Episode 18: Making a Difference ACT I-英语听力

[00:00.00]I don't believe it! [00:00.01]18-1 Making a Difference ACT I [00:01.91]What's wrong? [00:03.12]Carter Boswell! [00:05.32]Who's Carter Boswell? [00:06.64]He's running for the school board. [00:08.19]The election's next month. [00:09.59]What's wrong with wanting to be on the school board? [00:12.00]Nothing. [00:13.19]But he wants to cut the school budget! [00:16.13]Maybe it needs cutting. [00:18.58]Cutting the budget is fine, [00:20.53]but he wants to do it [00:21.71]by cutting all the cultural programs. [00:23.65]No music, no dance, [00:24.92]no concert, no stage presentations. [00:27.50]Why does he want to do that? [00:29.54]He says it's to save the taxpayers' money, [00:32.23]and I think he believes [00:33.44]that the taxpayers will vote for him [00:35.11]if he spends less on the cultural programs. [00:38.30]He's probably right. [00:40.20]Lots of people want their taxes [00:41.73]used for new books [00:43.40]and a new paint job in the schoolrooms. [00:46.30]Maybe some of us would like to pay a little bit more [00:48.50]and keep the cultural programs for our kids. [00:51.62]Well, I'm not sure. Ellen. [00:54.36]I hear it from my patients. [00:56.65]Lots of people are tired of higher taxes. [01:01.92]I know, [01:04.08]but if Boswell wins [01:05.19]he'll be an important decision-maker [01:07.01]on the school board, [01:08.06]and he doesn't know anything [01:09.26]about our children's education. [01:12.11]Who's running against him? [01:13.10]Nobody. That's the problem. [01:15.98]Well, it sounds to me like Carter Boswell [01:18.35]is going to win this seat on the board. [01:19.78]Oh, not if I can stop him! [01:23.15]And how are you going to stop him? [01:26.22]I don't know. [01:28.96]Maybe I'll run against him. [01:31.40]Well, you've got my vote. [01:37.38]I'm serious, Philip. [01:39.95]Why shouldn't I run? [01:42.03]Why shouldn't you run for what, Mom? [01:44.30]Your mother is thinking of [01:45.40]running for the school board. [01:47.34]Hey, that's terrific, Mom! [01:49.42]Against Carter Boswell? [01:51.12]Great! [01:52.18]Well, if I run for office, [01:54.05]the voters will have a clear choice. [01:55.96]I stand for everything Boswell doesn't. [01:59.24]I think a lot of people will vote for you [02:01.69]against Boswell, Ellen. [02:03.50]I'll vote for you. [02:05.71]Will you help me if I do run? [02:07.65]Absolutely. [02:10.30]The trouble is [02:10.81]it takes a little bit of money to run a campaign. [02:14.54]I think you can make a difference, Ellen. [02:16.77]And in a short campaign [02:18.19]you wouldn't need as much money. [02:20.18]You know something, Ellen? [02:21.71]Why not give the people of Riverdale a clear choice? [02:25.55]I'm with you. [02:27.00]You can make a difference. [02:34.87]Come in. [02:40.64]Mr. Maxwell? [02:42.51]Yes, Charles Maxwell. [02:45.68]My name is Ellen Stewart. [02:48.81]Hello. [02:49.39]Please, sit down. [02:55.06]You asked to see me. [02:57.92]What would you like to see me about? [03:00.27]I'd like your help. [03:03.94]Well, [03:04.86]I'm editor of the most influential newspaper in Riverdale. [03:08.63]Actually, it's the only newspaper. [03:11.47]A lot of people would like my help. [03:12.96]Do you have a story? [03:14.84]I'm planning to run for the school board. [03:18.10]Against Carter Boswell? [03:19.82]Yes. [03:21.23]Well, that is news. [03:23.53]Will you announce that I'm running? [03:26.23]But I need some information. [03:29.83]Of course. [03:31.66]Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell, [03:34.66]Mrs. Stewart? [03:36.95]Because I care. [03:41.02]"Vote for Ellen Stewart. She cares." [03:44.18]Not a bad slogan. [03:46.26]But what do you care about? [03:49.66]Well, I care about the children of our town. [03:52.14]I don't want them to grow up [03:53.29]without cultural programs in our school. [03:58.00]Do you have a plan? [04:00.08]I want our children to learn [04:01.39]more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. [04:05.78]I want to keep the after-school programs-- [04:09.35]the music, the concerts. [04:11.63]It's not a bad plan. [04:13.47]But who's going to pay for all of this? [04:15.36]We are. [04:16.60]The citizens of Riverdale, of course. [04:18.01]I plan to get help [04:19.31]from the businessmen and the corporations of Riverdale. [04:23.02]That's fair enough. [04:25.45]Exactly what do you want from me, Mrs. Stewart? [04:29.55]You don't know me. [04:30.56]I can't expect you to take my side against Boswell. [04:34.02]But I do need some publicity [04:37.90]so that the people of our town [04:39.03]know that I'm running for office [04:40.89]and that I care about our children. [04:44.58]Fair enough. [04:46.30]I certainly can print the news. [04:48.38]And you are now making news.