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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.
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