新视野大学英语读写教程听力 第二册 unit03a_new

[07:25.18]What's his citizenship status?"
[07:30.11]And when he learned of my problems with the Citizenship Department,
[07:38.10]he immediately suspected that I was marrying his daughter
[07:44.83]in order to remain in the United States.
[07:50.48]"But Dad,that's harsh,"Gail said.
[07:56.75]"Then why the rush?Buy time, buy time,"he remarked repeatedly.
[08:06.72]"Mark has had problems with citizenship before
[08:12.98]and has always taken care of them himself,"Gail defended.
[08:20.65]"In fact,he made it very clear when we were discussing marriage
[08:27.10]that if I had any doubts about anything,
[08:32.86]I should not hesitate to cancel our plans."
[08:39.01]Her father proceeded to quote statistics
[08:44.77]showing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race
[08:53.12]and gave examples of mixed couples
[08:58.16]he had counseled who were having marital difficulties.
[09:04.54]"Have you thought about the hardships your children would go through?" he asked.
[09:12.82]"Dad,are you a racist?"
[09:18.40]"No,of course not.But you have to be realistic."
[09:25.34]"Maybe our children will have some problems,but whose children don't?
[09:33.62]But one thing they'll always have: our love and devotion."
[09:40.90]"That's idealistic.People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages."
[09:50.44]"Dad,we'll worry about that when the time comes.
[09:56.59]If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted,
[10:03.54]very little would ever get done."
[10:08.29]"Remember,it's never too late to change your mind."