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1、From their beginnings New England towns had a special democratic (民主的) system of government. At a stated time all the citizens would assemble at a town meeting, where they would discuss local problems and express opinions freely. They also elected the town’s officials at these gatherings and made decisions about the taxes they would pay and about other community matters. These meetings were usually held at the town hall, which was located in the central square.
In the eighteenth-century town meetings, only men who owned property and who were church members actually voted, although everyone present was allowed to express their opinions. Later, all citizens were allowed to vote. Thus the town meeting became truly democratic. Town meetings are still common in New England communities.
In recent years the town meeting idea has been widely copied. There are open sessions (会议) of this kind on radio and television. Occasionally a meeting of this type is called by a government agency in order to give an opportunity for free and open discussion on current problems and policies.
2、Some myths are stories used since ancient times, to explain the causes of natural phenomena. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of seasonsI about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ruler of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his wife. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he forbid it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without permission. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter found out what happened to Persephone, she became so angry that she caused all plants to stop growing. People were in danger of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow until.Her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. Zeus, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s return. She could go back to her mother if she had not eaten anything while she was in the underworld Demeter accept it, underworld. When Zeus discovered this, he decided that Persephone could spend part of the year with her mother. But he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she had to spend part of the year in the underworld; and so it happens that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and will not let the crops grow. That is why we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is happy. It becomes spring, and plants begin to grow again.

Answer 1

从一开始，新英格兰城镇就建立了特殊的民主制政府。在规定的时间，所有公民要出席镇民大会，讨论当地问题，自由的发表意见。公民在会上除了选举城镇官，还会讨论决定缴税的多少，以及其它的社区事务。大会通常在位于中心广场的市政厅举行。十八世纪，镇民大会上有投票权的必须是占有财产的男性，同时还是教堂成员，但出席的每一位公民都有表达意见的权利。到了后来，所有公民都被准许投票。至此，镇民大会演变成了真正的民主会议。如今，新英格兰的镇民大会依然非很普遍。近年来，镇民大会这一做法被争相效仿。电视和广播中会举办公开会议，政府也会偶尔召开这样的会议，目的是为了给公民自由公开讨论当下问题和政策的机会。

有些神话故事在古代就开始流传了，目的是为了解释一些自然现象。希腊神话解释了丰饶女神
得墨忒耳让季节出现交替变化的原因。她有个女儿叫珀尔塞福涅，女神非常爱她。冥王哈迪斯爱上了珀尔塞福涅后，请求众神统治者宙斯将珀尔塞福涅许配给他。宙斯为了不让哈迪斯失望，也不想惹恼得墨忒耳，就说他不会同意这场婚姻，但是也不会禁止。因此哈迪斯决定未经允许就私自带走这个女孩。就当珀尔塞福涅在花园摘花时，哈迪斯抓住了她，并把她带到了冥界。女神得墨忒耳在得知此事后非常愤怒，遂让一切植被停止生长，人类面临饥饿的危险。但女神决定直到她的女儿珀尔塞福涅回到她身边时，方可让植物开始生长。后来珀尔塞福涅被送了回来，但宙斯依然不想令哈迪斯失望，于是开出了一个让珀尔塞福涅返回的条件：如果珀尔塞福涅在冥界什么也吃不到，就可以回到她母亲身边。得墨忒耳同意了。宙斯得知此事后决定让珀尔塞福涅陪她的母亲度过一年中的部分时间。但宙斯同时说道，她既然吃了种子，就必须在冥界也度过一年中的部分时间。正因为此，当珀尔塞福涅身处冥界时，女神得墨忒耳就会感到悲伤，让作物停止生长。这就是植物在冬季停止生长的原因。当珀尔塞福涅到她母亲身边时，女神得墨忒耳就高兴起来。冬天转为春天，植物再一次开始生长。

Answer 2

在新英格兰的初期便有很好的政府民主体制，在陈述时间里，大家会聚到一起讨论当地的问题并自由阐释自己的观点。在这样的集会中他们也会选举地区的官员，作税率大小的决定等其他社区事项。这样的会议一般在位于地区中心的大厅举行。在18世纪的这种乡会上，只有男人……
以上十分。

Answer 3

分太少~