become active in political and social issues. While her husband was president, Missus Roosevelt held more than three hundred news conferences for female reporters. She wrote a daily newspaper commentary. She wrote for many magazines. These activities helped spread her ideas to all
Americans and showed that women had important things to say.
One issue Eleanor Roosevelt became involved in was equal rights for black Americans. She
met publicly with black leaders to hear their problems. Few American politicians did this during the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. One incident involving Eleanor Roosevelt became
international news.
In nineteen thirty-nine, an American singer, Marian Anderson, planned a performance at
Constitution Hall in Washington. But a conservative women's group refused to permit her to sing there because she was black.
Missus Roosevelt was a member of that organization, the Daughters of the American
Revolution. She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group. An opinion study showed that most Americans thought she was right.
Eleanor Roosevelt helped the performance to be held outdoors, around the Lincoln Memorial.
More than seventy thousand people heard Marian Anderson sing. Eleanor Roosevelt was always considered one of its strongest supporters of the civil rights movement.
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The United States was forced to enter World War Two when Japanese forces attacked the
American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in nineteen forty-one.
Missus Roosevelt made many speeches over the radio praising the soldiers she saw on her
travels. She called on people to urge their government to work for peace after the war was over. Franklin Roosevelt died in nineteen forty-five, soon after he was elected to a fourth term as
president.
When his wife heard the news she said: "I am more sorry for the people of this country than I
am for myself."
Harry Truman became president after Franklin Roosevelt died. World War Two ended a few
months later. The leaders of the world recognized the need for peace. So they joined together to form the United Nations. President Truman appointed Missus Roosevelt as a delegate to the first meeting of the UN.
Eleanor Roosevelt spent the last years of her life visiting foreign countries. She became
America's unofficial ambassador. She returned home troubled by what she saw. She recognized that the needs of the developing world were great. She called on Americans to help the people in developing countries.
Eleanor Roosevelt gave the best she had all through her life. People
around the world recognized their loss when she died in nineteen
sixty-two.
Unit 2
Task 1:
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June 5th，the United Nations，1972，world leaders and citizens how to protect the environment， San Francisco, California，"Plan the Planet"，"Green Cities"，most people now live，more than 75 percent，the former vice president，music concerts，parades，tree plantings，representatives from many environmental organizations
【原文】 Every year on June fifth many countries celebrate World Environment Day. The United
Nations established this special day in nineteen seventy-two to get people to think about taking care of the planet. Faith Lapidus tells us more.
―Public events for World Environment Day are taking place from June first through June
fifth. The events and conferences help teach world leaders and citizens how to protect the
environment.
―Every year World Environment Day is celebrated in a different city. This year it is being
held in San Francisco, California. This is the first time since the beginning of World Environment Day that the conference is being held in the United States. The main message of World
Environment Day this year is Plan for the Planet‘. The events and conferences will show how to
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have Green Cities‘. This means that people will talk about ways that cities can have healthy
environments.
―Most people in the world live in cities. This makes them especially important areas of
environmental concern. Cities use more than seventy-five percent of the world's natural resources such as water and gasoline. World Environment Day will center on how people in cities can work together to help save the planet.
―San Francisco is holding public talks to discuss pollution reduction, clean energy sources
and the importance of healthy parks and gardens. Special experts are among the speakers. For
example, former vice-president Al Gore will talk about climate change. There also are fun events such as music concerts, movies, art shows, parades, bicycle rides and tree plantings. Local farmers and restaurant owners will serve food that has been naturally grown.
―The Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, invited city leaders from all over the world