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Michael Moore says he didn't believe Sicko would created as much of a stir as his previous films. For one thing he personally appears much less in this film about the American Healthcare System.

I really thought this’ll finally when we have a movie, that's not gonna be controversial. And I can have a little rest. You know, I mean it's about healthcare. It affects everybody regardless of their political strife¹.

But as things are turning out, that's not exactly the case. It seems wherever Michael Moore goes, controversy², is sure to follow.

The provocative³ filmmaker riles Conservatives in Fahrenheit⁴ 9/11. And so did his targeting of the National Rifle Association and The Gun Culture in Bowling⁵ for Columbine. Now his target is the US Healthcare System.

This is Rick. (I was ripping a piece of wood. I grabbed it here and hit the knob.)

The hospital gave him a choice: reattach the middle finger for $60,000 or do the ring finger for $12,000.

A lot of the controversy surrounding Moore as he premiered Sicko at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend was because he is under investigation⁶ in the United States for shooting part of it in Cuba. Moore says he took ailing⁷ 9/11 rescue workers there in March to make a point.

The point was not to go to Cuba but was to go to America, it was to go to American soil to Guantanamo Bay and to take the 9/11 rescue workers out there to receive the same healthcare that forgiving the Al-Qaeda detainees.

Nevertheless, Moore and the 9/11 rescuers ended up on Castro side of Cuba. And now the Treasury⁸ Department is investigating whether the trip violated the trade embargo⁹ against that country. Moore asserts he broke no laws.

I made a documentary. That's a work of journalism¹⁰. The law says, the journalists can go to Cuba. You don't need permission, you don't need a license¹¹ or anything.

From the French Riviera, Moore had a message for officials back home.

I'm going back through on my own. And I'm gonna, you know, fight this and you know, I mean, I can not get away with it.

Apart from Cuba, Moore shot footages for Sicko in Canada and Europe, attempting to send a message that America's Healthcare System is driven more by greed than by concern about people's well-being¹². In Britain, he visited a government-funded hospital.

What do they charge for that baby?

No, no, no, everything’s on

You know, it's not , It's not America.

Sicko is scheduled to open in the United States on June 29th. Moore predicts audiences will find it to their liking¹³.

I wanna guarantee that when people go to see my movie, they are gonna have a great time, it's gonna be entertaining. And it will be over before you know it, painless, and you'll leave the theater, you know, wanting to go, shut down and etch them all.

Brooke Anderson, CNN, Los Angeles.

1 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

4 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

5 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

8 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

9 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

10 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

11 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

12 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

13 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。