新视野大学英语读写教程听力 第四册 课文 4t03a

[-1:-5.00]to fill out at the end of each visit,accounting for every penny.
[-1:-6.00]There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare.
[-1:-7.00]I am an independent businessman,slowly building up my market.
[-1:-8.00]It's impossible to jump off welfare and suddenly be making two thousand dollars a month.
[-1:-9.00]But I would love to be able to pay for some of my living
[-1:10.00]and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time
[-1:11.00]I need a spare part for my wheelchair.
[-1:12.00]There needs to be a lawyer who can act
[-1:13.00]as a champion for the rights of welfare clients,
[-1:14.00]because the system so easily lends itself to abuse
[-1:15.00]by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.
[-1:16.00]Welfare sent Suzanne to look around in my apartment the other day
[-1:17.00]because the chemist said I was using a larger than usual amount of medical supplies.
[-1:18.00]I was,indeed:the hole that has been surgically cut
[-1:19.00]to drain urine had changed size and the connection to my urine bag was leaking.
[-1:20.00]While she was taking notes,my phone rang and Suzanne answered it.
[-1:21.00]The caller was a state senator,which scared Suzanne a little.
[-1:22.00]Would I sit on the governor's committee and try to do something
[-1:23.00]about the thousands of welfare clients who,like me,
[-1:24.00]could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so,
[-1:25.00]one step at a time?
[-1:26.00]Hell,yes,I would!Someday people like me will thrive under a new system
[-1:27.00]that will encourage them, not seek to convict them of cheating.