Different audiences
Al Smith was governor of New York State． He was a fa mous man． He was born very poor on the East Side of New York City． He had little education． He worked very hard and won great success．
One day， as governor， he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing． Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States． The head of the prison asked Mr． Smith to say some thing to the prisoners． Mr． Smith had never spoken to thiskind of audience before．He did not know how to begin．
Finally， he said，“My fellow citizens…．” Then he re mem bered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen． He began again．“My fellow prisoners…．” That did not sound right， so he said：“Well， anyway， I'm glad to see so many of you here today．”
不同的聽眾
阿爾•史密斯是紐約州的州長(zhǎng)。他是個(gè)名人。他出生在 紐約市東部的一個(gè)窮苦家庭。他讀書不多，但是他工作勤奮， 終于獲得了很大的成就。
有一天，作為州長(zhǎng)，他訪問星星州立監(jiān)獄。星星監(jiān)獄是全美國(guó)的監(jiān)獄之一。監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)請(qǐng)史密斯對(duì)囚犯?jìng)冋f幾句話。史密斯先生以前從來沒有對(duì)這一類聽眾講過話。他不知道該怎樣開口。
最后，他說：“我親愛的公民們……”接著他想起一個(gè)人蹲進(jìn)監(jiān)獄就不再是公民了。他重新開始：“我親愛的囚犯?jìng)儭蹦锹犉饋硪膊粚?duì)勁兒，于是他說：“噢，無論如何，今天在這兒見到你們這么多人，真是太高興了?！?BR>
Al Smith was governor of New York State． He was a fa mous man． He was born very poor on the East Side of New York City． He had little education． He worked very hard and won great success．
One day， as governor， he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing． Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States． The head of the prison asked Mr． Smith to say some thing to the prisoners． Mr． Smith had never spoken to thiskind of audience before．He did not know how to begin．
Finally， he said，“My fellow citizens…．” Then he re mem bered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen． He began again．“My fellow prisoners…．” That did not sound right， so he said：“Well， anyway， I'm glad to see so many of you here today．”
不同的聽眾
阿爾•史密斯是紐約州的州長(zhǎng)。他是個(gè)名人。他出生在 紐約市東部的一個(gè)窮苦家庭。他讀書不多，但是他工作勤奮， 終于獲得了很大的成就。
有一天，作為州長(zhǎng)，他訪問星星州立監(jiān)獄。星星監(jiān)獄是全美國(guó)的監(jiān)獄之一。監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)請(qǐng)史密斯對(duì)囚犯?jìng)冋f幾句話。史密斯先生以前從來沒有對(duì)這一類聽眾講過話。他不知道該怎樣開口。
最后，他說：“我親愛的公民們……”接著他想起一個(gè)人蹲進(jìn)監(jiān)獄就不再是公民了。他重新開始：“我親愛的囚犯?jìng)儭蹦锹犉饋硪膊粚?duì)勁兒，于是他說：“噢，無論如何，今天在這兒見到你們這么多人，真是太高興了?！?BR>