AR2-unit6课程详解

TextELEANORROOSEVELTFirstLadyoftheWorldDearreaders,1Itwasduringthisweekin1948thatEleanorRooseveltpausedforamomentduringawalkfromherWashingtonSquareapartmenttowardNewYorkCity's8thStreet.Suddenly,shewroteinhersyndicatedcolumn,Isawonthesidewalkafigureofaman.Themanwashomeless,verythinandverypoor-looking,asightnotuncommonforcitydwellersbutrarelyacauseforalettertothenationinwhichshewonderedhowmanyhumanrightsthatpoormanhad.Text2AsayoungwomanRooseveltdidvolunteerworkfororganizationsliketheRedCrossandtheJuniorLeagueofNY–ahigh-societyladywithabigheart.Butshewasstilljustawomanatatimeandinacountrydominatedbymen.Whenaskedin1911ifshewasforawoman'srighttovote,sheresponded:Ifmyhusband[thenaNYStateSenator]isasuffragist,Iprobablymustbetoo.AsFranklinDelanoRoosevelt'spoliticalcareergrew,however,sotoodidherconcernforwomen'sissues,laborissues,youthandcivilrightsissues.BythetimesheandFDRmovedtotheWhiteHousein1932,Eleanorwascomingintoherown.Text3Rooseveltwouldspendthenext12yearsrewritingthedefinitionofFirstLady.Iwasalarmedmyself,whenshestarted,MadameFrancesPerkins,FDR'sSecretaryofLaborandalongtimefriendofMrs.Roosevelt's,toldaTimecorrespondentin1952.Iwasveryalarmedwhenshebeganmakingspeeches.RooseveltwasthefirstFirstLadytoholdapressconference(onlyfemalereporterswereadmitted);andsincethewheelchair-boundFDRcountedonhertobehislegs,eyesandears,shebecameinvolvedwithNewDealprojectstoanextentthatshockedmany.TextIfeltcertainthatsomewherealongthelineshewouldstubhertoe,saidPerkins,thinkingofWashington'sfishbowlatmosphere.Butshedidavoidanyrealmishap.Idon'tknowhowshedidit.Whattolayitto?Sincerityofpurpose,simplicityofheart,anunconsciousdesirenottohurtpeople.Atfirstsomeattributedsuchqualitiestonaïveté,butastimepassed,Roosevelt'shumaneandselflessnaturewonoverthenaysayers.TextShewastheWhiteHouse'schiefadvocatefortherightsofwomenandAfrican-Americans;hersyndicatednewspapercolumn,MyDay,washerplatformfrom1935untilherdeathin1962.Allthewhile,Eleanorhadbeenamotherofsixchildren.Wefeel,saidherdaughterAnna,thatifyou'rethatinterestedandenergeticandhaveamindlikehers,youshouldn'tbeletdown.TextIhopeshekeepsrightongoingthewayshehas.Shewasalsoawifetoamanwhocouldnotstandonhisown.Wemustascribetoherthemarvelousfact,saidWinstonChurchillin1948,thatacrippledman,victimofacruelaffliction,wasableformorethantenyearstoridethestormsofpeaceandwaratthesummitoftheUS.ThedebtweowetoPresidentRooseveltisowedalsotoher.Text4HerroleasFirstLady,heroicthoughitwas,wasonlytraining.ShehadusedherWhiteHouseseattolobbybutthepowerwasstillreservedforthemanoftheHouse.Besides,asPerkinsoncesaid,Shesaidthingsthatmadepeopleangry.Withherhusband'sdeathin1945,Rooseveltseemedreadytoreturntoaprivatelife.TextThestoryisover,shetoldthepress.LaterthatyearPresidentTrumanaskedEleanortoserveasaUSdelegatetotheUnitedNations.Sheacceptedthecharge,movedon,andwouldchangeforevertheroleofwomeninAmericansocietyandaroundtheworld.Mostpeoplewhohaveplayedsecondviolinalltheirlivesneverhaveanopportunitytoplayfirstviolin,remarkedPerkins.“Mrs.Roosevelthadthechanceto,andsheplayswithgenius.Text5The17womendelegatesandadviserstothefirstUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblylookedtoRooseveltforleadershipandshedelivered,quicklybecomingtheforemostadvocateforhumanrightstheworldover.NamedasthefirstchairmanoftheUNHumanRightsCommission,Rooseveltoversawthetwo-yearprocessofdraftingandsecuringpassageoftheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights.TextAdditionally,herclasheswithrepresentativesoftheSovietUnionledoneRepublicantoleanforwardinhischairandstate–hewouldn'tallowhisnametobeusedforfearofbeinglabeledasaDemocraticsupporter–Now,ifyouwanttoknowwhatIthinkaboutMrs.Roosevelt,sheistuh-riffic!Mrs.Rooseveltisuniqueinhercapacitytocreateanunderstandingofourpositioninthemindsofthedelegatesofothercountries.Herperformanceissosuperlativethatitisratherunexpectedtobeaskedtoevaluateherinordinaryterms.Text6BythetimesheresignedfromherUNpostin1952,RoosevelthadbecometheFirstLadyoftheWorld.OnatriptoIndiathatsameyearshewasgreetedbythrongsofadmirersandintroducedtotheIndianParliamentbyPanditNehruasarepresentativeofresurgenthumanity.TextAsshetraveledaroundthecitiesandslumsofthatcountrysheoftenspokewithyoungwomenaboutthechallengestheyfaced.Ifamanfailsitwouldsimplybesaid,'It'ssobadthatsoandsofailed.'Butifawomanfailstheywillsay,'Soyousee,awomanisincapableofholdingjobs.'Womenhavetorunonaparwithmen.AnnaEleanorRooseveltneverranonapar,shesetthepace.Text7Evenat77shewasstillgoingstrong,appointedagaintotheUNbyPresidentKennedyin1961,andhostofherownpaneldiscussiontelevisionshow,ProspectsofMankind.Thereisonethingthatagreatmanywomenareinterestedin,shetoldKennedyduringoneofherbroadcasts.Whyisitthatinthiscountrywehavenotmanagedtoputthemintohigherpositionsofpower?8PleasejoinLifemagazineaswehonorthepowerandhumanityofAnnaEleanorRooseveltbyinductingherintotheHallofHeroes.Text埃莉诺·罗斯福——世界的第一夫人亲爱的读者们：1你们好！就在1948年这个星期的某一天，正当埃莉诺·罗斯福从位于纽约华盛顿广场的公寓步行前往第八大道时，她停下了脚步。“突然间,”她在自己的联合专栏中写道,“我在人行道上看到一个男人的身影。”他是个无家可归的人，“瘦骨嶙峋，看起来十分穷困”，这种景象对城里人来说并不少见,但很少有人会像她那样为了这样的一件事情向全国民众写了一封公开信，在信中她问道：“这个穷人到底享有多少人权呢?”Text2年轻的时候，罗斯福夫人