Unit Seven Scandal
It refers to action, attitude, etc that is disgraceful or shameful. We can divide it based on different fields such as political scandal, economic scandal, entertainment scandal, charity scandal, etc.
Part A New York Times‟ Scandal
Winter lingered (v.). /The Ⅰ. Vocabulary Preparation: traditions ~.
lingering / / continuing to exist for longer than usual or desirable 延迟的 a ~ illness/ the ~fear This will dispel your ~ doubts. plagiarism / / when someone plagiarize (v.) other people‟s research ~ uses another person„s words, ideas, or work and /pretends they are their a play book from another author own 剽窃；抄袭 be accused of ~ uproar / / a lot of noise or angry protest about something an uproarious (v.) crowd / an ~ burst of laughter 骚动；吵闹；喧嚣 The public ~ over nuclear-radiation hazards continues to mount. No words could be heard in the ~ .
haunt / / to cause problems for someone over a long period of time 萦绕心头 be ~ed by the fear of cancer This is a problem that ~s all of us. Long after the panic and the pain had passed , she was ~ed by the experience. fabrication / / a piece of information or story that someone ~ lies fabricate (v.) an accusation / has invented in order to deceive people 伪造物 The rumors were mere ~s. address / / to make a formal speech to a large group of people 发表演说；向…致辞 ~ a meeting a television address (n.)
impromptu / / said or done at once without preparation 即席的；临时的；事先 无准备的 a speech made ~ a series of ~ statements give an ~ talk an ~ press conference newsroom / / the office in a newspaper or broadcasting company where news is received and news reports are written 新闻编辑室 stunned / / too surprised or shocked to speak 吃惊的；目瞪口呆的 I was ~ to hear the news of his death. stun (v.) sb. with questions The natural beauty of the mountain stuns (v.) the visitors.
tender / / to formally offer to someone 正式 提出 ~ one‟s advice/protest/resignation/ thanks/apologies ~ an invitation ~ one.s services to sb. saga / / a long and complicated series of events, or a description of this 一长串事件 I related some of the episodes of my domestic ~. The company‟s collapse was a ~ of financial mismanagement. set off to make something start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so 引发；致使 A letter from him ~ an attack of homesickness. The landslides were ~ by the earthquake.
in the wake of coming after or following something 接 踵而至；在…之后 wrecked houses~ a hurricane hunger and disease ~ the war They submitted resigations ~ a scandal. unleash / / to suddenly let a strong force, feeling, etc. have its full effect 释放 ~ the force of nuclear power He ~ed a torrent of abuse against the unfortunate shop assistant. rolling heads severe punishment 处罚；严惩
clipping / / an article or picture that has been cut out of a newspaper or magazine 剪辑； 剪报 a newspaper ~/ a ~ bureau(agency) Mother clipped (v.) the recipe and pasted it in her book. clip (v.) a week‟s papers integrity / / the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right 正 直；诚实 He‟s a man of ~; he won‟t break his promise. mutual respect for territorial ~ 互相尊重领土完整
Ⅱ. Note
Jayson Blair (1976-) an African-American
reporter. He resigned from his former employer The New York Times on May 1, 2003 after the newspaper found fraud, plagiarism and inaccuracies in 36 of his 73 articles. Further investigation led to the resignation of editor Howell Raines and managing editor Gerald Boyd on June 5, 2003. 杰森·布莱尔
Ⅲ. Exercise
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks Shihab Rattasi (Worldnews): The top two editors of The New York Times have resigned amid the lingering plagiarism scandal of the paper. The uproar was haunted by the discovery of widespread fabrication by a Times reporter. Michael Loku reports. Michael Loku (CNN correspondent): Staff sources say, Raines and Boyd 1addressed the newsroom at 10:30 with what was described as an impromptu morning gathering. The staff‟s mood, sad
and stunned. Twenty minutes later, applause. Not so much in celebration of the institution‟s future as staffers said, but 2 rather an awkward appreciation of the two men‟s past. Times publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. accepted their resignations just three weeks after saying he would not. Howell and Gerald have 3 tendered their resignations , he said in a statement, and I‟ve accepted them with sadness based on what we believe is best for the Times. It is 4 the latest chapter of perhaps the darkest saga in the Times 152-year history set off by the serial fabrication of former Times reporter Jayson Blair.
Voice of Lena Williams (Union Representative): In the wake of what I believe is the Mr. Jayson Blair affair, that not only the executive editor, but the managing editor, 5 two top journalists in this country, have had to step down is not something that you‟re gonna see anybody in The New York Times dancing in the aisles over. Michael Loku: In an email to CNN, Blair said, quote, “I‟m sorry to hear that more people have fallen in 6 this sequence of events that I had unleashed. I wish the rolling heads had stopped with mine.” For weeks, staffers have privately complained that Raines and Boyd had ignored 7 the warning signals . Now, many are expressing relief.
Deborath Sontag (Reporter): I think that it‟s now a clean break, that‟s probably a good thing. It makes me feel sad personally 8 for the individuals involved . But, we‟re not getting back to work. We‟ve been thinking about this and talking about this constantly. It‟s been a distraction. Michael Loku: Others are expressing joy. Jerellekraus (Art Director): Oh I‟m so happy. Michael Loku: The New York Times has always been considered 9 a paper of record . So imagine this, one of the women you‟ve just heard from, Debbie Sontag, a reporter for the Sunday Times magazine said that in the last several weeks,
that in the last several weeks, she‟s been compelled to send news clippings of some of her works to 10 potential interview subjects . Why? Because they had questioned the integrity and the accuracy of the paper. Michael Loku CNN, New York.
He had a racking (adj.) headache. Ⅰ. Vocabulary~ed (v.) with doubt and pain. Preparation: I was rack / / to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain 折磨；使痛苦 a~ of gout（痛风） surface / / to become known about or easy to notice 显现；披露 A thought ~d in his mind. In May 1980 he fled Turkey and next ~d in Italy. rep / / reputation 名声；名誉 a man of doubtful ~. If you say with the gang any length of time, you will get a ~.
Part B Football Rape
privileged / / to treat
some people or things better than others 有特权 In countries where there are still not many schools, 的 education is a privilege (n.). get One of the obstacles tosb.‟s ~status is ~.~ classes ~ treatment social harmony We are ~ to live on a very precious planet. abuse / an abuse (n.) of power/authority / to deliberately use something for the wrong purpose or for your own advantage 滥用；妄用 ~ one‟s authority (office) He ~d his privileges. In activities outside his official capacity, he has ~d my confidence in him.
alleged / / an alleged fact, etc. is one that someone says allege (v.) the mayor‟s guilt. The newspaper has happened or is true, although it has not been proved 声称的；所谓的 The man ~s that his watch has been stolen. an ~ antique vase sb‟s ~ friends back / / to support someone or something 支 持 ~ a plan / ~ sb.in an argument place kicker a rugby or American football player who kicks the ball after it has been placed or held on the ground 踢定位球的球员 blame the messenger to be angry with the person who tells you about something bad, instead of the person who caused it to happen 责怪报信者
utterly / / completely or totally 完全的，彻 底的 an utter (adj.) stranger / ~ disregard of one‟s own of what may They seem ~ unaware well-being happen. I am ~ convinced of your loyalty to your colleagues. insensitive / / not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people„s feelings, and not realizing when they are upset or when something that you do will upset them 感觉迟钝的；麻木不仁的 He was ~ to public opinion. the ~ attitude of the government predator / / someone who tries to use a predatory (adj.) war / carry out ~ another person„s weakness to get advantages 掠夺者 fishing in other countries‟ sea areas This city was an easy prey for the ~s.
Ⅱ. Notes
University of Colorado the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. With its unique Tuscan sandstone architecture and its location nestled under the Flatiron rock formations of Boulder, the campus is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the United States. 科罗拉多大学 Boulder / / a city of north-central Colorado. It is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder 波尔德（美国科罗拉多州）
Ⅲ. Exercise
Listen to the news report and choose the best
the answer to the following questions.
1. What happened at the University of Colorado?
A. A big football game. B. A sex scandal about a football coach. C. A stigma on the university‟s reputation. D. The loss of a school football program.
2. Why was the coach Gary Barnett put on an administrative leave?
A. Because he clearly abused his privileges. B. Because he raped six different women. C. Because his football players raped six women players. D. Because he was involved in the rape scandal.
3. What was the coach‟s attitude towards Kitty Nita, a former player in his team?
A. B. C. D. He believed she was an incompetent player. He showed his deepest sympathy for her. He denied that he knew anything about her. He was very sensitive to her accusations.
4. How did the University administrators react to the coach‟s remarks?
A. They backed him 100% no matter what happened. B. They thought his remarks were improper. C. They believed what he did was necessary. D. They fired him for his insensitive remarks.
5. Which of the following words best describe some of the faculty‟s reaction to the scandal?
A. Indignant. B. Insensitive. C. Forgiving. D. Pleased.
Part C Charity Scandal
Ⅰ. Vocabulary Preparation: rodeo / / a type of entertainment in which cowboys ride wild horses, catch cattle with ropes, and ride in races 牛仔竞技；骑术表演 sickle-cell anemia a serious illness that mainly affects black people, in which the blood cells change shape, causing weakness and fever 镰状红细胞贫血症 recipient / / someone who receives something 接受者；获得者 a welfare ~ the ~ of a letter / prize
copycat / / someone who
copies other people„s clothes, behavior, work etc 仿效者；模仿者 con man / / someone who tries to get money from people by tricking them 骗子 terminally / / in a way that can not be cured 末期地；晚期地 a hospice for the ~ ill terminal (adj.) cancer/ the ~ ward His illness is ~, i.e. cannot be cured.
callous / / not caring that other people are suffering 无情的；麻木的 a ~ person,attitude,etc. He was so~ about it all. brochure / / a small booklet or pamphlet, often containing promotional material or product information 小册子 a travel /holiday ~ legitimate / / acceptable or allowed by law 合法的 a ~ government / the ~ owner of the property I‟m not sure that his business is strictly ~.
cohort / / a companion or an associate 同伴，合伙人 a job seeking ~ She has a ~of admirers. charitable / / kind and sympathetic in the way you judge people 仁慈的 a ~ woman / That was‟t a very ~ remark. do sth. out of charity (n.) a charity bazaar (show) prosecute / / to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law 起诉；告发 ~a crime ~ sb. for fraud ~ a claim
philanthropy / / the practice of giving money and help to people who are poor or in trouble慈善事业 Among his ~ are … plague / / a cause of annoyance; a nuisance 令人头痛的事；苦恼 London‟s fogs used to be a ~ to residents. That child is the ~ of my life. tax-exempt / / tax-free; on which tax need not be paid 免税的 ~ bonds
Ⅱ. Note
Make-A-Wish Foundation a US charity
organization that helps children who are extremely ill get something that they want very much “愿望成真”基金会
Ⅲ. Exercise
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Listen to the news report and decide whether the following statements are true or false. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a foundation that grants the last wishes of terminally ill people. Many copycats and con men have turned to setting up charities because they see in them a chance to collect big money for themselves. The charity scams can easily elude criminal charges as long as they contribute 1 percent of their collection to charity.
4. Many founders of the charity scams were put behind bars for their failure to keep to their promises. 5. Now Americans are more cautious when they contribute money because they know most of the charities are engaged in illegal deals.
Keys: 1. 3. 5. False True False 2. 4. True False
Part D Drug Company Kickbacks
Ⅰ.Vocabulary Preparation kickback / / money that someone pays secretly and dishonestly in return for someone‟s help 回扣；佣金 (v.) to have demanded a He is to allege ransom of one ~ on her The boss demanded a million. wages. allegedly / / used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved 据称；涉嫌 This is ~ the case. The novel was ~ written by a computer. showcase / / to display prominently, especiallyThe club is a ~展示；突出地展示 to advantage for new comics. ~ one‟s ability
pharmaceutical / / relating to the production of drugs and medicines 制 药的 a ~ company / a ~ society / the ~ industry inflate / inflated (adj.) currency raise or expand / to / ~ prices abnormally or improperly 不当地高涨；不正常地抬 Keep inflation (n.) under control 高 The buyers bid against each other and often ~ the prices they buy. The government would ~ the economy and then put on price control. prostate / / an organ in the body of male mammals that is near the bladder and that produces a liquid in which sperm are carried 前列腺
bribe / / to illegally give someone, pay/give/offer ~ to sb. especially a public official, money or a gift in order to accept/take a something persuade them to do~ from sb. for you 贿赂 He ~d his way to power. prescribe / / to say what Write out a description (n.) medicine or treatment a sick person should have 开药； 开处方make out, fill, compound a ~ The doctor ~d the usual soporific (安眠药) to/for me. The doctor ~d some pills / rest in bed for my cold. indict (v.) sb on the charge of an official indictment / / murder / be ~ed for manslaughter/ be ~ed with a criminal written statement charging someonewith theft offence 诉状；控告 bring in an ~ against sb be under ~ for fraud ~s against the firm were dismissed.
tab / / an amount of money that you owe, or a record of an amount of money that you owe 账单；费用 pay the ~ for dinner for two Who would get the ~ for all this extravagance ? guideline / / rules or instructions about the best way to do something 方针；规则 adopt new ~s for the national defense a book that includes ~s on every aspect of running home The past offers ~s (mandates) to the present and future. Today the moral ~s are less obvious than they were.
smoke screen an action or a statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions 烟幕 provide a ~ for a policy The propaganda machine threw out a ~ that … voluntary / / done willingly and without being forced 自愿的；主动的 a ~ organization ~ service a ~ army a ~ contribution The prisoner made a ~ statement. Attendance is purely ~ .
Ⅱ. Notes
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc a joint venture between two global pharmaceutical leaders, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. Today, TAP is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the US. TAP制药公司 Lake Forest a city of northeast Illinois, a residential suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan. 莱克·福里 斯特（美国伊利诺斯州东北部的一座城市） Lupron / / a drug commonly used for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer 一种常用治疗前列腺癌的药 物
Ⅲ. Exercise: Open-ended Discussion
1. What should a doctor take into consideration when he is about to choose a drug treatment for an ill patient? Should doctors not choose a particular drug because manufacturers may give them kickbacks? 2. How should the line between marketing and kickbacks be drawn? 3. Suppose you are a pharmaceutical representative of a drug company, what will you do to promote a health or medical product?
4. Upon a successful surgery, some patients in China like to give the surgeon a gift or bonus. What is your opinion on this issue?
5. Do you think accepting kickbacks is also a form of bribery? Find information on what industries are prone to kickbacks and learn about the possible punishments for accepting kickbacks.
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What should a doctor take into consideration when he is about to choose a drug treatment for an ill patient? Should doctors not choose a particular drug because manufacturers may give them kickbacks? The top priority should be the well-being and good health of the ill patient instead of profits. They shouldn't ignore their ethic morality as a doctor for the sake of handsome profits by taking kickbacks.
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How should the line between marketing and kickbacks be drawn? In my opinion, kickbacks are expected to banned when marketing, thus establishing a healthy and fair market to promote drug purchase.
Suppose you are a pharmaceutical representative of a drug company, what will you do to promote a health or medical product? I‟ll get familiarized with the medical effects of various drugs and promote the health-benefiting ones to the hospital and patients. Only in this way can we conquer the market.
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Upon a successful surgery, some patients in China like to give the surgeon a gift or bonus. What is your opinion on this issue? It‟s a traditional Chinese way to express sincere gratitude, but a proper but inexpensive gift, as I see it, is more appropriate than a bonus. Do you think accepting kickbacks is also a form of bribery? Find information on what industries are prone to kickbacks and learn about the possible punishments for accepting kickbacks. Yes, it‟s also a form of bribery. In governments, hospitals, construction companies, even in schools, some in charge of authority are prone to accept bribery.
Part E Our Darkest Days Are Here
Ⅰ. Vocabulary Preparation assassination / / the act of murdering an important person 暗杀；刺杀 attempt/carry out an ~ a political ~ torture / / to deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel 折磨；拷打 put sb. to ~ suffer ~s from a toothache Many of the prisoners died under ~. leash / / a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog„s collar in order to control it 栓狗颈的皮带 The police ordered that all dogs had to be ~es.
crust / / the hard brown outer surface of bread 面包皮 The ~ of the bread is burnt. Cut the ~s off when you make sandwiches. sip / / a very small amount of a drink 呷一小口； 吸一口 take a ~ of beer taste … in a ~ sip (v.) ~ at coffee / ~ tea chop something off to remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool 砍下 chop off a finger He chopped a branch off the tree. I had his head chopped off.
decent / / of a good enough standard or quality; following against decency (n.) /are acceptable to an offense moral standards that He didn't society 体面的；正派的 (n.) to call. even have the decency a ~ burial She did not have a ~ dress ~ ofthe ball. cultural desert (n.) / a for doubt Somedesert (v.) a friend / one‟s wife ~ black people were robbed. desert / / of, relating to, or characteristic of a desert; barren and uninhabited 不毛的；荒凉的 ~ wastes, sands, etc. immortal / / living or continuing for ever 不朽的 Beethoven is immortalized (v.) by his great works. ~ poetry the immortality (n.) of the greatThe soul is ~. achievements The heroes of the people are ~.人民英雄永垂不朽。
deteriorate / / to becomesudden 使…恶化 (n.) in the weather A worse deterioration Relations between the two countries begin to ~ in 1965. His work has ~ed in recent years. His health ~d with ages. dramatic / / intended to be impressive so that (adv.) successful performance / a dramatically people notice 戏剧性的；引人 注目的 be dramatically (adv.) dropped a series of ~ upheavals ~ new evidence about human origins the dollar‟s ~ fall Her opening words were ~.
sense / / feel something is true without being sense (n.) of time / beauty / loss toldaor having proof 感到；察觉 / solitude/ duty / obligation / responsibility We ~d the tension in the conference room. He could ~ nobody near him. He ~d that she was making fun of him. slip away to leave a place secretly or without anyone noticing 溜走；悄悄过去 slip away before the end of the meeting Another month has slip away/by without being seen. The opportunity will slip away for another year.
Ⅱ. Notes
Nicholas Evan Berg (1978-2004) a young
American businessman seeking telecommunications work in Iraq during the US-led occupation there, who was captured and beheaded apparently by Islamist militants possibly connected to al Qaeda, on May 8, 2004. His killing was said to have been carried out to avenge abuses of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. 尼古拉斯•埃文•伯格
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) an explorer
and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492 under the flag of Castile, a part of Spain 克里斯托弗•哥伦布 Stock Market Crash in 1929 the most famous crash in 1929, when the Dow dropped 50%, preceded the Great Depression. The succeeding years saw the Dow drop a total of over 85%. 1929年 股市风暴
Pearl Harbor an important US naval base in
Hawaii, which was suddenly attacked by Japanese planes in December 1941. Many warships were destroyed or damaged, causing great shock and anger in the US, and leading the US into World War II 珍珠港事件 9/11 The September 11, 2001 attacks. The attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist suicide attacks agianst the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in the United States. 9/11恐怖袭击
Part E Our Darkest Days Are Here
Mike Wallace: If you were inclined to make a list of the great times in American history, what would you start with? Andy Rooney: If you were going to make a list of the great times in American history, you'd start with the day in 1492, when Columbus got here. The Revolution when we won our independence would be on the list. Beating Hitler, putting Americans on the moon. We've had a lot of great days. Our darkest days up until now have been things like presidential assassinations, the Stock Market Crash in 1929, list of worst things that ever happened to our country.
It's a black mark that will be in the Pearl Harbor, and 9/11, of course. The day the world learned that American soldiers had tortured Iraqi prisoners belongs high on the history books in a hundred languages for as long as there are history books. I hate to think of it. The image of one bad young woman with a naked man on a leash did more to damage America's reputation than all the good things we've done over the years ever helped our reputation. What were the secrets they were trying to get from captured Iraqis? What important information did that poor devil on the leash have that he wouldn't have given to anyone in exchange for a crust of bread or a sip of water? Where were your officers? Someone told you to do it?
Tell us who told you. If your officers were told, we should know who told them. One general said our guards were “untrained.” Well, untrained at what? Being human beings? Did the man who chopped off Nicholas Berg's head do it because he was untrained? The guards who tortured prisoners are faced with a year in prison. Well, great. A year for destroying our reputation as decent people. I don‟t want them in prison, anyway. We shouldn't have to feed them. Take away their right to call themselves American-that‟s what I‟d do. You aren't one of us. Get out. We don't want you. Find yourself another country or a desert island somewhere. If the order came from someone higher up, take him with you.
In the history of the world, several great civilizations that seemed immortal have deteriorated and died. I don't want to seem dramatic tonight, but I've lived a long while, and for the first time in my life, I have this faint, faraway fear that it could happen to us here in America as it happened to the Greek and Roman civilizations. Too many Americans don‟t understand what we have here, or how to keep it. I worry for my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren. I want them to have what I've had, and I sense it slipping away. Have a nice day.
Supplementary Listening
Scandal in Royal Family:
Minor Royals with Major Expense Accounts
Political Scandal:
Puzzles Over Watergate Scandal
Scandal in education: (Interview)
For-Profit College: Costly Lesson
Minor Royals with Major Expense Accounts
Words & Expressions: monarchy / / the system in which a country is ruled by a king or queen; a country ruled by a king or queen 君主政体；君主政治；君主国 establish/set up ~ overthrow/abolish a ~ an absolute ~ a constitutional ~ revenue / / the income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of the public expenses 收入；财政收入 generate/produce/yield ~ collect/raise customs ~
subsidize / / to assist or support 资助；给予津贴 for / grant a government provide a state subsidy (n.) Athletes are ~d by the state. ~ (n.) to food/housing ~dies Part of the national budget goes to ~ food prices. lavish / / characterized by or produced with extravagance and time on pets / He ~ed (v.) lavish (v.) money and profusion 奢侈的；铺张的； 慷慨的 pains on the choice of every word. enormous be ~ with money/praise The conference is a vast and ~ affair. evict / / to force out; to expel 驱逐；驱 赶 ~ families/ the enemy from their homes eviction n.
Spot Dictation:
Richard Gizbert (ABC News Journalist): Getting embarrassed by members of one‟s family has somehow job description become part of the queen‟s ______________ (1). This behaving time it‟s not her children or her husband _________ (2) inappropriately; it‟s her cousin. Prince Michael of Kent Germany-born and his _____________ (3) wife are what‟s known as What minor royals. _____ (4) the Kents share with major tastes royals are bloodlines and expensive ______ (5). The Kents live here, at Kensington Palace, Princess Diana‟s _______________ former residence (6). Normally, an apartment like theirs with seven bedrooms plus servants‟ ________ (7) quarters would rent for about a million dollars a year. The Kents pay _____________ (8) of just $5,000, which one an annual rent member of Parliament calls…
Alan Williams (Parliament Member): The best Europe housing benefit system in _______ (9). Gizbert: If the Kents took their rent money, about $400 a month, to a real estate agent in the same area, the ____________ (10) would not last long. negotiations Farnaz Faizapour (Real Estate Agent): If you came to me with that sort of money, around here the only parking space thing we‟d be able to offer you is a _____________ (11). Gizbert: They would have to move to London‟s East End, much less fashionable and settle for (12) a _______ room in a boarding house like this one. Normally,
the British government can defend (13) the expense of ______ attract the monarchy, after all the royal family does _______ bother with (14) tourist revenue. But the Kents seldom __________ (15) any royal duties. He‟s a businessman who‟d rather trade on his name than cut ribbons. Gizbert(to Prime Minister): Can you explain the principle _________ (16) why it‟s fair that working people should because subsidize a lavish lifestyle for these folks ________ (17) they were born in the queen‟s family? Prime Minister Tony Blair: I think I‟m going to beat a diplomatic silence on that particular one.
Gizbert:
But the people, even supporters of the be diplomatic monarchy, need not __________ (18). Man on the Street: Unless they‟re working for their living, right, put the rent up. Gizbert: There‟s also the proposal to turn Kensington Palace into some sort of museum (19). ________________ If that happens, the Kents could be evicted, or a bygone era better yet, put on display, relics of __________ (20), minor royals with major expense accounts.
Puzzles Over Watergate Scandal
Words & Expressions sloppy / / not done carefully or thoroughly; careless and untidy 草率的；粗心的 (sloppiness n.) This piece of work is very ~. ~ thinking a ~ dresser bizarre / / strikingly unconventional and farfetched in style or appearance; eccentric; odd 希奇古怪 的；异乎寻常的 ~ patterns / stories increasingly ~ in speech remnant / / small remaining quantity or part or number of things or people; surviving trace of sth. 残余；剩余；遗留的痕迹 the ~ of the sun eat up the ~ of the feast ~s of the defeated army clutch at the ~ one‟s self-esteem
bugging device a device used for listening to conversations secretly 窃听设备 bug (v.) one‟s office/phone/conversations incriminate / / details. What‟s bugging you? / Don‟t bug me with petty to accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; to cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault 控告；牵连；牵累 (incrimination n.) He was ~d by an eye-witness who placed him at the scene of the crime. contender / / someone who contend (v.) for first prize/place takes part in a competition or a situation in which they contend (v.) to with oneself have to compete excelother people 对手；斗争者, 竞争者 (contend v.) The leading ~ in one‟s class a ~ for the heavyweight boxing crown
contort / / to distort; to give a wrong account of sth. 扭曲；歪曲 a face ~ed with fear ~ grammar ~ one‟s body into bizarre stances throb / / to beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound 悸动；（脉搏、心脏）跳动；搏 动 Her heart was ~bing with excitement. the throb (n.) of a pulse / pleasure synonymous / / having the same or a similar meaning; equivalent in connotation 同义的； 内涵相同的 (synonym n.) Being a soldier is ~ with being a brave man, in his opinion.
Notes: Watergate was the worst political scandal ever suffered by the office of the President of the United States. It has entered the political lexicon as a term synonymous with corruption and scandal. In an effort to ensure Nixon‟s reelection in the 1972 Presidential elections, Nixon and his close aides authorized a number of illegal and underhanded campaign tactics. One of them was an attempt to break into and bug the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate office complex. If it had not been for the alert actions of Frank Wills, a security guard, the scandal may never have erupted.
Initial investigations of Watergate were heavily influenced by the media, particularly affected by the work of two reporters from the Washington Post―Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, along with their mysterious informant, Deep Throat. In 1974, the House of Representatives authorized the Judiciary Committee to consider impeachment proceedings against Nixon. Then Nixon departed the White House in disgrace. But interestingly, years later, one of the burglars, Martinez, wrote about Mission Impossible.
Richard Milhous Nixon is one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th Century. His long political Career began in 1947 but ended in 1974 because he was embroiled in the Watergate scandal. He served as Vice-President for eight years and lost the 1960 election to John F. Kennedy. Then he recovered from political defeat to be chosen again as the Republican Party‟s candidate at the 1968 election. Following a year of turmoil, including two political assassinations, Nixon became the nation‟s 37th President on January 20, 1969. By 1973, Nixon had been re-elected, but the Watergate scandal overshadowed his career.
He made three major speeches on the Watergate scandal during 1973 and 1974. Perhaps the politically most difficult speech was the one on April 29, 1974, in which Nixon released partial transcripts of the White House tapes. The final blow came with the decision by the Supreme Court to order Nixon to release more White House tapes. Nixon‟s last days in office came in late July and early August, 1974. At 9 p.m. on the evening of August 8, he delivered a nationally televised resignation speech. The next morning, he made his final remarks to the White House staff before sending his resignation letter to the Secretary of States, Dr. Henry Kissinger.
Spot Dictation
Reporter: You can find out more about the way that things are studied by going down a president, a major piece of history, but now, an ABC News poll says _________ (1) of all Americans admit two-thirds they don‟t know the basic facts of Watergate. Actually, there are some basic facts that none of us (2) know. Here‟s ABC‟s Clair Shipman. _________ Clair Shipman: The five intruders were sloppy, caught _______ (3) inside the Watergate headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
Their burglar crime eventually brought down the president. thirty Even after ____ (4) years, the bizarre remnants of the break-in, like the Chapstick bugging devices, are a popular display _______________ (5). But despite all the evidence, no one has ever been able to figure out (6) exactly what the _________ burglars were after here. It‟s just one of the enduring mysteries _________________ (7) of Watergate. Actor (In the Movie All the President’s Men): “Just follow the money.” Shipman: Deep Throat, portrayed so dramatically in All the most celebrated the President’s Men, is __________________ (8) mystery, source of course, that critical and secret _______ (9) for Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstien. Woodward still swears he will reveal (10) _____ nothing…
Bob Woodward (the Washington Post): I‟m in a mode of deep silence ___ (11) Watergate sources. on Shipman: …until Deep Throat dies. Some though, like former White House Council John Dean… John Dean: There was a ______ (12) growing on cancer the Presidency. Shipman: …insist they‟re closing in. Dean: It becomes very apparent that the only had people that could have ___ (13) that information had to be in the White House. Shipman: After decades of research, Dean‟s new online book names four contenders, including former speech writer Pat Buchanan, and former press secretary Ron Ziegler.
Nixon: Well, who is the ***hole that did this? Is it Liddy? Shipman: And another mystery, that _______________________ (14) gap in the eighteen and a half minute incriminating tapes Nixon made of his White House conversations _____________ (15). His loyal secretary Rosemary demonstrate Woods contorted herself to ____________ (16) how she accidentally erased what most think must have damning section been a particularly _______________ (17). But the National Archives now thinks that audio experts, voice including Stephen St. Croix, can get Nixon‟s _____ (18) back.
Stephen St. Croix: When you run a tape under an erase head, most of it, ____ (19) 99 percent is erased, but never say all of it. Shipman: Some magnetic particles remain and the computer can find the sounds. But many think the most profound ________________ (20) Watergate puzzle may be Nixon himself. Dean: One of the questions that pulses through Watergate―it almost throbs―is why? Set to win reelection handily, yet so insecure that he was ultimately driven to criminal action, a mystery that may defy solution. Clair Shipman, ABC News.
Projects: Choose a project
1.
Read the recent local newspaper for a case of white-collar crime. Translate it into English.
2. Search online for epidemic abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Prepare a presentation on it.
3. There are a number of movies that deal with the topics in this Unit. Watch one of them and prepare a presentation on it. Here are some suggestions:
Wall
Street tells the story of a young and impatient Wall Street stockbroker who is willing to do anything to get to the top. In The Firm, a Harvard graduate accepts an irresistible job offer from a Memphis law firm. But the dream turns out to be a nightmare when he finds himself trapped in the illegal dealings of the firm.
Fahrenheit
9/11 is a documentary produced by Michael Moore in 2004. He takes on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration used the tragic event to push its agenda. The Hunting of the President, narrated by Morgan Freeman, another documentary released in 2004, outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.