雅思口语题库有这样一个题目，让描述“你知道的一个政治人物”。关于这个话题，我想来说一说历史上的女政治家——武则天。武则天是中国历史上的一位女皇，她即位的时候已经67岁了，是中国历史上寿命最长的皇帝之一。除了政治，她在文学方面也颇有建树，她写的诗被《全唐诗》中收录了46首，除此之外，她还精通书法，对后世有着深远的影响。

　　虽然后世对武则天的评价争议比较多，但是不可否认，她是一名杰出的政治家，有野心也有能力，所以才得以在史书上留下自己的名字。

　　本期Part 2 话题

　　Describe a politician you know.

　　You should say:

　　Who the person is

　　What his/her duties are

　　What he/she did

　　And how you feel about the person.

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　　第八季 Episode 24

　　英文小剧场，描述你知道的一位政治人物！ 中国历史上的一位正统女皇帝，历史功绩，昭昭于世！

　　本期节目话题参考文本

　　Wu Zetian, a woman who rose from a lowly concubine to become the only female Empress of China. Wu Zetian was born in a wealthy merchant family. Unlike other girls of her time, she received a good education and was taught to read, write and to play music. Also, she showed her ambitions when she was little. Compared with traditional women's pursuits, politics fascinated her the most. She went to great lengths to learn about politics.

　　She was an intelligent and very good empress. During her fifteen-year reign as ruler of China, she contributed to China’s prosperity. Many of her social reforms made China a prosperous and powerful country. She surrounded herself with competent and talented people by promoting people based on their abilities rather than by their family history. In the modern era, she has been the subject of a wide variety of books, films, and television shows. Some of them have gained international fame. She also produced a fair amount of literature herself, some of which is still studied.

　　本期话题关键词：

　　1.prosperity n. 繁荣

　　2.competent adj. 很有能力的

　　3.fame n. 名声