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1。
Unit1MARTYSSTORY
Hi,mynameisMartyFieldingandIguessyoucouldsaythatIam”oneinamillion”。
Inotherwords,therearenotmanypeoplelikeme.Yousee,Ihaveamusclediseasewhichmakesmeveryweak,soIcan'trunorclimbstairsasquicklyasotherpeople。
Inaddition,sometimesIamveryclumsyanddropthingsorbumpintofurniture。
Unfortunately,thedoctorsdon'tknowhowtomakemebetter,butIamveryoutgoingandhavelearnedtoadapttomydisability。
Mymottois:
liveonedayatatime。
UntilIwastenyearsoldIwasthesameaseveryoneelse。
Iusedtoclimbtrees,swimandplayfootball.Infact,IusedtodreamaboutplayingprofessionalfootballandpossiblyrepresentingmycountryintheWorldCup.ThenIstartedtogetweakerandweaker,untilIcouldonlyenjoyfootballfromabenchatthestadium。
IntheendIwentintohospitalformedicaltests。
Istayedtherefornearlythreemonths。
IthinkIhadatleastabilliontests,includingoneinwhichtheycutoutapieceofmusclefrommylegandlookedatitunderamicroscope。
,Evenafterallthat,noonecouldgivemydiseaseanameanditisdifficulttoknowwhatthefutureholds.
OneproblemisthatIdon'tlookanydifferentfromotherpeople.Sosometimessomechildreninmyprimaryschoolwouldlaugh,whenIgotoutofbreathafterrunningashortwayorhadtostopandresthalfwayupthestairs.Sometimes,too,Iwastooweaktogotoschoolsomyeducationsuffered.EverytimeIreturnedafteranabsence,IfeltstupidbecauseIwasbehindtheothers。
Mylifeisaloteasierathighschoolbecausemyfellowstudentshaveacceptedme。
Thefewwhocannotseetherealpersoninsidemybodydonotmakemeannoyed,andIjustignorethem。
AllinallIhaveagoodlife。
IamhappytohavefoundmanythingsIcando,likewritingandcomputerprogramming。
MyambitionistoworkforafirmthatdevelopscomputersoftwarewhenIgrowup.LastyearIinventedacomputerfootballgameandabigcompanyhasdecidedtobuyitfromme。
Ihaveaverybusylifewithnotimetositaroundfeelingsorryformyself.Aswellasgoingtothemoviesandfootballmatcheswithmyfriends,Ispendalotoftimewithmypets.Ihavetworabbits,aparrot,atankfulloffishandatortoise.TolookaftermypetsproperlytakesalotoftimebutIfinditworthwhile。
Ialsohavetodoalotofwork,especiallyifIhavebeenawayforawhile。
Inmanywaysmydisabilityhashelpedmegrowstrongerpsychologicallyandbecomemoreindependent。
Ihavetoworkhardtoliveanormallifebutithasbeenworthit。
IfIhadachancetosayonethingtohealthychildren,itwouldbethis:
havingadisabilitydoesnotmeanyourlifeisnotsatisfying。
Sodon'tfeelsorryforthedisabledormakefunofthem,anddon'tignorethemeither。
Justacceptthemforwhotheyare,andgivethemencouragementtoliveasrichandfullalifeasyoudo.
Thankyouforreadingmystory.
Marty
2.Unit1ALETTERTOANARCHITECT
DearMsSanders,
IreadinthenewspapertodaythatyouaretobethearchitectforthenewBankstowncinema.Ihopeyouwillnotmindmewritingtoaskifyouhavethoughtabouttheneedsofdisabledcustomers.InparticularIwonderifyouhaveconsideredthefollowingthings:
1Adequateaccessforwheelchairs。
Itwouldbehandytohaveliftstoallpartsofthecinema.Thebuttonsintheliftsshouldbeeasyforapersoninawheelchairtoreach,andthedoorsbewideenoughtoenter。
Insomecinemas,theliftsareatthebackofthecinemaincold,unattractiveplaces。
Asdisabledpeoplehavetousethelifts,thismakesthemfeeltheyarenotasimportantasothercustomers.
2Earphonesforpeoplewhohavetroublehearing。
Itwouldhelptofitsetsofearphonestoallseats,notjusttosomeofthem.Thiswouldallowhearing-impairedcustomerstoenjoythecompanyoftheirhearingfriendsratherthanhavingtositinaspecialarea。
3Raisedseating。
Peoplewhoareshortcannotalwaysseethescreen。
SoI'dliketosuggestthattheseatsatthebackbeplacedhigherthanthoseatthefrontsothateveryonecanseethescreeneasily。
Perhapstherecouldbeaspaceattheendofeachrowforpeopleinwheelchairstositnexttotheirfriends.
4Toilets.Fordisabledcustomersitwouldbemoreconvenienttoplacethetoiletsneartheentrancetothecinema。
Itcanbedifficultiftheonlydisabledtoiletisinthebasementalongwayfromwherethefilmisshowing.Andifthedoorscouldbeopenedoutwards,disabledcustomerswouldbeveryhappy.
5Carparking.Ofcourse,thereareusuallyspacesspeciallyreservedfordisabledandelderlydrivers。
Iftheyareclosetothecinemaentranceand/orexit,itiseasierfordisabledpeopletogettofilmincomfort。
Thankyouforreadingmyletter。
Ihopemysuggestionswillmeetwithyourapproval.Disabledpeopleshouldhavethesameopportunitiesasable—bodiedpeopletoenjoythecinemaandtodosowithdignity。
Iamsuremanypeoplewillpraiseyourcinemaifyoudesignitwithgoodaccessfordisabledpeople。
Itwillalsomakethecinemaownershappyifmorepeoplegoastheywillmakehigherprofits!
Yourssincerely,
AliceMajor
3。
Unit2SATISFACTIONGURANTEED
LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry'swife,Claire.
Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed。
Itwouldbeabonus.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine。
Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged。
OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron,broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.
Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim。
Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweightandthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn'telegantenoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition。
Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround。
AsafavourTonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant。
SoClaireborrowedapileofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather,scan。
Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedforhishand.Shewasamazedbyhisfingernailsandthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin。
Howabsurd,shethought。
Hewasjustamachine。
TonygaveClaireanewhaircutandchangedthemakeupshewore。
Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher。
Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions,acarpetandbedding.Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklace。
Whentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeaktohim。
Theclerkimmediatelychangedhisattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa”dear”.Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bytheamusedandsurprisedlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffair.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband'snamewasLarry,notTony。
WhenClairegothome,sheweptwithangerinherarmchair。
GladyswaseverythingClairewantedtobe.”Youcanbelikeher,”TonytoldherandsuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn。
Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthehousetobecompletelytransformed。
Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelponcebutwastooclumsy。
ShefelloffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime。
Heheldherfirmlyinhisarmsandshefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimawayandrantoherroomfortherestoftheday。
Thenightofthepartyarrived。
Theclockstruckeight.TheguestswouldbearrivingsoonandClairetoldTonytogointoanotherroom.Atthatmoment,Tonyfoldedhisarmsaroundher,bendinghisfaceclosetohers.Shecriedout"Tony”andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher。
Thenthefrontdoorbellrang。
Tonyfreedheranddisappearedfromsight。
ItwasthenthatClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.Herguestshadseeneverything!
ThewomenwereimpressedbyClaire,thehouseandthedeliciouscuisine。
Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony。
Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!
Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover。
Thensheremembered—Tonywasjustamachine。
Sheshouted"Leavemealone"andrantoherbed。
Shecriedallnight。
ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway。
ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony'sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire。
Tonyhadprotectedahumanbeingfromharm。
HehadpreventedClairefromharmingherselfthroughherownsenseoffailure。
HehadopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire,knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire’smarriage。
ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfailinginlovewith
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