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AMERICAN MOSAIC1 - Bicycling Brothers Search America for Community Spirit

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
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I'm Doug Johnson. On our program this week, we play new music from Moby…
And we answer questions about getting a green card.
But, first, we take a road trip with two bicycling brothers who are searching for community spirit in America.
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America Recycled
DOUG JOHNSON: Two American brothers are riding bicycles across the country in search of community. The brothers are documenting their experience through a blog, photographs and videos. And they say what they are finding is a desire for a return to community roots. Faith Lapidus has our story.
FAITH LAPIDUS: Noah and Tim Hussin have been on the road for more than six months. The brothers left the city of Asheville, North Carolina in early November. They have traveled more than sixteen hundred kilometers since then. 
Noah lived overseas for three years. When he returned, he wanted to explore the United States.
Noah’s brother, Tim, is a photographer and filmmaker. He also loves riding bicycles. He saw a chance to combine those interests and create something with his brother.
Since November, the Hussins have met Americans living in eco-villages, where people share values and responsibility in caring for the environment. The brothers have also met people working a city farm and those operating sustainable businesses.
Tim Hussin makes clear that he and his brother are really sharing in the lives of the people they meet.
TIM HUSSIN: “You know, it’s not like we are staying nearby in a hotel or something, and just visiting every day or every other day. We are actually sleeping in their houses and eating breakfast with them. So, we have very much become a part of whatever we are documenting.”
Noah says their trip began at a bicycle cooperative2 in Asheville. Co-op members make bicycles from used parts.
NOAH HUSSIN: “We discovered this bicycle co-op. You can come in there and just sort through a whole garage of old parts and they’ll teach you how to basically build a bicycle from the scraps3.”
The Hussin brothers made a video at the bicycle co-op. They wanted to show how some Americans are turning away from years of globalization. Noah Hussin says this happening all across the United States.
NOAH HUSSIN: “Small communities are falling apart, whether it’s towns that are losing their industry or whether it’s just people choosing the life in suburbs where there isn’t the cultural infrastructure4 to bring people together. We sense that a lot of people are kind of starting to lament5 that loss of community in this country.”
The first stop for the brothers was at an urban homestead. This is a place where the people who live there produce everything they need themselves. The Hussins made a short film about the place. The homesteaders talk about how their way of life gives them a chance to follow their creative interests, like music, sewing, cooking or building.
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“Small community living has been lost in America. Families are much more isolated6. Individuals are much more isolated. And I do think a lot is lost.”
“People living sad lonely existences. Why do we have to do that to ourselves? We don’t.”
Tim Hussin says this North Carolina community is not alone.
TIM HUSSIN: “We have found there are a lot of people creating spaces for people to live the lives they want to lead and not the lives they’ve been taught they should lead.”
The Hussin brothers are attempting to live sustainably during their travels. Noah Hussin says the people at the urban homestead taught them how to find food instead of buying it. Tim said there is plenty of free food out there if you know where to look.
TIM HUSSIN: “It blows my mind how much food grocery stores throw away.”
Tim Hussin says he and his brother are discovering ways of living that are very different from how they were raised in Florida.
TIM HUSSIN: “There are a lot of interesting communities that I had no idea existed. And a lot of people that are really passionate7 about changing the way that we live. It’s really exciting and inspiring to see all these communities working individually but also together as part of a larger movement.”
You can cyber travel with Tim and Noah Hussin at their web site America Recycled. A link can be found on our website, voaspecialenglish.com.
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Getting a Green Card
DOUG JOHNSON: Our question this week comes from two listeners. One in Mongolia and another in Nigeria want to know how to get a “green card” from the United States government.
A green card is an official document identifying a person as a permanent resident of the United States. It does not give citizenship8 to the card holder9 but permits him or her to live and work legally in the country.
There are many ways to get a green card and the process can take several years. One common way is through family members who have American citizenship. The United States gives special consideration to husbands, wives, children and parents of American citizens. 
Green card holders10 can also nominate11 their husbands, wives and children for green cards.
A foreign citizen who has been offered a job in the United States can request a green card. The employer would serve as sponsor in that case.
There are also green card qualifiers for some non-citizens who invest in America, for refugees12 and asylum13 seekers.
Still all these paths leave out many people who want a green card. So, each year the United States carries out a lottery14 that provides about fifty thousand green cards to lucky winners. The official name of the lottery is the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. It is meant to welcome more people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
The Department of State holds the lottery through its Kentucky Consular15 Center. Those interested can enter by completing a form and sending it in.
There are about twenty countries whose citizens are not permitted to take part in the green card lottery program. These include Canada, India, Pakistan and mainland China. Several Latin American countries are also barred. The lottery is open to all of Africa and Europe except for Poland and Britain.
There are also education and employment requirements.
About fifteen million people entered the lottery last year. But, the system proved itself to be far from perfect. At the beginning of May, American officials informed twenty-two thousand people that they had won the chance for a visa. Last Friday, however, the State Department said it was cancelling the results because of a computer problem.
The State Department now says the computer programming problem has been corrected. David Donahue supervises16 the Immigrant Diversity Program. He expressed regret for the incident. He said the results from a new drawing will be announced July fifteenth.
There are dishonest businesses that claim to be connected to the green card lottery. These operations, often found on the Internet, try to get money from people seeking a visa. The State Department website says no money is necessary to take part in the lottery program. It says if a cost is given, then the business requesting money is not connected to the Immigrant Diversity Program and should be avoided.
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Moby
DOUG JOHNSON:
The electronic musician Moby has a new album. He wrote the songs while he was traveling and performing around the world. Moby has also published a book of photography to go along with the music on the album. He says both the pictures and the music are based on the many late nights he spent alone on tour in foreign cities. Moby's new album is called "Destroyed," and Mario Ritter tells us more about it.
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MARIO RITTER: That was a song called “The Low Hum,” sung by Emily Zuzik. The sound is like most of the songs on “Destroyed” -- dreamy, sad and far-away.
Moby says this album was created on sleepless17 nights when he felt like the only person still awake in the cities where he stayed. He says feeling so alone was strange, but also comforting. Here is a song called “After.”
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Moby's book of photos is also called “Destroyed.” The images show what life is like for a performer living on the road.
We leave you with Moby singing a song from his latest album. The song is called “The Day.”
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DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. Our program was written by Dana Demanger, JulieAnn McKellogg and Caty Weaver18, who was also the producer.
Join us again next week for music and more on AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.


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1 mosaic CEExS     
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 cooperative NZ5yS     
adj.有合作意向的,合作的;n.合作社(企业)等
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • We decided to set up a cooperative.我们决定开办一家合作社。
3 scraps 737e4017931b7285cdd1fa3eb9dd77a3     
油渣
参考例句:
  • Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
  • A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。
4 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施
参考例句:
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
5 lament u91zi     
n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;v.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹
参考例句:
  • Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
  • We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。
6 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
7 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
8 citizenship AV3yA     
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
参考例句:
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
9 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物
参考例句:
  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
10 holders 79c0e3bbb1170e3018817c5f45ebf33f     
支持物( holder的名词复数 ); 持有者; (支票等)持有人; 支托(或握持)…之物
参考例句:
  • Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
  • It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
11 nominate ZvOyo     
vt.提名,推荐,任命
参考例句:
  • I nominate Tom to make the tea.我指派汤姆去沏茶。
  • The EU would nominate two members to the committee.欧盟将为该委员会指定两名成员。
12 refugees ddb3b28098e40c0f584eafcd38f1fbd4     
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。
13 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所,庇护所,避难
参考例句:
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
14 lottery 43MyV     
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。
15 consular tZMyq     
a.领事的
参考例句:
  • He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
  • Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。
16 supervises 0c6b8b4be15dd8fdcf08e4a8c5c6c843     
v.监督,管理( supervise的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The group leader supervises a dozen workers. 组长管十二个工人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He makes the wines and supervises the vineyards. 他酿酒并管理葡萄园。 来自辞典例句
17 sleepless oiBzGN     
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
参考例句:
  • The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
  • One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上,我听说了一个传闻,把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
18 weaver LgWwd     
n.织布工;编织者
参考例句:
  • She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快,而且布的质量很好。
  • The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

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