美国国家公共电台 NPR--The USPS has issued stamps with skateboards on them in celebration of the sport

The USPS has issued stamps with skateboards on them in celebration of the sport

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The latest stamps to be unveiled by the U.S. postal² service have skateboards on them.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

You may not have heard of artist Di'Orr Greenwood, but you may already have one of her works in your home. She's among the four artists whose designs appear in a new U.S. Postal Service stamp collection called the Art of the Skateboard.

DI'ORR GREENWOOD: I knew I had to create something that my community would be proud to say, like, yes, she's part of our community.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Greenwood's design reflects her Navajo culture and features a skateboard decorated with eagle feathers.

GREENWOOD: We use them to pray. We use them to just bless our food, our water, our existence, really.

MART?NEZ: That design will appear on millions of stamps.

GREENWOOD: Me being allowed to, you know, express our work on this level kind of will put the Navajo Nation back where they need to be, and that is on the map, so people know where we come from.

FADEL: The stamp also reflects Greenwood's love of skateboarding, which she says came from her younger brother.

GREENWOOD: It brought my brother pure joy. And I figured, like, oh, I want some of that. Like, let me try to get into that. So I would steal his skateboard every now and then when he wasn't around.

MART?NEZ: The Postal Service says the stamp collection's vibrant³ designs capture the excitement of skateboarding.

WILLIAM GICKER: There's a lot of great creative energy in the skateboarding subculture, and we thought it was time to recognize that.

MART?NEZ: William Gicker is the USPS director of stamp services.

GICKER: What goes on to our national stamp program is really representative of the full nation.

MART?NEZ: And skateboarding, once seen as a rebellious⁴ sport, now gets the Postal Service's stamp of approval.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

3 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

4 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。