上外泛读教程 Unit_6.ppt

Allan is a middle-of- the- road man. He can always see the worth of both sides of the argument. He feels that the best decisions are always between the two opposite points of view. middle-of- the- road中庸的，走中间路线的 Henry is for give-and-take. He feels that in order to reach an agreement, people have to give up part of what they want. He thinks that if people do that, everybody will benefit. give-and-take相互迁就、相互忍让 Ⅵ. CLOZE suffered freedom leave aboard journey elected faced experience without until including help plant celebrate UNIT 6 Immigrants TEXT ONE Why They Came Ⅲ BACKGROUND INFORMATION Immigrants The book was originally written by Kennedy in 1958, while he was still a senator. It was written as part of the Anti-Defamation Leagues series entitled the One Nation Library. Subsequently, after gaining the presidency, he called on Congress to undertake a full reevaluation of immigration law; and he began to revise the book for further publication. A Nation of The book contains a short history of immigration in the United States beginning in colonial America, an analysis of the importance immigration has played in American history, and John F. Kennedys proposals for the liberalization of immigration law. In August 1963, excerpts of the 1958 pamphlet were published in the New York Times Magazine. He was assassinated before completing the revision, but the book was nevertheless posthumously published in 1964 with an introduction by his brother, then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. JOHN F. KENNEDY (May 29, 1917?– November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. He was the second-youngest President (after Theodore Roosevelt), the first 20th Century born President, and the youngest elected to the office, at the ag