VOA建国史话文本（中英对照）001-010.docx

VOA建国史话文本中英对照

目录

1AFreshStarttoTheMakingofaNation 1

2ColumbusSails,OthersFollow,andSpainisonTopoftheWorld 6

3ADifficultLifeforEnglishSettlersintheNewWorld 13

4Buffalo,MysteryDogs’(Horses)andtheLivesofthePlainsIndians·19

5AClashofCulturesintheNewWorld 26

6HowaDesireforReligiousFreedomorLand,orBoth,LedtoColonies33

7SlaveryArrivesasColonialExpansionHeadsSouth 39

8By1750,AlmostOneinFourPeopleintheColoniesWereSlaves 45

9BritishDefeattheFrenchinaStruggleforNorthAmerica 52

10BritainSaysNotoNoTaxationWithoutRepresentation 58

1AFreshStarttoTheMakingofaNation

第1集《建国史话》系列节目概况

VOICEONE:

WelcometoTHEMAKINGOFANATION-AmericanhistoryinVOASpecial

English.ImShirleyGriffith.

VOICETWO:

AndImSteveEmber.Todayhistoryrepeatsitself.Westartourseriesoveragain.

ThelasttimewewereatthebeginningwasinFebruaryoftwothousandthree.

(MUSIC)

VOICEONE:

THEMAKINGOFANATIONhasaloyalfollowing.Infact,listenerresearchfinds

itthemostpopularweeklyprograminVOASpecialEnglish.

ItstartedinMayofnineteensixty-nine.SomepeoplecanrememberwhenTHEMAKINGOFANATIONwasontheradiotwotimesaweek.Peoplewhogrewuplisteningtoitareoldenoughnowtolistenwiththeirownchildren,oreventheir

grandchildren.

Theseriestellsastory.YoucanthinkofitnotjustasaseriesofprogramsaboutthehistoryofAmericaanditspeople,butaseriesoflessons.Thesubjectsincludeexploration,revolution,civilwar,socialandpoliticalchange,theriseofindustry

andmoderntechnology,andmore.

建国史话讲述了一个关于美国历史和人民的故事，从探索新大陆，到独立战争、南北战争、再到社会政治变迁，以及工业和现代科技的兴起。

VOICETWO:

Weendedlastweekatprogramnumbertwohundredthirty-eight.Thesubjectwasthepresidentialelectionoftwothousandfour.Astimeaddstothestory,