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1、美国名人社会改革家雅各布里斯JacobRiis,1849-1914:HeWorkedtoMakeNewYorkCityaBetterPlaceforPoorPeopleplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:45repeatByHerbertSutcliffe2010-7-31JacobRiis,Mens1.odgingRoomintheWest47thStreetStation,c.1892SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ImShirleyGriffith.RAYFREEMAN:AndmRayFreemanwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramP

2、EOP1.EINAMERICA.Everyweekatthistime,theVoiceofAmericatellsaboutsomeoneimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.ThisweekwetellaboutJacobRiis.Hewasawriterwhousedallhisenergytomaketheworldabetterplaceforpoorpeople.(MUSIC)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:Inthespringofeighteenseventy,ayoungmantraveledacrosstheAtlanticOcea

3、ntoNewYorkCity.TheyoungmancamefromDenmark.HisnamewasJacobRiis.Hewasjusttwenty-oneyearsold.HisfirstyearsintheUnitedStatesweredifficult,likethoseofmostimmigrantsatthattime.Itwasdifficulttogetajob.JacobRiiswentfromplacetoplaceseekingwork.Hedidanykindofworkhecouldfind:Farming,coalmining,brick-making.Hee

4、ventriedtoearnmoneyasapeddler.Hewentfromhousetohousesellingthings.Manytimeshesleptwhereverhecould.Soonhewasbeginningtolosehope.HedecidedtoleaveNewYork.Hestartedtowalknorth.Afteratime,hearrivedintheBronx,thenorthernpartofNewYorkCity.Hisfeetburnedwithpain.Andhewashungry.RAYFREEMAN:Ihadnoteatenathingsi

5、ncethedaybefore.Ihadnobreakfast,anddecidedtohaveaswimintheBronxRiver,instead.Butthatdidnothelp.IwasjustashungrywhenIcameoutofthewater.ThenIwalkedslowlytoFordhamCollege,whichwasnotfarfromwhereIwas.ThedoorstoFordhamCollegewereopen,andIwalkedin,fornoreason.Iwasjusttiredandhadnothingelsetodo.FordhamisaC

6、atholiccollege.AndanoldmonkcametomeandaskedinakindvoiceifIwashungry.Istillrememberinmydreamsatnightthebeautifulfaceofthatoldmonk.Iwasterriblyhungry,andsaidIwas,althoughIdidnotmeantodoso.Ihadneverseenareallivemonkbefore.Myownreligiouseducationasa1.utherandidnotteachmetolikeCatholicmonks.Iatethefoodth

7、atwasbroughttome.ButIwastroubled.Iwasafraidthataftergivingmefoodzthechurchmanwouldaskmetochangemyreligiousbeliefs.Isaidtomyself:Iamnotgoingtodoit.ButwhenIhadeaten,Iwasnotaskedtodoanything.IwasgivenmorefoodwhenIleft,andcontinuedonmyway.IwasangrywithmyselfforhavingsuchbadthoughtsabouttheCatholicchurch

8、menatFordhamCollege.Forthefirsttime,Ilearnedsomethingabouthowtolivewithpeopleofdifferentreligiousbeliefs.(MUSIC)JacobRiis,HomeofanItalianRagpicker,1888SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:1.aterzJacobRiislearnedmoreaboutlikingpeople,eveniftheyaredifferent.Thistime,ithappenedwhilehewasworkingonarailroadwithmenwhodidroug

9、hworkandlookedrough.RAYFREEMAN:Ihadneverdonethatsortofwork,anditwasnottherightjobforme.Ididmybesttoworkliketheothermen.Butmychestfeltheavy,andmyheartpoundedinmybodyasifitweregoingtoexplode.TherewerenineteenIrishmeninthegroup.Theywerebig,roughfellows.TheyhadchosenmeastheonlyDutchman-astheycalledme-to

10、makethemlaugh.Theyweregoingtousemeaspartoftheirjokes.Butthentheysawthatthejobwasjusttoohardforme.Thismadethemfeeldifferentaboutme.Itshowedanothersidetothesefun-loving,big-heartedpeople.Theythoughtofmanywaystogetmeawayfromtheveryroughwork.Onewastogetmetobringwaterforthem.Theylikedstrongerthingstodrin

11、kthanwater.Butnowtheysuddenlywantedwaterallthetime.Ihadtowalkalongwayforthewater.Butitstoppedmefromdoingtheworkthatwastoohardforme.Thesepeoplewereveryroughintheirways.Butbehindtheroughnesstheyweregoodmen.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:Atlast,JacobRiisgotajobwritingforanewspaperinNewYorkCity.Thiswashischance.Hefin

12、allyhadfoundaprofessionthatwouldleadtohislifeworkmakingtheworldabetterplaceforpoorpeople.Thenewspapersenthimtopoliceheadquartersforstories.Therehesawlifeatitsworst,especiallyinaverypoorpartofNewYorkwhichwasknownasMulberryBend.JacobRiis,BanditsRoost,MulberryStreet,c.1888RAYFREEMAN:Itwasnoplaceformena

13、ndwomen.Andsurelynoplaceforlittlechildren.Itwasaterribleslum-assuchplacesarecalled-wheretoomanyarecrowdedtogether,wherethehousesandstreetsaredirtyandfullofrats.Theplacebegantotroublemeasthetruthaboutitbecameclear.Otherswerenottroubled.TheyhadnowayoffindingouthowterriblethelivesofpeoplewereinMulberry

14、Bend.Butasanewspaperreporter;Icouldfindthetruth.SoIwentthroughthedarkdirtystreetsandhouses,andsawhowthepeoplesufferedinthisarea.AndIwrotemanystoriesaboutthelifethere.Ididgoodworkasapolicereporter,butwantedachange.Myeditorsaid,no,.HeaskedmetogobacktoMulberryBendandstaythere.HesaidIwasfindingsomething

15、therethatneeded-Ilme.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ThewordsofJacobRiiseditorprovedtobeverytrue.Riisstartedapersonalwaragainstslumhouses,thesorthesawinMulberryBend.HelearnedtouseacameratoshowthepublicclearlywhattheMulberryBendslumwaslike.Thecameraintheeighteeneightieswasnothinglikeitistoday.ButRiisgothispictures.

16、RAYFREEMAN:Imadegooduseofthemquickly.Wordscouldgetnoactiontochangethings.Butthepicturesdid.Whatthecamerashowedwassopowerfulthatthecityshealthofficialsstartedtodosomething.AtlastIhadastrongpartnerinthefightagainstMulberryBend-mycamera.(MUSIC)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:JacobRiiscontinuedthefighttocleanuptheslumsformanyyears.Therewerenotmanypeopletohelphim.Itwasalonelyfight.Buthiscameraandfightingwordshelpedtogetalaw