吹长笛的岩石雕像

67 吹长笛的岩石雕像

DATE=7-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ #826 -  Kokopeli
BYLINE=Paul Thompson

HOST
(Start at 0'58') Almost two-thousand years ago, a Native American used a sharp rock to cut a picture into a larger rock.  He cut the image of a happy man playing a simple (1)instrument called a (2)flute².  Members of the Hopi Tribe³ called this (3)imaginary⁴ man Kokopeli. Shep O'Neal tells us more.
ANNCR:
The old rock images of Kokopeli can be found in an area (4)extending from (5)Mexico to (6)Arizona and further west to (7)California.  It is always easy to recognize him, a happy little man playing his flute with both hands.   He usually has long hair or (8)feathers that (9)bend back from his head.  He usually has one foot in the air.  He seems to be dancing.  It is very difficult not to smile when looking at the image of Kokopeli. 
To the Hopi Indians, Kokopeli (10)represented happiness, joy and (11)fertility.   They believed this imaginary little man talked to the wind and the sky.  When he played his flute, the sun would come out, snow would (12)melt, grass would grow and birds would sing.  The cold of winter would turn to the warmth of spring.  All the animals would gather to hear his songs.  He was also known to play tricks on people.  And he was a teacher and (13)storyteller.  
The Hopi believed that Kokopeli visited villages carrying seeds to plant corn.  Everyone sang and danced through the night.  When people got up the next morning they found the corn was almost full grown and Kokopeli was gone. They might also find that many of the young women of the village were (14)pregnant.
In recent years, the image of Kokopeli has been used to represent the American Southwest.   Several different native American (15)tribes from the Southwest make rings, pins and bracelets⁵ that carry the image of Kokopeli.  There is more than one hotel named Kokopeli.  You can buy T-shirts that carry his image.  He is also found on women's dresses.  An eating place in (16)Virginia that serves southwestern food has an (17)alcoholic drink called Kokopeli Beer.   Kokopeli can be found in many different shapes and sizes in almost any gift store in the Southwestern United States. 
If you would like to see a picture of Kokopeli, use a computer to search for his name.  It is spelled K-O-K-O-P-E-L-I.  Again, it is K-O-K-O-P-E-L-I.   And when you see his happy little image, you too will smile.

 

 

两位电视发明家

DATE=7-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #826 - Farnsworth & Zworykin
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
(Start at 5'00") Our VOA listener question this week comes in an e-mail from (1)Venezuela.  Luis Fernandez asks about two inventors, Philo Farnsworth and Vladimir Zworykin (ZWAWR uh kihn). Both were (2)involved in the development of television.
Vladimir Zworykin was born in Russia in Eighteen-Eighty-Nine.  He came to the United States in Nineteen-Nineteen.  He worked as a research engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Company.  He invented the first successful (3)television camera tube in Nineteen-Twenty-Three.  He also invented one of the first television receivers.  Later he worked for the (4)Radio Corporation⁶ of America. He improved television technology and helped develop the electron⁷ (5)microscope.  The United States government gave him the National Medal of Science, the highest science award, in Nineteen-Sixty-Six.  Vladimir Zworykin died in Nineteen-Eighty-Two.
Philo Farnsworth was born in the western state of Utah in Nineteen-Oh-Six.  He was much younger than Mister⁸ Zworykin.  Yet he also developed an electronic television system in the Nineteen-Twenties. He was the first to show a television image on his system.  Philo Farnsworth invented more than one-hundred (6)devices that helped make modern television possible.  He also developed early radar⁹. And he worked on developing (7)peaceful uses for (8)atomic energy. He died in Nineteen-Seventy-One.
During the Nineteen-Thirties, Philo Farnsworth and Vladimir Zworykin were involved in a (9)dispute about the invention of television. The Radio Corporation of America began (10)legal action against Mister Farnsworth. It said Mister Zworykin had invented television before Mister Farnsworth. Mister Zworykin was working for R-C-A at the time. The company wanted the right to produce and market televisions.  Philo Farnsworth's high school science teacher was able to prove in court that Philo had the idea for television when he was only fourteen years old.  So Philo Farnsworth won the legal action and the right to own the invention of television. 
However, he did not have the money or support to build a television industry.  It was the Nineteen-Fifties before television became a major force in American life.  Vladimir Zworykin and R-C-A were the names connected to the new industry.

 

 

吉他演奏家柴特·阿特金斯

DATE=7-13-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #826 - Chet Atkins
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
(Start at 8'47") American (1)guitar player Chet Atkins died last month of cancer.  He was known for his ability as a musician and for his work in the country music industry.  Shirley Griffith tells us about him.
ANNCR:
Chester Burton Atkins was born in the southern state of (2)Tennessee in Nineteen-Twenty-Four.  His father and grandfather were musicians.  
Chet Atkins performed on local radio programs. Then he played for professional singers like the Carter Sisters.  He started recording¹⁰ on his own in Nineteen-Forty-Seven. One of his first hit records was the song "Country Gentleman.'
((CIUT 1: COUNTRY GENTLEMAN))
Chet Atkins recorded seventy-five (3)albums of (4)country music.  He sold more than seventy-five-million albums.  He also played on hundreds of hit records, including those by Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and The Everly Brothers.  His own biggest hit was this song, "Yakety Axe¹¹', recorded in Nineteen-Sixty-Five.
((CUT 2: YAKETY AXE))
Chet Atkins is remembered in the country music industry for saving¹² country music after (5)rock and roll became (6)extremely popular.  He produced country records that were popular with an (7)expanded audience.  He helped many young country music singers, including Dolly Parton, Charley Pride and Waylon Jennings.  He also won many awards, including fourteen music industry (8)Grammy awards.  We leave you now with the song that won Chet Atkins his last Grammy award in Nineteen-Ninety-Six.  It is called "Jam Man."(Stop at 12'32")
(1)instrument [ 5instrumEnt ]n.乐器
(2)flute [ flu:t ]n.长笛
(3)imaginary [ i5mAdVinEri ]adj.虚构的
(4)extend [ iks5tend ]v.延伸
(5)Mexico [5meksIkEJ]n.墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家)
(6)Arizona [ 7Ari5zEunE ]n.亚利桑那州(美国西南部的州)
(7)California [ kAli5fC:njE ]n.加利福尼亚, 加州
(8)feather [ 5feTE ]n.羽毛
(9)bend [ bend ]v.弯曲
(10)represent [ 7ri:pri5zent ]vt. 象征
(11)fertility [ fE:5tiliti ]n.丰收
(12)melt [ melt ]v.(使)融化
(13)storyteller [ 5stC:ri7telE ]n.作家
(14)pregnant [ 5pre^nEnt ]adj.怀孕的
(15)tribe [ traib ]n.部落, 部族
(16)Virginia [ vE(:)5dVinjE ]n.维吉尼亚
(17)alcoholic [ 7AlkE5hClik ]adj.含酒精的

(1)Venezuela [ 7vene5zweilE ]n.委内瑞拉(南美洲北部国家)
(2)involved [ in5vClvd ]adj.有关的
(3)television camera电视摄像机
(4)Radio Corporation of America n.美国无线电公司
(5)microscope [5maIkrEskEJp]n.显微镜
(6)device [ di5vais ]n.装置
(7)peaceful [ 5pi:sful ]adj.和平的
(8)atomic [ E5tCmik ]adj.原子能的
(9)dispute [ dis5pju:t ]n.争论
(10)legal [ 5li:^El ]adj.法律的

(1)guitar [ ^i5tB: ]n.吉他, 六弦琴
(2)Tennessee [ 7tene5si:, -nE- ]n.田纳西州
(3)album [ 5AlbEm ]n.（音乐）专辑
(4)country music n.乡村音乐
(5)rock and roll n.摇滚乐
(6)extremely [ iks5tri:mli ]adv.极端地, 非常地
(7)expand [ iks5pAnd ]vt.使膨胀,扩张
(8)Grammy [`^rAmI]n.格莱美奖

 

 

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 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

3 tribe   

n.部落，种族，一伙人

参考例句：

• This is a subject tribe.这是个受他人统治的部落。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。

4 imaginary   

adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的

参考例句：

• All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
• The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。

5 bracelets   

n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

7 electron   

n.电子

参考例句：

• We arrange to get an electron on the stage of our microscope.我们设法将一个电子置于显微镜架上。
• If the energy is sufficient,this electron will be emitted.如果能量是充分的，这个电子将被放射出来。

8 mister   

n.(略作Mr.全称很少用于书面)先生

参考例句：

• Mister Smith is my good friend.史密斯先生是我的好朋友。
• He styled himself " Mister Clean ".他自称是“清廉先生”。

9 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

10 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。

11 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

12 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。