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英语高级听力教程Listen01FreedAmericanhostage,DavidJacobsen,appealedtodayforthereleaseoftheremainingcaptivesinLebanon,saying,"Thoseguysareinhellandwe'vegottogetthemhome."JacobsenmadehisremarksashearrivedatWiesbaden,WestGermany,accompaniedbyAnglicanChurchenvoy,TerryWaite,whoworkedtogainhisrelease.AndWaitesayshiseffortswillcontinue.JacobsenhadacheckupattheairforcehospitalinWiesbaden.Andhospitaldirector,ColonelCharlesMoffittsaysheisdoingwell."AlthoughMr.Jacobsenistired,ourinitialimpressionisthatheisphysicallyinverygoodcondition.Italsoseemsthathehasdealtwiththestressesofhiscaptivityextremelywell."AlthoughJacobsencriticizedtheUSgovernment'shandlingofthehostagesituationinavideotapemadeduringhiscaptivity,todayhethankedtheReaganAdministrationandsaidhewasdarnproudtobeanAmerican.TheReaganAdministrationhadlittletosaytodayaboutthereleaseofJacobsenorthelikelihoodthatotherhostagesmaybefreed.BoardingAirForceOneinLasVegas,thePresidentsaid,"There'snowaytotellrightnow.We'vebeenworkingonthat.We'vehadheart-breakingdisappointments."Mr.ReaganwasinLasVegascampaigningforRepublicancandidate,JimSantini,whoisrunningbehindDemocrat,HarryReed.InMozambiquetodayanewpresidentwaschosentoreplaceSamoraMachelwhodiedinaplanecrashtwoweeksago.NPR'sJohnMadisonreports:"Thechoiceofthe130-memberCentralCommitteeoftherulingFRELIMOPartywasannouncedonMozambiqueradiothisevening.HeisJoaquimChissano,Mozambique'sForeignMinister,No.3intheParty.Chissano,whoisforty-seven,wasPrimeMinisterofthenine-monthtransitionalgovernmentthatprecededindependencefromPortugalin1975.HenegotiatedthetransferofpowerwithPortugal.Thismuchiscleartonight:anAmericanheldinLebanonforalmostayearandahalfisfree.DavidJacobsenisrecuperatinginahospitalinWiesbaden,WestGermany.Twenty-fourhoursearlier,JacobsenwasreleasedinBeirutbyIslamicJihad.Butthisremainsamystery:whatpreciselyledtohisfreedom?JacobsenwillspendthenextseveraldaysintheUSairforcefacilityinWiesbadenforamedicalexamination.DiedreBarberreports.Afterpreliminarymedicalcheckupstoday,DavidJacobsen'sdoctorsaidhewastiredbutphysicallyinverygoodcondition.USairforcehospitalcommander,CharlesMoffitt,saidinamedicalbriefingthisafternoonthatJacobsenhadlostlittleweightandseemedextremelyfit.HejokedthathewouldnotliketotakeupJacobsen'schallengetoreportersearlierinthedaytoasix-milejogaroundtheairport.Despitehisobviousfatigue,Jacobsenspenttheafternoonbeingexaminedbyhospitaldoctors.Hewasalsoseenbyamemberofthespecialstress-managementteamsentfromWashington.ColonelMoffittsaidthatafteraninitialevaluationitseemsasifJacobsencopedextremelywellwiththestressesofhiscaptivity.Hesaidtherewasalsonoevidenceatthispointthatthefifty-five-year-oldhospitaldirectorhadbeentorturedorphysicallyabused.Jacobsenseemedveryalert,askingdetailedquestionsaboutthefacilitiesoftheWiesbadenmedicalcomplex,accordingtoMoffitt.Sofar,Jacobsenhasrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouthisfivehundredandtwenty-fourdaysasahostage.SpeakingbrieflytoreportsafterhisarrivalinWiesbadenthismorning,hesaidhisjoyatbeingfreewassomewhatdiminishedbyhisconcernfortheotherhostagesleftbehind.HethankedtheUSgovernmentandPresidentRonaldReaganforhelpingtosecurehisrelease.JacobsenalsogavespecialthankstoTerryWaite,anenvoyoftheArchbishopofCanterbury,forhishelpinthenegotiation.WaitewhoaccompaniedJacobsenfromBeiruttoWiesbadentoday,saidhemightbegoingtoBeirutinseveraldays.TherearestillsevenAmericanhosta...