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AmericanOrchestra’sPerformanceinNorthKorea01

VOCABULARY

1.orchestra管弦乐队

2.symphony交响曲

3.concert音乐会

4.performance表演

5.AntoninDvorak（1841年9月--1904年5月）德沃夏克是十九世纪捷克最伟大的作曲家之一，捷克民族乐派的主要代表人物

6.GeorgeGershwin乔治·格什温（GeorgeGershwin,1898－1937），美国著名作曲家，写过大量的流行歌曲和数十部歌舞表演、音乐剧，是百老汇舞台和好莱坞的名作曲家。

1924年为保尔·怀特曼的爵士音乐会写了《蓝色狂想曲》获得巨大成功，影响了美国和其他国家的作曲家在作品中运用爵士的手法。

接着，创作了管弦乐曲《一个美国人在巴黎》、《第二狂想曲》、《古巴序曲》，并以描写黑人生活的歌剧《波姬与贝丝》达到创作的顶点。

TheNewYorkPhilharmonicorchestraperformedinNorthKorea’scapital,Pyongyang,thisweek.ItwasthefirstperformancebyanAmericansymphonyorchestra交响乐团inthecommuniststate社会主义国家.MorethanonehundredperformersmadethetriptoPyongyang,ledbythePhilhamonic’smusicaldirector,LorinMaazel.ThehistoriceventwasbroadcastliveontelevisionandradioinNorthKorea.ItcanalsobeseenontheInternet.

MorethanonethousandNorthKoreansattendedtheconcertTuesdaynight.NorthKoreanleaderKimJongIIdidnotattend.However,othertopNorthKoreanofficialsdid.

TheNewYorkCityorchestraperformedtheNorthKoreannationalsongandAmerica’snationalanthem国歌,TheStar-SpangledBanner.Themusiciansplayedfamousmusic,includingAntoninDvorak’sNewWorldSymphony《新大陆交响曲》andGeorgeGershwin’sAnAmericaninParis.TheperformanceendedwithaersionofArirang,aKoreanfolksongthatisconsideredanunofficialnationalantheminbothNorthandSouthKorea.

OnlineWeddingCeremony02

VOCABULARY

1.complexa.复杂的，难懂的

2.costlya.昂贵的，代价高的

3.religiousa.宗教的

4.judgen.裁判员，评判员，鉴定人

5.ceremonyn.典礼，仪式

6.duden.花花公子，纨绔子弟

7.officiantn.司仪牧师

8.monasteryn.修道院

9.spiritualhumanism精神人道主义

WeddinginAmericaareoftenbig,complexandcostlyevents.Usuallyareligiousleaderorjudgeperformsthemarriageceremony.Butnowpeoplecanchooseafriendorfamilymembertoperformtheceremony.ThepersoncanbecomeanofficialmarriageofficiantonlinethroughsomeunusualWebsites.

OneWebsiteiscalledChurchoftheLatter-DayDude.

Itsmembersdonotbelieveintellingpeoplewhattodo.Infact,theydonotbelieveindoingmuchatall.Buttheyarehappytoprovidepeoplewitha“certificateofordination圣职之任命

.”TheWebsitesaysthedocumentlegallypermitsapersontoperformaweddingceremonyinmoststates.Butitalsosaysapersonshouldcheckwiththelocalgovernmenttoseeifthisispermitted.

OtherWebsitesofferingfreeandimmediateordinationservicesincludetheUniversalLifeChurchMonasteryandtheChurchofSpiritualHumanism.TheUniversalLifeChurchsaysitwelcomesallpeoplewhoshowinterestinbecomingministers,whethertheyarereligiousornot.Thechurchclaimstohaveordained任命...为牧师morethantwentymillionministersonlinearoundtheworld.

波音抗议美国空军新合同03

VOCABULARY

1.supplier供应商

2.dispute争端，争执，争论

3.tanker加油机

4.refuel加油

5.Boeing波音公司

6.NorthropGrumman诺斯罗普格鲁门公司

7.parent母公司

8.theGovernmentAccountabilityOffice政府责任办公室

9.anger使愤怒

Mustacountrybuyfromitsowndefensesuppliers?

ThisisoneofthequestionsinWashingtoninadisputeoveradealworthatleastthirty-fivebilliondollars.ThecontractwillsupplytheAirForcewithonehundredseventy-ninetankers.

TheAirForcesaysithasaseriousneedfornewplanestorefuelaircraftinmid-flight.BoeinghasalonghistoryofsupplyingtankerstotheAirForce.

ButonFebruarytwenty-ninth,theAirForceawardedthecontracttoanotherAmericancompany,NorthropGrumman,teamedwithEADS.EADSistheEuropeanAeronauticDefenseandSpaceCompany,theparentofAirbus.

Thisweek,Boeingprotestedthedecision.TheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficewillstudytheappealandexpectstohaveareportbyJunenineteenth.

Boeingsaysitfoundproblemsintheprocessusedtoreachthedecision.TheAirForcehascalledtheprocessfairandopen.

ButthedecisionnottogivethecontracttotheChicago-basedcompanyhasangeredlawmakersinCongressfromstateswithBoeingfactories.TheseincludeWashingtonstateandKansas.

ElectionCampaign04

VOCABULARY:

1.Pennsylvanian.宾夕法尼亚州

2.democraticadj.民主的

3.campaignn.竞选

4.attheendof在……的末端

5.debtn.债务；负债

HillaryClintonisstillbehindBarackObamainthedelegatecountafterthePennsylvaniaprimaryofTuesday.Butherten-pointvictorykepthersupporters’hopesaliveintheracefortheDemocraticpresidentialnomination.

AttentionisnowdirectedtoIndianaandNorthCarolina,wherethenextprimarieswillbeheldonMaysixth.SenatorObamaisexpectedtowinNorthCarolina,buthefacesacloseraceforIndianavoters.

Intheracefordonations,theObamacampaignhadaboutfortymilliondollarsattheendofMarchandnodebt.TheClintoncampaignhadaboutninemillionlefttospend,andtenmillionofdebt.

Buthercampaignaiditraisedmorethantenmilliondollarsinthetwenty-fourhoursfollowingherwinPennsylvania.Aspokesmansaideightypercentofthedonorswerefirst-timegiverstothecampaign.

Duringappearancesthisweek,SenatorClintonsaidmorepeoplehavevotedherthanBarackObama.SheincludedthevotesfromMichiganandFlorida,givingheraleadofaboutonehundredthousandvotes.

TheBaseballHero—JackieRobinson05

VOCABULARY

1.anniversaryn.周年纪念（日）

2.Robinson（美俚）爱独立工作、生活的人；人名

3.leaguen.联盟，社团，同盟

4.uniformn.制服

5.Sincethen自那以后

6.planneda.计划好的，根据计划的

7.barriern.障碍，隔阂

8.LosAngeles（美国城市）洛杉矶

9.Latinon.拉丁美洲人

10.nonwhiten.非白人

11.Dominicann.多米尼加人

12.minorityn.少数民族

SundaywillmarkanimportantanniversaryinAmericansociety.Sixtyyearsago,JackieRobinsonbecamethefirstblackmantoplayinMajorLeagueBaseball.

Hisuniformnumber,forty-two,wasretiredasanhonoronthefiftiethanniversary.Sincethen,theonlyplayerswhocouldwearthatnumberwerethosealreadywearingit.

ButaspecialhonorisplannedthisSundayforthesixtiethanniversaryofthedayJackieRobinsonbrokethecolorbarrier.Atleastoneplayerfromeverymajorleagueteamwillwearthenumberforty-two.ThatnumbereverymemberoftheLosDodgers.

LastyearalmostthirtypercentofplayerswereLatino.AbouttwopercentwereAsian.Inall,morethanfortypercentofprofessionalbaseballplayerswerenon-white.

Almostone-thirdofallplayerslastseasonwerefromothercountries.ManyplayerscomefromtheDominicanRepublic.

Theall-timehighforminoritiesinthemajorleagueswasfortytwopercenttenyearsago.

金融危机蔓延到世界各地的银行06

VOCABULARY

1.inflationn.通货膨胀

2.centralbank中央银行（指代表政府经济利益的银行，多与其他银行交易而不直接与普通人民交易）

3.interestrate利率

4.creditn.信贷，赊欠

5.demandn.需要，需求（量）

6.recessionn.（经济的）衰退，衰退期

7.monetarya.货币的，金融的

8.FUND基金，专款

9.economiccrisis经济危机

10.federalreserve（美国）联邦储备系统

11.federala.联邦（制）的

12.overnighta.一整夜的

13.Swedenn.瑞典

14.Switzerlandn.瑞士

15.whatiscalled所谓的…..

16.commercialpaper商业本票，商业票据

17.dealwith研究，讨论，处理

Thisweek,economicworriesturnedfrominflation.OnWednesday,centralbanksinnationsaroundtheworldactedtogethertolowerinterestrates.Thefearisthatalackofcreditandfallingdemandcouldcauseadeep,worldwiderecession.

TheInternationalMonetaryFundhaswarnedthattheworldisfacingitsmostdangerouseconomiccrisissincethenineteenthirties.

Tofightslowingeconomicgrowth,theUnitedStatesFederalReservecutitsfederalfundsratetooneandonehalfpercent.Thatistheratebankschargeeachotherforovernightloans.TheEuropeanCentralBankalsoannouncedaninterestratecut.SodidcentralbanksinBritain,Canada,SwedenandSwitzerland.AustraliaandChinaalsocutinterestrates.

TheactionmarkedthefirsttimethattheFederalReservehasjoinedwithothercentralbankstocutinterestrates.

Tuesday,theFedsaiditwillmakeshort-termloansbypurchasingwhatiscalledcommercialpaper.Suchloansusuallycomefrompools,orcollections,ofinvestmentmoney.

Europeancountriesarealsotakingstepstodealwiththecrisis.

美国总统—富兰克林.罗斯福07

VOCABULARY

1.influentiala.有影响的，有权势的

2.economiccrisis经济危机

3.Winstonn.温斯顿（m.）

4.Churchill丘吉尔

5.struckstrike的过去式

6.physicala.身体的，肉体的

7.shininga.光亮的，华丽的

8.cometoanend结束

9.overpowered压倒

10.permanenta.永久的

FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasoneofthemostinfluentialpresidentsinAmericanhistory.Hewaselectedpresidentfourtimes.Heservedmorethantwelveyears,longerthananyotherpresident.Heledthenationthroughitsworsteconomiccrisis,andthroughoneofitsworstwars..

WinstonChurchillwroteaboutthedayheheardthenewsofthedeathofhisclosefriend:

“IfeltasifIhadbeenstruckwithaphysicalblow.Myrelationswiththisshiningmanhadplayedsolargeapartinthelong,terribleyearswehadworkedtogether.Nowthathadcometoanend.AndIwasoverpoweredbyasenseofdeepandpermanentloss.”

SiemensViolatingForeignCorruptPracticesAct.08

VOCABULARY

1．Siemens西门子（总部所在地德国，主要经营电子电器）

2．Corrupt腐败的

3．Commission委员会

4．Munich慕尼黑

5．Plead为……辩护

6．Bribery贿赂行为，行贿，受贿

Thisweek,theGermanengineeringcompanySiemenspleadedguiltyinWashingtontoviolatingtheForeignCorruptPracticesAct.ThatlawmakesitacrimeforAmericansandcompaniestradedonUnitedStatesmarketstopaybribesinreturnforbusiness.InvestigatorssaySiemenspaidoneandahalfbilliondollarsinbribestogovernmentofficialsinAsia,Africa,theMiddleEastandLatinAmerica.

Now,Siemenshasagreedtopayasimilaramountinfinesandotherpunishments.CaseswerebroughtbytheJusticeDepartment,theSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionandtheMunichPublicProsecutor’sOffice.EighthundredmilliondollarsofthemoneywillgotoUnitedStatesauthorities---arecordforsuchacase.

Siemenscooperatedexten