大学英语-习题及答案-大学英语Ⅰ-Unit 4 Schwarzeneggers American d

PassageIAnswerthefollowingquestionsbriefly,paraphrasetheunderlinedpartsandtranslatetheboldtypedsentences.Schwarzenegger'sAmericandreamByMartinKasindorf,USATODAYWhenArnoldSchwarzeneggerwasnewtoAmericainthelate1960s,thechampionbodybuildercouldn'tunderstandwhyhewasfailinginhisfirstbusinessventure:layingbricksatthehomesofLosAngeles'wealthy.Whywasit,Schwarzeneggeraskedabusinessmanfriend,thatheunderpricedcompetitorsbutwasn'tgettinghired?ThefriendsaidtheproblemwastheAustrian'sfracturedEnglish.ThesamewastrueforsomeItalianimmigrants.SotheyweretoldtopromotethemselvesasspecialtyEuropeanbricklayers.Theydidandchargedhigherratesthanestablishedbricklayers.Thehustlingimmigrantssoonhadmorejobsthantheirsculptedbicepscouldhandle.That'swhenArnoldlearnedpromotionwasjustasimportantasskillThrough35yearsinhisadoptedcountry,Schwarzeneggerhasbuilthisfortunesonawell-honedinstinctforself-marketing.Hehasfollowedtheambitiouspathhemappedasadreamyteenager.Ithastakenhimfrommodestrootstomovierenown.Throughshrewdinvestingofhismovieearnings,hehasassetsofmorethan$200million.AndhehasastorybookmarriagetoMariaShriverofthepoliticallyroyalKennedyclan.Now,at56,thepopcultureiconisusinghisself-promotionskillsinhigh-levelpolitics.Inthecampaign'sfirstweeks,Schwarzenegger'sstrategywastolookgood,avoidpoliticalreporters,givefewdetailsbutsoundintriguinglylikealeader.SinceLaborDay,hehasreactedtocriticismbysayingmoreaboutstateissues.Hehasn'tspecifiedwhatgovernmentprogramshe'dcuttobalancethebudget,buthehasissuedproposalsonenvironmentalprotectionandcampaign-financereform.Schwarzeneggerisstillrunningessentiallyacelebritycampaign.Heaimsatthemassmarket,notatpoliticalsophisticates.He'srunninghiscampaignlikeamoviepremiere,saysRaphaelSonenshein,aCaliforniaStateUniversity-Fullertonpoliticalscientist.SomeofSchwarzenegger'sTVcommercials,onwhichhespends$2millionaweekfroma$12millioncampaigntreasury,playtohismachoscreenimage.Asheexploitstheadvantagesofhisfame,Schwarzenegger'smessagetovotersisthesameinspirationhegivesurbankidsintheafter-schoolprogramshehassponsoredsince1990.Heisrunningastherags-to-richesAmericanDream.Thescreenstrongmansaysheisproofthatifyou'redisciplinedandworkhard,youcanaccomplishanything.SchwarzeneggertoldreportersearlyinhiscampaignthathewillwinbecauseIknowhowtosellsomething.Ihadtosellbodybuildingwhennobodyknewwhatbodybuildingwasinthiscountry.Andwedidit.AndIhadtosellmyselfasanactionhero,whichwasn'teasywheneveryonesaid,'Hey,yournameisSchwarzenschnitzelorsomethinglikethat.'Andyouhaveanaccent.Youhavethisoverdevelopedbody.Noonecouldeverbesuccessfulwiththiskindofacombination.AndIdidit,becauseIsoldmyselftotheAmericanpeopleandthepeoplearoundtheworld.Schwarzenegger'smainspringinsellinghimselfishisalmostunlimitedambition,self-disciplineandwillpower,saysGeorgeButler,directorofthe1977filmPumpingIron,whichbroughtthebodybuildertoHollywood'sattention.Hisdrivestartedearly,intheAustrianfarmtownofThal.Arnoldregularlylostinrunningandboxingwithhisolderbrother.IthinkwhatmademesodrivenwasthatIalwaysfeltIwasn'tgoodenough,smartenough,strongenough,thatIhadn'taccomplishedenough,SchwarzeneggertoldNewsweek.'Knewwhathewanted'JonJonPark,nowafitnesstrainerinLosAngeles,recallsthatSchwarzeneggeralreadyknewwhathewantedtoaccomplish.Hewantedtohavethebestphysique.Hewantedanicehomeandagoodfamily.Hewantedtobeinmovies,andhewantedtobesuccessfulatit.Andhewantedtobeinpolitics.Onebyone,he'saccomplishedthesegoals.Buthehasnotdoneitentirelyonhisown.He'ssmartenoughtoseethevirtueofsurroundinghimselfwithsmartpeople,Parksays,andhe'sdonethatsincehecametoAmerica.Muscle-magazinepublisherJoeWeidergaveSchwarzeneggersomeofhisfirstlessonsinmarketing.HepaidSchwarzenegger'sfaretocometoAmericain1968.Weider'sstaffdesignedbodybuildingcourses,beltsandT-shirtsthatArnoldthenpeddledunderhisownnamethroughfreeadsinWeider'spublications.Hookedonbusiness,Schwarzeneggergotabachelor'sdegreeinmarketing,mainlythroughcorrespondencecourses,fromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Superiorin1979.Arnoldhasalwayshadakeensenseofhowtomarkethimselfandhismovies,saysMarioKassar,co-producerofTerminator3.Heprovedtotheworldalongtimeagothatworkinghardtosupportthereleaseofafilmaddsenormouslytoitssuccessattheboxoffice.Fordecades,politicshasbeenthepotofgoldattheendofSchwarzenegger'sAmericanrainbow.HetoldBritain'sLoadedmagazinein1999:Iwasborntobealeader.Ilovebeingaleader.Ilovethefactthatmillionsofpeoplelookuptome.AsRuddy,theGodfatherproducer,says:WhenArnoldSchwarzeneggermakesuphismindtodosomething,thereisnothingintheworldthatcanstophim.Hemaynotwin,butthey'regoingtoknowhewasthere—inabigway.Questions:WhatdidthebusinessmanfriendsuggesttoSchwarzeneggerwhenhecouldn’tgethired?WhatmadeSchwarzeneggersoconfidentinhiscampaign?Themaincauseinsellinghimselfis_______________________.Paraphrasetheunderlinedparts:heunderpricedcompetitors____________frommodestrootstomoviesrenown:___________storybookmarriage:____________lookupto:___________inabigway:___________TranslatetheboldtypedsentencefromEnglishtoChinese.Hehasn'tspecifiedwhatgovernmentprogramshe'dcuttobalancethebudget,bu