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初中英语Ellis island / Nicknames of American States/ Oscar Peterson 爱利斯岛/ 美国各州的昵称/ 奥斯卡·彼得斯 （MUSIC） BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. （MUSIC） I’m Bob Doughty. On our show this week: We listen to some jazz music by Oscar Peterson... Answer a question about the nicknames of American states... And tell about a campaign to save Ellis Island. （音乐） 鲍勃·多尔蒂：欢迎收听美国之音特别英语《美国万象》节目。 （音乐） 我是鲍勃·多尔蒂。本期节目内容有： 我们将听到来自奥斯卡·彼得斯的爵士乐； 我们将回答有关美国各州绰号的提问； 我们还将告诉大家一场拯救爱利斯岛的运动。 Ellis Island （MUSIC） BOB DOUGHTY: Ellis Island is in New York Harbor. It was once the main immigration center known as the “Gateway to America.” Twelve million new immigrants passed through Ellis Island at the height of its activity between eighteen ninety-two and nineteen twenty-four. About forty percent of Americans have at least one family member who entered the country there. Faith Lapidus tells us about efforts to restore this important place. FAITH LAPIDUS: The immigration center at Ellis Island closed in nineteen fifty-four. All of the buildings stood empty. they started to fall apart because of the wet air of the harbor. Then in nineteen seventy-six the nearby Statue of Liberty was restored. This followed a money-raising effort linked to the two hundredth anniversary of the United State. Ellis Island’s main building was also repaired and opened to visitors. It became America’s immigration museum and memorial to honor all immigrants. For the past several years, a nonprofit organization has been trying to raise money so that the other Ellis Island buildings can be repaired and restored. Now, famous and not-so-famous Americans are appearing on a Web site and on television in special public service messages asking for help. They are telling the stories of their ancestors’ experiences at Ellis Island. For example, when ships from Europe entered New York Harbor, inspectors would sail out to check the documents of the wealthier passengers. But poor passengers got quite a different we