布什总统钟爱的运动项目--棒球

27 布什总统钟爱的运动项目--棒球

DATE=4-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ #813 - T-Ball at the White House
BYLINE=George Grow

HOST:
（Start at 59"）President Bush has always loved the game of baseball. Mister Bush says that when he was a boy he wanted to grow up to be a baseball player.
Recently, the President announced an effort designed to help America's national sport. Starting this spring, part of the White House grounds will be opened for T-ball, a children's kind of baseball. Shako Neal has more.
ANNCR:
T-ball is a game played by children between the ages of five and eight. Unlike baseball, there is no (1) pitcher² to throw the ball. Instead, the ball is placed on a stick usually made of strong plastic. A child uses a bat to swing at the ball. No one cares if a child swings and misses. The goal is to let young children learn to play the game of baseball.
T-ball games at the White House will take place each month during the baseball season for the next four years. Hundreds of Washington area boys and girls will have a chance to play T-ball on the White House South Lawn. They will play in an area where the presidential (2) helicopter sometimes lands.
White House officials plan to change the South Lawn from an open, grassy³ space into a baseball field. They will set up seats so people can watch the games.
A newly- created White House office will supervise the T-ball program. A (3) spokesman for the President says the program will make an effort to include children from poor families.
Mister Bush (4) announced the plan at a gathering⁵ of famous former baseball players. He described his plan as a small way to protect what he calls the best of baseball. The President spoke⁴ about the first baseball game he ever attended.
As a boy, Mister Bush played on Little (5) League baseball teams. Later, he played baseball at Yale University in New Haven⁶, Connecticut. His father, former President George Bush, also played baseball at Yale.
Before entering (6) government, George W. Bush was one of the owners of the Texas Rangers⁷ baseball team. In Nineteen-Eighty-Nine, Mister Bush invested six- hundred- thousand dollars with the Rangers. He sold his interest in the team before becoming governor of Texas. By that time, his investment had earned fifteen- million dollars.
Mister Bush has written about how baseball influenced his life. He said the game taught him to develop a strong resistance against (7) critics. He said it also taught him to rise above minor⁸ problems and work instead on long-term goals.

 

美国科技天才选拔测试

DATE=4-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #813 - Intel Science Talent Search
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

        HOST:
(Start at 5'01")Our VOA question this week comes from a listener in Japan. Fumio Nishimoto asks about the Intel Science Talent Search for young people.
The (1) science talent search first began in Nineteen-Forty-Two as a way to get more American high school students (2) involved in science. The competition was known as the Westinghouse Science (3) Talent Search until Nineteen-Ninety-Eight. It is the oldest program in the United States that honors the science projects of high school students.
The program provides a way for American high school students to design and complete research (4) projects. Well-known scientists judge the projects. The projects must show the use of reasoning skills and the scientific method. They can deal with any area of science, including （5） chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and biology.
The winners receive money for a college education and a new computer. Usually, more than one- thousand students enter projects for the competition each year. Forty students are invited to Washington, D.C. each spring for the final judging by scientists. They judge the students on their research ability and （6） creative thinking. They also question the students about scientific problems before deciding on the top ten winners.
The Science Talent Search has given awards to more than two- thousand young Americans. It has provided more than five- million dollars in money for college. Ninety-five percent of the high school winners went on to study science in college. More than seventy percent earned high-level degrees in science and medicine.
More than one- hundred winners of the world's most important science and mathematics honors took part in the science talent search when they were in high school. These honors include the National Medal of Science, MacArthur Foundation （7） Fellowship, the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize. The Intel Company says it wants to continue the program as a way to improve science, mathematics, engineering and technology education.

 

摇滚音乐名人堂

DATE=4-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #813 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

        HOST:
(Start at 8'20")Some famous recording⁹ artists were named to the (1) Rock and (2) Roll Hall of (3) Fame last month. The Hall of Fame has been honoring rock and roll singers and （4） songwriters for sixteen years. Musicians can become members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first （5）recordings. Shirley Griffith tells us about a few of the new members.
ANNCR:
Singer and songwriter Paul Simon joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time. He first entered the Hall of Fame in Nineteen-Ninety, as part of the group Simon and Garfunkel. This year, he was honored for music he wrote and recorded alone. Here is an example, "Graceland".
((CUT 1: GRACELAND))
Another new member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was also honored for the second time. Michael Jackson first joined the Hall of Fame in Nineteen-Ninety-Seven as a member of the Jackson Five. This year, he was honored for songs he recorded alone, like this one, "Beat It".
((CUT 2: BEAT IT))
A third new member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was killed in a plane crash in Nineteen-Fifty-Nine. His name was Ritchie Valens. We leave you now with Ritchie Valens singing his big （6）hit record, "La Bamba."
注释：
（1） pitcher [ 5pitF[ ]n.(带柄和倾口的)大水罐, (棒球)投手
（2） helicopter[5helikRpt[]n.直升(飞)机, 直升机
（3） spokesman[ 5spEuksmEn ]n.发言人, 代表者
（4） announce[E5naJns]v.通告；宣布
（5） league [li:^]n.同盟,社团，
（6） government[5^QvEnmEnt]n.统治;政府
（7） critic[ 5kritik]n.评论家, 吹毛求疵者

注释：
(1) science [5saIEns]n.科学，科学研究
(2) involved[In5vRlvd]a.复杂的
(3) talent[5tAlEnt]n.天资，天赋；才能
(4) project[5prRdVekt]n.计划；设计
(5) chemistry[5kemIstrI]n.化学
(6) creative[kri:5eItIv]a.有创造力的；创造性的；独创的
(7) fellowship[ 5felEuFip ]n.伙伴关系, 团体, 奖学金, 友谊

 

注释：
(1) rock[rRk]v.摇摆；摆动
(2) roll [r[ul]v.滚动；转动；打滚
(3) fame [feim]n.名声；声望
(4) songwriter [5sRN7rait[ ]n. 歌曲作家，歌曲作者
(5) recording[ri5kR:diN]n录音节目
(6) hit[hit]v.打；打击 n. 成功的表演

1 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

2 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

3 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

7 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

8 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。