大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語3課文原文

大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語3課文原文大學(xué)英語是我們?nèi)粘W(xué)習(xí)的延續(xù)，下面我們來看一下其中一些原習(xí)一些吧。Unit1:PassageA:CareforOurMotherEarth(Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexpertsonenvironmentalissues.)Dr.McKinley:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestthreattotheenvironmenttoday?AmanMotwane:Thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,seeourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironmentshapesourwholeworld.Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Buttherealityisthateverythingispartofoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappearisolated,butinfactitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment-sunshine,rain,wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaroundit;itisalsoshapedbythatwind.Lookattherelationshipbetweenthetreeanditsenvironmentandyouwillseethefutureofthetree.Mostofusareblindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon'tseetheconsequencesofouractions.Itistimeforeachofustoopenoureyesandseetheworldasitreallyis-onecompletewholewhereeverycausehasaneffect.Dr.McKinley:HelloDr.Semkiw.Inyourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmostpressing?WalterSemkiw:Twoenvironmentalissuesthatwefindmostpressingaredeforestingandglobalwarming.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.Treesbringwaterupfromtheground,allowingwatertoevaporateintotheatmosphere.Theevaporatedwaterthenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.Globalwarmingresultsfromtheburningoffossilfuels,suchaspetroleumproducts,resultinginthereleaseofgreenhousegassesintotheatmosphere.Carbondioxideandothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofouratmosphere.Dr.McKinley:Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!WhatdoyousuggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?LeonNacson:Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.Dr.McKinley:Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestate"They'rebuildinguptheirlearningcurveintheU.S.,andthenpickingupnichemarkets,/zsaidMing-JerChen,aprofessorattheDardenSchoolofBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofVirginiaandtheauthorofanewbook,InsideChineseBusiness.BROADWAYHEADQUARTERSThecompany,whoseChiefExecutiveZhangRuiminisfamousinChinaforbeingfilmedsmashingsub-standardproductswithahammer,lastweekboughtahistoricalbankbuildingonBroadwayinManhattanfor$14million.“BuyingaNewYorkbuildingfor$14millionisnotwhat'sgoingtomakeus,〃saidJemal.〃It'saboutofferingthecustomerstheproductsthecompetitiondoesn'thave.〃Inthethirdquarterof2002,forexample,thecompanyplanstolaunchstainlesssteelInternet-linkedapplianceswithFlashGordonstylings,suchasahomeclotheswashingmachinethatcanbestartedviatheInternet,hesaid.TogrowitsbrandintheU.S.,thecompanyhastakenoutadspaceonacase-by-casebasisontrolleycarsatJFKInternationalAirportinNewYorkandonbillboardsinMiamiandChicago,buthasnotyetcontractedwithanyofthebigadvertisingfirms.AndHaierAmericaisnotonlybattlingrivalappliancemakersintheU.S.-itisalsomanufacturingforsomeofthem.HaierAmericadoesabout20to25percentofitsmanufacturingonacontractbasisforothercompanies,includingbigU.S.competitors,whosellitsproductsundertheirownbrandnames.Usingitsownstrategies,HaierisgraduallybuildingitsbrandnameintheAmericanmarket.HaierfocusesonU.S.collegestudentsforthepurposeofkeepingthemasfuturecustomers.Haierwon'tsucceedonlybythepurchaseofthatbuildingHaierfindsasuitablepositionintheU.S.marketthroughexplorationarefrigeratorwithanAmericanbrandmaybeaproductofHaier5sUnit4:PassageA:NotNow,Dr.MiracleSeverinoAntinoriisarichItaliandoctorwithastringofprivatefertilityclinicstohisname.HelikeswatchingfootballandclaimstheCatholicfaith.YettheVaticanisnofanofhisscience.Inhisclinics,AntinorialreadyofferseveryIVFtreatmentunderthesun,butstilltherearecoupleshecannothelp.SonowthemanItalianscallDrMiracleisofferingtoclonehispatientstocreatethebabiestheysodesperatelywant.Andofcourseit'screatedquiteastir,withotherscientistsroundingonAntinoriasreligiousleaderslineuptoattackhiscloningplanasaninsulttohumandignity.Yetit'sanambitionAntinorihasexpressedmanytimesbefore.What'snewisthatfinallyitseemstobebuildingaheadofsteam.Like-mindedscientistsfromtheUShavejoinedAntinoriinhiscloningadventure.AtaconferenceinRomelastweektheyclaimedhundredsofcoupleshavealreadyvolunteeredfortheexperiments.Antinorishottofamesevenyearsagohelpinggrandmothersgivebirthusingdonoreggs.Laterhepioneeredtheuseofmicetonurturethespermofmenwithpoorfertility.Heisclearlynoordinaryscientistbutashowmanwhothrivesoncontroversyandpushingreproductivebiologytothelimits.Andthatofcourseisonereasonwhyhe'sseenasbeingsodangerous.However,hisideaofusingcloningtocombatinfertilityisnotasmadasitsounds.Manypeoplehaveahardjobseeingthepointofreproductivecloning.Butforsomecouples,cloningrepresentstheonlyhopeofhavingachildcarryingtheirgenes,andscientistslikeAntinoriareprobablyrighttosaythatmuchofouroppositiontocloningasafertilitytreatmentisirrational.Infuturewemaywanttochangeourmindsandallowitinspecialcircumstances.Butonlywhenthescienceisready.Andthat'stherealproblem.FiveyearsonfromDolly,thescienceofcloningisstillstuckinthedarkages.Thefailurerateisashocking97percentanddeformedbabiesalltoocommon.Evenwhencloningworks,nobodyunderstandswhy.Soforgetthecomplexmoralarguments.Tobegincloningpeoplenow,beforeeventhemostbasicquestionshavebeenanswered,issimplyawasteoftimeandenergy.ThisisnottosaythatAntinoriwillfail,onlythatifhesucceedsitislikelytobeatanunacceptablyhighprice.Hundredsofeggsandembryoswillbewastedandlotsofwomenwillgothroughdifficultpregnanciesresultinginmiscarriagpsorabortions.Afewyearsfromnowtechniqueswillhaveimprovedandthewastefullosswon'tbeasexcessive.Butrightnowthereseemstobelittleanyonecandotokeeptheclonersatbay.Andit'snotjustAntinoriandhisteamwhoareeagertogo.AreligiousgroupcalledtheRaeliansbelievescloningisthekeytoachievingimmortality,andit,too,claimstohavethenecessaryeggdonorsandvolunteerswillingtobeimplantedwithclonedembryos.Sowhatabouttougherlaws?Implantingclonedhumanembryosisalreadyillegalinmanycountriesbutitwillneverbeprohibitedeverywhere.Inanycase,theprohibitionofcloningismorelikelytodriveitundergroundthanstampitout.Secrecyisalreadyaproblem.Antinoriandhisteamarerefusingtonamethecountrythey'11beusingastheirbase.Likeitornot,theresearchisgoingahead.Soonerorlaterwearegoingtohavetodecidewhetherregulationissaferthanprohibition.Antinoriwou1dgoforregulation,ofcourse.liebelievesitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeweloseourhang-upsaboutreproductivecloningandacceptitasjustanotherIVFtechnique.Oncethefirstbabyisbornanditcries,hesaidlastweek,theworldwillembraceit.Buttheworldwillneverembracethefirstclonedbabyifitisunhealthyordeformedorthesolesurvivorofhundredsofpregnancies.Injumpingthegun,DrMiracleandhiscolleaguesaretakingonehellofarisk.Iftheirinstinctsarewrong,thebacklashagainstcloning-andindeedscienceasawhole-couldbecatastrophic,theresearchoncloninghumansshouldnotbeconductedsorecklesslyVaticanisagainstAntinori'scloningplanCriticizingcloningscienceisnotadvancedenoughhetriestochallengethebiologicallimitstocombatinfertilityUnit4:PassageB:IHaveHisGenesButNotHisGeniusIt'sChristmasEve2040,andI'mtheonlybartenderstillworkingthatafternoon,andthehouseispracticallyempty.Iseethisguydownattheendofthebar,sittingbyhimself.Ibringhimafreshdrink,andwishhimgreetingsoftheseason.Helooksatme,sortoffunny,andsays:〃DoyouknowwhoIam?〃IadmitIdon't."Here,maybethiswillhelp,“hesays,andhepullsalittlepictureoutofhiswallet.Anoldportrait,reallyold,likecenturiesold.It'sayoungmaninprofile:sharpnose,weakchin,definiteresemblancetomyfriendhere.Atthebottom,there'sacaption:〃W?A.Mozart.zzNowit'smyturntolookathimfunny.Thenithitsmelikeabrick.〃You'rethatcloneguy,〃Isay."Theguyinthepapersbackinthe’20s?〃〃Intheflesh.WolfgangAmadeusMozart.Ihavehisbrain,hisheart,hisDNA.He'smyfatherandmymotherandmybrother.He'smyidenticaltwin,exceptIwasborn247yearslater./zSohestartstalking.Ittakeshimalongtimetoexplain,andIdidn'tgetitall,butIgotalot.In2001,Congresspassedabanoncloninghumans,butofcoursemadscientistswentaheadwithsecretcloning.Andthen,therewasthissoftwarebillionairewhowasnutsaboutMozart,andwasespeciallynutsaboutMozart'sRequiem.HesetupasecretinstituteinSwitzerlandandhiredsometopbiologistsandtoldthemthey'dget$1millioneachforeverybabytheyclonedfromMozart，sDNA.In2003,theinstitutemanagedtobringfourbabiestoterm.Twodiedshortlyafterbirth.Twosurvived.Butthenthissoftwarebillionairedied,andhiscompanycollapsed,andsodidhiscloninginstitute.OnebabyMozartwasputupforadoptionanonymously.Nooneknowswhathappenedtothatone.Theotherbabywasadoptedbyoneofthescientists,whowasabigMozartfanherself."Andthat'sme,〃hesays.Hismother,ofcourse,didn'ttellhimoranyoneelsewhohewas,butshetoldtheboyhowspecialhewas,howhewasagenius,whatagreatcomposerhecouldbe,tryingtopushherlittleMozarttowardmusic.Butthe2010sweren'tthe1760s.Theboymayhavehadtalent,buthealsohadhisownpriorities,andtheydidn'tincludeviolinsonatas.Helikedrockmusicandhelikeditloud,andthenashegotolderhelikedbeerandgirls.Theharderhismotherpushedhimtobeagreatcomposer,thelesshewantedtobeone.Afterawhilehismothergaveup.Bythetimehewas20,hehadadecentjobworkinginaframeshop.Andthat'swhentherooffellin.Somereportergotwindoftheinstituteandthecloningexperimentandtrackedhimdown.ButnoonecouldprovehewasacloneofMozartwithoutdigginguptheoriginal,sothemediatreatedhimasajoke.Itjustcrushedhim.Hetriedrunningaway.HejoinedaBuddhistmonasteryinJapan.Oneday,whilehewasthere,heheardtheRequiem.Notforthefirsttime,butthistimeitwasdifferent.〃MyGod,itwasbeautiful!/zhesays.〃Ifeltarealizationexplodeinsidemyhead.Ijustfeltitsomehow:Itranginsideofme.I'dfinishit,ordietrying./zHeknewthatifhecouldfinishtheRequiem,he'dbefamousforreal,ageniusinsteadofafool.HeimmersedhimselfinMozart5smusic.Nights,weekends,allthetime,hedrovehimself,workingontheRequiem."And?Whathappened?”〃Iturned37fourmonthsago.I'vebeenworkingontheRequiemfor15years.Mozartdiedwhenhewas35.IshouldhavefinishedtheRequiemtwoyearsago./z"Andyouhaven't?〃Helooksatmeforawhileandshakeshishead,“Youdon'tunderstand.Ihavehisgenesbutnothisgenius.〃Andwiththathedropsatiponthebarandisgone.Ineversawhimagain.IftheRequiemwaseverfinished,Ineverheardaboutit.Unit5:PassageA:Tongue-tiedSeveralweeksagoIwasridinginacabwhenthedriver'seyescaughtmineintherearviewmirrorandhesaid,“Excuseme,Miss?Canyouhelpme?〃Asanyhard-bittencitydwellerknows,thecorrectanswertoaquestionlike"Canyouhelpme?〃shouldalwaysbesomeversionof〃Itdepends.Ichirped,〃Sure?〃”Thankyou,〃hesaid.Hepassedaslipofyellowpaperintothebackseat.Istaredatthepaper,wondering.Wasthisajoke?Athreat?Hand-printedonthepaperintinyblockletterswasthis:proverbpeculiaridiomatic“Please,〃hesaid."Whatisthemeaningofthesewords?”Istaredatthewordsinthedistressedwayyoumightstareatpartyguestswhosefacesyou5veseensomewherebeforebutwhosenameshaveescapedyourmind.Proverb?Peculiar?Idiomatic?HowonearthshouldIknow?It'sonethingtouseaword,it'sanothertoexplainit.Iresortedtoshiftingthetopic.，zWheredidyougetthesewords?”ThedriverexplainedthathewasPakistani.Helistenedtotheradioashedroveandoftenjotteddownunfamiliar,fascinatingwordswhosemeaningsandspellingshethensoughtfromhispassengers."Peculiar,“hesaid.〃Whatdoesthismean?”Icouldmanagethatone."Strange,〃Isaid.〃Odd?Oftenwithahintofsomethingsuspicious./z"Thankyou,Miss.Andidiomatic?”Iclearedmythroat.〃Um,it'sa,well,um.Itinvolvesapeculiaruseofthelanguage./zIthoughtmyuseofpeculiarwaskindofclever.Helookedconfused,areminderthatclever'snotcleverifitdoesn'tcommunicate.〃Uh,let'ssee.’Idiomatic5isrelatedtotheword'idiom’.Anidiom'ssomethingthat'susedin,say,aparticularpartofthecountryorbyaparticulargroupofpeople.Peoplewhoaren，tpartofthatgrouparen'tlikelytouseitandmightnotunderstandit.〃Watchinghispuzzledlook,Ididwhatapersonoftendoeswhenatalossfortherightwords:Iwentontalking,asifathousandvaguewordswouldadduptooneaccuratedefinition."Canyougivemeanexample?”Irackedmybrains."Gapersblock,“Isaid.ApeculiarlyChicagophrase.Butdiditreallyqualifyasidiomatic?1hadnoideabecausethelongerIthoughtaboutidiomsthelesssureIwaswhattheywere."Andproverb?”IshouldhavetoldthepoormanrightthenthatImightbemisleadinghimdowntheproverbialpath,whateverthatreallymeans,butinsteadIsaid,〃Ithinkaproverbiskindoflikeanaphorism.Butnotquite.zz〃Awhat?〃“Nevermind.Aproverbisacondensedsayingthatteachesyoualesson.〃〃Anexample?”Themeterclickedoffafull20centswhileIsearchedmadlythroughmymind."Hastemakeswaste?”Ifinallywhimpered.Butwasthataproverb?Wait.Weren，tproverbsactuallystories,notjustphrases?WhileIwasconvincingmyselftheywere,hesaid,“Cananidiombeaproverb?”Icouldanswerthat.Justnotrightnow,nowwhenitmattered,nowwhenthefateofa.curious,intelligentimmigranthungontheanswersheassumedwouldfallfromanativespeaker，stongueasnaturallyasleavesfromanOctobertree.SoIretreated.〃Domostofyourpassengersgiveyouanswerswhenyouaskfordefinitions?”〃0h,yes,Miss.Veryinterestingdefinitions./zUntilthatmoment,I'dbeensoinspiredbythedriver5sdeterminationtolearnEnglish,soenthralledbythechancetoindulgemycuriosityaboutwordswithanothercurioussoul,thatIdidn，tfullygraspthepotentialforlinguisticfraudcommittedinthisman'scab.NowIcouldbarelyallowmyselftoimaginewhatkindofdeformedEnglishhewasbeingfedbycowardslikemewhocouldn'tsimplysay,〃Idon'treallyknowmyownlanguage.Icanonlytrustthatsomeoneascuriousasheisalsoownsadictionary.Andthathefiguresoutthat,nomatterwhathispassengersmaysay,hastedoesn'talwaysmakewasteatthegapersblock.Theyarenotsowillingtohelpothers.Itiseasiertouseawordthantoexplainit.Shedidn'treallyknowalotofherownlanguage.Touseitasanexampletoexplainaproverb.ThedriverimpressedtheauthorwithhiseagernesstolearnEnglish.Unit5:PassageB:ReturningtoCollegeIfIthoughtrdlivetobeahundred,I'dgobacktocollegenextfall.IwasdraftedintotheArmyattheendofmyjunioryearand,afterfouryearsintheservice,hadnoinclinationtoreturntofinish.Bythen,itseemed,Ikneweverything.Well,asitturnsout,Idon'tknoweverything,andI'mreadytospendsometimelearning.Iwouldn'twanttopickupwhereIleftoff.I'dliketostartalloveragainasafreshman.Yousee,itisn'tjusttheeducationthatappealstome.I'vevisitedadozencollegesinthelasttwoyears,andcollegelifelooksextraordinarilypleasant.Theyoungpeopleoncampusareallgunghotogetoutandgetatlife.Theydon'tseemtounderstandthey'rehavingoneofitsbestparts.Heretheyarewithnoresponsibilitytoanyonebutthemselves,ahundredorathousandready-madefriends,teacherstryingtohelpthem,familiesathomewaitingforthemtoreturnforChristmastotellallabouttheirtriumphs,threemealsaday-soitisn'tgourmetfood-butyoucan'thaveeverything.Toomanystudentsdon'treallyhavemuchpatiencewiththeprocessofbeingeducated.Theythinkhalftheteachersareidiots,andIwouldn，tdenythis.Theythinkthesystemstinkssometimes.Iwouldn'tdenythat.Theythinktherearen，tanynicegirls/boysaround.I'ddenythat.Theyjustwon'tknowwhatanidyllictimeoflifecollegecanbeuntilit'sover.Thestudentsareanxioustoacquiretheknowledgetheythinktheyneedtomakeabuck,buttheyaren'treallyinterestedineducationforeducation'ssake.That'swherethey'rewrong,andthat'swhyI'dliketogobacktocollege.Iknownowwhatajoyknowledgecanbe,independentofanythingyoudowithit.I'dtakeseveralcoursesinphilosophy.Ilikethethinkingprocessthatgoeswithit.Philosophersarefairerthanisabsolutelynecessary,butIlikethem,eventheonesthatIthinkarewrong.ToomuchofwhatIknowofthegreatphilosopherscomessecondhandorfromcondensations.I'dliketotakeacourseinwhichIactuallyhadtoreadPlato,Aristotle,Hume,Spinoza,Locke,JohnDeweyandtheothergreatthinkers.I'dliketotakesomecalculus,too.Ihaveabsolutelynoabilityinthatdirectionandnotmuchinterest,either,butthere'ssomethinggoingoninmathematicsthatIdon'tunderstand,andI'dliketofindoutwhatitis.Myreportcardswon'tbemailedtomyfatherandmother,soIwon'thavetoworryaboutmarks.IbetI'11dobetterthanwhentheyweremailed.TherearesomeliteraryclassicsIoughttoreadandIneverwill,unlessI'mforcedtobyagoodprofessor,soI'lltakeafewcoursesinEnglishliterature.ItookacoursethatfeaturedGeorgeGordonByron,usuallyreferredtonowas"LordByron,z/andI'dliketotakethatoveragain.Ididverywellinitthefirsttime.IactuallyreadallofDonJuanandhavenevergottenoverhowgreatitwas.IknowIcouldgetanAinthatifItookitover.I'dliketohaveafeweasycourses.Myhistoryisveryweak,andI'dwantseveralhistorycourses.I'mnotgoingtobreakmybackoverthem,butrdliketoberefreshedaboutthebroadoutlineofhistory.Whensomeonesayssixteenthcenturytome,I'dliketobeabletoitwithsomenamesandevents.Thisisjustalittleconversationalconceit,butthat'slife.IfIcanfindagoodteacher,I'dcertainlywanttogobackoverEnglishgrammarandusage.He'dhavetobegood,becauseyoumightnotthinksosometimes,butIknowalotaboutusingthelanguage.Still,therearetimeswhenI'mstumped.Iwaswonderingtheotherdaywhatpartofspeechtheword"please"isinthesentence,“Pleasedon'ttakemeseriously./zI'vebeenaskedtospeakatseveralcollegegraduationceremonies.MaybeifIgraduate,they’11askmetospeakatmyown.Theyfailtorealizethatcollegelifeisprecious.Afriendwhoiseasilyandimmediatelyavailable.UnfairHefindsitisajoytogetbettereducated,heiscuriousaboutmathematicsUnit6:PassageA:TheWomanTaxiDriverInCairoHernameisNagat.IfirstsawheroutsideCairo,sairportterminal.Awomantaxidriver-theonlywoman,forthatmatter,amongalargecrowdofhermalecounterparts.Doyouknowwhatitisliketoarriveinastrangecityinthemiddleofthenight?Nobody,notevenarayofsunshineisheretogreetyou.WhenIwalkoutoftheterminal,Iamfacingthecrowdoftaxidriversmillingaboutinfrontofeveryairporttheworldover.HereinCairo,itislargeandnoisy.〃Taxi!〃“Youwanttaxi?”Ihearallroundme.Ifeelafirmhandholdingmyleftarm."Youwanttaxi,followme,〃thewomansays.Shedoesn，task,shesimplypullsmethroughthecrowd.Ifollowherwillingly.Thereisthismomentwhenatourist,particularlyawoman,simplyhastotrustsomeone.Westopataworncar.Ithasseenabetterday,therearequiteafewscrapesonitsbody,thetiresarebaldandthereisacrackinthewindshield.Butitisacarforhire,andthewomanwillpersonallydriveme.Ibreatheasighofreliefwhensheputsmybagintothetrunk,locksitandgetsbehindthewheel.〃Iwilldriveyou,don，tworry,〃shesays.Nagat,asshenowexplainstome,worksasataxidriverseveraldaysandnightsaweek.Shehasanotherjob,workinginanoffice,butdetailsofitremainvague.Thelittleoldcarisnothers;itbelongstoabossfromwhomsheinturnrentsitwhenevershecan.Shehasbeenadrivereversinceherhusbanddiedsometenyearsearlierandleftherwithtwoteenagekidsandherparentstosupport.SheknowseverynookandcrannyinandaroundCairo-noeasyfeat.Cairowithitscomplexsystemofstreetsandlanes,itsquartersandmarketsislikealabyrinthinventedbyancientstorytellers.Hundredsofmosques-manyofwhicharemasterpiecesofIslamicarchitecture,oldneighborhoodswithhousesboxedtogether,hugeapartmentbuildingsontheoutskirtsandtheNilecalmlyrunningthroughit;allarepartofthisovercrowdedcity.Withamildsenseofhumoraroundadeepcoreofunderstandingofhumannature,Nagattakescontrolofmysightseeingschedule.Everymorningpunctuallyatnineo'clock,Icandependonseeinghershort,solidframeoutsidethehotellobby,herroundfaceturningintoabigsmileassoonassheseesmecomingdownthestairs.Mosteveryday,shewearsanearthtone-coloredJellaba.Hermovementsareenergeticandshedoesn'twasteanytime.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.Whatbecomescleartomesoonasshedrivesmefrommuseumtopyramid,fromonepartoftowntotheopposite,isthis:sheisatrueexceptionhere.Whereverwestop,beitforacupofteaduringabreakoruponarrivingatahistoricalsitewherehermalecolleaguesgatherintheparkingarea-everywhere,sheisbeingnoticed.Menwalkuptoherinthecarwithquestioningfaces.Asshetellsme,theyallhaveonequestionfirstofall:"Areyouataxidriver?”Shethenexplainsinafewshortsentences,andIseethemen'sfacessoften,smileandrespectfullyandkindlychatwithher.Thisscenerpppatsitselfoverandoveragain.Tgetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.Nagatisproudandindependent.Oneday,asIfindherwaitingoutsideamuseum,sheisjusttakingasparetireoutofthetrunkofthetaxi.Oneofthebaldtireshadfinallygoneflat,andshewasgoingtochangeitherself.Severalcuriouspeoplegatheraroundherandshereceivesoffersofhelp-butno,shewantsnopartofthat.Inherefficient,deliberatemanner,shechangesthetire,andhavingdones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