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1、THEMAKINGOFANATION-PresidentClevelandUsesFederalTroopstoStopRailroadStrike 配套节目资料下载下载常见问题解答节目资料名称下载位置MP3声音下载(3.55M)中国电信·南京PDF广播稿下载(23K)中国电信·南京Real声音下载(2.35M)中国电信·南京下载提示:请用右键点下载链接,在弹出菜单上选“目标另存为...”。LRC歌词下载请用左键点击。仅限实名、高级会员使用。当前词典:Dreye译典通英汉词典(百度版)窗体顶端 窗体底端你知道吗?通过“词典功能设置”可以开启双击
2、自动查词功能。WrittenbyFrankBeardsley(MUSIC)VOICEONE:THEMAKINGOFANATION--aprograminSpecialEnglishbytheVoiceofAmerica.(MUSIC)I'mMauriceJoyce.Today,FrankOliverandIcontinuethestoryofAmericanPresidentGroverCleveland.VOICETWO:GroverClevelandbeganhissecondpresidencyineighteenninety-three.
3、HistwotermswereseparatedbythepresidencyofBenjaminHarrison.ClevelandtookofficeagainjustastheUnitedStateswasenteringaneconomicdepression.Businessesfailed.Banksclosedtheirdoors.Workerslosttheirjobs.Andfarmerslosttheirfarms.PresidentClevelandbelievedthedepressionwascausedbythegov
4、ernment'smoneypolicy.Atthattime,bothgoldandsilverwereusedtosupportthevalueoftheAmericandollar.InEurope,however,onlygoldwasused.Americaninvestorsandbankerswereafraidtheirmoneywoulddropinvaluebecauseoftheuseofsilver.Theybeganexchangingtheirmoneyforgold.PresidentClevelandwantedt
5、oreturntothegoldstandard,too.Todothis,hehadtourgeCongresstokillalawwhichforcedthegovernmenttobuysilver.BeforeCongressbeganitsdebate,thepresidentdiscoveredacancerinhismouth.Thecancerneededtoberemovedimmediately.Buttheoperationhadtobekeptsecret.Newsthatthepresident'slifewasinda
6、ngercouldhaveaneffectonthedebate.ItcouldMakethenation'seconomiccrisisworse.VOICEONE:So,theoperationwasdoneonaprivateboatinNewYorkharbor.DoctorsremovedsomeofPresidentCleveland'steethandmuchofhisupperleftjaw.Thentheyremovedthecancer.Theoperationtookonlyahalfhour.Afterafewweeks,
7、doctorsmadeClevelandanewjawoutofhardrubber.Heworeitwithoutdifficulty.Anewspaperprintedastoryabouttheoperation.Butadministrationofficialsdeniedit.Thefactsdidnotbecomepublicformanyyears.VOICETWO:WhenPresidentClevelandreturnedtoWashington,hesentamessagetomembersofCongress.Heurge
8、dthemtokillthelawwhichforcedthegovernmenttobuysilver.Henotedhowpeopl
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