新概念早读英语初中版 第48期:与众不同的听众
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    A Different Kind of Audience

    与众不同的听众

    Al Smith was governor of New York States. He was afamous man.

    阿尔.史密斯是纽约的州长。他是个名人。

    He was born very poor on the East Side of New YorkCity.

    他出生在纽约市东部的一个穷苦家庭。

    He had little education.He worked very hard and wongreat success.

    他读书不多,但是他工作勤奋,终于获得了很大的成就。

    One day,as governor, he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing.

    有一天,作为州长,他访问星星州的监狱。

    新概念早读英语初中版 第48期:与众不同的听众
    Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States

    星星监狱是全国最大的监狱之一。

    The head of the prison

    监狱长

    asked Mr.Smith to say something to the prisoners.

    请史密斯对囚犯们说几句话。

    Mr.Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before.

    史密斯先生从来没有对这一类听众讲过话。

    He did not know how to begin.

    他不知道该怎样开口。

    Finally,he said,"My fellow citizens..."

    最后,他说:"我亲爱的公民们......"

    Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen.

    接着他想起一个人蹲进监狱就不再是公民了。

    He began again."My fellow prisoners..." That did not sound right,so he said,

    他重新开始:"我亲爱的囚犯们......"那听起来也不对劲儿,于是他说:

    "Well,anyway,I'm glad to see so many of you here today."

    "噢,无论如何,今天在这儿见到你们这么多人真是太高兴了。"

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