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AMERICAN MOSAIC1 - Yearender 2003
By Nancy Steinbach

Broadcast: Friday, January 02, 2004

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HOST:

Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC -- a program in VOA Special English about music and American life. And we answer your questions.

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This is Doug Johnson. Two-Thousand-Four has arrived.

On our show today, we tell about the most popular books, movies and recordings2 of the year Two-Thousand-Three.

Top Books

HOST:

The newspaper "U-S-A Today" recently listed the most popular books of last year in the United States. It creates the list from information about the number of books sold during the year. Phoebe Zimmermann tells us about a few of them.

 
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The top book on the list is "Harry5 Potter and the Order of the Phoenix6" by British writer Joanne Rowling. This book is the fifth in the best selling series of children's stories about the boy wizard, Harry Potter.

Each of the books in the series tells about what happens to Harry and his friends during one year at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft7 and Wizardry. In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Harry again defeats the evil Lord Voldemort. But he suffers a great loss.

Joanne Rowling reportedly is working on the sixth book in the series, although we do not know when it will be ready for the publisher. She has said that the series will end with a seventh book as Harry Potter finishes his education at Hogwarts.

"U-S-A Today" says the second most popular book of the year was "Doctor Atkins' New Diet Revolution" by Robert Atkins. Doctor Atkins is famous for helping8 people lose weight by eating fewer carbohydrates9 and more protein. This means that people on the Atkins diet are free to eat fatty meat products and can still lose weight. This newest book reportedly tells people how to burn even more calories and lose weight.

The newspaper says the third most popular book in the United States last year was "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. The newspaper says that more than five-million copies are in print.

"The Da Vinci Code" is an imaginary story about an art expert who tries to solve a murder mystery. The mystery involves the Roman Catholic Church and questions some of its beliefs. The questions asked in the book involve clues to the murder believed to have been left in artworks by Leonardo da Vinci.

The information provided in the book has led some readers to question the teachings of their church. Religious leaders and history experts have both praised and criticized "The Da Vinci Code." They say Dan Brown has given a new meaning on an old story that has not been proved. And they all say that it is important to remember that it is a work of fiction and not to be read as truth.

Top Movies

HOST:

At the end of the year, the American movie industry reports about the most popular movies of the year. The results are based on the number of tickets sold in theaters throughout the United States.

 
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The most popular movie of two-thousand-three in the United States was released in December of two-thousand-two. But it earned most of its money in two-thousand-three. "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" earned more than three-hundred-forty-million dollars in the United States last year.

The story continues the one begun in the earlier movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." A third and final "Lord of the Rings" movie has just been released. All the "Lord of the Rings" movies are from books by British writer J-R-R Tolkein. They tell about a magic ring that has powers to destroy life in a place called Middle Earth. A human-like creature called a Hobbit is the hero of the stories. His name is Frodo Baggins, and he must destroy the ring to save his world.

The second most popular movie in the United States last year was "Finding Nemo." It is a cartoon made for children, but adults enjoyed it too. "Finding Nemo" earned more than three-hundred-thirty-nine-million dollars in the United States last year. It is about a small fish who has lost his son, Nemo, in the ocean. The movie follows Nemo and his father as they try to find each other again.

The third most popular movie in the United States last year earned more than three-hundred-five-million dollars. It was "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." The idea for the movie came from a popular ride at the Disneyland amusement park in California.

It is about a pirate named Jack10 Sparrow who is played by the actor Johnny Depp. Jack Sparrow is looking for his lost ship. The ship has been seized by pirates who have been cursed by a sailor they betrayed. Jack Sparrow must find the pirates, their ship and their hidden gold to defeat them. Officials of the Disney Company say the movie was so popular that they are planning another Jack Sparrow pirate adventure. And they say that Johnny Depp will star din3 the new movie.

Top Recordings

HOST:

Each December, "Billboard11" magazine lists the most popular albums, records and performers of the year. Steve Ember tells us about a few of them.

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"Billboard" magazine says two-thousand-three was the first year since nineteen-ninety-four that the same artist has the number one single and album of the year. The album is Fifty Cent's, "Get Rich or Die Trying." The single is "In Da Club":

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"Billboard" says the second biggest album of the year was Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me." The album was released in two-thousand-two, but became extremely popular in two-thousand-three. Here is the title song from that album. Norah Jones also wrote the song.

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The magazine says third most popular record album in the United States last year was performed by country music singer Shania Twain. The album is called "Up!" We leave you now with a song from that album, "Forever and For Always."

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HOST:

This is Doug Johnson wishing you a very happy new year.

This program was written by Nancy Steinbach. Paul Thompson was the producer. And our engineer was Wayne Shorter.

I hope you enjoyed AMERICAN MOSAIC. Join us again next week for VOA's radio magazine in Special English.


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1 mosaic CEExS     
n./adj.镶嵌细工的,镶嵌工艺品的,嵌花式的
参考例句:
  • The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
  • The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。
2 recordings 22f9946cd05973582e73e4e3c0239bb7     
n.记录( recording的名词复数 );录音;录像;唱片
参考例句:
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
3 din nuIxs     
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声
参考例句:
  • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
  • They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。
4 graphic Aedz7     
adj.生动的,形象的,绘画的,文字的,图表的
参考例句:
  • The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
  • Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
5 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
6 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
7 witchcraft pe7zD7     
n.魔法,巫术
参考例句:
  • The woman practising witchcraft claimed that she could conjure up the spirits of the dead.那个女巫说她能用魔法召唤亡灵。
  • All these things that you call witchcraft are capable of a natural explanation.被你们统统叫做巫术的那些东西都可以得到合情合理的解释。
8 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
9 carbohydrates 001f0186d1ea717492c413ca718f2635     
n.碳水化合物,糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 );淀粉质或糖类食物
参考例句:
  • The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句
10 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
11 billboard Ttrzj     
n.布告板,揭示栏,广告牌
参考例句:
  • He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
  • Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

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