onlyafteralonghardstrugglewereweabletorepeltherivalfromourcourt.

3.Thenationaltreasurydeterminedtolevynewtaxesforincreasinggovernmentrevenues.

4.Americangovernmentattemptedtocrackdownonglobalsoftwarepiracyviadiplomatic

means.

5.Fortenmonthsheadheredtoastrictno-fatlow-saltdietfollowtheadviceofhisdoctor's.

PARTII

1.

CandidatesOpinions

Mrs.ClintonWeshouldnominatearightpersontowintheRepublican.When

criticizing,trytomakeitaccurate.

Mr.ObamaAmericanpeoplearelookingforstraightanswerstotough

questions.

Mr.EdwardsSenatorClintondidnotkeepherwordsonIraqwarandIran

issuestocombattheBushadministration.

Mr.BidenWeshouldtakeactionsinsteadoftalking.

Mr.RichardsonStopthewarsandgivepeaceachance.

2.

1)T2)T3)F4)F5)T6)F7)T8)T

SCRIPTS

WhowoninVegas?(1)

Onthedemocraticsidetoday,thereviewsarecominginafterthedebatelastnightinLasVegas.

Andwithlessthan50daystogointotheIowaCaucus,there'salotwritingontheirperformances.

ThequestioninVegasterm"DidanyonehittheJackpot?"ABCsseniorpoliticalcorrespondent

JakeTapperwatcheditalllastnight.Hey,Jake,we'regonnagetyoutoweighin,butstartwitha

checkoutsomeofwhattheysaidlastnight.

“Iamhappytobeheretonight.Andthispantsuit,it'sasbestostonight.”

“WhattheAmericanpeoplearelookingforrightnowisstraightanswerstotoughquestionsand

that'snotwhatwe'veseenoutofSenatorClinton?

“SenatorClintonsaysshewillendthewar.Shealsosaysshe'llcontinuetokeepcombattroopsin

IraqandcontinuecombatmissionsinIraq.ShesaysshewillturnuptheheatonGeorgeBushand

theRepublicans.ButwhenthecrucialvotecameonstoppingBushCheneyandtheNeocons,on

Iran,shevotedwithBushandCheney.,,

“Youknow,weareDemocratsandwearetryingtonominatetheverybestpersonwecantowin.

AndIdon'tmindtakinghitsonmyrecordonissues.Butwhensomebodystartsthrowingmud,at

leastwecanhopeit'sbothaccurateandnotrightoutoftheRepublicanplaybook.”

“IwantSenator,SenatorBidentoweighin.SenatorBiden.^^

“Oh,no,no,no.”

“Iwantyoutoweighin.”

“Don'tdoit.No!Don'tmakemespeak.Everypoliticalcampaigngetstothisplace.AndFmnot

criticizinganyofthethreepeoplewhoaretheoneswhoalwaysgettotalkallthetimeatthese

things.Pmnot.Fmnot.I'mnotcriticizing.Butlook,folks,let'sgetstraighttoithere.Thisisnot

aboutexperience.Itrsnotaboutchange.It'saboutaction.”

“Bytheway,I'mBillRichardson,I'mGovernorofNewMexico.Andnicetomeetyouall.You

know,itseemsthatJohnwantstostartaclasswar.ItseemsthatBarackwantstostarta

generationalwar.ItseemsthatSenatorClinton,withailduerespectonherplanonIraq,doesn't

endthewar.AllIwanttodoisgivepeaceachance.AndIsaythat.Isaythatbecausethesearethe

fundamentalissues/*

WhowoninVegas?(2)

Certainlyitwasn'tentertaining,ifanythingelse.JackiswiththisnowfromWashington.Jack,let*s

beginwithHillary.TherewasalotrunningonSenatorClinton,becauseofherlessthanstellar

performanceinlastdebate.Howdoyouthinkshedid?

Ah,shedidwell,sheengagedwithheropponents,shehitbackwhenhit.ShewentafterSenator

Obamaforhishealthcareplannotcoveringeverybody.

ShewentafterSenatorEdwards,formerSenatorEdwards,forbeingarecentconverttotheidea

universalhealthcareandalsoasshethoughtoneofthequipsheplayed,forso-calledmudslinging,

althoughIshouldsayIdon'treallythinkwhatJohnEdwardsdoesisfitsthedefinitionof

mudslinging.Heisbringingupissuesfromthecampaign.Butthat'ssaidshehadmuchbetter

performance,itwasmuchmoreevenafterhittingbackagainstObamaandEdwards.Obamaand

Edwardsseemedtoakindoffaultfortherestofthenight.Cashtheirchipsandheadfortheexit,

tokeepthenewyearofgamblinganalogy.Andshe,Iwouldhavetosay,wonthedebate.Andthe

peoplewhohadbadmomentsincludedJohnEdwardsandBarackObama.

Youtalkaboutbadmoments.TherewassomebooinglastnightbothforJohnEdwardsandfor

SenatorObama.Wasthatbecausethecrowdwasexpectedto,orwasthecrowdsimplynothappy

withwhatwashearingfrombothofthose,twomenincertainpoints?

It*ssodifficulttotell,ImeanSenatorClintonleadsthepollsinNevada.Andcertainlyher

campaignisvery,verywell-organized,andshehasinstitutionalsupports.SoIwouldn'tbe

surprisediftherearealotofClintonsupportersinthatarena.Ah,that'ssaidwhenEdwardsand

ObamawentafterClinton,thoseweremomentsthatotherDemocratsthatI'dspokento,Ididnrt

thinkthattheyshouldhavebeengoingaftertheminsuchaway.ItwasObamacomparingSenator

ClintontoRudyGiulianiandMittRomneyfortalkingaboutpeoplewhomakeover97,000dollars

ayearbeingmiddleincome.Obamawastakingissueswiththat,andcomparisonforDemocrat

thatprobablywassomethingofastretch.Andontheotherhand,whenSenatorEdwardswas

hittingSenatorClintononwhetherornotshereallydoublespeaks,saysonethinginoneplaceand

anotherthinginanotherplace,that'swhenhegetssomeboosaswell.Idon'tknow.Ifthat'sagood

gageofDemocratssenseormanner,maybejustClintonhassomeratherrudesupporters,but

withoutquestionit*scertainlywasamemorableevent.

UnitFive

Warmup

4.apprenticeship:ffacilities:cmajor:b

minor:eterminology:dtransfer:a

PARTI

TextA

UnderstandWhatYouRead

1.

1）Theidealofequalityofopportunity;publicschools;makingschoolsopentoallclassesof

Americans;financingtheschoolswithtaxmoneycollectedfromallcitizens

2）Thetendencyofpubliceducationtoencouragepeopletoseekahigherstatusinlifewasin

harmonywiththecustomsofAmericansociety;vocationalskills;thedutiesofcitizenship;the

desire;thepracticaltools

3）Elementaryschools

4）Individualfreedom;self-reliance

5）Athletics;studentgovernment

6）Gradesonhighschoolcourses;scoresonSAT;extracurricularactivities

2.

1）教育机构

2）民族的福赐

3）与...协调一致

4）与……冲突

5）充分利用，充分发挥

6）发挥最大潜能

7）竞争精神

8）培养领导才能和竞争技巧

9）那些拥护公立学校的人们相信来自不同阶层的孩子在“普通学校”（当时人们这样称呼公立学

校）里学习可有助于减少美国社会的阶级差别。

10）很多家长以同样的兴致关注着孩子们的课外活动，就像他们对待孩子们的学业成绩那样。

BuildingYourVocabulary

1.workshisfingerstothebone2.burnsthemidnightoil

3.fallsdownonthejob4.hitsthebooks

5.doesback-breakingwork6.workslikeadog

TextB

UnderstandWhatYouRead

1.

1）publicschools

Publicschoolsreceivetheirfundingthroughtheprivatesectorandtuitionrates,with

somegovernmentassistance.Publicschoolsarenotpartofnationaleducationsystem,

butthequalityofinstructionandstandardsaremaintainedthroughvisitsfromher

Majesty^Inspectorsofschools.Theseschoolsarerestrictedtothestudentswhose

parentsarecomparativelyrich.

2）comprehensiveschools

ComprehensiveschoolsarethemostpopularsecondaryschoolsinBritaintoday.Such

schoolsadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilitiesandprovidea

generaleducation.Pupilscanstudyeverythingfromacademicsubjectslikeliteratureto

morepracticalsubjectslikecooking.

3)grammarschools

GrammarschoolsareonetypeofsecondaryschoolsinBritain.Theyselectchildrenat

theageof11,throughanexaminationcalled”the11plus”.Thosechildrenwith

highestmarksgotogrammarschools.Theschoolslayemphasisonadvancedacademic

subjectsratherthanthemoregeneralcurriculumofthecomprehensiveschoolsand

expectmanyoftheirpupilstogoontouniversities.

2.

1)Eton;Winchester

2)OxfordUniversity;CambridgeUniversity

3)5;16

4)state;public

5)nurseryschools;daycare;playgroup

6)5;11;primary

7)secondary

8)GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation;two;GeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced;

GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications

UnitSix

PARTI

Warm-up

1.

l)b2)i3)e4)d5)a6)g7)j8)c9)f10)h

TextA

UnderstandingWhatYouRead

1.theBritishBroadcastingCorporation,broadcaster,television

2.two,specialinterestaudiences

3.theOfficialSecretAct,secret

4.functions,forminganationalculture

BuildingYourVocabulary

1.decent2.fictitious3.renown4.Legislative

5.embraced6.documentary7,utilize8.recipe

TextB

Translation

1.Theproductionprocessistobestreamlined.

2.Ihavepersonallyneverdonesuchacompleteturnaroundinmyopinionofaperson.

3.Hisfirstnovelwasaflashinthepan,andhehasn'twrittenanythingdecentsince.

4.ThemoviewillhaveitspremiereinJuly.

5.Countrymusicwasundoubtedlyoneoftheforerunnersofrockandroll.

PARTII

WhileYouListen

1.currentaffairs2.featureprograms3.radiodramas4.answerthequestion

5.dosomeresearch6.agoodangle7.collectingclips8.authenticEnglish

9.colorfulandcolloquial10.writingthescripts11.creativeandfunny

12.recordingandpresentation13.editing14.usingacomputer15.themistakes

16.assembletheclips17.designingwebpage18.text

19.downloadablematerials20.foursteps

Script

YangLi:HiFinn.

Finn:HelloLi.Soshallwelistentothequestionnow?

YangLi:Sure.

Insert:Myquestionis:howaretheBBC'sprogramsmade?

YangLi:Sohowshallweanswerthis,Finn?

Finn:WellofcoursethereareawiderangeofprogramsthatwemakeattheBBC

suchasnewsandcurrentaffairs,featureprograms,comediesandradiodramasjustto

nameafew.ButwhatweshouldfocusontodayisourbilingualELTprogramsas

theyarethemostrelevanttoourChineselearnersofEnglish.

YangLi:Verygood.Forexamplethisprogram-AskAboutBritain.Finn,let'ssay

wehaveagoodquestionsentinbyouraudience-what'sthestartingpointorfirst

stepinmakingaprogram?

Finn:Ok,right;stepone.Firstofallwehavetothinkabouthowtoanswerthe

question-whichusuallymeanswehavetogoawayanddosomeresearchandthink

ofagoodangle.Andoften,tohelpusanswerourquestion-wewillinterviewan

expertinthefieldorinsomecases,wewillgetsomevoxpops.Now,it'sareally

goodwayofgettingdifferentvoicesandwhatwedoafterthatis,weselectsmall

sectionsoftheintervieworsmallsectionsofthevoxpops,andthesearecalledclips一

whicharereallyakeyelementofourprogramsbecausetheyprovideauthentic

English.Andthat'sit,isn'tit.It'sthereallygoodthingaboutvoxpops,inour

programsespecially,it'sbecausethelanguagethatwehearinvoxpopsisvery

colorfulandit'softenfullofverycolloquial,goodcolloquialEnglishexpressions.

Rightnowthatwehavegotalltheclipsthatweneed,wecanstartsteptwo;whichis

writingtheprogramscripts.

YangLi:Ihavetosaysomepeopleloveitandsomedon't!

Finn:ActuallyIthinkI'minthefirstgroupthereIlovewritingthescriptsbecauseI

thinkit'sverycreativeandyouhavealotoffreedomtomakesomethingreallyfresh

andengaging.

YangLi:Iagree.AndIthinkitisatrueskilltolinkthelanguagepointsweare

teachinginalight-heartedwaysolearningbecomesenjoyableandfun.

Finn:Yes,whichisvery,veryimportant,isn'tit.Andanotherfunpartofour

programs,ofcourse,isthattheyarebilingual,sopeoplecanunderstandtheexact

meaningofkeywordsorphrasesinEnglish.That'sright,thatistheeditorandthey

havetoproofreadbeforewerecordourprograms.

YangLi:Nowitcomestothemostexcitingpart,inmyopinion,ofthe

program-makingprocess.

Finn:Whichis?

YangLi:Therecordingandpresentation.

Finn:That'sright.Stepthree;therecordingandpresentation-whichiswhatwe're

doinginaradiostudiorightnowisn'titLi?

YangLi:Indeedweare.

Finn:That'sright.Sowhenwe'vefinishedrecording,webeginthefinalfourthstep;

whichisediting.Thisinvolvesusingacomputerwitheditingsoftwaretocutoutthe

fluffs;thosearethemistakes,thenweassembletheclips,wemixthevoicewiththe

music,andaddtheBBCidents.

YangLi:Idents,suchasthisone.

Finn:Suchasthisone:

Insert:AcrossChina.ThisisBBCLearningEnglish.

Finn:Tosumup,therearefourbasicstepsintheprogrammakingprocess:research

andfindingclips,writingthescripts,recordingandediting.That'srightandofcourse

andwecan'tforgetthewebsite,whichisaveryimportantpartofourprogrammaking

process.Wehavetodoafewmorethingstoputtheprogramsonline.Forexample,

themostimportantoneisdesigningthewebpagewithtext,images,aquizandalso

downloadablematerialssuchasthemp3oftheprogram.

UnitSeven

PARTI

Warm-up

1.SpringFestival,NewYear'sEve,theLanternFestival,theMid-autumnFestival,TheDragon

BoatFestival,TheDoubleNinthFestival,QingmingFestival

2.AprilFools*Day,Halloween,Thanksgiving，NewYear'sEve,Easter,LaborDay,

Valentine'sDay

TextA

Understandingwhatyouread

1.Familyactivitiesincludepicnic,barbecue,familyreunion.Groupactivitiesincludechurchpicnics.

Civicactivitiesincludeallkindsofcelebrations,suchasparade.TVprogramswillbroadcastthe

President'sortheofficials'messagesaboutthecountry.Andnewmoviesorotherentertainment

programswillbeprovidedtothepeople.

2.BecauseAmericanswhoattendchurchregularly,generallyhavemanychurchfriends.Theyusually

haveapot-luckdinner.Eachfamilybrings2or3fooditemsahotdish,asalad,oradesert,and

everyoneshares.

3.Becausetomostofitscitizens,theAmericanflagrepresentsAmericaandisthesymbolofthe4thof

July.It'ssoimportantthatJune14,hisAmericanFlagDay

Buildyourvocabulary

1.anniversary2.military3.broadcast4.observances5.entertain

6.civic7.barbecues8.grilled9.crack10.represents

Thinkingaboutit

1.Chinesepeoplewillenjoytheseven-dayvacation.Somewilltakeatriptothescenicplaces.Some

willstayathomeandsharethehappinesswiththefamilymembers.Somewillvisitrelativesor

friends.Theshoppingcenterswillprovidenewproductstotheconsumers.TheTVorthe

entertainmentcompanieswillsupplythepeoplewithmorepopularprograms.Sometimesthere

willbegrandparadeintheTiananmenSquareandfireworkswillbesetofftocelebratethe

nationalday.

2.Generallyspeaking,Chinaisanindependentcountrywitha5000yearhistory,whileAmericaisa

meltingpotwithimmigrantsfromallpartsoftheworld.BecausemostoftheAmericansareof

Europeanorigin,itisacountryofahybridcivilization.Chinaisconsideredasthe"Oriental

Dragon”.Thetwopeoplesaredifferentincharacter,Americansareingeneralextrovert,Chinese

areintrovert.

TextB

1.F2.F3.F4.T5.F

2.UnitedKingdomdoesnothaveanationalholiday.InsteadtheQueen'sbirthdayiscelebrated.The

pompandceremonysurroundingtheQueeninspectingthetroopswillattractmanypeople.Queen

inBritainisalsotheQueentoCanadaandAustralia.TherealrulerofthecountryisnottheQueen

butthetraditionismaintainedthattheQueenisthemonarchorasymbolofBritain.

3.ThemostimportantholidayinChinaistheSpringFestival.InBritainandU.S.A.Christmasisthe

mostimportantholiday.

4.Christmas:sendingcards,Christmascaroling,attendingparties,specialservicesinchurches,

sendinggifts,decoratingChristmastree,wrappinggifts,openinggiftsatoneo'clockinthemorning,

treelightsglittering,spendingtimewiththefamily,turkeyroastingintheoven,havingabigmeal,

doingshopping.SpringFestival:sendinggifts,havingabigmeal,settingofffireworks,visiting

friends,visitingrelatives,spendingtimewiththefamily,makingandeatingdumplings,watching

programsonCCTVesp.theSpringFestivalGalaEvening,doingshopping,receivingared

envelopewithmoneyinit,puttingonone'sbestclothes.

PARTII

Afteryouwatch

1.massive2.charge3.heavily-armed4.domestic5.procession6.mobilize7.swarming

8.Andthegovernmenthasbannedallknifesales

9.Riotseruptedintheprovincialcapitallastyear

10.SotheonlypartyintownonFridaywillbethecommunistparty,justlikeit*sbeenforthepast

60years

Afteryoulisten

1.gettogetherwithfamilyandfriendsandenjoythemselves.

2.rememberthebirthoftheircountry,theindomitablespiritofthefirstAmericancitizens,the

patriots'declarationofindependencefromapowerfulempireandthehardshiptoforma

governmentof,byandforthepeople.

3.siralinghealthcarecosts,inadequateschoolsanddependenceonforeignoil.

Script

RadioSpeechofPresidentObama,Saturday,July4th,2009

HelloandHappyFourthofJuly,everybody.Thisweekendisatimetogettogetherwith

familyandfriends,kickback,andenjoyalittletimeoff.AndIhopethat'sexactlywhatallofyou

do.ButIalsowanttotakeamomenttodaytoreflectonwhatIbelieveisthemeaningofthis

distinctlyAmericanholiday.

Today,wearecalledtoremembernotonlythedayourcountrywasbornwearealso

calledtoremembertheindomitable（不可屈服，不可战胜的）spiritofthefirstAmericancitizens

whomadethatdaypossible.WearecalledtorememberhowunlikelyitwasthatourAmerican

experimentwouldsucceedatall;thatasmallbandofpatriotswoulddeclareindependencefroma

powerfulempire;andthattheywouldform,inthenewworld,whattheoldworldhadnever

known—agovernmentof,by,andforthepeople.

Thatu