久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

English 中文網 漫畫網 愛新聞iNews 翻譯論壇
中國網站品牌欄目(頻道)
當前位置: Language Tips > Special Speed News VOA慢速

Real life 'Glee' chorus in Virginia voted America's favorite

[ 2011-04-02 12:59]     字號 [] [] []  
免費訂閱30天China Daily雙語新聞手機報:移動用戶編輯短信CD至106580009009

Real life 'Glee' chorus in Virginia voted America's favorite

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.

(MUSIC)

I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we play music from an album released this week by the two sisters who sing together as Mary Mary.

We also answer a question from Colombia about the man who was the main designer of the World Trade Center in New York City.

But first, we hear about a group of high school singers in Virginia who are getting a lot of attention.

America's Favorite Show Choir

(SOUND)

DOUG JOHNSON: The American TV show "Glee" has brought new popularity to high school singing groups known as glee clubs. The performers on "Glee" are all actors. But Katherine Cole tells us about a real-life show choir celebrating its 25th year.

KATHERINE COLE: Touch of Class is a student singing group at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. Right now they are learning "Walk On" by the Irish band U-2.

(SOUND)

Glenn Cockrell is director of Touch of Class.

GLENN COCKRELL: "We do a wide range of music that goes through the whole realm of pop, popular music, being Broadway, jazz, rock, country, a little bit of everything."

Touch of Class has 39 students, ages 16 to 18. They work hard. They practice their singing in Mr. Cockrell's classes. And they meet twice a week after school to learn dance moves that go with the music. Sarah Pramstaller has been their dance director for five years.

(SOUND)

Ms. Pramstaller attended Chantilly High School and was a member of Touch of Class. She says the experience helped prepare her for a career in musical theater.

SARAH PRAMSTALLER: "It's different than performing in musical theater and it's a little different than what happens in New York, but it is a great foundation for singing, dancing, acting, performing in general."

(SOUND)

Seventeen-year-old Greg Garcia has been a member of Touch of Class for three years.

GREG GARCIA: "I did show choir because my friends were doing it. And it was just something cool for us to do."

But 18-year-old Julia Holmblad joined the group for a different reason.

JULIA HOLMBLAD: "Being able to perform is something you can't do in any other class, and it's just something I love to do and I think everyone shares that love."

Touch of Class usually performs at least once a month. But director Glenn Cockrell says this year has been especially busy for the young performers.

GLENN COCKRELL: "They are getting opportunities that you don't always get. We are going to get to be at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, [and] at Constitution Hall."

Last October, voters in an online competition chose Touch of Class as America's Favorite Show Choir. Ever since then, people have been comparing the group at Chantilly High School to the actors on "Glee." Director Glenn Cockrell says the television show has been good for the group.

GLENN COCKRELL: "It is something that has brought attention to what we do in the classroom as far as the performing arts."

(MUSIC)

Minoru Yamasaki

DOUG JOHNSON: Our question this week comes from Bogota, Colombia. Jamie Rodriguez wants to know about the Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki.

Minoru Yamasaki was a leading architect for 30 years. His most famous work was the World Trade Center in New York City. Mr. Yamasaki died of cancer in 1986. His death came 15 years before the World Trade Center was destroyed in the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Real life 'Glee' chorus in Virginia voted America's favorite

Minoru Yamasaki was born in Seattle, Washington in 1912. His parents were immigrants from Japan.

Mr. Yamasaki became interested in architecture after his mother's brother came for a visit. The uncle worked as an architect and was designing buildings at the time. Minoru loved to sit and look at his uncle's designs.

In the 1930s, Mr. Yamasaki studied architecture at the University of Washington. He later studied at New York University in Manhattan. One of his first jobs was with the company responsible for designing the Empire State Building.

Minoru Yamasaki married in 1941. Two days later the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor. Many Japanese Americans lost their jobs after the attack. Shortly after, the United States government forced Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to live in internment camps.

Mr. Yamasaki's employer did not dismiss him. And he protected his parents from internment. They moved to his small home in New York.

Minoru Yamasaki is known for design that is simple, strong and filled with light. Dhahran airport in Saudi Arabia has beautiful high-arched ceilings that create an airy feel. The windows are also arched. And, the air traffic control tower suggests a minaret that can be found on a mosque. Dhahran airport was completed in 1961.

One of the architect's first big projects was a public housing center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Pruitt-Igoe had 33 buildings with 11 floors above ground. The project was completed in 1956.

The Pruitt-Igoe was considered modernist architecture. Problems began soon after work was completed. Disorder and disrepair set in. Crews destroyed all the buildings less than 20 years after they opened.

In the 1950s, Minoru Yamasaki began to experience bleeding in his stomach. He came close to dying. After recovering, he visited Japan and came away with ideas that energized his career.

Many buildings followed. They included tall office buildings, highly praised airports, and a beautiful building for the 1962 world's fair in Seattle, Washington. But his most famous project came in the 1960s. The New York Port Authority chose him to design the World Trade Center.

The World Trade Center opened in 1973. It included the two tallest buildings in the world at the time. Tower One and Two each had 110 levels. Both were a little under 417 meters tall. The World Trade Center had a total of seven buildings. And a train station and market were added underground.

Interestingly, Minoru Yamasaki was very fearful of heights. This is one reason he designed tall narrow windows. They restricted what occupants of his buildings could see.

Minoru Yamasaki said "world trade means world peace." He believed his design of the World Trade Center should be representative of that idea. He said he wanted all his designs to inspire people to live humanitarian lives "beautifully and happily."

(MUSIC)

Mary Mary "Something Big"

DOUG JOHNSON: Mary Mary is a two-member singing group from California. Sisters Erica and Tina Campbell sing Christian songs with a dancing beat and an edge. Barbara Klein plays some music from their new album "Something Big."

(MUSIC)

BARBARA KLEIN: That is "Walking" from Mary Mary's new album "Something Big." It is a hit on urban adult Christian radio stations. But the sisters say their music fits into many categories.

Erica Campbell says she and Tina make music that touches both adults and young people. Tina Campbell says they sing Christian messages with "banging beats and melodies."

Here is the title track of "Something Big."

(MUSIC)

The sisters have been singing for 11 years and have released seven albums. They have won three Grammy awards and other music industry honors. Mary Mary albums combine rhythm and blues, hip-hop, pop and jazz sounds.

We leave you with the more traditional gospel sound of "It Is Well" from Mary Mary's album "Something Big."

(MUSIC)

DOUG JOHNSON: I'm Doug Johnson. Our program was written by Susan Logue and Caty Weaver, who was also the producer.

If you have a question about American life, write to mosaic@voanews.com.

Join us again next week for AMERICAN MOSAIC, VOA's radio magazine in Special English.

minaret: a tall thin tower, usually forming part of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer 宣禮塔(常為清真寺的一部份)

Related stories:

The sky is no limit for the tallest buildings in the world

Some of world's most famous buildings, all in one museum

Yale Glee Club hits a high note

Americans sing the praises of TV's 'Glee'

(來源:VOA 編輯:崔旭燕)

 
中國日報網英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883631聯系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請提供版權證明,以便盡快刪除。
 

關注和訂閱

人氣排行

翻譯服務

中國日報網翻譯工作室

我們提供:媒體、文化、財經法律等專業領域的中英互譯服務
電話:010-84883468
郵件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn
 
 
久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

    亚洲h在线观看| 亚洲欧美视频在线观看视频| 裸体健美xxxx欧美裸体表演| 日韩亚洲电影在线| 国内精品嫩模私拍在线| 国产欧美精品日韩区二区麻豆天美| 国产乱码精品一品二品| 国产欧美一区二区三区在线看蜜臀 | 国产日产欧美一区| a在线欧美一区| 亚洲一区二区三区中文字幕在线| 91精品国产综合久久久久久久久久| 麻豆精品视频在线观看免费 | 中文av字幕一区| 色综合网色综合| 婷婷国产v国产偷v亚洲高清| 精品国产一区a| 99精品黄色片免费大全| 亚洲国产精品一区二区www| 91精品国产全国免费观看| 国产一区二区三区免费| 国产精品大尺度| 欧美日韩国产成人在线91| 国产精品一区二区视频| 亚洲男人都懂的| 日韩免费看网站| 日韩一区二区三区视频在线观看| 国产精一区二区三区| 亚洲另类一区二区| 日韩精品一区在线| 国产·精品毛片| 亚洲成av人影院| 久久精品亚洲精品国产欧美kt∨| 99re亚洲国产精品| 免费久久99精品国产| 欧美国产视频在线| 欧美精品免费视频| 国产成人精品免费视频网站| 亚洲一级二级在线| 国产午夜精品一区二区| 欧美最猛黑人xxxxx猛交| 精品无人码麻豆乱码1区2区 | 亚洲一区在线免费观看| 精品国产精品一区二区夜夜嗨| 99re视频这里只有精品| 精品一区二区三区在线观看| 亚洲靠逼com| 久久久精品欧美丰满| 欧美午夜精品久久久| 国产成人精品影院| 日韩不卡一二三区| 亚洲人快播电影网| 久久婷婷久久一区二区三区| 欧美性受极品xxxx喷水| 国产999精品久久| 蜜桃在线一区二区三区| 亚洲欧美乱综合| 久久精品人人做人人爽人人| 欧美日韩一本到| 99免费精品视频| 国产一区二区调教| 日本在线不卡视频| 亚洲伊人色欲综合网| 亚洲欧美在线另类| 国产午夜亚洲精品不卡| 欧美一级二级三级蜜桃| 在线视频中文字幕一区二区| 成人av资源在线| 国产精一品亚洲二区在线视频| 欧美a级理论片| 亚洲午夜免费电影| 中文字幕佐山爱一区二区免费| 久久一区二区三区国产精品| 欧美一区日本一区韩国一区| 欧美性猛片xxxx免费看久爱| 99久久精品免费看| 成人sese在线| 国产河南妇女毛片精品久久久| 毛片av一区二区| 日韩福利视频网| 亚洲午夜电影在线| 亚洲另类在线视频| 亚洲视频在线一区观看| 国产精品天干天干在观线| 精品国产免费人成电影在线观看四季| 欧美日韩二区三区| 欧美在线|欧美| 一本到不卡免费一区二区| 成人自拍视频在线| 国产成人av电影在线| 精品一区二区在线观看| 免费欧美在线视频| 日韩国产精品久久久| 亚洲午夜久久久| 亚洲精品成人悠悠色影视| 中文字幕亚洲在| 国产精品夫妻自拍| 中文字幕日韩一区| 中文字幕日本乱码精品影院| 国产精品不卡一区| 综合久久给合久久狠狠狠97色| 国产精品日日摸夜夜摸av| 亚洲国产精品成人综合色在线婷婷 | 91福利在线导航| 一本大道久久精品懂色aⅴ| 成人av影院在线| 成人国产精品免费网站| 丁香一区二区三区| 成人黄色免费短视频| 成人av电影免费在线播放| 国产中文字幕精品| 国产成人鲁色资源国产91色综| 国产69精品久久久久777| 国产成人夜色高潮福利影视| 国产成人免费av在线| 不卡视频一二三四| 91啦中文在线观看| 欧美在线免费观看视频| 欧美高清性hdvideosex| 日韩一区二区在线观看视频| 日韩欧美色电影| 久久久91精品国产一区二区三区| 国产欧美一区二区精品婷婷| 国产精品久久看| 夜夜亚洲天天久久| 三级一区在线视频先锋| 免费一级欧美片在线观看| 韩国欧美一区二区| 国产精品一区二区三区乱码| 成人av电影在线观看| 欧美三级电影一区| 538prom精品视频线放| 2023国产一二三区日本精品2022| 国产精品视频一二三| 亚洲美女在线国产| 日韩福利视频网| 丰满少妇在线播放bd日韩电影| 99久久99久久精品免费观看| 欧美三级日韩三级| 欧美va亚洲va在线观看蝴蝶网| 国产欧美日韩不卡| 亚洲午夜久久久| 激情五月婷婷综合| 99精品1区2区| 91麻豆精品国产| 中文字幕不卡在线观看| 亚洲一区二区视频在线| 精彩视频一区二区三区| 99国产精品视频免费观看| 国产精品不卡一区| 爽好多水快深点欧美视频| 国产一区不卡在线| 欧美专区亚洲专区| 精品久久久久香蕉网| 136国产福利精品导航| 五月天欧美精品| 东方aⅴ免费观看久久av| 欧美色手机在线观看| 国产亚洲一本大道中文在线| 亚洲精品视频免费看| 久久精品国产成人一区二区三区| 成人免费高清在线观看| 777午夜精品视频在线播放| 中文字幕成人av| 日韩不卡一二三区| www.色综合.com| 欧美一级久久久| 亚洲欧洲制服丝袜| 精品一区二区免费看| 日本精品视频一区二区| 精品国产免费一区二区三区香蕉| 亚洲美女淫视频| 国产黄色成人av| 制服丝袜亚洲播放| 日韩理论片中文av| 精品一区二区三区的国产在线播放| 99久久er热在这里只有精品66| 日韩欧美国产综合一区| 亚洲黄色免费网站| 国产综合久久久久久久久久久久| 欧美日韩一卡二卡| 国产精品电影院| 狠狠色狠狠色综合| 欧美三级日本三级少妇99| 国产精品久久综合| 国产一区在线不卡| 在线不卡欧美精品一区二区三区| 欧美国产激情二区三区| 麻豆精品国产91久久久久久| 欧洲人成人精品| 亚洲欧洲一区二区在线播放| 国产一区二区视频在线播放| 欧美精品第一页| 一区二区三区欧美久久| 国产91丝袜在线18| 日韩美女视频一区二区在线观看| 亚洲一区二区在线免费观看视频| av成人老司机| 国产午夜精品福利| 六月丁香综合在线视频|