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美国国家公共电台 NPR--Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American featured on U.S. currency

时间：2023-09-12 02:17:11

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Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American featured on U.S. currency

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The U.S. Mint will begin shipping2 quarters featuring actress Anna May Wong on Monday. Wong championed the need for more representation and less stereotypical3 roles for Asian Americans on screen.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

On Monday, a star of the silver screen will be reflected on the shiny surface of American coins.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The actress Anna May Wong is the first Asian American to be depicted4 on U.S. currency. She goes on the quarter.

LEILANI NISHIME: A lot of us today have kind of forgotten about her, but she was a big deal in her time, and she was one of the few Asian American stars.

INSKEEP: LeiLani Nishime is a professor at the University of Washington.

NISHIME: When she's on the screen, even when she's in a supporting role, it's hard to take your eyes off of her.

FADEL: Wong was born in Los Angeles in 1905. She was a third-generation Chinese American who rose to international fame as a Hollywood star and fashion icon5.

INSKEEP: Even though the roles that she was offered were stereotypes6 - Asian women depicted as dangerous or exotic - she wasn't satisfied and left Hollywood to film movies in Europe and also dabbled7 in vaudeville8, radio and theater.

NISHIME: She was one of the people who had a voice. And she would talk about discrimination in Hollywood, and she would talk about how difficult it was to get a role that didn't just cast her as the evil villain9.

FADEL: By the end of her career, she'd starred in over 50 films. In 1960, she became the first Asian American actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

INSKEEP: Shirley Lim wrote a biography of Wong.

SHIRLEY LIM: It feels like this is a long time coming. These are stories that, you know, reflect who we are as a nation.

INSKEEP: Anna May Wong's quarter represents change in Hollywood - change you can hold in your hand.

(SOUNDBITE OF ADRIAN YOUNGE SONG, "ANNA MAY")


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1 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
2 shipping WESyg     
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
3 stereotypical af5b561e94abd66f688fbfcccaffdce3     
n.常规
参考例句：
  • Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网
4 depicted f657dbe7a96d326c889c083bf5fcaf24     
描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述
参考例句：
  • Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
  • They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。
5 icon JbxxB     
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
  • They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
  • Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
6 stereotypes 1ff39410e7d7a101c62ac42c17e0df24     
n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
  • It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 dabbled 55999aeda1ff87034ef046ec73004cbf     
v.涉猎( dabble的过去式和过去分词 )；涉足；浅尝；少量投资
参考例句：
  • He dabbled in business. 他搞过一点生意。 来自辞典例句
  • His vesture was dabbled in blood. 他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。 来自辞典例句
8 vaudeville Oizw4     
n.歌舞杂耍表演
参考例句：
  • The standard length of a vaudeville act was 12 minutes.一个杂耍节目的标准长度是12分钟。
  • The mayor talk like a vaudeville comedian in his public address.在公共演讲中，这位市长讲起话来像个歌舞杂耍演员。
9 villain ZL1zA     
n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因
参考例句：
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

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