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89 "太阳神号"飞船试飞再创新高

DATE=8-24-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC¹ #832 - Helios Aircraft
BYLINE=Paul Thompson
 
HOST:
(Start at 58")If you wanted to fly to the very (1)edge of space, how would you do it?  Once you got there, how long do you think you could stay?  An (2)aircraft powered by the sun might be able to stay near the edge of space for several days or maybe several months. Shep O'Neal has more.
ANNCR:
On August Thirteenth, an unusual looking aircraft of Project (3)Helios set a new record during a test flight above the American state of Hawaii.  It flew higher than any other aircraft in the world. It reached an (4)altitude of twenty-nine-thousand-four-hundred-thirteen meters.
The Helios aircraft is an American space agency² support project built by the Aerovironment Company of Monrovia, California. It has no pilot. It is controlled from the ground by radio.  It looks like a huge wing without a tail.  The wing is a little more than seventy-five meters long.  That is longer than the wings on most large (5)passenger airplanes. Fourteen electric motors turn fourteen (6)propellers.  The motors are powered by sixty-six-thousand solar cells that make electricity from sunlight.
NASA research scientists say this huge flying wing will have many uses in the future.  They hope that a future Helios aircraft will be able to fly at extreme altitudes for several weeks or months.  These aircraft could serve several purposes.  These might include new and (7)advanced methods of telling what the weather will be. For example, Helios could be used to (8)observe the movement of huge ocean storms.  It could fly high above their (9)fierce winds.  It could also be used as an advanced method of (10)communications.  It might also be used to observe the environment.
NASA scientists say this kind of aircraft will cost a great deal less than a satellite placed in space.  And it will be able to do much of the same work. Scientists say this kind of aircraft might also be used to explore the planet³ Mars⁴.  They say it could fly long (11)distances through the thin (12)atmosphere and send pictures back to Earth.

 

一些美国城镇名的来历

DATE=8-24-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #832 - Place Names
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
（Start at 4'13"）Our VOA listener question this week comes in an e-mail from Lithuania.  Ramunas Chomskis asks a question concerning⁵ the names of some American cities and towns.  It seems that many cities have the same names as those in other parts of the country and the world.
There are several (1)explanations for this.  One is that the first white people to settle an area named it after the place where they were born.  For example, the city of Argyle, Minnesota has the same name as a county⁶ in western Scotland⁷.  A town in the (2)northeastern state of Maine was also named after the (3)Scottish (4)county.  A man named Solomon Comstock was born in Argyle, Maine, in Eighteen-Forty-Two.  He later moved to Minnesota. He proposed⁸ that the new town be named Argyle after the one where he was born.  
Some American cities were named after famous cities in other countries. An example of this is two American towns named Rome.  Rome, Georgia was named in Eighteen-Thirty-Four.  It was given that name because it was in a hilly area which was (5)similar to the seven hills of (6)ancient Rome in Italy.  Rome, New York got its name in Eighteen-Nineteen.  History experts say that many American settlements at that time were named after ancient cities.  Perhaps that also explains the naming of (7)Athens, Georgia and Athens, West Virginia for the ancient city of Athens, Greece.
Other American cities are (8)linked by language and (9)geography.  An example of this is two cities named Las Vegas.  Las Vegas, Nevada is famous for its games of chance and (10)entertainment.  It was established in Nineteen-Oh-Five. Its name comes from the (11)Spanish words meaning "the (12)meadows⁹."  The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico is older, but not so well known.  It was established in Eighteen-Thirty-Five.  It was first called "Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de Las Vegas Grandes."  That is Spanish for "Our Lady of the Sorrows of the Great Meadows."  Its name was shortened¹⁰ over the years to "Las Vegas."  
There are many other same-name cities all over the world.  We can think of Moscow, Idaho and Russia ... Saint¹¹ Petersburg, Florida and Russia ... Syracuse, New York and Italy ... Olympia, Washington and Greece ... Odessa, Texas and Ukraine ... Rochester, New York and Minnesota ... Charleston, South Carolina and West Virginia... Dover, Delaware and New Hampshire...

 

 

五人组合Eden's Crush¹² 近期动态

DATE=8-24-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #832 - Eden's Crush
BYLINE=Lawan Davis
 
HOST:
(Start at 7'53")The singing group Eden's Crush was created by the producers of a weekly television show.  The group includes five young women. Shirley Griffith tells us more.
ANNOUNCER¹³:
Eden's Crush can be seen on the television (1)series "Popstars."  Every week, that television (2)program shows events that take place as Eden's Crush becomes a (3)successful singing group. 
The group's first (4)album was (5)released in May.  It is called "Popstars."  Here is the first hit song from the album.  It is called "Get Over Yourself."
((CUT ONE:  "GET OVER YOURSELF"))
The songs on the album were written before the members of the group were chosen.  The young women had only a few months to learn the songs and record them before the album's release¹⁴ date.  Here Eden's Crush sings another song from the album, "Love This Way."
((CUT TWO - "LOVE THIS WAY"))
Eden's Crush recently completed a tour with the male singing group 'N Sync.  They are (6)currently traveling with singer Jessica Simpson.  We leave you now with another song by Eden's Crush. This one is called "No Drama."
(1) edge[ edV ]n.刀口, 利刃, 锋, 优势, 边缘, 优势, 尖锐vt.使锋利,
(2) aircraft[ 5ZEkrB:ft ]n.航行器
(3) Helios[ 5hi:liCs ]n.太阳神
(4) altitude[ 5Altitju:d ]n.(尤指海拔)高度, 高处(海拔甚高的地方),
(5) passenger[ 5pAsindVE ]n.乘客, 旅客
(6) propeller[ prE5pelE ]n.推进者, 推进物, 尤指轮船,飞机上的螺旋推进器
(7) advanced[ Ed5vB:nst ]adj.高级的, 年老的, 先进的
(8) observe[ Eb5zE:v ]vt.观察, 观测, 遵守, 评述, 说
(9) fierce[ fiEs ]adj.凶猛的, 猛烈的, 热烈的, 暴躁的<美>极讨厌的,
(10) communication[ kE7mju:ni5keiFn ]n.传达, 信息, 交通, 通讯
(11) distance[ 5distEns ]n.距离, 远离, 一长段时间, 远方, 远景, 遥远,
(12) atmosphere[ 5AtmEsfiE ]n.大气, 空气, 气氛

(1) explanation[ 7eksplE5neiFEn ]n.解释, 解说, 说明, 辩解, 互相讲明
(2) northeastern[9nR:W`i:stEn]adj.东北方的, 来自东北的
(3) Scottish[ 5skCtiF ]adj.苏格兰的, 苏格兰人的
(4) county[ 5kaunti ]n.县, 郡
(5) similar[ 5similE ]adj.相似的, 类似的
(6) ancient[ 5einFEnt ]adj.远古的, 旧的
(7) Athens[ 5AWinz ]n.雅典(希腊首都)
(8) link[ liNk ]n.链环, 连结物, 火把, 链接vt.连结, 联合, 挽vi.连接起来
(9) geography[ dVi5C^rEfi, 5dViC^- ]n.地理学, 地理
(10) entertainment[entE5teinmEnt ]n.款待, 娱乐, 娱乐表演
(11) Spanish[ 5spAniF ]adj.西班牙的, 西班牙人的, 西班牙语的n.西班牙人,
(12) meadow[ 5medEu ]n.草地, 牧场

(1) series[ 5siEri:z ]n.连续, 系列, 丛书, 级数
(2) program[ 5prEu^rAm ]n.节目, 程序, 纲要, 计划vt.规划, 拟...计划,
(3) successful[ sEk5sesful ]adj.成功的
(4) album[ 5AlbEm ]n.集邮本, 照相簿, 签名纪念册
(5) release[ ri5li:s ]n.释放, 让渡, 豁免, 发行的书, 释放证书vt.释放, 解
(6) currently[5kQrEntlI]adv.普遍地, 通常地, 现在, 当前

 

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 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。

3 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

4 Mars   

n.火星，战争

参考例句：

• As of now we don't know much about Mars.目前我们对火星还知之甚少。
• He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

5 concerning   

prep.关于，论及

参考例句：

• What do you know concerning this?关于这事你知道些什么？
• Some senior students wrote in asking for information concerning postgraduate studies.一些四年级学生写信询问有关研究生课程的信息。

6 county   

n.县，郡

参考例句：

• When the good news reached there,the whole county rejoiced.喜讯传到那里时，全县的人都欢欣鼓舞起来。
• In that year county after county fell to the enemy.那一年一个又一个的县城沦入敌人手中。

7 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

8 proposed   

被提议的

参考例句：

• There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions. 员工对改变工资和工作环境的建议普遍不满。
• an outcry over the proposed change 对拟议的改革所发出的强烈抗议

9 meadows   

草地，牧场， （河边的）低洼地( meadow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows. 这条小径穿过葱郁的林区和洒满阳光的草地。
• They have railed the meadows off from the new railway cutting. 他们已用栏杆把草地和新铁道的路堑隔离开来。

10 shortened   

v.弄短，缩短( shorten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长，工作周就缩短了。 来自辞典例句

11 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

12 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

13 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

14 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。