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VOA英语03112

DOUGJOHNSON:

WelcometoAMERICANMOSAICinVOASpecialEnglish.

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I'mDougJohnson.Thisweek,weplaymusicfromAdele’snewalbum,whichisnumberoneonBillboard’stoptwohundred...

AndweansweraquestionfromThailandaboutformerbasketballstarMichaelJordan...

Butfirst,areportonthestateofwomenandgirlsintheUnitedStates.

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WomeninAmerica

DOUGJOHNSON:

MarchisNationalWomen’sHistoryMonthintheUnitedStates.Itisatimetorecognize,honorandcelebratetheimportantpartthatwomenplayinshapingAmerica’shistory.Itisalsoatimetocallattentiontothesocial,politicalandeconomicproblemsfacingwomenandgirls.FaithLapidushasourstory.

FAITHLAPIDUS:

Earlierthismonth,theWhiteHouseCouncilonWomenandGirlsreleasedahistoricreportontheconditionofwomeninAmerica.Itisthefirsttimesincenineteensixty-threethatthegovernmenthasreleasedsuchadetailedreportonthesubject.

FirstladyMichelleObamawasintroducedbyAissatouHamidouDiallo,13,fromBurkinoFaso,attheWhiteHouseonTuesday.Thereceptionmarkedthe100thanniversaryofInternationalWomen'sDay.

Thereportiscalled“WomeninAmerica:

IndicatorsofSocialandEconomicWell-Being.”

Thereportsayswomenhavemademajorprogressisseveralimportantareas.But,itsays,thereisstillmuchworktobedone.

Womentodayaremoreeducated,havebetterjobsandearnbetterpaythanatanyothertimeinhistory.Therearealsomorewomenthanmengraduatingfromhighschool,enrollingincollegeandattendinggraduateschool.Infact,womenareexpectedtorepresentnearlysixtypercentofallcollegeundergraduateenrollmentbytheyeartwentynineteen.

Alloftheseadvancesrepresentmajorprogressforwomen.However,theWhiteHousereportalsonotedsomeseriousproblems.

Forexample,femaleworkerscontinuetobepaidlessthanmaleworkers.Thereportsaidthatintwothousandninewomenatalleducationallevelsearnedaboutseventypercentofwhatmenearned.Womenwerealsomorelikelythanmentoliveinpoverty.Thiswasespeciallytrueforunmarriedwomenwithchildren.Twenty-eightpercentofthisgrouphadincomelevelsthatwerebelowthepovertyline.

PresidentObamanotedsuchinequitiesinhisPresidentialProclamationforWomen’sHistoryMonth.Mr.Obamasaidcountriesaremorepeacefulandsuccessfulwhentheirfemalecitizensenjoyequalrights,equalvoicesandequalchancesforsuccess.

HealsosaidtheUnitedStatesmustleadbyexampleinprotectingwomen’srightsandsupportingtheirempowerment.Womenarefifty-onepercentofthetotalpopulationinAmerica.

NationalWomen’sHistoryMonthgrewoutofNationalWoman'sDaywhichwasfirstcelebratedintheUnitedStatesinnineteenhundredandnine.TheobservancewascelebratedworldwideasInternationalWomen’sDayinnineteeneleven.Congressexpandeditintoamonth-longcelebrationintheUnitedStatesinnineteeneighty-seven.

Thisyear’sNationalWomen’sHistoryMonthcelebrationiscalled“OurHistoryisOurStrength.”Programsandceremoniesareplannedaroundthecountrytocelebratewomen’ssuccesses.

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MichaelJordan

MichaelJordanataChicagoBullsgamelastmonthwithformerteammateScottiePippen

DOUGJOHNSON:

OurquestionthisweekcomesfromThailand.KitichaiasksaboutthecareerofMichaelJordan,hisfavoriteAmericanbasketballplayer.

MichaelJordaniswidelyconsideredthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HeismostfamousforplayingfortheChicagoBulls,butlaterinhiscareerheplayedbrieflyfortheWashingtonWizards.

MichaelJeffreyJordanwasbornintheBrooklynareaofNewYorkCityinnineteensixty-three.HewenttohighschoolandcollegeinNorthCarolina.HeplayedbasketballattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.HewaschosentoplayfortheChicagoBullsinnineteeneighty-four.

MichaelJordanplayedfortheBullsforthirteenyears.Duringthistime,theteamwonsixchampionships.JordanbecameoneofthehighestscoringplayersintheNationalBasketballAssociation.Heaveragedthirtypointsagameduringtheregularseason.HewasrecognizedastheNBA’smostvaluableplayerfivetimesduringtheregularseason.

MichaelJordanbecamefamousforthewayhejumpedthroughtheairtothrowtheballintothenetandscorepoints.Thisskillearnedhimthenicknames“AirJordan”and“HisAirness.”JordanalsobecameknownaroundtheworldforappearinginadvertisementsforcompaniesincludingNike,GatoradeandCoca-Cola.MichaelJordanalsowongoldmedalsinnineteeneighty-fourandnineteenninety-tworepresentingtheUnitedStatesbasketballteamduringthesummerOlympicGames.

JordanretiredfromtheChicagoBullsinnineteenninety-fourtoplayminorleaguebaseballforoneseason.Heretiredfromtheteampermanentlyinnineteenninety-nine.HeplayedbrieflyfortheWashingtonWizardsstartingintwothousandone.

Intwothousandsix,MichaelJordanboughtaminorityownershipintheCharlotteBobcatsprofessionalbasketballteam.Intwothousandten,hiscompany,MJHoldings,reachedanagreementtobuytheteamfromtheBobcats’majorityowner.LastMarch,MichaelJordanbecamethefirstformerNationalBasketballAssociationplayertobemajorityownerofanNBAteam.

Adele's"21"

SingerAdelearrivesattheBritAwardsinLondonlastmonth

DOUGJOHNSON:

BritishsingerAdele’snewalbumhastakenfirstpositiononBillboardMagazine’sTopTwoHundredAlbumschartinitsfirstweek.Herrecording“21”nowisheadedintoitssecondweekatnumberone.Thesmokyvoicedtwenty-two-year-oldsingsaboutheartbreakonhernewalbum.BobDoughtyplayssomeofthenewsongs.

BOBDOUGHTY:

Adelerecentlytoldareporterthatshehasnothealedfromtheendoftherelationshipshesingsaboutin“21.”Shelaughedandsaidshewouldnotrecoveruntilshefellinloveagain.

Heresheiswiththefiery“RollingintheDeep.”

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However,Adelecanfeelverysecureabouthercareer.Herfirstalbum,“19,”wasreleasedtwoyearsago.ItchartedinthetoptenofBillboard’sTopTwoHundredAlbums.Itsoldmorethanonemillioncopiesaroundtheworld.AndAdelewonBestNewArtistatthatyear’sGrammyAwards.HereAdeleslowsdownthebeatwith“TakeitAll.”

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AdeleisbeginningaconcertseriesintheUnitedStatesinMay.CurrentplanshaveherfirstappearinginWashington,D.C.Maytwelfth.HerlastshowisexpectedtobeJunetwentiethinthe“homeofcountrymusic,”Nashville,Tennessee.WeleaveyouwithAdeleperforming“I’llBeWaiting,”fromheralbum“21.”

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DOUGJOHNSON:

I’mDougJohnson.OurprogramwaswrittenbyJuneSimmsandCatyWeaverwhowasalsotheproducer.

IfyouhaveaquestionaboutAmericanlife,writetomosaic@.Wemightansweryourquestiononthisshow.Sopleaseincludeyournameandcountry.

JoinusagainnextweekforAMERICANMOSAIC,VOA’sradiomagazineinSpecialEnglish.