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1、美国名人女文学家剧作家外交家克莱尔布思卢斯ClareBoothe1.uce,1903-1987:NewsReporter,CongressMember,AmbassadorandPlaywright.playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-18:42repeatByGeorgeGrow2010-8-7Photo:loc.govClaireBoothe1.ucebecamefamousforheractivitiesingovernment,themediaandtheartsSTEVEEMBER:ImSteveEmber.GWENOUTEN:AndImGwenOutenwithP

2、EOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellaboutawomanwhobecamefamousforheractivitiesingovernment,themediaandthearts.ShewasamemberofCongressandanambassador.Shewasanewsreporterandmagazineeditor.Andshewroteplays.HernamewasClareBoothe1.uce.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:ClareBoothe1.ucewasoneofthemostinfluential

3、womeninmodernAmericanhistory.Yetshecamefromsimpleroots.ShewasborninNewYorkCityinnineteen-oh-three.Claresfatherwasamusicianandbusinessman.Hermotherhadbeenadancer.WhileClarewasagirl,herparentsendedtheirmarriage.Sheandherbrotherstayedwiththeirmother.Theirmotherdidnothavealotofmoney.YetshewasabletosendC

4、laretoverygoodschools.HermotherthenmarriedadoctorfromConnecticut.Claresstepfather,AlbertAustin,laterservedintheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.GWENOUTEN:Asayoungwoman,ClareBoothewasknownforherintelligenceandgoodlooks.Shemetherfirsthusbandthroughafamilyfriend.GeorgeTuttleBrokawwasawealthyman.Heals

5、owasmorethantwentyyearsolderthanClare.Theyweremarriedinnineteentwenty-threeandhadonechild-adaughter.However,herhusbandhadaproblemwithalcoholicdrinks.Theirmarriageendedafteronlysixyears.Claredevelopedaseriousinterestinwriting.Innineteenthirty,afriend,themagazinepublisherCondeNast,offeredherajob.Shewr

6、otecommentsforpicturespublishedinVogue,amagazineforwomenaboutclothesandfashion.Ashorttimelater;sheacceptedajobatanothermagazine,VanityFair.ShewrotereportsaboutsocialeventsandfamouspeopleinNewYork.1.aterthesereportswerepublishedinabook.Ioc.govClareBoothe1.uceinCairoinJune1942STEVEEMBER:ClareBoothebec

7、ameatopeditoratVanityFair.Sheworkedthereuntilnineteenthirty-four.Bythen,shewasalsowritingplays.OneplaywascalledAbidewithMe.Itwasaboutamanwhomistreatshiswife.AbidewithMeopenedinatheateronBroadwayinNewYorkCityinnineteenthirty-five.Criticshatedit.Twodaysaftertheshowopened,ClareBoothemarriedHenryRobinso

8、n1.uce.Hewasafamousandimportantmagazinepublisher.HepublishedTimeandFortunemagazines.ShehadfirstmetHenry1.uceatapartyinNewYork.Atthetime,hewasmarriedandhadtwochildren.HeandClareweremarriedashorttimeafteracourtordercanceledhisfirstmarriage.Theywouldstaytogetherformorethanthirtyyears.(MUSIC)GWENOUTEN:C

9、lareBoothe1.ucereturnedtowritingplays.HersecondplaTheWomen,madefunofrichwomen.ItopenedonBroadwayinnineteenthirty-six.Theshowwasverypopular.Itwaslatermadeintoamovie.Anotherplay,KisstheBoysGoodbye,alsowasasuccess.Sowashernextplay,MarginforError.Allthreeplayswerenotedfortheiruseofsharplanguageandmaking

10、funofhumanfailings.ClareBoothe1.ucewasknownforexpressingheropinions.Hermostfamoussayingwas:Nogooddeedgoesunpunished.Sheoftenspokeabouttheproblemsofwomentryingtosucceedinaworldmainlycontrolledbymen.Shesaid:BecauseIamawoman,Imustmakeunusualeffortstosucceed.IfIfail,noonewillsay,Shedoesnthavewhatittakes

11、.Theywillsa*Womendonthavewhatittakes.ShemadethesecommentsinaspeechtotheNationalPressClubinWashington,D.C.C1.AIREBOOTHE1.UCE:Wewomenaresupposedtobeaminority.veneverunderstoodthatmyselfsinceweoutnumberthemeninactualnumbers,andwelivefiveyearslonger.Soveneverfeltlikeaminoritybecause,asyouknow,minorities

12、areneversupposedtosayanythingunkindaboutoneanother.STEVEEMBER:Innineteenforty,ClareBoothe1.ucetraveledtoEuropeasareporterfor1.ifemagazine,whichwaspublishedbyherhusband.Ioc.govClareBoothe1.ucephotographingcasualtiesinMaymyozBurmainApril1942Shevisitedanumberofcountriesandlaterwrotereportsabouthowpeopl

13、eweredealingwithWorldWarTwo.ShewroteabookaboutthiscalledEuropeinSpring.Inthebook,shenotedthatpeoplewerelivinginaworldwheremenhavedecidedtodietogetherbecausetheyareunabletofindawaytolivetogether.ShealsoreportedfromAfrica,China,IndiaandBurmafor1.ifemagazine.Innineteenforty-two,herstepfather;AlbertAust

14、in,died.Mrs.1.uceagreedtobetheRepublicanPartycandidateforhisseatintheHouseofRepresentativesfromConnecticut.ShewaselectedandenteredCongressinJanuary,nineteenforty-three.Mrs.1.ucewasapoliticalconservative.ShespokeagainsttheadministrationofPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt.ShecriticizedtheRooseveltadministr

15、ationsforeignpolicy.Shesaiditfailedtosupervisethewareffort.GWENOUTEN:AtragiceventaffectedClareBoothe1.uceinnineteenforty-four.Hernineteen-year-olddaughterAnnwaskilledinanautomobileaccident.Mrs.1.uceexperiencedsevereemotionalproblems.Shesoughthelpfromanumberofpeople,includingaRomanCatholicclergyman,t

16、heReverendFultonJ.Sheen.Atthetime,hewasbecomingknownforhisradiobroadcasts.Mrs.1.ucedemandedtoknowwhyGodhadtakenherdaughter.ReverendSheensaidtheyoungwomanhaddiedsothathermothercouldlearnaboutthemeaningoflife.Mrs.1.ucerecoveredandreturnedtoCongress.SheremainedpopularamongthevotersofConnecticutandwasre-electedtoasecondterminoffice.However;shedidnotseekre-electioninnineteenforty-six.Mrs.1.ucesaidshe