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Ronald Reagan: Hollywood Actor Turned American Leader 演员变凤凰

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In 1980, the United States was suffering from a poor economy and low international prestige. ___1___ In the following eight years, Reagan shaped and strengthen the conservative movement in the United States.

1980年，美国饱受经济萧条及国际声望低落之苦。里根因为承诺要带领国家迈向兴盛，而在当年的总统选举赢得压倒性的胜利。在接下来八年，里根引领并且巩固美国的保守运动。

Before entering politics, Reagan had been a successful Hollywood actor. In the 1950s, he became more conservative and even testified before congress against actors who had supported communism. Reagan’s political influence grew, and in 1966, he was elected governor of California, and Reagan honed his skills as a politician and public speaker. ___2___

步入政坛以前，里根就已经是一位成功的好莱坞演员。1950年代的时候，他变得加保守，甚至在国会提出对曾支持共产党主义的演员不利的证词。里根的政治影响力与日俱增，他在1966年获选加州州长，他也磨磨当一位政治家及公众演说家所需的技巧。这些技巧在他成为第四十届美国总统之后给了他极大的帮助。

President Reagan was known as “the Great Communicator.” ___3___ His enemies often had trouble making him look bad, and criticism always seemed to slip right of him. This earned Reagan the nickname “the Teflon President.”

里根总统以「伟大的沟通者」闻名于世。他在公开场合能从容又自然的演说能力，为他的公众形象大大加分。他的政敌很难破坏他的形象，而且舆论批评似乎都跟他沾不上边。这也为里根赢得一个「铁氟龙总统」的绰号。

Reagan has been credited with winning the Cold War and restoring pride to American conservatism. ___4___ In the months before his death in 2004, Reagan had to be reminded daily that he had once as the president of the United States. Reagan will be remembered as a president who led the United States to prosperity and peace “through strength.” ___5___

人们认为里根在美国赢得冷战胜利以及恢复保守主义昔日荣景方面功不可没。1994年，里根宣布他患了阿兹海默症，该疾病在当时正在破坏他的记忆力以及心智能力。2004年，里根临终前的几个月，每天都得有人提醒他，他曾经当过美国总统。里根将以一个「靠着坚定力量」带领美国迈向富强与和平的总统铭记于群众心中。即使是不同意他政治理念的人，也不得不敬佩他得以将这些理念表达出来的方式。

－By Will Thelin

(A) Even those who disagreed with his ideals still had to respect the way he was able to present them.

(B) His ability to speak in public comfortably and naturally greatly helped his public image.

(C) These skills helped him immensely after he became the 40^th president of the United States.

(D) Promising to lead the country to prosperity, Ronald Reagan won that year’s presidential election by a landslide.

(E) In 1944, Reagan announced that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, a disease which was destroying his memories and mental capabilities.

Vocabulary

economy [ɪˋkɑnəmɪ] n. 经济

politician [͵pɑləˋtɪʃən] n. 政治家

criticism [ˋkrɪtə͵sɪzəm] n. 批评

credit [ˋkrɛdɪt] v. 认为……有（某优点，成就等）

restore [rɪˋstor] v. 恢复

prosperity [prɑsˋpɛrətɪ] n. 兴旺，繁荣

capability [͵kepəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 能力，才能

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prestige [prɛsˋtiʒ] n. 名望，声望，威望

conservative [kənˋsɝvətɪv] adj. 保守的

testify [ˋtɛstə͵faɪ] v. 证明

hone [hon] v. 磨练﹐训练; 提高…的技艺

ideal [aɪˋdiəl] n. 理想

immensely [ɪˋmɛnslɪ] adv. 极大地

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