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lesson 1
Kip Keino



Kipchoge
Keino
is
a
modest
man
，
and
it
takes
prodding
to
get
the
great
Kenyan
runner
to
recall
how
he
felt
on
Oct
，
20
，
1968
—

when
he
won
his
first
gold
medal
，
in
the
1,500
meters
in
Mexico

day
hadn't
started
out
well
，
Keino
was
suffering
from
stomach
pains that later turned out to be a severe gallbladder infection. His doctors advised
against running
；
he ignored the race
，
Keino was so focused on competing
against
American
ace
Jim
Ryun
that
，
in
retrospect
，“Without
watching
a
video,
I
wouldn't
know
what
happened
at
the
finish.”
He
does
remember
what
happened
next.
“I
ran
an
honor
lap.
I
ran
it
to
celebrate
and
to
let
my
body
recover.
I
felt
overcome
by
the
excitement.”
It was
not the only memorable event
in his life
that day. Back home, his wife,
Phyllis,
gave birth to their third daughter, named Milka Olympia Chelagat in celebration of her
father's victory.


Keino went on to win a silver medal in the 5,000 meters in Mexico City and a gold
and a silver four years later in Munich. He then became Kenya's Olympic running coach
from
1976
to
1986,
furthering
his
nation's
dominance
in
distance
events.
Kenyan
runners
have
captured
32
Olympic
track
medals
since
1964
and
won
the
last
six
consecutive
Boston
Marathons. This summer, Keino will be in Atlanta as chief of the 120-athlete Kenyan
delegation, which could include his son Martin, 23, a former NCAA 5,000-meter champion
at the 1,5000 meters.


But
Keio's
athletic
accomplishments
are
not
the
only
reason
he
is
a
hero
in
the
town
of Eldoret in northwestern Kenya. Thirty years ago, Keino and his wife
—
who now have
seven children of their own
—
began taking orphans into their home. Their house became
so crowded that they raised funds to build a dormitory and a dining hall on a nearby
farm Keino owns. Income to support the facility comes from the farm, his sports shop
and fees he has received from the Kenyan government over the years. Today, 73 children
and young adults
—
aged 2 to 22
—live on the farm. “I think I have been lucky,” Keino
says. “Now what is important is how I use what I have to help others.”





Lesson 1



Kip Keino



克普乔格·凯诺 是一个很谦虚的人，要使这位伟大的肯尼亚长跑运动员回想起他在
1968
年
10月
20
日那一天的感受不是一件很容易的事情——（当天他）在墨西哥城参加
15 00
米长跑比
赛中赢得了一生中的第一枚金牌。那天天未亮，凯诺忍受着剧烈的胃痛，后来证实 他患了严重的
胆囊炎。（鉴于这种特殊情况）他的保健医生们都反对他参加长跑，然而他却不予理会。在 赛跑
中，凯诺集中精力，全力以赴与美国长跑能手吉木姆·润恩竞赛，后来他回忆说，“如果没有看实况录像，我都不知道比赛的最后时刻发生了什么事情。”但他确实记得下面的事情，“为了庆
祝胜 利并恢复体力，我光荣地跑了一圈，兴奋得精疲力竭。”那天，这不是唯一值得他纪念的事
情，回到家， 妻子菲利生了一个女儿，为了纪念他的胜利，就给她取名为米尔卡·奥林匹克·克
拉哥特。



接着，凯诺在墨西哥城举行的
5000
米长跑比赛中赢得一枚银 牌，而四年后在慕尼黑的比赛
中又赢得一枚金牌和一枚银牌。
1976
到
19 86
年，他成为肯尼亚奥运长跑教练，使得肯尼亚继续
在长跑比赛中保持绝对的优势地位。自
1964
年以来，
肯尼亚长跑运动员已经获得
32
枚奥运田径
奖牌，而且在波士顿马拉松比赛中赢得了六连冠。今年夏天，凯诺将以
120
名肯尼亚 运动员代表
团团长的身份去亚特兰大，代表团中包括他的儿子马丁。马丁，
23
岁，亚 利桑那州大学的全美
大学生运动会
5000
米前冠军，有希望在
1500米长跑比赛中获胜。



但是，凯诺的运动成就不是他成为肯尼亚西北 方埃尔多雷特市镇英雄的唯一理由。
30
年前，
凯诺和他的妻子开始收养孤儿，现在她 已经是七个孩子的母亲。他们的房子变得如此拥挤，以致
它们在凯诺自己的农场附近集资建造了宿舍和餐 厅。
维持这些设施的经费来自他的农场、
体育用
品商店以及多年从肯尼亚政府获得的酬 金。
今天，
仍有
2
到
22
岁不同年龄段的
73个孩子和年轻
的成年人继续生活在农场。“我想我是幸运的”，凯诺这样说道，“现在重要的是如何 用我所拥
有的去帮助其他人。”


















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Lesson 2
A Gift of New Life



First
came
a
boy
weighing
3
pounds
14
ounces:
Robert
Jared
Screws.
After
Robert
Jared
came
his
three
sisters:
Briannia
Rae,
3
pounds
1
ounce;
Brinkley
Faye,
3
pounds
13
ounces;
and
Buckley
Lenay,
4
pounds
2
ounces.
All
were
tiny,
but
they
were
strong,
healthy
babies.
In the hallway outside the operating room, friends and relatives wept and cheered as
the quad wheeled them by, one by one, in their incubators.


The babies stayed in the hospital about a month. Keith went there too, for more
chemotherapy, and the nurses took one or two babies at a time to his room for a visit.
That seemed to help him more than the medication.


Then came a wonderful surprise. When we were ready to go home, we learned that a
physicians'
fund
had
provided
a
brand-new
van
for
us,
complete
with
four
infant
car
seats.
Keith was waiting for us at hone, frail mow and in constant pain, but also very happy.


The whole community of Swainsboro and surrounding towns united in trying to help
us. Countless women offered to baby- sit. Members of Keith's high school class prepared
dinners for us twice a week. All sorts of fund-raising events were organized. A Kroger
store on Wilmington Island near Savannah donated a year's supply of diapers and other
baby needs. That helped, because the quads required 40 to 50 diapers a day!


A
man
named
Ricky
Stevens
came
to
measure
our
farmhouse
for
central
air-conditioning,
but
went
away
concerned
that
the
house
was
too
small
for
six
people.
That
night
he
could
not
sleep.
He
consulted
a
friend
in
real
estate,
Ken
Warnock,
and
the
two
of
them
invited
a group of Swainsboro businessmen to lunch. By
the time Lunch was over,
they had enough
pledges to begin building a new house.


There was a site on our land with a view of the pasture and grazing cattle. Our new
house
would
be
built
there,
a
spacious
home
with
five
bedrooms-a
master
bedroom
and
one
for each of the quads.


As
spring
came
to
Georgia,
Keith's
health
continued
to
decline.
Still,
he
took
great
delight in his four babies. In the mornings he would hold them and play with them and
help
feed
them.
He
got
to
be
good
at
handling
two
bottles
at
a
time.
Before
we
left
home
for a chemo-treatment or doctor's appointment Keith would spend time alone with each
baby.


Later in the spring another operation was necessary, and complications followed.
It became difficult for Keith to talk or breathe, and at last consciousness. His final
words to me were,“I love you.”The doctors put him on a respirator, but they said it
was only as matter of hours. I sat beside him holding his hand and whispering,“Be at
peace. Be at peace.”And finally, on June 11, peace did come
. He was 32 years old.


Life
went
on.
Ground
was
broken
for
the
new
house
on
a
blue-and-gold
day
in
December.
The
quads
were
old
enough
to
stand,
and
each
was
old
enough
to
stand,
and
each
was
given
a
little
gilded
shovel
to
mark
the
occasion.
Many
friends
and
neighbors
were
there,
and
the mayor of Swainsboro put our feelings into words:“We hope that when these babies
are
grown,
they
will
look
at
this
house
and
understand
how
much
their
father
was
respected
and admired by everyone who knew him.”



I have gone back to teaching. Devoted friends and relatives and fully qualified
helpers take good care of the quads while I am away. Without Keith's illness we never
would have recognized the amazing goodness that lies in people. The outpouring of love
and compassion and caring that has surrounded us is almost beyond belief. One life was
taken away from me, but four other lives were given to me to sustain and to comfort me.
Facing
death
with
Keith
made
me
realize
how
precious
life
is.
I
cherish
it
and
am
grateful
for it every single day.






















lesson 3
The Cause of the El Nino Phenomenon



El Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus. The phenomenon is so-called
because warm water moving across the Pacific traditionally reaches South America
around
Christmas.
Scientists
have
now
applied
the
term
El
Nino
to
the
major
warming
episodes over large South American coastal areas and westernly along the equator
and the Dateline area. Scientists noted the El Nino has a return period of four to
five years and lasts between 12
—
18 months.


In the late 1960s, it became apparent that the year-to- year variations in the
sea
surface
temperature
and
consequently
El
Nino
events,
were
closely
linked
to
the
Southern Oscillation, a relationship between atmospheric pressure over the
southeastern
Pacific
and
Indian
Ocean.
When
pressure
is
high
in
the
Pacific
Ocean,
it tends to be low in the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australia. These conditions
are
associated
with
low
temperatures
in
both
these
areas
and
rainfall
varies
in
the
direction opposite the , the combination of El Nino and Southern
Oscillation
（
ENSO
）
is the linkage atmospheric and oceanic events and involves
changes
in
circulations
of
the
atmosphere
and
oceans
across
the
Pacific
Basin.
The
strongest
El
Nino
this
century
occurred
in
1982
—
1983
and
resulted
in
droughts
and
disastrous
forest
fires
in
Indonesia
and
Australia,
wreaking
economic
damage
of
at
least US $$8 billion.


A major warming of the ocean waters across the eastern and central tropical
Pacific
Ocean,
known
as
ENSO,
has
developed
since
March
1997.
The
El
Nino
developed
very rapidly during April
—
May, and reached strong intensity by June. This event
is currently comparable in magnitude and extent to the 1982/1983 episode
















lesson 4
Our Changing Diet



What do most Americans and Canadians usually eat? Many people think that the
typical
North
American
diet
consists
of
fast
food- hamburgers,
hot
dogs,
French
fries,
pizza, fried chicken, and so on. They think Americans and Canadians also eat a lot
of
convenience
foods,
usually
frozen
or
caned,
and
junk
food-candy,
cookies,
potato
chips, and other things without much nutritional value. Unfortunately, this
description
is
mot
totally
inaccurate.
The
American
diet
is
generally
high
in
sugar,
salt, fat, and cholesterol, and these substances can cause health problems.


However, some people's eating habits are changing. They are becoming more
interested in good health, and nutrition is an important part of health. North
Americans
are
eating
less
red
meat
and
fewer
eggs,
and
they
are
eating
more
chicken
and
fish.
Chicken
and
fish
contain
less
fat
than
meat
and
eggs.
Many
people
are
also
buying more fresh vegetables and eating them raw or cooked quickly in very little
water in order to keep the vitamins.


Restaurant
menus
are
also
changing
to
reflect
people's
growing
concern
with
good
nutr
ition.
The
“typical”
North
American
diet
now
includes
food
from
many
different
countries. More ethnic restaurants are opening in big cities in the United States
and
Canada.
Foods
from
China,
Japan,
Korea,
Thailand,
India
and
the
Middle
East
are
very popular. Even fast-
food places now offer “lean” （
low- fat
）
hamburgers,
broiled
or
roasted
（
instead
of
fried
）
chicken,
and
salad
bars
with
a
wide
variety
of fresh fruits and vegetables.


How
are
we
going
to
eat
in
the
future?
Because
we
now
know
about
the
importance
of nutrition, we will probably continue to eat more fish and vegetables and less
meat. We will still buy
convenience foods in
supermarkets,
but frozen foods may
be
more nutritious and canned foods may have less salt and sugar. Our junk food will
not
be
“junk”
at
all
because
instead
of
candy
bars
we
will
eat
“nutrition
bars”
with a lot of vitamins and protein. In the future, our diet will probably be even
more interesting and healthful than it is now.


In the United States and Canada, food is a very common topic of conversation.
People are always discussing new dishes, restaurants, diet plans, and ideas about
nutrition.
The
arguments
about
the
best
diets
and
foods
will
continue:
Are
vegetables
better than a diet of cooked foods? Is a little alcohol good for relaxation, or is
all alcohol harmful? Is some caffeine good for energy, or is caffeine always bad?
Can yellow vegetables really prevent cancer? Will eating garlic help avoid heart
attacks? One thing we do know for sure:the key to good nutition is balance. How do
we
achieve
that
balance?
We
can
choose
foods
from
a
variety
of
sources,
control
the
quantities that we eat, limit fats, and exercise.
lesson 5
I Did It



“I did it.” This is what newly
-crowned Olympic gymnastics champion Li
Xiaoshuang wanted to say most after his victory here on Sunday night at the 25th
Olympic Games.


Li
scored
9.925
points
by
successfully
completing
his
somersault
tuck,
becoming
the
first
male
gymnast
ever
to
execute
this
maneuver
in
the
optional
apparatus
finals.
The
program
was
extremely
difficult.
Failure
could
have
been
met
by
his
head
slamming
the
mat.
Former
Soviet
Valery
Liukin
had
once
done
this
tuck
in
the
team
competition.


“
all the gymnasts before me had pretty high scores and this was the only way
out for me,” said Li. “I knew I could end up either first or last.” Li also won
a bronze in the rings with a 9.862.


Grigori Misutin of the Unified Team scored 9.875 points to share second place
with Japanese Yukio Iketani.


Right after
his safe landing, Li
rushed to
his coach and
former world parallel
bars champion Huang Yubing. The
two broke
into
tears and embraced each other after
the final gymnast, Vitali Scherbo of the Unified Team, failed to surpass Li.


Li's
gold
was
China's
first
in
the
floor
exercises
since
1984,
when
Li
Ning
won
at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Until the 1987 World Championships in Amsterdam
where Lou Yun won the floor exercise, the event was dominated by the former Soviet
Union gymnasts. “Though the floor is his specialty, Li still performed above his
normal level,” said coach Huang, who shed from the award ceremony and watched it
on TV at the back of the gymnasium.


“It's not an easy job,” Li said. “I
t's the result of my hard training. And
that three backward somersaults was the first rime that I have done it
successfully.”



“I want to thank my parents and especially my coach Huang who contributed
greatly to my success.”



Li joined the national team at the end of 1989 and his highest international
achievement was first place in the floor exercises of the Beijing Asian Games.


At last year's Indianapolis World Championships, he was the best non-Soviet
gymnast in the all-around competition, placing fourth, though he failed to score
higher
than
9.75
points
in
any
apparatus.
He
was
only
sixth
in
the
floor
competition.
He
was
still
so
little-known
that
even
with
his
World
Championship
achievement
here
at the Olympics, computer statistics erroneously listed him as having done badly
competing in two women's events, the uneven bars and the balance beam.


Li said he learned a lot here in Barcelona, both in gymnastics and manhood. He
said in
the team all-around competition, he repeatedly
got low scores, and did not
get the amount of points he should get for the degree of difficulty and execution
of routines. But he kept the complaints to himself.


Yet his execution in the floor final was so perfect that nobody doubted he was
the gold medal winner.


The
18-year-old
from
Hubei
Province
said
that
his
regular
training
was
not
only
technical but also mental. H
e said to himself three times, “Start and leap,
accelerate and land,” which he said was crucial in winning.



Li
also
took
part
in
the
1990
Seattle
Goodwill
Games
and
finished
second
in
the
floor
exercises,
and
is
now
regarded
as
the
Chinese
team's
best
all-around
gymnast,
especially after former best Li Ning missed both in the pommel horse and high bar
finals Sunday night.


























lesson 6
Our Changing Lifestyles:Trends and Fads



These days urban lifestyles seem to change very fast. It is more than just
clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it's
a whole way of living. One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and
wear jeans and boots;
they drink white wine and
eat sushi at
Japanese
restaurants;
for exercise they jog several miles a day. However, the next year everything has
changed. Women wear long skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat
pasta
at
ltalian
restaurants;
everyone
seems
to
be
exercising
at
health
clubs.
Then,
suddenly, it has changed again. People wear only natural fabric
（
safe for the
environment
）
; they drink gourmet coffee and eat Thai food; for both leisure and
exercise, they go rollerblading.


Almost nothing in modern life escapes the influence of fashion; food, music,
exercise, book, slang words, movies, furniture, places to visit, even names go in
and
out
of
fashion.
For
a
while,
it
seems
that
all
mew
parents
are
naming
their
babies
Heather, Dawn, Eric, or Adam. These names are “in.” then, suddenly, these names
are
“out,”
and
Tiffany
and
Jason
are
“in.”
It's
almost
im
possible
to
write
about
specific
fads
because
these
interests
that
people
enthusiastically
follow
can
change
very quickly.


In the United States, even people can be “in” or “out.” Like people in any
country, Americans enjoy following the lives of celebrities: movie stars, sports
heroes, famous artists,
politicians, and the
like. But Americans
also
pay a lot of
attention
to
people
who
have
no
special
ability
and
have
done
nothing
very
special.
In
1981,
for
example,
an
unknown
elderly
woman
appeared
in
a
TV
commercial
in
which
she looked at a vary small hamburger and complained loudly, “Where's the beef?”
These
three
words
made
her
famous.
Suddenly
she
appeared
in
magazines
and
newspapers
and
on
TV
shows.
She
was
immediately
popular.
She
was
“in.”
In
1987,
an

exterminator
in
Dallas,
Texas,
decided
that
he
would
be
very
happy
if
he
could
find
more
customers
for his small business; he needed more people to pay him to kill the insects and
rats in their put an unusual advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He
offered to pay $$1,000 to the
person who could find the biggest cockroach. This
strange
offer
made
him
suddenly
famous.
There
were
stories
about
him
nationwide-from
New
York
to
California.
He
was
“in.”
However,
this
kind
of
fame
does
not
last
long.
Such people are famous for a very short time.


This is
the essence, the central, quality,of a fad. It doesn't
last
long. Some
fads
disappear
before
we
have
all
even
heard
of
them.
How
many
people
remember
Green
peace
swimsuits?
They
changed
color
to
indicate
polluted
water.
And
then
there
was
“Beethoven Bread.” Popular in Japan in 1994, it was expensive
-$$20 for one loaf.
It
was
made
while
classical
music
played
in
the
kitchen.
The
woman
who
created
this
bread emphasized that “bread doesn't like rock music.”



A person who participates in fads should remember that they come and go very
fast, and they often come back in style after 10 to 15 years of being “out.” It
might be a good idea never to throw anything away. Mickey Mouse watches and Nehru
Jackets may soon be “in” again!









































lesson 7
Compulsive Spenders



Are
you
a
compulsive
spender,
or
do
you
hold
on
to
your
money
as
long
as
possible?
Are you a bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash? Your
answer
to
those
questions
will
reflect
your
personality.
According
to
psychologists,
our
individual
money
habits
not
only
show
our
beliefs
and
values,
but
can
also
develop
from past problems.


Experts
in
psychology
believe
that
for
many
people,
money
is
an
important
symbol
of
strength
and
influence.
Husbands
who
complain
about
their
wives'
spending
habits
may be afraid that they are loosing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other
hand, may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry with their husbands.
In addition, many people consider money a
symbol of love. They spend it
on
their
families and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents
because they need love.


People
can
be
addicted
to
different
things,
for
example,
alcohol,
drugs,
certain
foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, that is, they
must a satisfy these needs to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to
psychologists,
compulsive
spenders
must
spend
more
money.
For
those
who
buy
on
credit,
further more, charge accounts are even more exciting than money: in other words,
these
people
feel
that
with
credit
they
can
do
anything.
Their
pleasure
at
spending
enormous
amounts
is
actually
greater
than
the
pleasure
they
get
from
the
things
they
buy.


There
is
even
a
special
psychology
of
bargain
hunting.
To
save
money,
of
course,
most
people
look
for
sales,
low
prices,
and
discounts.
Compulsive
bargain
hunters,
however, often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap. They
want to believe that they are helping their budget, but they are really playing an
exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they are
winning.


It
is
not
only
scientists,
of
course,
who
understand
the
psychology
of
spending
habits,
but
also
business
people.
Stores,
companies,
and
advertisers
use
psychology
to
increase
business.
They
consider
people's
need
for
love,
power
or
influence,
as
well
as
their
values,
beliefs
and
opinions,
in
their
advertising
and
sales
methods.


Psychologists
often
use
a
method
called
“behavior
therapy”
to
help
individuals
solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel
that
they
have
problems
with
money.
They
give
them
“assignments.”
If
a
person
buys
something in every store that he
enters, for instance,
a therapist might teach him
self- discipline in this way. On the first of his therapy, he must go into a store,
for
five
minutes,
and
then
leave.
On
the
second
day,
he
should
stay
for
ten
minutes
and
try
something
on.
On
the
third
day
he
stays
for
fifteen
minutes,
asks
the
sales
clerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad
will happen to him if he doesn's buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his
compulsive buying.







































lesson 8
Stories of Christmas



In many countries of the world, The celebration of Christmas on December 25th
is a high point of the year. From November onward, it is impossible to forget that
Christmas
is
coming.
Colored
lights
decorate
many
town
centers
and
shops,
along
with
shimmy
decorations
and
artificial
snow
painted
on
shop
windows.
In
streets
and
shops,
“Christmas trees” （
real or plastic evergreen conifer trees
）
will also be
decorated with lights and Christmas ornaments. Shopping centers become busier as
December
approaches
and
often
stay
open
till
late.
By
mid-December,
most
homes
will
also be decorated with Christmas trees, colored lights and paper or plastic
decorations
around
the
rooms.
These
days
many
more
people
also
decorate
garden
trees
or house walls with colored electric lights, a habit, which has been long popular
in
USA.
In
many
countries,
most
people
post
Christmas
greeting
cards
to
their
friends
and families, and these cards will be hung on the walls of their homes.


The
custom
of
sending
Christmas
cards
started
in
Britain
in
1840
when
the
first
“Penny
Post”
public
postal
deliveries
began. （
Helped
by
the
new
railway
system,
the
public
postal
service
was
the
19th
century's
communication
revolution,
just
as
e-mail
is
for
us
today.
）
As
printing
method
improved,
Christmas
cards
were
produced
in large numbers from about 1860. Today, pictures are often about jokes, winter
pictures, Father Christmas, or romantic scenes of life in past times.


Father
Christmas
（
or
Santa
Claus
）
has
become
the
symbol
of
Christmas.
Pictures
will be seen everywhere of the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of
toys.
Children
are
taught
that
he
brings
them
presents
the
night
before
Christmas,
and
many
children
up
to
the
age
7
or
8
really
believe
this
is
true.
In
most
countries,
it
is
said
that
he
lives
near
the
North
Pole,
and
arrives
through
the
sky
on
a
sledge
（
snow-cart
）
pulled
by
reindeer.
He
comes
into
houses
down
the
chimney
at
midnight
and places presents for the children in socks or bags by their beds or in front of
the family Christmas tree. In shops or at children's parties, someone will dress
up as Father Christmas and give small presents to children, or ask them what gifts
they
want
for
Christmas.
Christmas
can
be
a
time
of
magic
and
excitement
for
children.


Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his
other
name
“Santa
Claus”
which
comes
from
the
Dutch
“Sinterklaas.”
Nicholas
was
a
Christian
leader
from
Myra
（
in
modern-day
Turkey
）
in
the
4th
century
AD.
He
was
very shy, and wanted to give money to the poor people without their knowing about
it. It is said that one day, he climbed up the roof of a house and dropped a purse
of
money
down
the
chimney.
It
happened
to
land
in
the
stocking
which
a
girl
had
put
to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down
the chimney and places gifts in children's stockings.


In English speaking countries, the day following Christmas Day is called
“Boxing Day.” This word comes from the custom which started in the Middle Ages
around
800
years
ago:
Churches
would
open
their
“alms
box” （
boxes
in
which
people
had placed gifts of money
）
and distribute the contents to poor people in the
neighborhood on the day after Christmas. The tradition continues today.







































lesson 9
White House



The USA Chief Executive Mansion, White House, stands on a knoll on the
Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington overlooking the Potomac River. The cornerstone
was
laid
in
1792
and
in
1800
it
was
initially
completed.
Since
the
second
President
John Adams first moved into the house, all the US presidents have lived and worked
there. However, in 1814, when the English was at war with America, the White House
was set on fire by the British army. Only its enclosing wall survived but stained
with scorch marks. It took three years to hide the White House renovated and be
available
for

order
to
hide
the
scars
of
war,
the
burnt
wall
was
covered
with
many layers of white paint, hence the name White House was given. It was President
Theodore Roosevelt who officially named it first in 1902.


The
White
House
is
an
18-acre-estate,
yet
the
major
of
the
ground
is
filled
with
lawns,
gardens,
tennis
courts,
outdoor
swimming
pools,
bowling
alleys,
game
rooms,
movie
theaters,
horseshoe
pits
and
other
subsidiary
facilities.
The
26-meter
highs
3-floored main section consisting of 132 rooms is mot quite spacious. In the west
are
the
magnificent
State
Dining
Room
and
the
bright
and
commodious
East
Room
which
is the place for balls and art performances. The other three smaller rooms are
resplendent
in
their
decorations.
Each
of
them
has
its
distinctive
features
and
has
its name matching the colors of the wall, ceilings, carpets, and the like in it.
The Blue Room in the middle is an oval office used officially for receiving heads
of state and foreign diplomats. The Red Room in the west characterized in the US
style in early 19th century, is a family parlor, and the Green Room is used as an
all-purpose parlor for playing cards and chess or having a chat. The second floor
is president family's private living quarters, and on the third floor are offices
of president's secretaries' store rooms and service center.


President's
office
complex
is
in
the
west
wing.
In
addition
to
the
Cabinet
Room,
The Diplomat Reception Room, the Treaty Room, etc., the most important one is the
Oval
Office,
the
heartland
for
president
to
formulate
policies
and
make
decisions.
Just
outside
the
Oval
Office
is
the
charming
Rose
blooming
with
flowers
and
plants,
where
state
dinners
and
ceremonial
events
are
sometimes
held.
In
the
East
Wing,
are
offices of First Ladies' and wording staffs. The Kennedy Garden lying outside of
those offices is for press conferences and tea parties. The well-known South Lawn
is often used for arrival ceremonies in honor of visiting heads of state.

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