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1、美国名人克莱尔布思卢斯ClareBootheLuceplaystopmutemaxvolume00:0014:46repeatByGeorgeGrow2004-8-28(THEME)VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmGwenOutenwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodayWetellaboutawomanwhobecamefamousforheractivitiesingovernment,themediaandthearts.ShewasamemberofCongressandanambassador.She

2、wasanewsreporterandmagazineeditor.Andshewroteplays.HernamewasClareBootheLuce.(THEME)VOICEONE:ClareBootheLucewasoneofthemostinfluentialwomeninmodernAmericanhistory.Yetshecamefromsimpleroots.ShewasborninNewYorkCityinnineteen-oh-three.Claresfatherwasamusicianandbusinessman.Hermotherhadbeenadancer.While

3、Clarewasagirlzherparentsendedtheirmarriage.Sheandherbrotherstayedwiththeirmother.Theirmotherdidnothavealotofmoney.YetshewasabletosendClaretoverygoodschools.HermotherthenmarriedadoctorfromConnecticut.Claresstepfather,AlbertAustin,laterservedintheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.VOICETWO:Asayoungwom

4、an,ClareBoothewasknownforherintelligenceandgoodlooks.Shemetherfirsthusbandthroughafamilyfriend.GeorgeTuttleBrokawwasawealthyman.HealsowasmorethantwentyyearsolderthanClare.Theyweremarriedinnineteen-twenty-threeandhadonechild-adaughter.However,herhusbandhadaproblemwithalcoholicdrinks.Theirmarriageende

5、dafteronlysixyears.Claredevelopedaseriousinterestinwriting.Innineteen-thirtyzafriend,themagazinepublisherCondeNastzofferedherajob.ShewrotecommentsforpicturespublishedinVoguezamagazineforwomenaboutclothesandfashion.Ashorttimelater,sheacceptedajobatothermagazine,VanityFair.Shewrotereportsaboutsocialev

6、entsandfamouspeopleinNewYork.Laterthesereportswerepublishedinabook.VOICEONE:ClareBoothebecameatopeditoratVanityFair.Sheworkedthereuntilnineteen-thirty-four.Bythenzshewasalsowritingplays.OneplaywascalledAbideWithMe.Itwasaboutamanwhomistreatshiswife.AbideWithMeopenedinatheateronBroadwayinNewYorkCityin

7、nineteen-thirty-five.Criticshatedit.Twodaysaftertheshowopened,ClareBoothemarriedHenryRobinsonLuce.Hewasafamousandimportantmagazinepublisher.HepublishedTimeandFortunemagazines.ShehadfirstmetHenryLuceatapartyinNewYork.Atthetime,hewasmarriedandhadtwochildren.HeandClareweremarriedashorttimeafteracourtor

8、dercanceledhisfirstmarriage.Theywouldstaytogetherformorethanthirtyyears.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ClareBootheLucereturnedtowritingplays.HersecondplayzTheWomen,madefunofrichwomen.ItopenedonBroadwayinnineteen-thirty-si.Theshowwasverypopular.Itwaslatermadeintoamovie.Anotherplay,KisstheBoysGoodbye/alsowasasuccess

9、.SowashernextplayzMarginForError.Allthreeplayswerenotedfortheiruseofsharplanguageandmakingfunofhumanfailings.ClareBootheLucewasknownforexpressingheropinions.Hermostfamoussayingwas:Nogooddeedgoesunpunished.Sheoftenspokeabouttheproblemsofwomentryingtosucceedinaworldmainlycontrolledbymen.Shesaid:Becaus

10、eIamawoman,Imustmakeunusualeffortstosucceed.IfIfail,noonewillsay,Shedoesnthavewhatittakes.Theywillsay,Womendonthavewhatittakes.ShemadethesecommentsinaspeechtotheNationalPressClubinWashington,D.C.(VOICE)Wewomenaresupposedtobeaminority.veneverunderstoodthatmyselfbecauseweoutnumberthemeninactualnumbers

11、,andwelivefiveyearslonger.Soveneverfeltlikeaminoritybecause,asyouknow,minoritiesareneversupposedtosayanythingunkindaboutoneanother.VOICEONE:Innineteen-fortyzClareBootheLucetraveledtoEuropeasareporterforLifemagazine,whichwaspublishedbyherhusband.Shevisitedanumberofcountriesandlaterwrotereportsaboutho

12、wpeopleweredealingwithWorldWarTwo.ShewroteabookaboutthiscalledEuropeinSpring.Inthebook,shenotedthatpeoplewerelivinginaworldwheremenhavedecidedtodietogetherbecausetheyareunabletofindawaytolivetogether.ShealsoreportedfromAfrica,China,IndiaandBurmaforLifemagazine.Innineteen-forty-twozherstepfather,Albe

13、rtAustin,died.MissusLuceagreedtobetheRepublicanPartycandidateforhisseatintheHouseofRepresentativesfromConnecticut.ShewaselectedandenteredCongressinJanuary,nineteen-forty-three.MissusLucewasapoliticalconservative.ShespokeagainsttheadministrationofPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt.ShecriticizedtheRoosevelt

14、administrationsforeignpolicy.Shesaiditfailedtosupervisethewareffort.VOICETWO:AtragiceventaffectedClareBootheLuceinnineteen-forty-four.Hernineteen-year-olddaughterAnnwaskilledinanautomobileaccident.MissusLuceexperiencedsevereemotionalproblems.Shesoughthelpfromanumberofpeople,includingaRomanCatholiccl

15、ergyman,theReverendFultonJ.Sheen.Atthetime,hewasbecomingknownforhisradiobroadcasts.MissusLucedemandedtoknowwhyGodhadtakenherdaughter.ReverendSheensaidtheyoungwomanhaddiedsothathermothercouldIeamaboutthemeaningoflife.MissusLucerecoveredandreturnedtoCongress.SheremainedpopularamongthevotersofConnectic

16、utandwasre-electedtoasecondterminoffice.However,shedidnotseekre-electioninnineteen-forty-si.MissusLucesaidshewantedtospendmoretimewithherhusband.ShealsobecameamemberoftheRomanCatholicChurch.MissusLucereturnedtowriting.ShealsoeditedabookaboutpeopleconsideredholybytheRomanCatholicChurch.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ClareBootheLucecriticizedthespreadofCommunismafterWorldWarTwo.Innineteen-fif