精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

Lesson59 Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman was born around 1820 in the South of the United States． She was an 1 and a slave． In those days in the South， African-Americans were slaves． People bought slaves to work in their houses， farms， and fields． Their masters bought and sold them like property． When Harriet became a young woman， she wanted to be free． She wanted to escape to the North of the United States． Everyone in the North was free．
2 ， Harriet Tubman escaped to the North on the Underground Railroad． The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad． It was a 3 organization of people． These people helped slaves to escape． At night， they took the slaves to a safe house． The slaves hid there． The next night， they took the slaves to the next house or “station” on the railroad． The word underground can mean secret． This is why people called the organization the Underground Railroad．
When Harriet Tubman was free， she decided to help other slaves． She joined the Underground Railroad． Soon she became its leader． It was a very dangerous job． She went back to the South time after time． She brought back slaves to 4 in the North． Before Harriet Tubman died in 5 ， she helped 300 slaves to escape． She helped these people begin new lives as free men and women． Today， Americans honour the name of this brave woman．

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