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Tuckvt.  塞入, 大吃一顿Somedogsliketobetuckedinatnight,beforetheygotosleep. 

Groom准备Alargeamountwillalsobespentonthingslikeboardingandgroomingservices.Suite套房Thesuiteisalittlemorethanfoursquaremeters,andcomeswithorwithoutawindow.

webcam网络摄像头Thereisalsoawebcamsothatownerscanseetheirpetswhiletheyareseparated.

Slam满贯TheU.S.Openisthefourthandfinaleventofthefourmajortenniscompetitions.TheotherthreearetheAustralianOpen,theFrenchOpen,andWimbledoninBritain.AplayerwhowinsallfoureventsinoneseasonissaidtohavecapturedtheGrandSlam.

BOBDOUGHTY:

WelcometoAMERICANMOSAICinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBobDoughty.

Today,weplaynewmusicbyMalaysiansingerandsongwriterZeeAvi.

WealsoansweraquestionabouttheU.S.Opentennischampionships.

Butfirstwehaveareportaboutabusinessthatspecializesincaringforanimals.

Americanslovetheirpetsalot---especiallytheircatsanddogs.

Infact,manyAmericansconsiderpetstobeasmuchapartoftheirfamilyashumanfamilymembers.SosaysatwothousandninereportfromtheAssociatedPressandthewebsite.Fiftypercentofpetownersquestionedsaidtheyconsideredtheirpetstobefullmembersofthefamily.Andfortythreepercentadmittedtofeedingtheanimalspeoplefood.Afterall,adogissaidtobeman'sbestfriend.Butwhathappenswhenapetownerhastogoaway?

JimTedderhasmoreaboutabusinessthatcaresforpets.

JIMTEDDER:

SadafAtashbarghiiswithOldeTownePetResortinSpringfield,Virginia.Thiswell-to-dohotelforanimalshasbecomepopularamongtheWashingtonarea'spetowners.

Ms.Atashbarghiisherselfapetowner.Shesaysherdogisverymuchapartofherfamily.Andshesaysshetoohasbeenguiltyofwhatsomemightcallpuppylove.

SADAFATASHBARGHI:

"Itreatmydogasifsheweremyownkid.Itakehertodaycamp.Ibuyherclothes.Igethernailsdone."

JIMTEDDER:

TheAmericanPetProductsAssociationsayspetownershipintheUnitedStateshasreachedanalltimehigh.Nearlyseventythreemillionhomeshaveatleastonepet.Thatincludesabouteightysixmillioncatsandmorethanseventyeightmilliondogs.

ApetgroomeratOldeTownePetResortinSpringfield,Virginia

America'spetindustryhasgrownalotsincetheOldeTownePetResortfirstopenedtenyearsago.Ms.Atashbarghisaysshehasseenabigchangeinthewaypeopletreattheirpets.

SADAFATASHBARGHI:

"Severalyearsagoadogwasjustthat,itwasadog.Itwaskeptoutsideinitslittledoghouseoutinthebackyard.Andwouldcomeinsideeverysooftenandyouwouldwalkitandthekidswouldgooutandplaywithit.Idon'tthinkdogsareconsideredjustdogsanymore.Ithinkthey'reconsideredpartofthefamilyoranextensionofthefamily.AndbecauseofthatIthinktheindustrywillcontinuetogrowatarapidpace."

JIMTEDDER:

Spendinglevelsforpetsareexpectedtoreachanall-timehighthisyear.TheAmericanPetProductsAssociationestimatesthatAmericanswillspendmorethanfiftybilliondollars.Mostofthemoney,nearlythirtyfourbilliondollars,willbeforpetfoodandmedicalcare.Alargeamountwillalsobespentonthingslikeboardingandgroomingservices.

TheseareservicesthatOldeTownePetResortoffers.Its"DoggieDayCamp"hasbecomeverypopularamongpetownerswhorefusetoleavetheirpetshomealone.Dogsandcatscancomeforadayorstayforthenight.Andtherearemanydifferentactivitiesandservicestochoosefrom.

Ms.Atashbarghisaysthecenterseekstoprovidepetswiththesamekindofcaretheyreceiveathome.Thiscanincludeunusualrequests.

SADAFATASHBARGHI:

"Somedogsliketobetuckedinatnight,beforetheygotosleep.Somedogsliketobereadto.Wehavehadsomeownerswhohavebroughtin,youwhentheyweregoneforThanksgiving,they'vebroughtinturkeysandsaidIwantmydogtoenjoyThanksgiving,pleasecookthisandfeedthistohim."（:

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JIMTEDDER:

Thepethotelhasfivehundredsuites,orrooms,fordogsandcats.Pricesarebasedonthesizeoftheroomandthenumberofserviceschosen.

AplancalledtheClassicchoiceincludesaroomthatisnearlytwosquaremetersbig.Italsoincludesthreewalksaday.TheFiveStaroptionincludesfourdailywalksandtwoplaydates.Thesuiteisalittlemorethanfoursquaremeters,andcomeswithorwithoutawindow.Thereisalsoawebcamsothatownerscanseetheirpetswhiletheyareseparated.

Naturally,novisittotheOldeTownePetResortwouldbecompletewithoutawashandahaircut.Petscanevenhavetheirnailsdone.

Ms.AtashbarghisaysOldeTownehasservicedmorethantwentythousandpetssinceitfirstopened.HerbusinesshasbeensosuccessfulthatitisplanningtoopenasecondpetresortinSterling,Virginia.Thereisalreadyawaitinglistforthenewlocation.

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BOBDOUGHTY:

OurquestionthisweekcomesfromChina.DiyanlovesthesportoftennisandwantstoknowmoreabouttheUnitedStatesOpen.

TheU.S.Openisthefourthandfinaleventofthefourmajortenniscompetitions.TheotherthreearetheAustralianOpen,theFrenchOpen,andWimbledoninBritain.AplayerwhowinsallfoureventsinoneseasonissaidtohavecapturedtheGrandSlam.

AP

MariaSharapovaofRussiathanksthecrowdafterbeatingAnastasiyaYakimova,ofBelarus,duringtheU.S.OpeninNewYorkThursday

TheU.S.OpenisheldeveryyearoveratwoweekperiodinlateAugustandearlySeptember.Thisyear,playbeganonMonday.

Therearefivemainevents:

themen'sandwomen'ssingles,themen'sandwomen'sdoubles,andmixeddoubles.Therearealsoeventsforyoungtennisplayersandplayersinwheelchairs.

TheU.S.OpentakesplaceonthehardcourtsoftheBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterinFlushingMeadowsCoronaPark.ThatisintheQueensareaofNewYorkCity.Intwothousandsix,theUnitedStatesTennisAssociationnamedthetenniscenterinhonoroftennischampionandactivistBillieJeanKing.

Thelargeststadiumwasnamedafteranothertennischampion,ArthurAshe.HewonthefirsteverU.S.Openinnineteensixty-eight.Beforethatyear,theUnitedStateshadfiveseparatetennischampionships.ArthurAshewasalsothefirstAfrican-Americantowinthemen'ssinglescompetitionataGrandSlamevent.

Thisyear,tennisplayersinthemaineventswillcompeteforovertwentytwomilliondollarsinprizemoney.

Asplaybegan,thetopwomenareDanishnationalCarolineWozniacki,VeraZvonarevaandMariaSharapovabothofRussia.

ThetopmenareNovakDjokovicofSerbia,Spain'sRafaelNadal,andRogerFedererofSwitzerland.

（MUSIC）

BOBDOUGHTY:

ZeeAviisatwenty-fiveyearoldsingerandsongwriterfromMalaysia.HermusiccareertookoffunexpectedlyseveralyearsagothankstoavideoshepublishedontheInternet.Now,shelivesinNewYorkCity.

ZeeAvi

ZeeAvirecentlyreleasedhersecondalbum,"ghostbird."Thesoftsoundofhervoiceandukuleleplayinggivehersongsadreamyeffect.ShirleyGriffithhasmore.

SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:

Fouryearsago,ZeeAviwaslivinginKualaLumpur.Aformerartstudent,shedecidedtopublishavideoofherfirstmusicalperformance.ShecontinuedtopublishvideosofhersongsandsoontheybecameverypopularonYouTube.

Onevideocaughttheattentionofotherperformersandmusicindustryexperts.Soon,ZeeAviwasofferedarecorddealintheUnitedStates.Herfirstalbum"ZeeAvi"cameoutintwothousandnine.Hereisthesong"SwellWindow"fromhersecondalbum"ghostbird."

（MUSIC）

ZeeAvisaysshewrotehalfofthesongsonhernewalbumlastsummerinthekitchenofherhomeinBrooklyn.TheotherhalfshewrotewhilevisitingtheEvergladesinsouthernFlorida.Hereisthesong"SibohKitakNangis"or"Don'tYouCry,"whichshesingsinhernativelanguage.

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ZeeAviplaystwoinstruments,theguitarandtheukulele.Shesayssheisgladtoseethattheukuleleisgainingpopularity.Forexample,musicianEddieVedderrecentlyreleasedanalbumwherehesingsandplaystheukulele.

Ms.Avisaystheukuleleisherfavoriteinstrumentbecauseofhersmallhandsandsize.Weleaveyouwith"ConcreteWall."

Faculty系或者院，全体教员facultyofarts文学院

ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.CurrentandformerstudentsfromBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBostonrecentlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesafterthreeweeksinKenya.Theywerepartofaculturalexchangeprogramaimingtoinfluencelivesthroughmusic.Theytaughtmusic,performedanddonatedinstrumentstoaKenyancommunitycenter.TheyalsolearnedabouttraditionalKenyanmusic.

MusicisanimportantpartoflifeinKenya.

（MUSIC）

SAMLUTOMIA:

"Growingup,Isangalotinschool.Andwehadcompetitionsandchoirandmusiceveryyear."

SamLutomiaworksfortheBerkleeCollegeofMusic.HewasbornandspenthisearlyyearsinKenya.

SAMLUTOMIA:

"WhenImovedtotheStates,Igetexposedtoahigherlevelofmusic.AndIwaslike,‘IstheresomethingIcandonowthat I'mintheStates?

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HehelpedtocreateagroupcalledGlobalYouthGroove.ItsgoalistobringwesternmusictoyoungKenyans,andgetthemtoconsidermusicasacareer.

SAMLUTOMIA:

"IstartedtalkingwithstudentsatBerkleeCollegeofMusicandfacultymembers,andtheyallrespondedpositively.Andwestartedcollectinginstruments."

ThirteenAmericansmadethetriptoKenyainJuly.TheyincludedfourhighschoolstudentsfromtheBostonarea.OneofthemwasMarinaMiller.

MARINAMILLER:

"WestartedoutinNairobi.Wegotachancetomeetwithlocalmusiciansandlistentothemplay."

ProjectcoordinatorAaronColversonsaystheAmericanspresentedagiftduringavisittoKakamegainwesternKenya.