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AS IT IS 2014-05-02 Young People Crowd Science and Technology Fair 在科技展上聚满了年轻人

Hello to one and all, and welcome back to the program that will help you learn and improve your American English.  I’m Jim Tedder1 in Washington.  If you like things about science, today’s program is just what you need.  We’ll talk about a way the United States hopes to get more scientists and engineers.

Then we’ll board a famous ship and learn about the communications systems they used.

Thank you for spending some time with us to learn about our world …As It Is.

The United States is one of the most technologically3 developed nations in the world.  Yet the country is lacking in scientists and engineers.  An effort to change that was the recent USA Science & Engineering Festival.  The festival took place last weekend in Washington, D.C. June Simms describes what happened.

The festival offered visitors thousands of hands-on activities, stage shows and demonstrations4, and even a career and college fair for high school students.  Thousands of young people and their parents attended the event.  Based on the large number of attendees, the interest in science and engineering is high.

But just over 10 percent of high school graduates say they are interested in a career in science and technology.  That was the finding of a recent survey of more than a million American students.

Larry Bock helped to organize the USA Science and Engineering Festival.  He says societies get what they celebrate.

“We celebrate athletes, pop stars, professional actresses and actors, and we generate a lot of wannabes (people who want to be something).  But we don’t celebrate scientists and engineers.”

Larry Bock helped organize the first science festival in 2009 in San Diego, California.  The technology industry quickly recognized the success of the event.

In 2010, Larry Bock launched a national science festival with the help of Ray O. Johnson of Lockheed-Martin, the defense5 and technology company.

The technology industry is struggling to find enough high quality scientists and engineers.  Mr. Johnson notes the importance of four subjects -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics, commonly known as STEM.  He says presenting these subjects in a fun way is sure to have a good effect.

“I am absolutely confident, without a shadow of a doubt, that in 10 years, in 20 years, they will be adults then, they would have entered into the STEM field, and they’ll look back at this event and they’ll say that’s why I did this.”

Festival goers were given a lot of hands-on experience, from using flight simulator programs and robotic printers to playing with man-made arms and legs.

Some children joined Travis Mills as he demonstrated his mechanical arm.  The former soldier says there are a lot of people he knows who could help children learn about the science and technology involved with making artificial limbs.

“Kids are going to stare and wonder, so why not open their eyes to it and let them know how great the science is out there.”

Some young men and women already experienced the excitement of creating new things.  High school student Andrea Li was one of the young inventors last weekend.  She says events like this could influence a lot of people.

“I think it’s really exciting and that’s how you get more people interested.”

Organizers say they hope the success of this event will lead to more science festivals to help ease the nationwide shortage of scientists and engineers.  I’m June Simms.

Dah-Dah-Dah ...Dih Din2 Dih!  What's that?

The Queen Mary once sailed the North Atlantic Ocean.  But the ship’s permanent home is now Long Beach in California.  Today the Queen Mary still has many visitors, and even a hotel.  A room on the ship continues the tradition of wireless6 communications.  The tradition lets visitors experience the excitement of amateur radio.  Anna Matteo explains what those strange sounds are.

A young visitor gets to experience Morse code, the system of dots and dashes once used for wireless communication.  Amateur radio operators, called “hams,” still use it today.  They can do so on the more than 300-meter-long ship. 

The Queen Mary was launched in 1936.  It was designed to carry nearly 2,000 passengers.  It once had more than 1,000 officers and crew members.  During World War II, the ship served as a troop transport.  Sometimes it carried more than 15,000 soldiers.

 

The ship’s communications center was the wireless room.  Large rotating controls and other old equipment fills one area.  Queen Mary Commodore Everette Hoard7 says the room was an important communications link in emergencies.

Hello to one and all, and welcome back to the program that will help you learn and improve your American English.  I’m Jim Tedder in Washington.  If you like things about science, today’s program is just what you need.  We’ll talk about a way the United States hopes to get more scientists and engineers.

Then we’ll board a famous ship and learn about the communications systems they used.

Thank you for spending some time with us to learn about our world …As It Is.

The United States is one of the most technologically developed nations in the world.  Yet the country is lacking in scientists and engineers.  An effort to change that was the recent USA Science & Engineering Festival.  The festival took place last weekend in Washington, D.C. June Simms describes what happened.

The festival offered visitors thousands of hands-on activities, stage shows and demonstrations, and even a career and college fair for high school students.  Thousands of young people and their parents attended the event.  Based on the large number of attendees, the interest in science and engineering is high.

But just over 10 percent of high school graduates say they are interested in a career in science and technology.  That was the finding of a recent survey of more than a million American students.

Larry Bock helped to organize the USA Science and Engineering Festival.  He says societies get what they celebrate.

“We celebrate athletes, pop stars, professional actresses and actors, and we generate a lot of wannabes (people who want to be something).  But we don’t celebrate scientists and engineers.”

Larry Bock helped organize the first science festival in 2009 in San Diego, California.  The technology industry quickly recognized the success of the event.

In 2010, Larry Bock launched a national science festival with the help of Ray O. Johnson of Lockheed-Martin, the defense and technology company.

The technology industry is struggling to find enough high quality scientists and engineers.  Mr. Johnson notes the importance of four subjects -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics, commonly known as STEM.  He says presenting these subjects in a fun way is sure to have a good effect.

“I am absolutely confident, without a shadow of a doubt, that in 10 years, in 20 years, they will be adults then, they would have entered into the STEM field, and they’ll look back at this event and they’ll say that’s why I did this.”

Festival goers were given a lot of hands-on experience, from using flight simulator programs and robotic printers to playing with man-made arms and legs.

Some children joined Travis Mills as he demonstrated his mechanical arm.  The former soldier says there are a lot of people he knows who could help children learn about the science and technology involved with making artificial limbs.

“Kids are going to stare and wonder, so why not open their eyes to it and let them know how great the science is out there.”

Some young men and women already experienced the excitement of creating new things.  High school student Andrea Li was one of the young inventors last weekend.  She says events like this could influence a lot of people.

“I think it’s really exciting and that’s how you get more people interested.”

Organizers say they hope the success of this event will lead to more science festivals to help ease the nationwide shortage of scientists and engineers.  I’m June Simms.

Dah-Dah-Dah ...Dih Din Dih!  What's that?

The Queen Mary once sailed the North Atlantic Ocean.  But the ship’s permanent home is now Long Beach in California.  Today the Queen Mary still has many visitors, and even a hotel.  A room on the ship continues the tradition of wireless communications.  The tradition lets visitors experience the excitement of amateur radio.  Anna Matteo explains what those strange sounds are.

A young visitor gets to experience Morse code, the system of dots and dashes once used for wireless communication.  Amateur radio operators, called “hams,” still use it today.  They can do so on the more than 300-meter-long ship. 

The Queen Mary was launched in 1936.  It was designed to carry nearly 2,000 passengers.  It once had more than 1,000 officers and crew members.  During World War II, the ship served as a troop transport.  Sometimes it carried more than 15,000 soldiers.

The ship’s communications center was the wireless room.  Large rotating controls and other old equipment fills one area.  Queen Mary Commodore Everette Hoard says the room was an important communications link in emergencies.


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1 tedder 2833afc4f8252d8dc9f8cd73b24db55d     
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
2 din nuIxs     
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声
参考例句:
  • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
  • They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。
3 technologically WqpwY     
ad.技术上地
参考例句:
  • Shanghai is a technologically advanced city. 上海是中国的一个技术先进的城市。
  • Many senior managers are technologically illiterate. 许多高级经理都对技术知之甚少。
4 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
参考例句:
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
5 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 wireless Rfwww     
adj.无线的;n.无线电
参考例句:
  • There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
  • Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。
7 hoard Adiz0     
n./v.窖藏,贮存,囤积
参考例句:
  • They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
  • How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩?

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