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Oksana Dragan

The diverse men and women who work as international radio broadcasters at the Voice of America represent a broad range of backgrounds and interests. Today on New American Voices you'll meet a young professional from VOA's Indonesian service who is both a radio personality -- and a cook.
Indonesian Youth Show opening
Like any international radio broadcaster at Voice of America, Ariono Arifin, who came to VOA four years ago, serves as a writer, announcer, reporter, newscaster, producer. But in addition, Ary -- as he is known to his colleagues and his listeners -- has the challenging job of attracting a younger audience to the Indonesian service's radio and television programs.
"There's this term called ABG in Indonesia. Anak Baru Gede. It stands for teens who have just become an adult, you know, your late teens, your early twenties. And those kind of people, although they do like worldly information, what's going on in current events, but they still like to keep up with Hollywood celebrity1 news, what's out in the movies, what the trends are right now, what they're wearing in Paris, what they're wearing in Milan or Los Angeles -- Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, whichever -- they like to know those kind of things. They eat them up just like ice cream cakes. So that's what we try to provide. Although we try using this as a vehicle to get our mission across, which is, we want to give them more information about America, that they don't normally get."
Ary Arifin knows his audience and its interests first-hand. While studying in Jakarta for a bachelor's degree in culinary arts - yes, culinary arts, majoring in food production -- he started moonlighting as a disc jockey at a local radio station.
"It just so happens that the radio station that I worked for back home in Indonesia, it caters2 to the younger crowd. So I had no other choice but to get myself involved in a lot of their activities. They have a lot of parties, they host a lot of events, product-launchings from men's cologne to cars to youth magazines and stuff like that. There's always something going on, left and right. I used to host a lot of the events, we'd take turns, my colleagues and I, we'd throw in little jokes. And from there you'd get a lot of side gigs, they'd call you up to emcee a TV show... You just go with the flow, and it was really cool."
While cooking up a storm as a chef, he says, Ary Arifin continued to work as a DJ at the local station in Jakarta after graduating from college. He says he had fallen in love with radio broadcasting.
"Because we can be anything we want to be behind the mike. I used to have a morning show - I don't mean to brag3, but it was one of the top-rated drive-time shows in Jakarta, "Becky and Ary in the Morning." What was funny is you could sound like you're wearing a tuxedo4 or a three-piece suit, but actually you just got up, your hair's a mess, you haven't had your morning coffee… You could just walk in -- I was even wearing shorts, and no one knew. The magic of radio."
At about this time, Ary Arifin says a friend introduced him to Voice of America programs.
"I got really interested in its mission, and what the Voice of America stands for. A lot of the programs intrigued6 me, a lot of my friends' parents claimed they learned to speak English from listening to the Voice of America. Now that's gotta stand for something, and I was like 'Wow!' I'd love to learn more about it."
But, as Ary Arifin says, he got deeply involved in the fast-paced youth culture of Jakarta and almost forgot about the Voice of America. Then an economic crisis in Indonesia caused many people to lose their jobs, and Mr. Arifin decided7 to leave for the United States, where he had spent his boyhood while his father served on the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Washington. He enrolled9 in a Master's program at Morehead State University in Kentucky, and after receiving a degree in broadcast journalism10, reactivated his interest in the Voice of America.
Now, as a broadcaster for the Indonesian Service, Ary Arifin has even been able to incorporate his passion for cooking into his work.
"I don't only host a youth program, which is called VOA DC or Direct Connection. I also have this cooking show. This show is actually … Let's say I'm talking about Texas chili11. Behind that recipe of Texas chili we also try to convey the stories and the background of Texas where it's from - you know, maybe President Bush is from there, and what's the surroundings and the environment like in Texas, and stuff like that."
The youth show, the cooking show, occasional stints13 hosting the Indonesian Service's weekly half-hour television program, keep Ary Arifin busy - too busy, if you ask his family and friends.
"Sometimes it's just that I'm spending too much time at work. If it's time to go home, like, oh, I have to go home because I have a life outside the office, but it's just so… You get sucked into it, you know. And as my friends say, 'Dude, don't you have a life? Come on man, you're hanging out at the office too long.' And I say 'I know, I know, but I just want to get this perfect'."
Like any good journalist, Ary Arifin wants to get information to his listeners not only in an appealing, engaging way, but FIRST, to beat the competition. That's especially important, he says, because his youthful audience in Indonesia is so plugged in to what's going on in the world.
"To be there first with the news, that gives me the ultimate satisfaction, I guess. 'You heard it first on VOA - DC!'"
Ary Arifin -- radio enthusiast14, program host and culinary expert in VOA's Indonesian Service.

注释:
diverse [dai5vE:s] adj. 不同的
Indonesian [7indEu5ni:FEn] adj. 印度尼西亚的
personality [7pE:sE5nAliti] n. 名人
newscaster [`njU:z9kB:stE(r)] n. 新闻广播员
stand for 代表,象征
celebrity [si5lebriti] n. 名人
mission [5miFEn] n. 任务
bachelor's degree学士学位
culinary arts 厨艺
moonlighting [5mU:n9laItIN] n.(尤指在夜间)从事第二职业
disc jockey 简称DJ,可以理解成DISCO舞厅的司仪或唱片骑士
caters [5keitE] vi. 投合
men's cologne 男士香水
stuff [stQf] n. 素材资料
gig [^i^] n. 爵士乐演奏会
emcee [5em5si:] vt. 担任……主持人
Jakarta [dVE5kB:tE] n. 雅加达(印度尼西亚首都)
mike [maik] n. 麦克风
brag [brA^] v. 吹牛
top-rated 高收听率的
drive-time 持续时间
tuxedo [tQk5si:dEu] n. 男士无尾半正式晚礼服
three-piece suit 三件套
magic [5mAdVik] n. 魔法
intrigue5 [in5tri:^] vt. 激起……的兴趣
gotta [5^CtE] sl. (=have got to) 必须
Indonesian Embassy 印度尼西亚大使
enroll8 [In5rEJl] v. 入学
Morehead State University美国莫尔黑德州立大学
Kentucky [ken5tQki] n. 肯塔基州(美国的一个州)
broadcast journalism 传播学
incorporate [in5kC:pEreit] vt. 融合
Texas chili [5teksEs] [5tFili] 德克萨斯红辣椒
stint12 [stint] n. 定量
suck into 吸引
plug in 了解


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1 celebrity xcRyQ     
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
参考例句:
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
2 caters 65442608bd5622774e5b19fcdde933ff     
提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 ); 满足需要,适合
参考例句:
  • That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
  • The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。
3 brag brag     
v./n.吹牛,自夸;adj.第一流的
参考例句:
  • He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
  • His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
4 tuxedo WKCzh     
n.礼服,无尾礼服
参考例句:
  • Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢,你有自己的燕尾服。
  • Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗?
5 intrigue Gaqzy     
vt.激起兴趣,迷住;vi.耍阴谋;n.阴谋,密谋
参考例句:
  • Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
  • The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。
6 intrigued 7acc2a75074482e2b408c60187e27c73     
adj.好奇的,被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式);激起…的兴趣或好奇心;“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧!
  • He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 enroll Pogxx     
v.招收;登记;入学;参军;成为会员(英)enrol
参考例句:
  • I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
  • They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。
9 enrolled ff7af27948b380bff5d583359796d3c8     
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起
参考例句:
  • They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起,他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作,报业
参考例句:
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
11 chili JOlzm     
n.辣椒
参考例句:
  • He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
  • It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉,辣椒,和其他的调味品。
12 stint 9GAzB     
v.节省,限制,停止;n.舍不得化,节约,限制;连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
参考例句:
  • He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
  • We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。
13 stints f6d8da30a6b5d703c4954f5ef77f6c6b     
n.定额工作( stint的名词复数 );定量;限额;慷慨地做某事
参考例句:
  • He stints himself in [of] sleep. 他节制睡眠。 来自辞典例句
  • She never stints herself of money to buy books for her children. 她从不吝惜掏钱让子女们买书。 来自互联网
14 enthusiast pj7zR     
n.热心人,热衷者
参考例句:
  • He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
  • He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人,也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

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