美国布朗大学非裔女校长鲁斯·西门

36 美国布朗大学非裔女校长鲁斯·西门

DATE=5-18-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ - Brown University President Ruth Simmons
BYLINE=Cynthia Kirk

HOST:
(Start at 59")In July, Ruth Simmons will become the first African American president of Brown University, in Providence², Rhode Island. Officials at Brown say they chose her because of her (1) performance as president of Smith College, a top women's college in nearby （2）Massachusetts. Shep O'Neal tells us about her.
ANNCR:
Ruth Simmons grew up poor in the state of Texas.  She was the youngest of twelve children. Her father worked on farms owned by white people. Her mother worked in white people's homes. She died when Ruth was fifteen years old.
Ruth Simmons grew up in a family where the girls were made to believe that they were not equal to the boys.  
Yet Ruth Simmons pushed herself to succeed.  Her teachers told her that she could go to college and be successful. One teacher, Vernell Lillie, helped her get accepted to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Dillard with highest honors in Nineteen-Sixty-Seven.
Ruth Simmons continued her education. She earned a (3) Doctorate³ Degree in Romance languages from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  She worked for several years at Princeton University in New Jersey⁴ as a professor and administrator⁵. She was praised for （4）attracting top black teachers to the school.
Ruth Simmons became president of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1995. She increased the amount of money given to the college by almost two times, to nine- hundred- million dollars.  She also established the first （5）engineering program at a women's college. And she was successful in bringing students to Smith from all social and economic (6) backgrounds. Students, teachers and administrators⁶ have praised Mizz Simmons for her improvements to the college. 
Ruth Simmons says she is proud to be the first African American to be chosen to head one of the eight Ivy⁷ League colleges.  They are among the best （7）private colleges in the country. But she says she hopes to be recognized for what she brings to Brown University, not only because of her race.

 

闻名全美的金门大桥和布鲁克林大桥

DATE=5-18-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #818 - Famous American Bridges
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach
 
HOST:
(Start at 4'15")Our VOA listener question this week comes in E-mail from (1) Ukraine.  Igor Gudymenko asks about famous American (2) bridges.
People and vehicles use bridges to cross bodies of water, valleys and roads. If you ask people to name some famous American bridges, they probably will include the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.  Both are suspension bridges.  They cross great distances and have (3) roadways that hang from steel cables supported by high towers.
You may think the Golden Gate Bridge was named for its orange color.  But it is named for the body of water that it crosses - the Golden Gate Strait.  The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County, California. 
Joseph Strauss designed the bridge. It opened in Nineteen-Thirty-Seven.   The Golden Gate Bridge extends one- thousand- two- hundred- eighty meters across the water.  It was the longest (4) suspension bridge in the world until Nineteen-Sixty-Four.  That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City.  Still, the Golden Gate Bridge has become famous around the world.  And many people consider it to be the most beautiful bridge (5) structure in the world.
The Brooklyn Bridge is much older than the Golden Gate.  It was one of the first great suspension bridges.  It was built between Eighteen-Sixty-Nine and Eighteen-Eighty-Three.  John Augustus Roebling designed the bridge.  But he died as a result of an accident at the start of its construction.  
His son, Washington Roebling, replaced him as chief engineer.  But he became sick while working underwater. Washington Roebling was not able to go to the (6) construction area.  Yet he continued to direct the operations through his wife, Emily.
The Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn with (7) Manhattan Island.  It extends four- hundred- eighty- six meters over the East River. It was the longest bridge in the world until the Firth of Forth⁸ cantilever⁹ bridge was built in Scotland in Eighteen-Ninety.  Today, thousands of cars, trucks, bicycles and people cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day.

 

美国著名音乐家大卫·波恩

DATE=5-18-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC - David Byrne, "Look Into the Eyeball"
BYLINE=Caty Weaver¹⁰

HOST:
(Start at 7'50")Singer and songwriter David Byrne released a new （1）album last week called "Look Into the （2）Eyeball."  Shirley Griffith tells us about him. 
ANNCR:
David Byrne became popular as lead singer of the band Talking Heads. The band formed in Nineteen-Seventy-Five and broke up fifteen years later. Its famous songs include "（3）Psycho Killer¹¹" and "Burning Down The House." 
David Byrne also wrote music for films, plays and a ballet.  "Look Into the Eyeball" is his first album since Nineteen-Ninety-Seven.  He says he tried to mix the warmth of the violin and other （4）orchestral sounds with a dance beat.  Listen now to an example of that combination in the song "Like Humans Do."
(CUT 1 - "Like Humans Do")
David Byrne has used musicians from around the world on his recordings¹².  In Nineteen-Eighty-Eight, he formed a record company to support world music.  On his latest album, he sings a song in (5) Spanish with help from a singer in Mexico.  Here is "Desconocido Soy."
(CUT 2 - "Desconocido Soy")
David Byrne says he wants the music on "Look Into the Eyeball" to make people cry and dance at the same time.  We leave you now with another song from his latest album, "Smile."
注释：
(1) performance[ pE5fC:mEns ]n.履行, 执行
(2) Massachusetts[ 7mAsE5tFu:sits ]n.麻萨诸塞州
(3) doctorate[ 5dCktErit ]n.博士头衔
(4) attract[ E5trAkt ]v.有吸引力, 引起注意
(5) engineering[ 7endVi5niEriN ]n.工程(学)
(6) background[ 5bAk^raund ]n.背景, 后台
        (7) private[ 5praivit ]adj.私人的, 私有的

注释：
(1) Ukraine [ ju(:)5krein ]n.[国名]乌克兰
(2) bridge[ bridV ]n.桥, 船桥, 鼻梁, 桥牌vt.架桥, 渡过
(3) roadway[ 5rEudwei ]n.车行道, 路面, (铁道的)路线
(4) suspension[ sEs5penFEn ]n.吊, 悬浮, 悬浮液
(5) structure[ 5strQktFE ]n.结构, 构造v.建筑, 构成
(6) construction[ kEn5strQkFEn ]n.建筑, 建筑物
(7) Manhattan[ mAn5hAtEn ]n.曼哈顿岛(美国纽约一区)

注释：
(1) album[ 5AlbEm ]n.集邮本, 照相簿
(2) eyeball[ 5ai7bC:l ]n.眼球, 眼珠子
(3) psycho[ 5saikEu ]n.心理学adj.心理学的
(4) orchestral[ C:5kestrEl ]adj.管弦乐的, 管弦乐队的
(5) Spanish[ 5spAniF ]adj.西班牙的, 西班牙人的

 

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 providence   

n.深谋远虑，天道，天意；远见；节约；上帝

参考例句：

• It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
• To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事，是违背上帝的意志的。

3 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

6 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

7 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

8 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

9 cantilever   

n.悬梁臂；adj.采用伸臂建成的

参考例句：

• The idea of cantilever construction is ancient in the Orient.在古代东方就已实行过悬臂施工。
• The structure consists basically of two cantilever beams.这种结构基本上由两根悬臂梁组成。

10 weaver   

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。

11 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

12 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