VOA慢速英语 美国夏季音乐节
But in March, producer George Wein announced that the company that sponsored the festival was no longer able to because of the recession.
Still, he promised to save the show for this year at least. He renamed it George Wein's Jazz Festival 55. The festival is planned from August seventh to the ninth with performers including Etta James, Branford Marsalis, Tony Bennett and Mos Def.
We leave you with another act coming to Newport this summer. Here is the Dave Brubeck Quartet with their signature piece, "Take Five."
(MUSIC: "TAKE FIVE")
VOICE TWO:
Our program was written by Nancy Steinbach and produced by Caty Weaver. I'm Barbara Klein.
VOICE ONE:
And I'm Steve Ember. Transcripts and MP3s of our programs are at voaspecialenglish.com. You can also follow us at twitter.com/voalearnenglish. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.
一、词汇学习
1.inaugural a.就任的, 开幕的
例句:In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson warned of entangling alliances.
托马斯-杰斐逊在他的就职演说中告诫我们结盟的危害。
2.alternative a.两者择一的, 供选择的
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