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23-04-2014, 07:14 AM
This topic is taken from the following article in The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/oct/21/stevenmorris
http://www.saudienglish.net/upload/image30113.html
http://www.saudienglish.net/upload/image30114.html
And here is the text
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For as long as most of her neighbours can
remember, Anně Smith has lived in a battered old Ford car,
covered in paint and poems, in a street in West London.
Quite how she came to be living in the car remains unclear.
Iťs thought that she's lived in the street for more than 30
years, at first in the family home. Then, after the death of
her parents, she moved into the car with her dog Bouncer.
We asked some of the neighbours for their points of view.
First, relative newcomer to the street, Melanie Olrik.
Melanie Olrik: I know I'm speaking for many residents
when I say iťs třmě Miss Smith's car was moved on. I
do háve a certain amount of sympathy for her, and I do
agree that she might feel insecure if the car were shifted.
But the fact remains that the car is a health hazard. Iťs
covered in rubbish. I've even seen rats coming out from
under the car. I understand that the council has offered her
accommodation, but she's unwilling to move. I think she
should be made to move!
Presenter: Next we talked to Ted Brown.
Ted Brown: Miss Smith does nobody any harm. She has
good manners - she behaves well. She picks up the rubbish
in the street. You see, she's like our village character. If the
car was removed, I'm sure she'd come back and sleep in the
street in the open.
Presenter: We also talked to two of the younger residents:
Sam West and Sally Barnes.
Sam West: Well, she does talk to herself quite a bit. And
she sometimes shouts at passers-by. But thaťs only when
she's annoyed, oř sees someone travelling the wrong way
down a one-way street! She's part of the community,
you see. She doesn't ask anyone any favours. In fact, she
nevěr accepts offers of help. And why should she? She's
extremely independent. She was here before we came to
live here, and her car is her home. I say we should celebrate
the fact that she's here - not run her out of town!
Sally Barnes: I feel proud to live in a neighbourhood that
puts up with and cares for someone like Anně Smith. I
feel for her as a human being and care strongly about her
right to remain living in a pláce thaťs home to her. Being
different isn't always a bad thing. In some ways, people like
Miss Smith represent all our freedoms. And I personally
feel that they make society more interesting. We don't all
want to be the samé duli people!
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The End.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/oct/21/stevenmorris
http://www.saudienglish.net/upload/image30113.html
http://www.saudienglish.net/upload/image30114.html
And here is the text
v
v
For as long as most of her neighbours can
remember, Anně Smith has lived in a battered old Ford car,
covered in paint and poems, in a street in West London.
Quite how she came to be living in the car remains unclear.
Iťs thought that she's lived in the street for more than 30
years, at first in the family home. Then, after the death of
her parents, she moved into the car with her dog Bouncer.
We asked some of the neighbours for their points of view.
First, relative newcomer to the street, Melanie Olrik.
Melanie Olrik: I know I'm speaking for many residents
when I say iťs třmě Miss Smith's car was moved on. I
do háve a certain amount of sympathy for her, and I do
agree that she might feel insecure if the car were shifted.
But the fact remains that the car is a health hazard. Iťs
covered in rubbish. I've even seen rats coming out from
under the car. I understand that the council has offered her
accommodation, but she's unwilling to move. I think she
should be made to move!
Presenter: Next we talked to Ted Brown.
Ted Brown: Miss Smith does nobody any harm. She has
good manners - she behaves well. She picks up the rubbish
in the street. You see, she's like our village character. If the
car was removed, I'm sure she'd come back and sleep in the
street in the open.
Presenter: We also talked to two of the younger residents:
Sam West and Sally Barnes.
Sam West: Well, she does talk to herself quite a bit. And
she sometimes shouts at passers-by. But thaťs only when
she's annoyed, oř sees someone travelling the wrong way
down a one-way street! She's part of the community,
you see. She doesn't ask anyone any favours. In fact, she
nevěr accepts offers of help. And why should she? She's
extremely independent. She was here before we came to
live here, and her car is her home. I say we should celebrate
the fact that she's here - not run her out of town!
Sally Barnes: I feel proud to live in a neighbourhood that
puts up with and cares for someone like Anně Smith. I
feel for her as a human being and care strongly about her
right to remain living in a pláce thaťs home to her. Being
different isn't always a bad thing. In some ways, people like
Miss Smith represent all our freedoms. And I personally
feel that they make society more interesting. We don't all
want to be the samé duli people!
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The End.