新概念早讀英語初中版 第48期:與眾不同的聽眾
與眾不同的聽眾
Al Smith was governor of New York States. He was afamous man.
阿爾.史密斯是紐約的州長。他是個名人。
He was born very poor on the East Side of New YorkCity.
他出生在紐約市東部的一個窮苦家庭。
He had little education.He worked very hard and wongreat success.
他讀書不多，但是他工作勤奮，終于獲得了很大的成就。
One day,as governor, he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing.
有一天，作為州長，他訪問星星州的監(jiān)獄。
Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States
星星監(jiān)獄是全國最大的監(jiān)獄之一。
The head of the prison
監(jiān)獄長
asked Mr.Smith to say something to the prisoners.
請史密斯對囚犯們說幾句話。
Mr.Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before.
史密斯先生從來沒有對這一類聽眾講過話。
He did not know how to begin.
他不知道該怎樣開口。
Finally,he said,"My fellow citizens..."
最后，他說:"我親愛的公民們......"
Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen.
接著他想起一個人蹲進監(jiān)獄就不再是公民了。
He began again."My fellow prisoners..." That did not sound right,so he said,
他重新開始:"我親愛的囚犯們......"那聽起來也不對勁兒，于是他說:
"Well,anyway,I'm glad to see so many of you here today."
"噢，無論如何，今天在這兒見到你們這么多人真是太高興了。"
