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THE MAKING OF A NATION
Negroes
African-American
We ended last week at program number 238. The subject was the presidential election of 2004. As time adds to the story, we add new programs to the series.
In a sense, THE MAKING OF A NATION is a living history. Yet some of the announcers are no longer even alive after all these years.
Here and there, too, the language may sound a little dated. For example, some of the programs call black people Negroes. The use of that term may be historically correct, but today the socially accepted name is African-American.
Technology has also changed. Today THE MAKING OF A NATION is not just on radio but also on the Internet. At voaspecialenglish.com, you can download MP3 files and transcripts. That way you can listen anytime or anyplace, and read along. The site also includes archives, in case you ever miss a program.我们上周讲到了第238期《建国史话》节目。那一期的主题是2004年的总统大选。随着时光的流逝,我们的故事更加丰富,我们也在这一系列节目中追加了新的节目。
从某种角度来看,《建国史话》是一部活着的历史。然而,那些年代之后,我们其中的一些播音员却已与世长辞了。
我们也随时能听到其中的一些用词及语言已有些过时了。例如,有几期节目将黑人成为“Negroes”。这样的称呼在历史上也许是恰当的,但是在当今社会,人们普遍接受的称呼是“非裔美国人”。
我们节目所使用的技术也在不断进步。现如今,《建国史话》不仅能在收音机上收听到,而且也可以在网络上收听。在我们的网站上,你可以下载相应节目的mp3音频材料和文本。这样,你就可以随时随地听我们的节目,并且可以像读报纸一样阅读节目的文本。我们的网站上也有所有节目的存档,这样你就不会错过《建国史话》中的任何一期节目。
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