大家說英語空中2014年

2014-07-15

驛馬車郵遞員瑪麗?菲爾德茲(2-2)

"StagecoaaryFields-(2-2)-"Shewasoneofthe stsoulstoeverdrawabreathora.38."–GaryCooper

關(guān)鍵字：overturn,saddle,beloved,saloon,roughedges,bishop

MynameisGabe.

I'mCarolyn.

AndI'mRebecca.

Thankyouforjoiningustoday.

YesterdaywestartedlearningabouttheincrediblewomanMaryFields,whohad

aheartofgold.

Welearnedthatshewassixfeettallandweighedcloseto200pounds,andshe

wasgiventhenickname"Stagecoa aryFields.

Well,westillhavesomuchtolearnaboutthisamazinghistoricalcharacter.

Soopenupyourmagazinetotheseconddayofthearticle"Stagecoa ary

Fields,"andlet'scontinueouradventure.

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"Stagecoa aryFields.

GoWest,Mary.

WhenMarywasinher50s,asickMotherAmadeuscalledherWest.

SoMarymadeherwaytothesmalltownofCascade,Montana,tonurse

Amadeustohealth.

Shedidthisandmore,runningsandvisitorstoSt.Peter'sMissionwhere

Amadeuslived.

Oncewhenherwagonoverturned,sheguardedthedeliveryfromwolves

throughthenight.

Gettinginthesaddle.

ButMary'sroughedgescausedthelocalbishoptobarherfromworkingatthe

mission.

MotherAmadeusthensetherupasthefirstAfrican-Americanfemaleemployee

oftheU.S.PostalService.

Thoughinher60s,Marywassuchadependablcarrierthatsheearnedthe

name"Stagecoaary.

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Hi,everyone.I'mMic e.

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Thankyou,Mic e,forthatgreatinformation.

"StagecoaaryFieldsreallyseemslikeanincredible .

Let'sjumprightintoourlesson.

Thefirstlineonourlessonsays,"WhenMarywasinher50s,asickMother

AmadeuscalledherWest."

Hmm,thissoundslikeaninterestingphrasetotalkabout--"callsomeoneWest"?

Actually,typicallywhenIheartheword"called,"Ithinkaboutpickingupmy

39 andcallingafriend.

Youknow,that'susuallywhatIthinkaboutaswell.

Ithinkaboutcallingmymom,dadorevenmysister.

However,doyouthinktheyhadsbackthen?

Well,no,ofcourse.

Inthi ample,MotherAmadeuswasn'tusingatocallMaryFields.

Shemayhavesentaletterorevena egram.

Oh,right.OK.

SowhenwesaythatMaryFieldswas"calledtotheWest,"thismeansthatshe

wasaskedtomovetotheWest?

Exactly.

Nowlet'sthinkofsomemoreexamplesofhowyoucanusetheword"call."

Soyoucouldsay,"Whenitwasmyturntosing,Iwascalledtothestage."

Here'sanotherexample:

JudycalledhersonJeremyhomewhensheheardaboutherson'saccident.

Greatexamples.

Souse"call"whenyouwanttoemphasizethatsomeonehasbeenaskedto

movetoadifferentlocation.

Solet'skeepourlessonmovingalong.

Marywasagreatwoman.

Shedidn'twasteanytimeinmovingtotheWest.

ItsoundslikeMarylefteverythingthatsheownedtomovetothesmalltownof

Cascade,Montana.

Andguesswhatshedid?

Well,ourlessonsays,"SoMarymadeherwaytothesmalltownofCascade,

Montana,tonurseAmadeustohealth."

Here'sanothergreatphrasetotalkabout--"tonurse."

Inthi ample,"nurse"isbeingusedasaverb.

Whenyounursesomeonebacktohealth,thismeansthatyouarehelthem

togetbetter.

Thebestwaytounderstandthisverbistothinkofsomeexamples.

Here'sonetostartusoff:

WhenIheardthatmygrandmawasverysick,ImovedbacktoAmericatonurse

herbacktohealth.

Great...Imean,it'sagreatexample,notthatyourgrandmawassick.

Anyway,hereisanotherone:

Thepuppywassoweakthatittookseveralweekstonursehimbacktohealth.

Soremember,youcanuse"nurse"asaverb.

Well,thismeansthatyouwanttomakesomeonefeelbetter.

However,likemanyEnglishwords,theword"nurse"canbeusedasanoun.

Forexample,"Thenursecameovereverydaytomakesurethatmygrandma

was ngOK."

Oryoucouldsay,"Nursesmustworklonghours.

Oftentheyhavetoworkthroughthenight."

Orhere'sanotherone:

Thenursenursedthepatientbacktohealth.

That'sagreatexampleofhowyoucanuse"nurse"asaverbandanounallin

onesentence.

MaryFieldsnotonlyhelpednurseAmadeusbacktohealth,ourlessonsaysthat

shewasalsoresponsiblefor"runningsandvisitorstoSt.Peter'sMission

whereAmadeuslived."

Well,shesoundslikeaveryresponsible .

IthinkthatIwouldhaveenjoyedmeetingher.

Nowbeforewecontinuewithourlesson,wehavesomethingtolearnaboutwith

LizintheGr rGym.

94 o,friends.Howareyou ngtoday?

MynameisLiz,andthanksforjoiningmehereattheGr rGym.

Let'shavealookattoday'sGr rTipsentence.

"Shedidthisandmore,runningsandvisitorstoSt.Peter'sMissionwhere

Amadeuslived."

Ourfocusisonthesentencepattern:[Subject][verb]andmore,[verb2-ing].

Thisisagoodpatterntousetodescribehowsomeonedidmorethanjustone

thing,andthenyougiveextrainformationofhowmu orewasdone.

Forexample:Thelocustsateupthewheatandmore,destroyingtheentirefarm

allinjustashortperiodoftime.

Or:LeonardodaVinciwasinvolvedinartandmore,studying,designingand

inventingallkindsofthings.

Sogivethispatternatry.

Thinkofsomeonewhoisfamousformorethanjustonething,andtryusingthis

patterntotalkaboutthis .

Ifyouwanttoseesomemoreexamplesentences,you'llfindthemintoday's

Gr rTipsectioninyourmagazine.

That'sallthetimewehavefortoday.

ThisisLizfromtheGr rGym.

Seeyounexttime.

Thankyou,Liz.

Well,here'saquestion.

Whatwouldyoudo,Rebecca,ifyouwereinthemiddleofnowhereandwolves

triedtoattackyouortakesomethingspecialtoyou?

Well,myfirstthoughtwouldprobablybetorunawayandhidesomewhere.

Imean,Idon'twantwolvesattackingme.

Andwhataboutyou,Gabe?

Whatwouldyoudo?

Yeah.Thatmightbemyfirstreactionaswell.

Ishouldgetawayandhidefromthedangerouswolves.

They'rekindofscary.

AndIthinkthat'sprobablywhatmostofuswoulddo.

However,notMaryFields.

Oh,yes.Accordingtoourlesson,oneevening,herwagonoverturned.

AndguesswhatMaryFieldsdid?

Sheguardedthatwagonfromthehowlingwolves.

Shereallywasanincrediblewoman.

Althoughshehadsuchaheartofgold,becauseofherroughedges,thelocal

bishopbarredherfromworkingatthemission.

Bar?

Youmeanlikeabarofsoap,right?

Well,yes,that'sonekindof"bar,"abarofsoap.

However,inourlesson,"bar"isusedalittlebitdifferentlyhere.

Whenwesaythat"someoneisbarred,"thismeansthatheispreventedfrom

ngsomethingorgoingsomewhere.

Forexample,"Thebarredthestudentsfromenteringtheschoolafter5

p.m."

Youcouldalsosay,"Asakid,Iwasbarredfromdrivingmydad'scar."

Ithinkthat'sprobablyagoodthing,Carolyn.

Well,Iguesstherearesomanydifferentwaysthatyoucanusetheword"bars."

Asso,MaryFieldswasbarredfromworkingatthemission.

Well,somepeoplemayhavebeendiscouraged.

ButnotMaryFields.

Mary'sgoodfriend,MotherAmadeus,foundanotherimportantjobforMary--at

thepostoffice.

ThismadeMaryFieldsthefirstAfrican-AmericanemployeeattheU.S.Postal

Service.

Andbecauseshewassodependable,shewasgiventhenickname"Stagecoach"

Mary.

Well,that'sareallyinterestingnamethatshewasgiven--"Stagecoa ary.

"Stagecoa aryFields.

Andwhatexactlyisa"stagecoach,"Gabe?

Yeah.Well,it'snotsomethingthatIhave,that'sforsure.

A"stagecoach"isakindoftransportation.

Sometimesyoucouldjustcallita"coach."

Andit'spulledalongnotbyenginesbutwithsomethingelse.

Doyouknowwhat?

Isithorses?

Yes.

Doesastagecoach...Imean,astagecoachispulledbyhorses.

Youknow,I'vealwayswantedtorideinastagecoach.

I'veneverquitehadtheopportunitytodoso.

ButsometimeswhenIgotoahistoricce,sometimesI'llseeastagecoachon

disy,andImightgetapicturewithit.

Well,itiscertainlyavehiclethatyoudon'tseenowadays.

Stagecoacheswereusedinthe1800s,though,whenMaryFieldswasaround.

Andshewasnicknamed"Stagecoa ary,whichgivesmetheideathatshe

probablyrodearoundinstagecoaches.

Yeah,maybeshespentalotofhertimeinstagecoachesorridingaroundin

coaches.

Well,wedohavealotmoretolearnaboutMaryFields.

Don'tgoaway.

Don'tforgettojoinusrightafterthis.

eback.

Ithasbeensoexcitinglearningaboutthe e"Stagecoa aryFields.

WelearnedthatshemovedallthewayoutWesttonurseMotherAmadeusback

tohealth.

Shewasevenbarredfromworkingatthemission.

Eventhroughthesechallenges,Marynevergaveup.

Well,we'realmostdonewithourlessononMaryFields.

Let'sseewhathappensnext.

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"StagecoaaryFields.

ShebecameabelovedfigureinCascade.

Shewastheonlywom lowedinthesaloon,wasthebaseballteam'sbiggest

fanandwasgivenmealsinthetownho .

Nearly70,MaryquitdeliveringthbutremainedinCascade.

Thetown'sschoolclosedtocelebrateherunknownbirthdaytwiceayear.

Whenshepassedawayin1914,asimplecrosswascedtomarkhergraveand

herlegendintheWildWest.

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Andnowlet'sgobacktoourteachers.

AfterspendinodaystalkingaboutMaryFields,canyouguesswhat

happenedtoherreputation?

Hmm.Well,ourlessondoesgiveusahint.

Itsays"shebecameabelovedfigureinCascade."

Ourlessonalsosays"shewastheonlywom lowedinthesaloon,wasthe

baseballteam'sbiggestfanandwasgiven mealsinthetownho ."

Wow!WhowouldhaveguessedthatMaryFieldswouldhavehadsuchan

impact?

Ifyouremember,earlierwelearnedthatMaryhadroughedges.

Yes,"roughedges,"thisisagreatphrase.

Whenwesaythat"someonehasroughedges,"thismeansthatpartsoftheir

alitymaybealittledifficulttoworkwith.

Oryoucouldalsosayif"a hasroughedges,"theymightnotalwaysbe

verypoliteandeasytohangoutwith.

So,makesurethatyouironoutanyroughedges.

Everyone,itlookslikeitistimetolearnsomethingwithSteveandKeninthe

InformationCloud.

o,friends.

Rememberourlessononpoliticalcorrectnessnotsolongago?

Well,todaylet'slookataverypoliticallycorrectterm,"AfricanAmerican,"which

hasnotalwaysbeenthestandardexpressiontorefertoAmericansofAfrican

ancestry.

No.Backinthe1600s,theterm"colored"wasusedtorefertoanynon-white

220 .

Butnowthistermisgenerallyconsideredoffensive.

Right.Inthe19thcentury,theterm" ofcolor"wascommonlyusedto

refertoallnon-whites,butit'salsobesttoavoidusingittoday.

Anotheroutdatedtermis"negro,"whichfirstappearedinthe1500s,makingit

theoldestoftheseterms.

Eventhoughsomeoldergenerationsstilluseit,it'snowusedmostlyinthe

namesoforganizations.

OK."Black"isthetermthatreced"negro"duringthe1960sand70sandhas

beenembracedbymanyAmericansofAfricanancestrytothisday.

Finally,theterm"AfricanAmerican"actuallycameintouseinthe1850s,butit

didn'treally epopularuntilthe1980swhenthePC(politicalcorrectness)

movementstarted.

Nowadays,"black"and"AfricanAmerican"arethemostwidelyusedand

acceptedtermstorefertoAmericansofAfricanancestry.

Alltheothertermswementionedshouldbeavoidedandleftinthehistorybooks.

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Thankyou,gentlemen.

Well,let'skeepourlessonmovingalong.

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Ourlessonsays,"Nearly70,Maryquitdeliveringth butremainedin

Cascade."

Nowthatisaveryinterestingwaytostartthesentence--"nearly70."

That'sright.

Thisphrase"nearly70"meansthatMarywasnotquite70yearsoldwhenshe

stoppeddeliveringth .

Sohere'sanexampleusingthestructure.

Youcouldsay,"Nearly16,Joeyboughthisfirstcar."

Oh.That'salittlebityoungforbuyingacar.

Sowestartthesentencewiththephrase...ortheword"nearly"whenwewantto

givesomedetailsaboutthe orthesubjectinthesentence.

Well,Iwouldlovetotalkmoreaboutthisphrase"nearly,"butitlookslikewe're

nearlyoutoftime.

It'stimeforustoenjoyareviewskit.

Andthenwe'lljoinLindafortheEditor'sSummary.

"Stagecoa aryFields...I'llmissher.

Yes..

Shewasoneofthe stsoulstoeverdrawabreath.

Ora.38.

Yes,oversixfeettalland200pounds,shewasboundtomakeanimpression.

Yes,butshehadaheartofgold,andthatmadeherlegendary.

Shewasbornintoslaveryandhadonlyonethingoftrulylastingvalue.

Herdearfriend,Dolly,whotaughthertoreadandwrite.

Aninvaluableprivilegeforaslave.

That'sright.

WhenMarywasfinally,shebecameamaidona boat.

Butlater,shetraveledtoOhiotohelpDollyrunagirls'school.

Woo-hoo!Shewasagun-carrying,hard-fisted,cigar-smokingwoman.

Yes,butcaringandreliable.

Later,DollywassentheretoMontana,whereshebecamesick.

Marycametonurseherbacktohealth,andsheransandvisitorstoSt.

Peter'sMission.

ButMary'sroughedgescausedthebishoptobarherfromworkingthere.

Irememberthat.

SoDollysetherupasthefirstAfrican-AmericanfemaleworkingintheU.S.Postal

Service.

Hmm.Shewasbelovedanddependableandearnedthename"Stagecoach"

Mary.

Yeah.Ourschoolwasclosedtwiceayeartocelebrateherbirthday.

I'llmiss"Stagecoaary.

279 .

Shewaslegendary.

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Severalyearslater,MotherAmadeuswasquiteillandcalledMaryoutto

Montanatohelptakecareofher.

So,offMarywenttotakecareofhergoodfriend.

ShealsoransandvisitorsouttothemissionwhereMotherAmadeus

lived.

Mary'swagonoverturnedonenightwithallof