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高中英语 VOA慢速英语《美国万花筒》第21课（文本）素材 英语翻议讲解： 1.virtual a.虚的,实质的,有效的,事实上的 2.belief n.相信,确信,信任,信念,认为 例句：Dont inflict your belief on me. 不要把你的想法强加于我。 3.inform vt.告诉,通知;使充满 例句：Visitors should inform the receptionist of their arrival. 来宾在到达时应当知会接待员。 4.launch vt.使下水,发射,发动,发出 例句：You have our backing to launch a campaign against smoking. 我们支持你发起禁烟的运动。 5.exhibit vt.vi.陈列; 展览 例句：Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期, 这些货物将在那家商店展出。 She exhibited her paintings at our school. 她在我们学校展览绘画。 6.integrate vt.综合,使结合,使成整体 例句：The committee can integrate the different plans. 委员会能够把几个计划合而为一。 7.episode n.插曲,插话,有趣的事件,一段情节 1.But she says they believe it would be a terrible mistake not to use these influential tools to contribute to the answers. contribute to为…作出贡献,为…撰稿,向…投稿,捐助,有助于,促进 例句：Drink contributed to his ruin. 饮酒促成他的毁灭。 I hope that everyone will contribute to the fund. 我希望每个人能捐献基金。 2.It kind of helped me live in a fantasy world as a child. kind of有点儿,有几分 例句：Im feeling kind of tired. 我感到有点累。 芝麻街（英文：Sesame Street）是美国一套著名的幼儿教育电视节目，内容结合了教育和娱乐。节目是由 Childrens Television Workshop（CTW）制作，后来在1999年分支出来的 Sesame Workshop 继续制作。芝麻街最为人熟悉的部份，正是节目中采用大量布偶（Muppet）作为大部份主角，有关布偶是由著名木偶师Jim Henson创造。 现时节目总共播出了38季，合共4160集，成为美国电视历史上最长久的儿童电视节目。此外，节目成功在120个不同的国家播放，并曾经推出20多个国际版本。而且芝麻街曾经获得109个艾美奖，远超过其他的电视节目。此外，芝麻街除了在电视播放，亦曾推出电影、玩具、书本、录像带等副产品。由于它的全世界伸手可及的距离，因此芝麻街被公认是世界上最家喻户晓的幼儿教育节目。 英语听力原文： HOST:Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)Im Doug Johnson.Today, we take a virtual walk down a famous street found in almost every land on the planet... the childrens television show Sesame Street turns forty years old.More than forty years ago, a group of television educators, child development experts and artists gathered to develop a revolutionary television program. Their goal was to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a way that was entertaining and fun to watch. The show was also aimed at providing children from low-income families w