庆祝

64 庆祝"母亲路"建成七十五周年

DATE=7-9-01
TITLE=THIS IS AMERICA  #1072 - Route 66 Anniversary
BYLINE=Shelley Gollust

VOICE ONE: 
It is called "the mother road."  The main street of America.  It (1) extends from (2) Chicago, (3) Illinois to (4) Los Angeles, California.  This year it celebrates its seventy-fifth (5) anniversary.  I'm Sarah Long.
VOICE TWO: 
And I'm Shirley Griffith. The story of (6) Route Sixty-Six is our report today on the VOA Special English program, This is America. 
(("ROUTE SIXTY-SIX MUSIC" INSTEAD OF THEME)) 
VOICE ONE:
The idea for Route Sixty-Six started in the state of (7) Oklahoma. Citizens wanted to link their state with states to the east and west.  By the Nineteen-Twenties, (8) federal officials wanted to connect state roads to provide a shorter, faster way across the country.  So a plan was developed to connect existing state roads into one long national road. 
United States Highway Sixty-Six opened in Nineteen-Twenty-Six. It was one of America's first national road systems.  It crossed eight American states.  It was three-thousand-eight-hundred kilometers long.  People soon began calling Route Sixty-Six "the main street of America." 
Route Sixty-Six became the most famous road in America.  The road extended through the centers of many American cities and towns.  It crossed deserts, mountains, valleys and rivers. 
VOICE TWO:
In the nineteen-thirties, Americans suffered through the (9) Great Depression.  Many poor farm families in the state of Oklahoma lost their farms because of (10) severe dry weather.  So they traveled west to California on Route Sixty-Six in search of a better life. In Nineteen-Thirty-Nine, American writer John Steinbeck wrote a book called "The (11) Grapes of (12) Wrath¹" about these people. 
VOICE ONE: 
In the book, John Steinbeck wrote: "Sixty-Six -- the long (13) concrete path across the country, waving gently up and down on the map ... over the red lands and the gray lands, (14) twisting up into the mountains, crossing the Divide and down into the bright and terrible desert, and across the desert to the mountains again, and into the rich California valleys."
Steinbeck wrote: "Sixty-Six is the path of a people in flight, (15) refugees² from dust and (16) shrinking land - Sixty-Six is the mother road, the road of flight."
VOICE TWO:
In Nineteen-Forty-Six, an American songwriter and his wife drove across the country to Los Angeles.  Bobby Troup wrote a song about his trip on Route Sixty-Six.  He wrote that people could have fun traveling on the road.  The song said people could "get their kicks" on Route-Sixty-Six.  When he arrived in Los Angeles, Bobby Troup took the song to Nat King Cole.  Cole recorded the song.  It became a huge (17) hit. 
 Here is Nat King Cole's daughter, Natalie Cole, singing "Route Sixty-Six." 
((TAPE CUT #1: "ROUTE SIXTY-SIX")) 
VOICE ONE:
 In the Nineteen-Fifties, many American families began to explore the western part of the country during their holidays.  They enjoyed travelling on Route Sixty-Six.  In the Nineteen-Sixties, Americans watched a popular television show called "Route Sixty-Six."  It was about two young men driving across the country.  
Route Sixty-Six represented the spirit of movement and excitement.  The television show was filmed in cities and towns across America.  Yet only a few shows were filmed on the real Route Sixty-Six. 
VOICE TWO: 
Also in the Nineteen-Sixties, the federal government began building huge road systems through a number of states.  Cars and trucks could travel at very high speeds.  People started driving on these new (18) interstate highways instead of on Route Sixty-Six.  In Nineteen-Sixty-Two, parts of Route Sixty-Six were closed because they were in bad condition. 
 Then in Nineteen-Eighty-Five, Route Sixty-Six was officially removed from the national highway system. During the past few years, however, people living near the old Route Sixty-Six have formed organizations.  They have succeeded in saving parts of the road.  They also are saving hundreds of eating places, places to stay and interesting places to visit along the way.
VOICE ONE: 
Michael Wallis is one of America's top experts on Route Sixty-Six.  He wrote a book called "Route Sixty-Six: The Mother Road."  Mister Wallis has lived in seven of the eight states that Route Sixty-Six crosses.  He and his wife Suzanne have led groups of visitors on a two-week bus trip on Route Sixty-Six.  Mister Wallis says there has been a huge (19) increase in interest in Route Sixty-Six from Americans and people around the world. 
((MUSIC BRIDGE))
VOICE TWO: 
Now it is our turn to take a trip on Route Sixty-Six.  We will have to search for it at times.  Many parts of it have new names or numbers.  Some parts of it are included in other interstate highways.  Our trip begins in the Middle Western city of Chicago, Illinois.  Chicago is America's third largest city.  It has almost three-million people.  From Chicago, the road goes southwest through many small towns in Illinois.  One of them is Springfield, the home of America's sixteenth (20) president, Abraham Lincoln.
Now we drive through (21) Saint³ Louis, (22) Missouri, a city of more than three-hundred-thousand people.  Saint Louis is called "The gateway⁴ to the west."  Missouri has many natural wonders.  One of the most famous on Route Sixty-Six is Meramec (23) Caverns⁵ in (24) Stanton. 
VOICE ONE: 
The next part of our drive takes us for a very short time through the state of (25) Kansas.  Then we enter the state of Oklahoma.  Michael Wallis says Oklahoma remains⁶ the heart and soul of Route Sixty-Six.  That is because there are more kilometers of the road in Oklahoma than in any other state.
In Claremore, Oklahoma, a (26) statue honors a famous American, Will Rogers.  Rogers was born in Claremore.  He became the most popular actor in (27) Hollywood in the Nineteen-Thirties.  We pass through many historic⁷ towns in Oklahoma. 
 In Oklahoma City, we can visit the National (28) Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western (29) Heritage⁸ Center.  And in Clinton, we can see the Route Sixty-Six Museum.  It is the first official museum that tells the complete history of the road and its importance to America.
 ((MUSIC BRIDGE))
VOICE TWO:
Now we drive through the northern part of the state of (30) Texas.  The area is called the Texas (31) panhandle.  We stop near the town of Amarillo to look at an unusual kind of art that celebrates Route Sixty-Six.  It is called "(32) Cadillac (33) Ranch⁹."  A Cadillac is a large costly¹⁰ American automobile¹¹.  "Cadillac Ranch" has ten Cadillac cars half buried in the ground.  Stanley Marsh¹², a rich farmer and art collector, created it to honor America's roads. 
Continuing west, we travel through the states of (34) New Mexico and (35) Arizona.  We pass through some of the most beautiful country in the southwest.  (36) Petrified¹³ Forest National Park is one of the wonders of Arizona.  Trees that are hundreds of years old have been turned to stone in unusual shapes.  North of Route Sixty-Six is the Painted Desert.  It is named for the colorful red and yellow sand and rocks. 
VOICE ONE:
We continue on our trip driving on a winding¹⁴ road up and down the Black Mountains.  We arrive at the town of Oatman, Arizona.  Long ago, Oatman was a rich gold-mining town.  But everyone left the town when the mining ended.  Today Oatman still looks like it did in the past.
 Now we enter the state of California.  We pass through the (37) Mojave Desert, some mountains and several interesting towns.  But Route Sixty-Six becomes lost among the large road systems of Los Angeles.  This "main street of America" ends at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica.
VOICE TWO:
Route Sixty-Six celebrates its seventy-fifty anniversary this year.  Towns and cities in the eight states along the road are organizing activities to observe the anniversary. There will be special drives for cars and (38) motorcycles along Route Sixty-Six.  The largest anniversary events will take place in several cities in New Mexico this month.  They include art shows, poetry readings, films, music, dances, and food. 
This year, people will be coming from all over the world to "get their kicks" on Route Sixty-Six.  They will be honoring America's most famous road. 
(("ROUTE SIXTY-SIX" INSTEAD OF THEME))
VOICE ONE: 
This program was written by Shelley Gollust. It was produced by George Grow. Our studio engineer was Keith Holmes. I'm Sarah Long.
VOICE TWO:
And I'm Shirley Griffith.  Join us again next week for another report about life in the United States on the VOA Special English program, This is America.

(1) extend [ iks5tend ] v.扩充, 延伸, 伸展, 扩大
(2) Chicago [ Fi5kB:^Eu ] n.芝加哥（美国中西部一大城市）
(3) Illinois [ 7ili5nCi(z) ] n.伊利诺斯州(美国州名)
(4) Los Angeles [lRs5AndVElEs] n.洛杉矶(美国城市)
(5) anniversary [ 7Ani5vE:sEri ] n.周年纪念
(6) route [ ru:t ] n.路线, 路程, 通道 v.发送
(7) Oklahoma [ 7EuklE5hEumE ] n.俄克拉荷马州
(8) federal [ 5fedErEl ] adj.联邦的, 联合的, 联邦制的
(9) Great Depression <美>大萧条
(10) severe [ si5viE ] adj.严厉的, 严格的, 剧烈的
(11) grape [ ^reip ] n.葡萄, 葡萄树
(12) wrath [ rC:W ] n.愤怒
(13) concrete [ 5kCnkri:t ] adj.具体的, 有形的 n.混凝土 v.用混凝土修筑
(14) twisting [ 5twistiN ] 翘曲, 扭曲
(15) refugee [ 7refju(:)5dVi: ] n.难民, 流亡者
(16) shrink [ FriNk ] v.收缩, (使)皱缩, 缩短
(17) hit [ hit ] n. (演出等)成功
(18) interstate [ 7intE(:)5steit ] adj.州际的
(19) increase [ in5kri:s ] n.增加, 增大, 增长 vt.增加, 加大
(20) president [ 5prezidEnt ] n.总统
(21) Saint Louis n.圣路易(位于北美)
(22) Missouri [ mi5zuEri ] n.密苏里州(美国州名)
(23) cavern [ 5kAvEn ] n.巨洞, 洞窟
(24) Stanton [ 5stB:ntEn] n.斯坦顿(m.)
(25) Kansas [ 5kAnzEs ] n.堪萨斯州
(26) statue [ 5stAtju: ] vt.以雕像装饰 n.雕像
(27) Hollywood [ 5hCliwud ] n.好莱坞
(28) cowboy [5kaJbCI] n.<美>牛仔, 牧童, 美国西部牧人
(29) heritage [ 5heritidV ] n.遗产, 继承权, 传统
(30) Texas [ 5teksEs ] n.德克萨斯州
(31) panhandle [ 5pAn7hAndl ] n.狭长的土地
(32) Cadillac [ 5kAdilAk ] n.卡迪拉克
(33) ranch [ rAntF] n.大农场
(34) New Mexico [ nju: 5meksikEu ] n.美国新墨西哥州
(35) Arizona [ 7Ari5zEunE ] n.亚利桑那州
(36) Petrify [ 5petri7fai ] v.石化,吓呆
(37) Mojave Desert [mEJ`hB:vI] n.莫哈韦沙漠
(38) motorcycle [ 5mEutEsaikl ] n.摩托车, 机车

 

1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

3 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

4 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

5 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

8 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。

9 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

10 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

11 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

12 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

13 petrified   

adj.惊呆的；目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆，使惊呆；变僵硬；使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。
• The poor child was petrified with fear. 这可怜的孩子被吓呆了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。