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2/166英語高級(jí)聽力WORD文本★☆我愛英語屋店主（QQ:18469114）祝您英語學(xué)習(xí)順利,生活稱心如意！☆★L(fēng)esson1SectionOne:NewsinBrief1.FreedAmericanhostage,DavidJacobsen,appealedtodayforthereleaseoftheremainingcaptivesinLebanon,saying"Thoseguysareinthehellandwe'vegottogetthemhome."JacobsenmadehisremarksashearrivedatWiesbaden,WestGermany,accompaniedbyAnglicanChurchenvoy,TerryWaite,whoworkedtogainhisrelease.AndWaitesayshiseffortswillcontinue.JacobsenhadacheckupattheairforcehospitalinWiesbaden.Andhospitaldirector,ColonelCharlesMoffittsaysheisdoingwell."AlthoughMr.Jacobsenistired,ourinitialimpressionisthatheisphysicallyinverygoodcondition.Italsoseemsthathehasdealtwiththestressesofhiscaptivityextremelywell."AlthoughJacobsencriticizedtheUSgovernment'shandlingofthehostagesituationinavideotapemakeduringhiscaptivity,todayhethankedtheReaganAdministrationandsaidhewasdarnproudtobeanAmerican.TheReaganAdministrationhadlittletosaytodayaboutthereleaseofJacobsenorthelikelihoodthatotherhostagesmaybefreed.BoardingAirForceOneinLasVegas,thePresidentsaid,"There'snowaytotellrightnow.We'vebeenworkingonthat.We'vehadheart--breakingdisappointments."2.Mr.ReaganwasinLasVegascampaigningforRepublicancandidate,JimSantini,whoisrunningbehindDemocrat,HarryReed.3.InMozambiquetodayanewpresidentwaschosentoreplaceSamoraMachelwhodiedinaplanecrashtwoweeksago.NPR'sJohnMadisonreports:"Thechoiceofthe130-memberCentralCommitteeoftherulingFRELIMOPartywasannouncedonMozambiqueradiothisevening.HeisJoaquimChineseano,No.3intheParty.Chissano,whoisforty--seven,wasPrimeMinisterofthenine-monthtransitionalgovernmentthatprecededindependencefromPortugalin1975.HenegotiatedthetransferofpowerwithPortugal.SectionTwo:NewsinDetailThismuchiscleartonight:anAmericanheldinLebanonforalmostayearandahalfisfree.DavidJacobsenisrecuperatinginahospitalinWiesbaden,Twenty--fourhoursearlier,JacobsenwasreleasedinBeirutbyIslamicJihad.Butthisremainsamystery:whatpreciselyledtohisfreedom?JacobsenwillspendthenextseveraldaysintheUSairforcefacilityinWiesbadenforamedicalexamination.DiedreBarberreports.Afterpreliminarymedicalcheckupstoday,DavidJacobsen'sdoctorsaidhewastiredbutphysicallyinverygoodcondition.USairforcehospitalcommander,CharlesMoffitt,saidinamedicalbriefingthisafternoonthatJacobsenhadlostlittleweightandseemedextremelyfit.HejokedthathewouldnotliketotakeupJacobsen'schallengetoreportersearlierinthedaytoasix-milejogaroundtheairport.Despitehisobviousfatigue,Jacobsenspendtheafternoonbeingexaminedbyhospitaldoctors.Hewasalsoseenbyamemberofthespecialstress-managementteamsentfromWashington.ColonelMoffittsaidthatafteraninitialevaluationitseemsasifJacobsencopedextremelywellwiththestressesofhiscaptivity.Hesaidtherewasalsonoevidenceatthispointthatthefifty-five-year-oldhospitaldirectorhadbeentorturedorphysicallyabused.Jacobsenseemedveryalert,askingdetailedquestionsaboutthefacilitiesoftheWiesbadenmedicalcomplex,accordingtoMoffitt.Sofar,Jacobsenhasrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouthisfivehundredandtwenty-fourdaysasahostage.SpeakingbrieflytoreportersafterhisarrivalinWiesbadenthismorning,hesaidhisjoyatbeingfreewassomewhatdiminishedbyhisconcernfortheotherhostagesleftbehind.HethankedtheUSgovernmentandPresidentRonaldReaganforhelpingtosecurehisrelease.JacobsenalsogavespecialthankstoTerryWaite,anenvyoftheArchbishopofCanterbury,forhishelpinthenegotiation.Waite,whoacompaniedJacobsenfromBeiruttoWiesbadentoday,saidhemightbegoingtoBeirutinseveraldays.TherearestillsevenAmericanhostagesbeingheldinLebanonbydifferentpoliticalgroups.JacobsenwillbejoinedinWiesbadentomorrowbyhisfamily.HospitalofficialssaidtheystilldonotknowhowmanydaysJacobsenwillremainfortestsanddebriefingsessionsbeforereturningtotheUnitedStateswithhisfamily.ForNationalPublic,thisisDiedreBarber,Wiesbaden.SectionThree:SpecialReportTheleaderofChineserevolution,MaoTsetong,diedtenyearsagotoday.Duringhislifetime,Maobecameacultfigure,butthecurrentgovernmenthastriedtochangethat.NowhistombandenbalmedbodyinBeijingarejustanothertouristattraction.AndnolongerdomillionsofChinesestudyorwavealoftthefamous"LittleRedBook"ofQuotationsfromChairmanMao.Alongwiththepoliticalwriting,Maowrotepoetryaswellpoemsabouttherevolution,theRedArmy,poemsaboutnature.WillisBarnstonehastranslatedsomeofMao'sworkandconsidershimanoriginalmaster,oneofChina'smostimportantpoets."Hadhenotbeenarevolutionary,perhapshispoetrywouldnothavebeenasinterestingbecausehispersonalpoetrywasthehistoryofChina.Atthesametimebecausehewasafamousrevolutionaryandleader,ithasprejudicedmostpeople,almostcorrectly,todismisshispoetryassimplytheworkofamanwhoachievedfameelsewhere.""ButhisworkwasnotdismissedwithinChinathough?""Well,nowit'salmostconsciouslyforgotten.ButwhenIwastherein'72,youcouldseehispoemsoneverydiningroomwall,engravedonpeach--pits...Duringlunchhours,workerswouldstudyhispoems.Theywereeveryplace.""Isthere,though,arevisionistthinkingwithinliterarycircles?ArepeoplesayingMaowasn'tanygoodasapoeteither?""No.Well,atleastinmyconversationsintheyearIrecentlyspentinPekingteachingattheuniversitythere,Ifoundveryfewpeoplewhodidn'tthinkhewasaverygoodpoet.Buttheydidfeelthathissuggestionswhichwerethatpeoplenotwriteintheclassicalstyle,thattheywriteinwhathecalledthemodernstyle,wasveryrepressive.Andasaresult,ofcourse,therestrictionofpublicationduringthetenyearsoftheCulturalRevolution,poetrywasabysmal.""When,yousaythemodernstyle,wouldthatbe,forexample,freeverse?""Itwouldbefreeverseasopposedtoclassicalrhymesorclassicalforms.""YouwriteintheintroductiontooneofyourtranslationsofpoemsofMaoTsetongthatpeople...youexplainthatleadersinChina,andindeedintheEast,areexpectedtobeaccomplishedpoets.""Yes.Ithinkthat'strue.ThenightthatTojo...beforeTojodied,he,...inJapan,hewrotesomepoems.HoChiMinhwasapoet.Itwascommon.Infact,Ithinkuntilearlyinthetwentiethcentury,eventopassabureauctaticexam,onehadtoknowahugenumberofclassicalforms.Andespecially,aleadershouldatleastbeapoet.""ThereisonepoemwhichispoliticalinnaturewhichhastodowithaparasiticdiseaseinChina.""Yes.Maowrotesomepoems,twopoemsactually,aboutgettingridofadiseasethatwasaplagueforthecountry.Andit'scalled'SayinggoodbyetotheGodofDisease.'Andthepoemneedsannotations.Inthatsense,it'stypicalofclassicalChinesepoetry;hemakesreferencestoearlieremperorsandplaces.SayingGoodbyetotheGodofDiseaseMauvewatersandgreenmountainsarenothingWhenthegreatancientdoctorHuaTuoCouldnotdefeatatinyworm.Athousandvillagescollapsed,werechokedwithweeds,Menwerelostarrows,ghostssangInthedoorwayofafewdesolatehouses.Yetnowinaday,weleaparoundtheearth,Orexploreathousandmilkyways.AndifthecowherdwholivesonastarAsksabouttheGodofplagues,Tellhim,happyorsad,"TheGodisgone,Washedawayinthewaters."ApoembyMaoTsetongreadbyWillisBarnstone,ProfessorofComparativeLiteratureatIndianaUniversityinBloomington.HetalkedwithusfromWFIU.Lesson2SectionOne:NewsinBrief1.Iran'sofficialnewsagencysaidtodayformerUSNationalSecurityAdvisorRobertMcFarlaneandfourotherAmericanswerejailedinTehranforfivedaysrecentlyaftertheyarrivedonasecretdiplomaticmission.ThereportquotedthespeakerofIran'sparliamentassayingPresidentReagansentthegrouptoTehranposingasaircraftcrewmen.HesaidtheycarriedwiththemaBiblesignedbythePresidentandacake.Hesaidthepresentsweredesignedtoimproverelationsbetweenthetwocountries.NeithertheReaganAdministrationnorMcFarlanehadanycommentonthereport.2.TherewerepublishedreportsintheMiddleEastthathostageDavidJacobsenwasfreedasaresultofnegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandIran.Askedaboutthattoday,AnglicanChurchenvoyTerryWaitesaidthathedidn'twanttocommentonthepoliticaldynamics.ButWaitesaidhemayknowwithinthenexttwenty-fourhoursfromhiscontactsifhewillbereturningtoBeiruttonegotiatethereleaseofmorehostages.3.Jacobsenwasreunitedwithhisfamilytoday,butagainsaidhisjoycouldnotbecompleteuntiltheotherhostagesarefreed.Heappearedonthehospitalbalconywithhisfamilyandtalkedwithreporters.HospitaldirectorColonelCharlesMoffittsaysJacobsenneedstocommunitcatewithpeoplenow."Helikestotalk,whetherthatbetoagroupofpressortoindividualphysicians.Onceyougethimstartedonasubject,hewantstotalkbecausehehasn'tbeenabletodothat."MoffittsaysJacobsenisingoodhealthandwillnotneedfollowupmedicalcare.4.Alowtomoderateturnoutisreportedacrossthenationsofaronthiselectionday.VotersarechoosingmembersoftheonehundredthCongress,thirty-foursenatorsandallfourhundredthirty-fivemembersoftheUSHouseofRepresentatives.OneofthebigquestionsiswichPartywillControltheSenateaftertoday'svoting.SectionTwo:NewsinDetailPresidentReagan'sformerNationalSecurityAdvisor,RobertMcFarlane,andfourotherAmericansmayhavevisitedTehranrecentlyonasecretdiplomaticmission.Today,ontheseventhanniversaryoftheseizureoftheUSembassyinThran,IranSpeakeroftheParliamentsaidthevisitingAmericanswereheldforfivedaysbeforebeingexpelledfromthecountry.NPRwasunabletoreachMr.McFarlanetodayforcommentandtheWhiteHousesaysthatitcanneitherconfirmnordenythestory.NPR'sElizabethColtonreports.TodayinTehran,SpeakeroftheParliament,HashamirafsanjanitooktheoccasiontotellarallythatPresidentReaganhadrecentlysentpersonalenvoystoIran,callingforimprovementofrelations.InresponsetotheAmericanovertures,RafsanjaniannouncedthatIranwilladviseitsfriendsinLebanon,inotherwordsthehostagetakers,tofreeUSandFrenchhostagesifIsraelfreesLebaneseprisoners,andiftheAmericanandFrenchgovernmentsendtheirhostilitytotherevolutionarygovernmentofIran.Rafsanjanithenreportedlydescribedforthetensofthousandsoutsidehisparliament,thevisitofthefiveAmericanemissaries.TheIraniansaidtheyflewin,posingastheflightcrewofaplanebringingAmericanmilitarysparepartstoIranfromEurope.TheUSenvoysreportedlycarriedIrishpassports,nowsaidtobeheldbyIranianofficials.AndoneofthemencalledhimselfMcFarlane.AndaccordingtoRafsanjani,helookedexactlylikePresidentReagan'sformerNationalSecurityAdvisor.RafsanjaniclaimedthatIraniansecurityofficialsalsohaveatapeoftelephoneconversationsbetweentheAmericanPresidentandhisenvoys.TheIraniancleric,rafsanjani,saidthefivemenwereconfinedtoahotelforfivedaysandlaterdeportedafterAyatollahKhomeiniadvisedIranianofficialsnottomeetthemorreceivetheirmessage.RafsanjanisaidtheAmericanshadbroughtaBiblesignedbyPresidentReaganandakey-shapedcakewhichtheysaidwasthesymbolofthehopeofreopeningUS-Iranrelations.InTehrantoday,attheceremonymarkingtheanniversaryoftheseizureoftheAmericanembassy,ParliamentarySpeakerRafsanjanidescribedthevisitbytheAmericanemissariesadasignofWashington'shelplessness.TheWhiteHousesaiditwouldneitherconfirmnordenythereports,becauseaccordingtothepressoffice,therearecertainmatterspertainingtoeffortstotrytoreleasetohostages,andcommentsmightjeopardizethem.RobertMcFarlane,whowasalsoafrequentpoliticalcommentatorforNPR'smorningedition,hasbeenunavailableforcomment.IamElizabethColtoninWashington.SectionThree:SpecialReportOverthelastfewyearsandaroundthecountry,thenumberoffundamentalistreligiousgroupsissaidtobegrowing.Somearecalled"ultra-fundamentalist"groups.Theestimatesvariedgreatly.Thenumbercouldbeashighastwothousand.Theseorganizationshavedifferentpurposesandbeliefs,butusuallyhaveonethingincommonstrongleadership,quiteoftenoneperson.FouryearsagoinOctoberatafundamentalistChristaincommuneinWestVirginia,ayoungboydiedafterapaddlingsessionthatlastedfortwohours.Thechildwasspankedbyhisparents.Hehadhitanotherchildandrefusedtosayhewassorry.WereportedthestoryofthatpaddlingthestoryoftheStonegateCommunityinNovemberof1982.Sincethattime,Stonegateleaderhasbeentriedandconvicted,oneofthefirsttimesanleaderofareligiousgrouphasbeenheldresponsiblefortheactionsofamember.Alsointhattimetheparentsofthechildhaveservedjailterms,andnowtheyhaveagreedtotelltheirstory.TheStonegateCommunewasnearCharleston,WestVirginia,inthenortheastcornerofthestate.It'smostlyfarmingcountry.TheStonegatememberslivedoutsideoftowninanoldwhiteVictorianhouse,overlookingtheShenandoahTheydidsomefarming,someconstructionworkandforatimerananrestaurantinCharleston.Itwastheirintentiontobecomelessofacommuneandmoreofacommunity,withthefamilieslivinginseparatehousesontheproperty.WewenttoStonegateonaSundayeveninginNovemberof1982.Wewerereluctantlywelcomed.Lessthanamonthbefore,twoStonegatemembershadbeenindictedforinvoluntarymanslaughter.TheyweretheparentsofJosephGreen,whowastwoyearsoldwhenhedied.OnthisnightmanyoftheStonegatepeopleweredefensive,almostangry.Thatwasfouryearsago.Theparents,stewartandLeslieGreen,wereconvictedofinvoluntarymanslaughterandbothspentayearinjail.FirstStewart,thenLeslie.Theninaseparatelegalaction,theleaderoftheStonegatecommune,DorothyMcLellanwasalsoindicted.McLellandidnottakepartinthepaddlingbutshewasfoundguiltyofinvoluntarymanslaughterandconspiracyinthedeathofJoeyGreen.StewartGreen,thefather,testifiedagainstDorothyMcLellan.GreennowbelievesthathissondiedbecauseofMcLellan'steachingsandinfluence.HeexplainedincourtthattheStonegatemembersweretaughtthatapaddlingsessionshouldcontinueuntilthechildapologizes.Greenalsotestifiedthatafour-hourspankingofDorothyMcLellar'sgrandson,Danny,hadoccurredtwoweeksbeforeJoeyGreen'sdeath.HealsosaidtheStonegatemembers,whenJoeydied,Joinedinapledgeofsecrecy:thecircum-stanceswouldbecoveredup;thedeathwouldbecalledanaccident.TheywereafraidalltheStonegatechildrenwouldbetakenaway.Joey'sparentsatfirstagreedtothis.Itwaslaterthattheyspokeoutagainstwhattheycalledthenaconspiracyofsilence..BotheyStewartandLeslieGreengrewupandmarriedwithintheStonegatecommunity.LesliewasonlyfifteenwhenshecametotheStonegate.TheylivedwithseveralotherteenagersinthehomeofDorothyandJohnMcLellan.TheMcLessanshadbeentakinginyoungpeoplewhowerehavingtrouble,usuallywithdrugs.TheywantedtousetheirmarriageasanexampleofChristianfamilylife.JohnMcLellanworkedforanaccountingfirm,travellingduringtheweek,DotMcLellanstayingathome,takingcareofmoreandmoreteenagers.TheGreensarenowlivingintheirfirstrealhometogether,anapartmentinBaltimore.StewartlefttheStonegate,andLesliejoinedhimassoonasshegotoutofjail.TheGreenshavenowagreedtotalkabouttheirlivesatStonegateandaboutthepaddlingoftheirson.Lesson3SectionOne:NewsinBrief1.IBM,followingtheleadofGeneralMotors,announcedtodayit'spullingoutofSouthAfrica.LikeGeneralMotors,IBMsaysit'ssellingitsSoughAfricanholdingsbecauseofthepoliticalandeconomicsituationthere.Anti-apartheidgroupshavepraisedthedecision,buttheStateDepartmentsaysbusinesspulloutsareregrettable.SpokesmanCharlesRedmondsaidtodaytheReaganAdministrationbelievesUScorporateinvolvementinSouthAfricahasbeenaprogressiveforceagainstapartheid."WeregretanydecisiontoreduceUSprivatesectorinvolvementinSouthAfrica.Suchreductionscouldhaveharmfuleffectsonblackworkers,injuredtheSouthAfricaneconomywhichhas,onthewhole,weakenedthepremisesofapartheidandprovidedameansofimprovingthelivingstandardsandskillsofmanypeopleotherwisedisadvantagedbyapartheid,anditmightlimittheextentofUSinfluenceinSouthAfrica."StateDepartmentspokesmanCharlesRedmond.IBMemployssome1,500peopleinSouthAfrica.2.MorethanfiftyblackyouthswerearrestedtodayinHarare,whenpolicebrokeupdemonstrationsatSouthAfricanofficesandtheUSembassy.JulieFredricksreports."AgroupofmorethanathousandstudentsandyouthscausedthousandsofdollarsofdamagebyburningandstoningtheofficesoftheSouthAfricantrademission,SouthAfricanAirways,AirMalawi,andtheMalawianHighCommission.TheydemonstratorssuspectedSouthAfricancomplicityintheplanecrashthatkilledMozambiquanPresidentMachelinSouthAfricaandblamedMalawiforsupportingthePretoria-backedinsurgentsthatareattackingMozambique.Zimbabweangovernmentofficialsappealedforcalm,andastatementfromPrimeMinisterMugabejustbackfromatriptoLondonisexpectedtomorrow.ForNationalPublicRadio,thisisJulieFredricksinHarare.3.PresidentReaganmetforaboutanhourtodaywithWestGermanChancellorHelmutKohlattheWhiteHouse.KohlisthefirstEuropeanleadertovisitthePresidentsincetheReykjaviksummit.USofficialssayKohlexpressedsupportforthePresident'sSDIprogram.SectionTwo:NewsinDetailWestGermanChancellorHelmutKohlisinWashingtonAmongtheissuesonhisagendaareeconomicrelationswiththeUSandGermany'spolicytowardssouthernAfrica.Buttoday,Kohl'stalkwithPresidentReaganwasdominatedbytherecentUS-SovietsummitmeetinginIceland.NPR'sBrendaWilsonreports.WhilenomajoragreementwassignedbytheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnioninReykjavik,thetwocountriesmadeprogressinarmscontroltalksinareasthatareacentralconcerntoAmerica'sEuropeanallies.ThoseparticularareasinvolvedisarmamentproposalsmadeinIceland,affectingmedium--rangemissilesandlong--rangemissilesoverwhichallieshavevoicedsomereservations.ThiswasamajortopicofdiscussionwithChancellorKohltoday,eventhoughhisForeignMinisterwasbriefedbytheUSSecretaryofStateonlylastweek.InremarkswelcomingChancellorKohl,PresidentReagansoundedapositivenote,sayingthattherewasamplereasonforoptimism."WhenthenextagreementisfinallyreachedwiththeSovietUnion,andIsaywhen,notif,itwillnotbetheresultofweaknessortimidityonthepartofWesternnations.Instead,itwillflowfromourstrength,realismandunity."ThePresidentalsoexplainedthatachievingsuchanagreementwoulddependuponpushingaheadwithhisStrategicDefenseInitiative,SDI,becauseitofferedprotectionagainstcheating.ButmembersofNATO,includingGermany,haveexpressedconcernthateliminatingmedium-rangemissilesinEuropeaswasproposedinReykjavikwouldpotentiallyleaveEuropevulnerabletotheSovietshorter--rangemissilesandgreatersuperiorityinconventionalforces.TheyexpresseddoubtsthatSDIcouldmakeupforthosedeficiencies.Theallies,inparticularWestGermany,wantreductionsinmedium-rangemissilestiedtoreductionsinshorter-rangemissilesandconventionalforces.ChancellorKohlwasexpectedtopressthesepointsandtourgePresidentReagantocompromiseonSDItokeeptalksbetweentheUSandtheSovietsmoving.Speakingthroughaninterpreterinhisarrivalremarks,KohldidnotmentionSDI,"Itremainsourgoal,andIknowthatIsharedwithyou,Mr.President,tocreatepeaceandsecuritywitheverfewerweapons.InReykjavik,thankstoyourseriousandconsistenteffortsinpursuitofpeace,amajorstepwastakeninthisdirection.Andwemustnowtaketheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselveswithoutendangeringourdefensivecapability."AfterthemeetingbetweenKohlandthePresident,asenioradministrationofficialquotedKohlassayingthathehasalwaysbeeninfavoroftheStrategicDefensesystem.AttheWhiteHouse,I'mBrendaWilson.SectionThree:SpecialReportAgroupofbusinessleadersinBostontodayannouncedplanstoexpandacollegescholarshipprogramtoincludeanyeligibleBostonhighschoolgraduate.Thebusinessleadersannouncedplansforapermanentfive-milliondollarendowmentfund,andtheyalsopromisetohireanyofthestudentswhogoontocompletetheircollegeeducations.AndrewKafferyofmemberstationWBURhasthereport.TheBostonbusinesscommunity'sinvolvementintheBostonpublicschooldatesbackalmosttwentyyears,fromworkinternshipstoanendowmentprogramforBostonteachers.Businesshaspumpedmorethanonemilliondollarsintothepublicschools.Nowbusinessleaderssaythey'rereadytomaketheirbiggestcommitmentyet:amulti-milliondollarscholarshipprogralmthatwillenablethecity'spoorestkidstogoontocollegeandtojobsafterward.TheprogramiscalledactionorACESS.AccordingtoDanielCheever,thePresidentofBoston'sWheelockACESSisnotablankcheckfortheeligiblegraduates."Firstwe'llhelpthemgetasmuchaidastheycanfromothersources,andsecondly,we'llprovidethelastdollarscholarship.Isholdadd,ofcourse,theyhavetoqualifyforfinancialaid;thatis,we'renothandingoutmoneytostudentswhodon'tneedit."TheaveragegrantisaroundfivehundreddollarsandalreadytheprogramhasgivenonehundredBostonstudentsmorethanfiftythousanddollarsinscholarshipmoney.Otherassistancefromtheprogramhashelpedthosestudentsraisemorethansixhundredthousanddollarsinadditionalfinancialaid.Schoolofficialssaythisprogramwillhelpasystemwhere43%ofthestudentslivebelowthepovertylevel,andalmosthalfwhoenterhighschooldropout.RobertWeaverwasoneBostonhighschoolgraduatewhocouldnotaffordcollege.He'sintheACESSprogramnowandwillgetadegreeinairplanemechanicsnextyearfromtheWentworthInstituteofTechnologyinBoston."IgotthePalegrantandthestatescholarship,buttherewasstillagap.Therewaslikeatwenty-threehundred-dollargap.Wentworth'stotalbillwasfifty-sevenhundred,soIhavetofillthatamountwithworkingoverthesummer,myfamilycontribution.Ipaidformyownbooks,myowntools,thingslikethat.ButwithoutACESSIwouldn'tbewhereIamtoday."ThisprogramcomesatanimportanttimeforthecityofBoston.Unemploymenthereisamongthelowestinthenationandbusinessleaderssaythey'rehavingahardtimefindingqualifiedjobapplicants.SotheACESSprogramisnotjustgoodpublicrelations.Businessleaders,likeEdwardPhilips,whoisthechairmanoftheACESSprogram,saythere'sabitofself-reservationinvolved."Overtime,webelievethisprogramwillincreasetheflowofBostonresidentsintoBostonbusinessesandthat,ofcourse,isaself-servingopportunity.Ifwhereyouarehasasupplyofqualifiedpeopletoentermanagerialandtechnical-professionalleveljobs,thatcan'tbeanythingbutaplus."Philipssaysanyscholarshipstudentwhofinishescollegesillbegivenhiringpriorityoverotherjobapplicantsbytheparticipatingbusinesses.CollegestudentRobertweaversaystheprogramhasinspiredotherhighschoolstudentsstayatschoolmyhighschoolyesterday,Brightonthegeneralassembly,andIwastellingthembasicallywhatI'minvolvedin,andbasically,togetyourselvesmotivatedandgolookforthoseACESSadvisers.They'renotgoingtocometoyouallthetime.Youhavetogetoutthereandgetitifyouwanttotakeaccountforyourownlife,becausenooneelseisgoingtodoitforyou.Andthatreallypumpedthemup,andnowthatthey'reaware,andtheyknowthatACESSadvisersandthere,thingswillbealoteasierforthem."Thebusinessgroupisinthemiddleofafive-million-dollarfunddrive.Twomilliondollarshasalreadybeencollected.Thirty-twoofBoston'smostinfluentialcorporationshavealreadyjoinedin,withtwentymoresoontofollow.TheprogramhasdrawnthepraiseofUSEducationSecretaryWilliamBennett,whopredicteditwillbecomeanationalmodel.ForNationalPublicRadio,I'mAndrewKafferyinBoston.Lesson4SectionOne:NewsinBrief1.AnotherAmericanhasbeenkidnappedinWestBeirut.Fifty-three-year-oldFrankReedwasabductedbyfourgunmenthismorning.IslamicJihadclaimedresponsibility,accusingReedofbeingaspy.Thepro-IraniangroupalreadyholdsatleastthreeotherAmericansandthreeFrenchmen.ReadistheDirectoroftheLebaneseHeisanativeofMalden,MassachusettsandhaslivedinLebanonforeightyears.2.AfederaljuryinBrooklyn,GennadiZakharovisbeingheldwithoutbond,pendingtrialonthecharges.JohnKailishhasmorefromNewYork."Thethirty-nine-year-oldSovietphysicistworkedattheUNCenterforScienceandTechnologyuntilAugust23rdwhenhewasarrestedonaQueensSubwayplatformforallegedlybuyingmilitarysecretsfromacollegestudent.ItturnedoutthatthestudentworkedfortheFBIandwasknownbythecodename'Berg.'Accordingtotoday'sindictment,ZakharovagreedtopayBergforinformationinvolvingthenationaldefenseoftheUnitedStates.Berg,inturn,agreedtoworkfortheSovietUnitonforaperiodoftenyears.Thetwometatotaloffourtimes,fromApril1983toAugustof1986.Attheirfinalmeeting,ZakharovallegedlygaveBergathousanddollars.ZakharoviscurrentlybeingheldinafederaljailinManhattan.Hefaceslifeinprisonifconvictedontheespionagecharges."3.TheforeigneditorofanewsmagazinerecentlybannedinChilehadbeenfoundshotdeadnearacemeteryinSantiago.ThefamilyofJoseCarrascosayshewastakenfromhishomebyarmedmenwhoclaimedtobepolice.Carrasco'smagazine,Analisis,hasbeenbannedunderthenestateofsiegeimposedinChileafteranattemptthisweekendtoassassinatePresidentAugustoPinochet.Sincetheattempt,policehavebeenroundingupoppositionleadersalthoughtheydenytheyarrestedCarrasco.SectionTwo:NewsinDetailInChile,t