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1、【新东方】2012年职称英语考试补全短文专项辅导训练精选LittleLadyStartsBigWarHarrietBeecherStowehadpouredherheartintoheranti-slaverybook"UncleTom'sCabin."(46)Thepublisherwassodoubtfulthathewantedhertosplitthepublishingcostswithhim,andallshehopedwasthatitwouldmakeenoughmoneyforhertobuyane
2、wsilkdress.Butwhenthefirst5,000copieswereprintedin1852.Theysoldoutintwodays.Inayearthebookhadsold300,000copiesintheUnitedStatesand150,000inEngland.(47)Withinsixmonthsofitsrelease,aplaywasmadefromthebookwhichran350performancesinNewYorkandremainedAmerica'smostpop
3、ularplayfor80years.Itmightappearthat"UncleTom'sCabinswasuniversallypopular,butthiswascertainlynottrue.Manypeopleduringthosepre-CivilWardays--particularlydefendersoftheslaverysystem--condemneditasfalsepropagandaandpoorlywrittenmelodrama(传奇剧作品).Harrietdidhavestro
4、ngreligiousviewsagainstslavery(Whenaskedhowshecametowritethebook,shereplied:"Godwroteit."),andshetriedtoconvincepeopleslaverywaswrong,soperhapsthebookcouldbeconsideredpropaganda.(48)ThoughshewasborninConnecticutin1832,asayoungwomanshemovedtoCincinnati,Ohio,when
5、herfatheracceptedthepresidencyofnewlyfoundedLaneTheologicalSeminary(神学院).Ohiowasafreestate,butjustacrosstheOhioRiverinKentucky,Harrietsawslaveryinaction.(49)In1851,HarrietBeecherStowebeganherbook.Itsvastinfluencestrengthenedtheanti-slaverymovementandangereddefe
6、ndersoftheslavesystem.(50)Infact,whenAbrahamLincolnmetHarrietattheWhiteHouseduringtheCivilWar,hesaid,"So,thisisthelittleladywhostartedthisbigwar."AShehadreadalotabouttheslaverysystem.BTodaysomehistoriansthinkthatithelpedbringontheAmericanCivilWar.CButifso,itwas
7、truepropaganda,becauseitaccuratelydescribedtheevilsofslavery.DForawhileitoutsoldeverybookintheworld,excepttheBible.EButneithershenorherfirstpublisherthoughtitwouldbeabigsuccess.FShelived18yearsinCincinnati,marryingCalvinStowe,professorofacollege.TheRoleofPressu
8、reGroupsinBritainGeneralElectionsinBritainareusuallyheldonlyonceeveryfiveyears.Governmentscanseemtoberemotefromthepeopletheyrepresent.Theprocessofprotestingaboutgovernmentac
