最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit10-Part5（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Canada’s becoming a nation 

[00:02.06]was not an easy road. 

[00:04.25]Canada’s remaining a nation 

[00:06.44]has perhaps been 

[00:07.96]an even harder road. 

[00:09.61]There were many challenges 

[00:11.14]facing it over the first 

[00:12.89]one hundred or more years.  

[00:14.75]The most serious challenge has been, 

[00:17.82]and still is, staying 

[00:19.45]together as a country. 

[00:21.31]Relations between French speaking 

[00:24.49]and English speaking Canada 

[00:25.91]have been difficult to improve. 

[00:28.75]This persistent theme in 

[00:31.05]Canadian history began with 

[00:32.80]the defeat of New France 

[00:34.33]by Britain during the Seven Years 

[00:36.52]War from 1756 to 1763 

[00:38.82](or the FrenchIndian War, 

[00:43.31]as it was known in North America). 

[00:45.38]In the last twenty years, referenda

[00:49.65] held in Quebec for possible separation 

[00:51.73]from Canada, were narrowly defeated. 

[00:54.24]This challenge still lies ahead.

[00:57.52]So far, the country has 

[01:00.48]remained strong, and has 

[01:02.67]traditionally played a significant role 

[01:04.96]in international affairs. 

[01:07.81]Canada has much promise 

[01:09.67]for the 21st century. 

[01:11.97]It will need to find 

[01:14.26]creative diplomatic strategies 

[01:15.80]to keep the internal rumblings 

[01:17.98]beneath the surface from exploding 

[01:20.28]into selfdestruction. 

[01:23.12]It will need to find a way 

[01:24.99]to fulfill the dreams of 

[01:26.63]“the Fathers of Confederation” 

[01:29.15]of so many years ago. 

[01:31.88]A good guess is that 

[01:34.07]the odds are in favor 

[01:35.71]of Canada achieving those dreams 

[01:37.57]and truly becoming the nation 

[01:39.54]that was originally intended.