高中英语 第二部分 VOA慢速英语《美国万花筒》第14课（文本）素材.doc

高中英语 第二部分 voa慢速英语美国万花筒第14课（文本）素材英语翻议讲解：1.outreach v. 超越;超过;伸出could not allay the outreach of human intellect.不能控制人类才智的发展2.neurosurgeon n. 神经外科医生3.extraordinary a. 非常的,特别的,非凡的例句：they all showed extraordinary equestrian skill. 他们的骑术都很高超。4.seizure n. 捕获,夺取,占领,捕获物,没收,充公；(病的)发作 收押财物 例句：the seizure in execution of such a writ. 扣押依此种命令没收的财产5.discrimination n. 差别,岐视,辨别力例句：there is no racial discrimination to be felt in this city. 在这个城市里感觉不到种族歧视。6.restrictive a. 限制的,拘束的,限定的例句：he finds the job too restrictive. 他觉得这份工作束缚太多。1.the green summer program provided young people with hands-on experience and education on issues of environmental importance. provide sb with 提供例句：they can provide food for us. 他们能为我们提供食物。2.others carried out energy studies of city school buildings to make sure the equipment and systems work effectively. make sure查明,弄清楚;保证,务必例句：make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened. 请确认你的安全带系牢了。3.the young people got a chance to make a difference in their communities. make a difference发生影响;紧要例句：a false step will make a great difference to my future. 错走一步对我的前程来说会产生很大影响。英语听力原文：host:welcome to american mosaic in voa special english.(music)im doug johnson. this week on our program, we play some new music by diane birch .and answer a question about a well known childrens doctor .but first, we report about how young people across the united states are going green.young people across the united states are taking part in the go green revolution. from wisconsin to washington, d.c., they are helping to make the world a more environmentally friendly place. some young people are taking care of local parks. others are helping to build green housing. barbara klein has more.barbara klein:more than eight hundred young people in washington, d.c., spent the summer learning about their environment. they were part of the citys green summer job corps, a project of the district department of the environment.students in the green summer job corps remove invasive plants along the anacostia riverthe green summer program provided young people with hands-on experience and education on issues of environmental importance. they were able to choose from a number of different projects. some helped to rid the city of troublesome invasive plants, or cared for trees at city parks and schools. others carried out energy studies of city school buildings to make sure the equipment and systems work effectively. still others performed community outreach services to help educate people on the importance of going green.officials said it was a win-win situation. the communities were improved by the work. the young people got a chance to make a difference in their communities. and they got meaningful on-the-job training for what is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing careers of the future. this was the second year of the green summer job corps in washington. there were twice as many students taking part as last year.there are similar programs in states around the country. many american lawmakers, including president obama, believe the green industry will become a way out of poverty for economically troubled communities. the demand for employees with green skills will continue to grow as the world seeks to become more earth friendly. and, programs like d.c.s green summer job corps will help to fill the need.our listener question this week comes from abdullahi farah, who wants to know about the life and work of doctor benjamin carson.ben carson discusses an operation to separate twins joined at the head in 2003doctor carson is an internationally recognized neurosurgeon at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore, maryland. he has been the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the hospital for twenty-five years. at the age of thirty-three, he became one of the youngest doctors in the united states to hold that position. and he was the first african-american to have that position at johns hopkins hospital.ben carson is known for his extraordinary work as a brain surgeon for children. he has created operating methods used by other surgeons and performed historic brain operations.for example, in nineteen eighty-seven, he led a team of seventy doctors and nurses in an operation to separate two babies joined at the head. earlier attempts by other surgeons on other babies had failed. doctor carson successfully performed the operation. both babies were able to survive independently.doctor carson is also known for performing other complex operations on children, including one called a hemispherectomy. he removes part of the brain to stop severe, uncontrollable seizures. a seizure is like an electrical storm in the brain.doctor carson has written four books. his first book, gifted hands, tells the story of his life. benjamin carson was born in nineteen fifty-one in detroit, michigan. his parents ended their marriage when he was eight years old. his mother, sonya carson, raised ben and his older brother on her own. she had very little education. she could not read well. and she worked at two or three jobs to support her family. the family was poor and lived in a neighborhood of crime and violence.doctor carson receives the presidential medal of freedom from george w. bush last yearas a boy, ben was not a good student. in fact, he was the worst in his class. when his mother learned of his failing grades she required her sons to read two library books every week. she limited the amount of time they watched television. and she told them to reject racial discrimination.ben carson soon became the top student in his class. he went on to study at yale university, one of the best universities in the country, and later to medical school at the university of michigan.doctor carson has received many awards and honors. last year he received the nations highest civilian honor. former president george w. bush presented benjamin carson with the presidential medal of freedom at a ceremony at the white house.diane birch is a young singer whose music takes listeners back to the soul and pop music of the nineteen seventies. born in the united states, she grew up in africa and australia with her family. critics say her first album, bible belt, shows she has a very promising career ahead of her. mario ritter tells us more.mario ritter:diane birchthat was the song valentino. diane birch writes all of her songs and plays the piano and organ. she started learning to play the piano when she was about seven years old.diane birchs father was a religious worker. she grew up in a very restrictive religious community. when she moved back to the united states, she did not know much about popular culture. she only knew classical music and religious songs. she learned all kinds of music, including jazz, rock and folk.and she taught herself to play these kinds of music. here is the song fire escape.diane birch moved to los angeles, california when she was old enough to live independently. she found work as a pian