母亲节特别礼物--阿米对答机

34 母亲节特别礼物--阿米对答机

DATE=5-11-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ #817 - Amy's Answering Machine
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
(Start at 59")Sunday, May thirteenth is Mother's Day in the United² States.  It is a day to honor³ mothers.  Most Americans send their mothers flowers or give them gifts on Mother's Day.  Amy Borkowsky has a (1) suggestion for an unusual Mother's Day gift - a record and book she produced about her own mother.  Steve Ember has more.
ANNCR:
Amy Borkowsky lives in New York City, more than one- thousand (2) kilometers away from her mother.  Amy is more than thirty years old, yet her mother still worries about her health and safety.  So she leaves unwanted messages of advice on Amy's telephone answering machine.  Amy saved the funny messages and began playing them to audiences when she performed as a （3）comedian.  They were a big hit.  So, last year, she released⁵ a record of some of them.  It was called "Amy's Answering Machine."  Here is an example. 
((CUT 1: 35 section))
AMY:  So I'm an adult, OK, and I have a job, my own (4) apartment...but my mother still doesn't seem to realize that I'm capable⁶ of taking care of some really very basic needs.
MA: Hi Amila...It's me, honey.  If you haven't already left to go to the Motor⁷ Vehicle⁸ Bureau⁹, keep in mind that the wait is very long, so before you go you may want to empty your (5) bladder.  All right, honey?  That's all for now.  Bye. ))
This year, Amy Borkowsky has written a book, "Amy's Answering Machine: Messages From Mom".  It includes messages not on the record.  It also includes stories behind each of the messages, and cartoon pictures of the funny situations described in the book.    We leave you now with another message from Amy Borkowsky's mother. This one is about her birthday.    
((CUT 2:47))
"Happy Birthday To You,
Happy Birthday To You,
Happy Birthday, Dear Amila,
Happy Birthday to you,
How old are you now?
How old are you now?
Better hurry and find a husband,
Before your (6) ovaries shut down."
All right, that's just a little (7) creativity¹⁰ for my birthday girl.
I love you sweetie.))

 

因特网的传播系统及发展历程

DATE=5-11-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #817- Internet
BYLINE=Paul Thompson

HOST:
(Start at 4'05")We answer two questions this week from listeners¹¹ in Brazil.  Both want to know about the （1）Internet (2) communications system.   Daniela Andressa Arrano asks how the Internet began. Marlene Sol asks how many Americans use the World Wide Web¹².
The Internet permits¹³ the world to communicate. Both Marlene and Daniela sent their questions to American Mosaic using the Internet.
The Internet began more than thirty years ago.  It was designed to link computers.  Its goal was to increase communication among universities, the government and some major American businesses.  The Internet made it easy for them to send large amounts of information quickly. 
As time passed, more people began using the Internet.  In Nineteen-Eighty-One, the Internet linked two- hundred- thirteen computers.  Only nine years later, it linked more than three- hundred- fifty- thousand computers.  Today experts say there are about three- hundred- million computers connected to the Internet.
Business leaders began using the Internet as a （3）valuable tool. Companies around the world now use the Internet.   Many could not exist without the Internet.  A recent report in the American magazine, Newsweek, said more than eighty- nine- million Americans now use the Internet at work.    
The Internet has changed the way people work. A newspaper recently told about a young woman who moved from Washington¹⁴, D-C to the far northern state of (4) Alaska.  She continues to work for a company in Washington but does her work in Fairbanks, Alaska using a computer and the Internet.  
The World Wide Web is the part of the Internet that lets computer users¹⁵ find written （5）material, pictures and sound.  It is the most popular part of the Internet system.
No one really knows how many Americans use the World Wide Web part of the Internet.  A good guess would be a number in the hundreds of millions. People use it to play games. They use it for business.  And students use computers to search the World Wide Web for information for their (6) schoolwork. 
The Internet is becoming more important than anyone had thought possible.  And its importance is expected to （7）increase even more in the future.

美国流行爵士歌乐手凯利·史密斯

DATE=5-11-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #817 - Keely Smith
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
(Start at 7'50")Keely Smith was a popular jazz singer in the Nineteen-Fifties.  She is probably most famous for her work with her husband, （1）bandleader Louis Prima.  Jim Tedder¹⁶ has more.
ANNCR:
Keely Smith was born in Nineteen-Thirty-Two in Norfolk, Virginia.  She started working with Louis Prima in New York City in Nineteen-Forty-Nine. They were married four years later.  They performed at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, （2）Nevada, and recorded many songs together.  Perhaps their most famous is this one, "That Old Black Magic."
((CUT 1: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC))
Keely Smith and Louis Prima ended their (3) marriage in Nineteen-Sixty-One.  She stopped singing for a time to care for her children.  She started again when they had grown up. A few years ago, she recorded an album¹⁷ of swing music.  Here is the title song, "(4) Swing, Swing, Swing."
((CUT 2: SWING, SWING, And SWING))
Earlier this year, Keely Smith released another album, "Keely Smith Sings Sinatra."  It was recorded in Nineteen-Ninety-Five.  Frank¹⁸ Sinatra died soon after.  She decided¹⁹ not to release⁴ the （5）album then because of his death.  Keely Smith says she had sent him the recordings²⁰ and he especially liked one of the songs. We leave you now with that song, "New York, New York."
注释：
（1）suggestion[ sE5dVestFEn ]n.提议, 意见
（2）kilometer[ 5kilEmi:tE ]n. [物]千米, 公里
（3）comedian[ kE 5mi:diEn ]n.喜剧演员
（4）apartment[ E5pB:tmEnt ]n. <美>公寓住宅, 单元住宅
（5）bladder[ 5blAdE ]n.膀胱, 气泡, 球胆
（6）ovary[ 5EuvEri ]n. (生物)卵巢, (植物)子房
            （7）creativity[9kri:eI`tIvEtI ]n.创造力, 创造
注释：
　　  (1) Internet[5IntEnet]n.因特网, 国际互联网络
        (2) communications[kEmju:nI5keIF(E)nz]n.[计] 通信
        (3) valuable[ 5vAljuEbl ]adj.贵重的, 有价值的
        (4) Alaska[ E5lAskE ]n.阿拉斯加州(美国州名)
        (5) material[mE5tIErIEl]n.材料, 原料adj.物质的, 肉体的
        (6) schoolwork[5sku:lw:k]n.(包括课堂作业和家庭作业)作业
        (7) increase[ in5kri:s ]n.增加, 增大, 增长v.增加, 加大

注释：
       (1) bandleader[`bAnd9li:dE(r)]n.伴舞乐队的指挥
       (2) Nevada[ ne5vB:dE ]n.内华达州(美国西部内陆州)
       (3) marriage[ 5mAridV ]n.结婚, 婚姻
       (4) swing[ swiN ]v.摇摆, 摆动n.秋千, 摇摆
       (5) album[ 5AlbEm ]n.集邮本, 照相簿

 

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 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

4 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

5 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

6 capable   

adj.有能力的，有才能的

参考例句：

• The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
• Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。

7 motor   

adj.机动的，有引擎的，汽车的；n.发动机，马达，汽车；v.（用引擎）驱动

参考例句：

• A washing machine is run by a small electric motor.洗衣机由一台小电动机驱动。
• The motor usually operates well.这台发动机通常运转良好。

8 vehicle   

n.车辆，交通工具，运载工具；媒介，表现手段

参考例句：

• Air is the vehicle of sound.空气是声音传播的媒介。
• The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel.这家电厂用废弃轮胎作燃料。

9 bureau   

n.提供或收集消息的机构；局，司，处；署

参考例句：

• The weather bureau makes daily reports on weather conditions.气象局每天报告天气状况。
• The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.旅游局已为我们去罗马旅行准备了一切。

10 creativity   

n.创造力，创造

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• She got an unusually low score for creativity.在创造力方面，她得了异乎寻常的低分。

11 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 web   

n.网，蛛丝，蹼，织物，圈套，卷筒纸；vi.生蹼，形成网；vt.织蜘蛛网于，使落入圈套

参考例句：

• The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
• You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网？

13 permits   

许可( permit的名词复数 )； 许可证； 执照

参考例句：

• The building permits are granted by the City Building Department. 建筑许可证由城建局签发。
• This task permits (of) no delay. 这项任务不允许有任何耽搁。

14 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

15 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

16 tedder   

n.（干草）翻晒者，翻晒机

参考例句：

• Jim Tedder has more. 吉姆？特德将给我们做更多的介绍。 来自互联网
• Jim Tedder tells us more. 吉姆？泰德给我们带来更详细的报道。 来自互联网

17 album   

n.集子，粘贴集，影集，邮集，歌曲集

参考例句：

• The photos belong in an album.这些照片应该放在相册里。
• Will you look over his album?你要不要去看看他的歌集唱片？

18 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

19 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

20 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐