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AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ - September 7, 2001

HOST:
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC VOA's radio magazine in Special English.
(THEME)
This is Doug Johnson. On our program today ...
We play songs from Alicia Keys ...
answer a question about how the American President is protected ...
... and, tell about a legal kind of (1)gambling called the (2)lottery².
Lotteries³

HOST:
(Start at 56")Last month, Americans in twenty-one states and the District of Columbia were excited about a lottery game called Powerball. It was worth almost three-hundred-million dollars. People in four states were winners and (3)shared the money. Powerball is only one of many lotteries in the world. Shep O'neal has more.
ANNCR:
The North American Association⁴ of State and (4)Provincial Lotteries says people have been taking part in such games of chance for thousands of years. For example, it says these games were played in ancient China as a way to pay for building the Great Wall.
Experts say the word lottery comes from the Italian word lotto meaning a force or power that decides what will happen in the future. Lotteries were held in Italy almost five-hundred years ago. In Fifteen-Fifteen, Italians picked names to choose who would be elected to the (5)Senate in Genoa. In Fifteen-Thirty, the city of Florence held a number lottery with money as prizes.
In the Seventeen-Hundreds, many lotteries were held in the American (6)colonies. Some were used to pay for (7)weapons for the (8)Revolutionary War. Later, lotteries were used to get money for building projects. In the Eighteen-Twenties, people created illegal lotteries. State governments considered (9)banning them. By Eighteen-Seventy-Eight, all states but Louisiana had done so.
In Nineteen-Sixty-Four, New Hampshire created the first legal American state lottery in the twentieth century. It was linked to horse races so it would not (10)violate the anti-lottery laws. Other states started lotteries about five years later. Lotteries that were held in several states at the same time began in Nineteen-Ninety-Six.
The money earned from selling state lottery tickets is used to improve state government services. For example, Arizona state lottery earnings⁷ help pay for education, health, protection and (11)local transportation. In a lottery like Powerball, fifty cents of every ticket sold goes to the state lotteries that take part in the game.
Thirty-seven states and the District of Colombia operate lotteries in the United States. There are more than one-hundred lotteries around the world. Some countries have national lotteries. The International Association of State Lotteries lists sixty-three members, one on every continent except (12)Antarctica.

为总统及其家人提供的秘密服务

The Secret Service

HOST:
(Start at 4'46")Our VOA listener question this week comes from (13)Vietnam. Hoang Phi Hung asks about protection for the American President and former Presidents.
The agency⁸ that protects these important people is the Secret Service. Congress⁹ created it in Eighteen-Sixty-Five, but its job was not protection. The Secret Service was created as part of the Department of the (14)Treasury to stop the copying of American money. The Secret Service still does this job today.
However, its main job is to protect the President, his family and other government (15)officials. The Secret Service began protecting the President in Nineteen-Oh-One, after the murder of President William McKinley.
The responsibilities of the Secret Service have (16)expanded greatly since that time. Secret Service agents examine the President's food, (17)surroundings and travel plans. When the President travels, (18)Secret Service agents arrive before he does. They make sure all areas he will visit are safe.
The Secret Service also protects the Vice⁶ President and his family. Agents also protect presidential and (19)vice presidential (20)candidates, those elected to those offices and their families. Former Presidents and their wives are also protected by the Secret Service, as are their children under the age of sixteen. All Presidents elected before Nineteen-Ninety-Seven are protected for the rest of their lives. Presidents elected after that year are protected for not more than ten years from the date they leave office.
About five-thousand people work for the Secret Service in offices throughout the country and the world. More than two-thousand special agents protect officials and investigate crimes. More than-one-thousand others provide (21)security¹⁰ at the White House, the Vice President's house and other buildings in which the President has offices.
The Secret Service sometimes carries out (22)temporary protective¹¹ duties. For example, it has provided¹² security for historic¹³ (23)documents such as the Declaration¹⁴ of Independence. And it protects foreign leaders who visit the United States.

美国流行音乐界的一颗新星--阿丽莎·凯斯
Alicia Keys
HOST:
(Start at 8'01")A young singer's first (24)album became the number one recording¹⁵ in the United States the day it was (25)released. It has stayed at the top of the most popular music lists for eight weeks. And it has sold more than two-million copies. That is very unusual. But then, everything about Alicia Keys is unusual. Shirley Griffith has more.
ANNCR:
The first thing to know about Alicia Keys is that she is only twenty years old. She sings and plays the piano and most of the other (26)instruments on her new album. It is called Songs in A Minor¹⁶. She wrote the words and music for most of the songs. And she was the producer and music arranger for most of the songs.
Alicia Keys' recordings¹⁷ sound a little like traditional (27)rhythm and blues¹⁸. They also have a strong jazz influence. Mizz Keys uses a piano in most of the songs. That is a little unusual for this kind of music. Her many (28)talents can be heard on the most popular song on her album. It is called Ballin.
(((CUT ONE: FALLIN? )))
Alicia Keys was trained as a classical musician. You can hear this in the first song on her album. It is called (29)piano and I. She borrowed some of the music from Ludwig van Beethoven.
((CUT TWO: PIANO AND I?))
Alicia Keys is not really new to the music business. She has been a serious music student since she was five years old. Critics say she should have a long successful (30)career ahead of her. We leave you with another recording from Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys. This one is called Rock Wit⁵ U.?
((CUT THREE: 揜OCK WIT U?)
HOST:
This is Doug Johnson. I hope you enjoyed our program today. And I hope you will join us again next week for AMERICAN MOSAIC ?VOA's radio magazine in Special English.
This AMERICAN MOSAIC program was written by Nancy Steinbach and Paul Thompson. Our studio engineer was Tom Verba. And our producer was Paul Thompson.

 

(1) gambling[ 5^AmbliN ]n.赌博
(2) lottery[ 5lCtEri ]n.抽彩给奖法
(3) share[ FZE ]n.共享, 参与, 一份, 部分, 份额, 参股vt.分享, 均分, 共有, 分配vi.
(4) provincial[ prE5vinFEl ]adj.省的
(5) senate[ 5senit ]n.参议院, 上院
(6) colony[ 5kClEni ]n.殖民地, 侨民, (聚居的)一群同业, 一批同行, (生物)群体
(7) weapon[ 5wepEn ]n.武器
(8) revolutionary[ 5revE5lu:FEnEri ]adj.革命的
(9) ban[ bB:n ]n.禁令vt.禁止, 取缔(书刊等)
(10) violate[ 5vaiEleit ]vt.违犯, 亵渎(圣物), 冒犯, 干扰, 违反, 妨碍, 侵犯, 强暴
(11) local[ 5lEukEl ]adj.地方的, 当地的, 局部的, 乡土的n.当地居民, 本地新闻,
(12) Antarctica[ Ant5B:ktikE ]n.南极洲
(13) Vietnam[9vIEt5nAm]n.越南
(14) treasury[ 5treVEri ]n.财政部, 国库
(15) official[ E5fiFEl ]n.官员, 公务员adj.职务上的, 公务的, 官方的, 正式的
(16) expand[ iks5pAnd ]vt.使膨胀, 详述, 扩张vi.张开, 发展
(17) surrounding[ sE5raundiN ]n.围绕物, 环境adj.周围的
(18) secret[ 5si:krit ]n.秘密, 秘诀, 奥秘adj.秘密的, 隐秘的, 幽静的
(19) vice[ vais ]n.恶习, 恶行, 坏脾气, 罪恶, 堕落, 老虎钳, 缺点, 陷vt.钳住prep.
(20) candidate[ 5kAndidit ]n.候选人, 投考者
(21) security[ si5kjuEriti ]n.安全
(22) temporary[ 5tempErEri ]adj.暂时的, 临时的, 临时性
(23) document[ 5dCkjumEnt ]n.公文, 文件, 文档, 档案, 文献v.证明
(24) album[ 5AlbEm ]n.集邮本, 照相簿, 签名纪念册
(25) release[ ri5li:s ]n.释放, 让渡, 豁免, 发行的书, 释放证书vt.释放, 解放, 放弃,
(26) instrument[ 5instrumEnt ]n.工具, 手段, 器械, 器具, 手段
(27) rhythm[ 5riTEm, 5riWEm ]n.节奏, 韵律
(28) talent[ 5tAlEnt ]n.天才, 才干, 才能
(29) piano[ pi5B:nEu, 5pjB:- ]n.钢琴
(30) career[ kE5riE ]n.(原意：道路, 轨道)事业, 生涯, 速度

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 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 lotteries   

n.抽彩给奖法( lottery的名词复数 )；碰运气的事；彩票；彩券

参考例句：

• Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 除了斗牛和足球以外，彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。 来自辞典例句
• Next to bullfight and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 发行彩票在西班牙是仅次于斗牛和足球的最大娱乐活动。 来自辞典例句

4 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

5 wit   

n.智力，才智，智能

参考例句：

• Our teacher is full of wit when he has a lesson. 我们的老师只要讲课就很风趣。
• He is a man of many words but of little wit.他爱说话，但头脑简单。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

8 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

9 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

10 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

11 protective   

adj.防护的，保护的

参考例句：

• A mother naturally feels protective towards her children.做母亲的天生要保护自己的孩子。
• We feel safe with a protective device in the house.我们因为家里有了防护装置而感到安全。

12 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。

13 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。

14 declaration   

n.宣布，宣告，宣言，声明（书），申报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。

15 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。

16 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。

17 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

18 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。