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Tuckvt. 塞入, 大吃一顿Somedogsliketobetuckedinatnight,beforetheygotosleep.
Groom准备Alargeamountwillalsobespentonthingslikeboardingandgroomingservices.Suite套房Thesuiteisalittlemorethanfoursquaremeters,andcomeswithorwithoutawindow.
webcam网络摄像头Thereisalsoawebcamsothatownerscanseetheirpetswhiletheyareseparated.
Slam满贯TheU.S.Openisthefourthandfinaleventofthefourmajortenniscompetitions.TheotherthreearetheAustralianOpen,theFrenchOpen,andWimbledoninBritain.AplayerwhowinsallfoureventsinoneseasonissaidtohavecapturedtheGrandSlam.
BOBDOUGHTY:
WelcometoAMERICANMOSAICinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBobDoughty.
Today,weplaynewmusicbyMalaysiansingerandsongwriterZeeAvi.
WealsoansweraquestionabouttheU.S.Opentennischampionships.
Butfirstwehaveareportaboutabusinessthatspecializesincaringforanimals.
Americanslovetheirpetsalot---especiallytheircatsanddogs.
Infact,manyAmericansconsiderpetstobeasmuchapartoftheirfamilyashumanfamilymembers.SosaysatwothousandninereportfromtheAssociatedPressandthewebsite.Fiftypercentofpetownersquestionedsaidtheyconsideredtheirpetstobefullmembersofthefamily.Andfortythreepercentadmittedtofeedingtheanimalspeoplefood.Afterall,adogissaidtobeman'sbestfriend.Butwhathappenswhenapetownerhastogoaway?
JimTedderhasmoreaboutabusinessthatcaresforpets.
JIMTEDDER:
SadafAtashbarghiiswithOldeTownePetResortinSpringfield,Virginia.Thiswell-to-dohotelforanimalshasbecomepopularamongtheWashingtonarea'spetowners.
Ms.Atashbarghiisherselfapetowner.Shesaysherdogisverymuchapartofherfamily.Andshesaysshetoohasbeenguiltyofwhatsomemightcallpuppylove.
SADAFATASHBARGHI:
"Itreatmydogasifsheweremyownkid.Itakehertodaycamp.Ibuyherclothes.Igethernailsdone."
JIMTEDDER:
TheAmericanPetProductsAssociationsayspetownershipintheUnitedStateshasreachedanalltimehigh.Nearlyseventythreemillionhomeshaveatleastonepet.Thatincludesabouteightysixmillioncatsandmorethanseventyeightmilliondogs.
ApetgroomeratOldeTownePetResortinSpringfield,Virginia
America'spetindustryhasgrownalotsincetheOldeTownePetResortfirstopenedtenyearsago.Ms.Atashbarghisaysshehasseenabigchangeinthewaypeopletreattheirpets.
SADAFATASHBARGHI:
"Severalyearsagoadogwasjustthat,itwasadog.Itwaskeptoutsideinitslittledoghouseoutinthebackyard.Andwouldcomeinsideeverysooftenandyouwouldwalkitandthekidswouldgooutandplaywithit.Idon'tthinkdogsareconsideredjustdogsanymore.Ithinkthey'reconsideredpartofthefamilyoranextensionofthefamily.AndbecauseofthatIthinktheindustrywillcontinuetogrowatarapidpace."
JIMTEDDER:
Spendinglevelsforpetsareexpectedtoreachanall-timehighthisyear.TheAmericanPetProductsAssociationestimatesthatAmericanswillspendmorethanfiftybilliondollars.Mostofthemoney,nearlythirtyfourbilliondollars,willbeforpetfoodandmedicalcare.Alargeamountwillalsobespentonthingslikeboardingandgroomingservices.
TheseareservicesthatOldeTownePetResortoffers.Its"DoggieDayCamp"hasbecomeverypopularamongpetownerswhorefusetoleavetheirpetshomealone.Dogsandcatscancomeforadayorstayforthenight.Andtherearemanydifferentactivitiesandservicestochoosefrom.
Ms.Atashbarghisaysthecenterseekstoprovidepetswiththesamekindofcaretheyreceiveathome.Thiscanincludeunusualrequests.
SADAFATASHBARGHI:
"Somedogsliketobetuckedinatnight,beforetheygotosleep.Somedogsliketobereadto.Wehavehadsomeownerswhohavebroughtin,youwhentheyweregoneforThanksgiving,they'vebroughtinturkeysandsaidIwantmydogtoenjoyThanksgiving,pleasecookthisandfeedthistohim."(:
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JIMTEDDER:
Thepethotelhasfivehundredsuites,orrooms,fordogsandcats.Pricesarebasedonthesizeoftheroomandthenumberofserviceschosen.
AplancalledtheClassicchoiceincludesaroomthatisnearlytwosquaremetersbig.Italsoincludesthreewalksaday.TheFiveStaroptionincludesfourdailywalksandtwoplaydates.Thesuiteisalittlemorethanfoursquaremeters,andcomeswithorwithoutawindow.Thereisalsoawebcamsothatownerscanseetheirpetswhiletheyareseparated.
Naturally,novisittotheOldeTownePetResortwouldbecompletewithoutawashandahaircut.Petscanevenhavetheirnailsdone.
Ms.AtashbarghisaysOldeTownehasservicedmorethantwentythousandpetssinceitfirstopened.HerbusinesshasbeensosuccessfulthatitisplanningtoopenasecondpetresortinSterling,Virginia.Thereisalreadyawaitinglistforthenewlocation.
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BOBDOUGHTY:
OurquestionthisweekcomesfromChina.DiyanlovesthesportoftennisandwantstoknowmoreabouttheUnitedStatesOpen.
TheU.S.Openisthefourthandfinaleventofthefourmajortenniscompetitions.TheotherthreearetheAustralianOpen,theFrenchOpen,andWimbledoninBritain.AplayerwhowinsallfoureventsinoneseasonissaidtohavecapturedtheGrandSlam.
AP
MariaSharapovaofRussiathanksthecrowdafterbeatingAnastasiyaYakimova,ofBelarus,duringtheU.S.OpeninNewYorkThursday
TheU.S.OpenisheldeveryyearoveratwoweekperiodinlateAugustandearlySeptember.Thisyear,playbeganonMonday.
Therearefivemainevents:
themen'sandwomen'ssingles,themen'sandwomen'sdoubles,andmixeddoubles.Therearealsoeventsforyoungtennisplayersandplayersinwheelchairs.
TheU.S.OpentakesplaceonthehardcourtsoftheBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterinFlushingMeadowsCoronaPark.ThatisintheQueensareaofNewYorkCity.Intwothousandsix,theUnitedStatesTennisAssociationnamedthetenniscenterinhonoroftennischampionandactivistBillieJeanKing.
Thelargeststadiumwasnamedafteranothertennischampion,ArthurAshe.HewonthefirsteverU.S.Openinnineteensixty-eight.Beforethatyear,theUnitedStateshadfiveseparatetennischampionships.ArthurAshewasalsothefirstAfrican-Americantowinthemen'ssinglescompetitionataGrandSlamevent.
Thisyear,tennisplayersinthemaineventswillcompeteforovertwentytwomilliondollarsinprizemoney.
Asplaybegan,thetopwomenareDanishnationalCarolineWozniacki,VeraZvonarevaandMariaSharapovabothofRussia.
ThetopmenareNovakDjokovicofSerbia,Spain'sRafaelNadal,andRogerFedererofSwitzerland.
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BOBDOUGHTY:
ZeeAviisatwenty-fiveyearoldsingerandsongwriterfromMalaysia.HermusiccareertookoffunexpectedlyseveralyearsagothankstoavideoshepublishedontheInternet.Now,shelivesinNewYorkCity.
ZeeAvi
ZeeAvirecentlyreleasedhersecondalbum,"ghostbird."Thesoftsoundofhervoiceandukuleleplayinggivehersongsadreamyeffect.ShirleyGriffithhasmore.
SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:
Fouryearsago,ZeeAviwaslivinginKualaLumpur.Aformerartstudent,shedecidedtopublishavideoofherfirstmusicalperformance.ShecontinuedtopublishvideosofhersongsandsoontheybecameverypopularonYouTube.
Onevideocaughttheattentionofotherperformersandmusicindustryexperts.Soon,ZeeAviwasofferedarecorddealintheUnitedStates.Herfirstalbum"ZeeAvi"cameoutintwothousandnine.Hereisthesong"SwellWindow"fromhersecondalbum"ghostbird."
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ZeeAvisaysshewrotehalfofthesongsonhernewalbumlastsummerinthekitchenofherhomeinBrooklyn.TheotherhalfshewrotewhilevisitingtheEvergladesinsouthernFlorida.Hereisthesong"SibohKitakNangis"or"Don'tYouCry,"whichshesingsinhernativelanguage.
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ZeeAviplaystwoinstruments,theguitarandtheukulele.Shesayssheisgladtoseethattheukuleleisgainingpopularity.Forexample,musicianEddieVedderrecentlyreleasedanalbumwherehesingsandplaystheukulele.
Ms.Avisaystheukuleleisherfavoriteinstrumentbecauseofhersmallhandsandsize.Weleaveyouwith"ConcreteWall."
Faculty系或者院,全体教员facultyofarts文学院
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.CurrentandformerstudentsfromBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBostonrecentlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesafterthreeweeksinKenya.Theywerepartofaculturalexchangeprogramaimingtoinfluencelivesthroughmusic.Theytaughtmusic,performedanddonatedinstrumentstoaKenyancommunitycenter.TheyalsolearnedabouttraditionalKenyanmusic.
MusicisanimportantpartoflifeinKenya.
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SAMLUTOMIA:
"Growingup,Isangalotinschool.Andwehadcompetitionsandchoirandmusiceveryyear."
SamLutomiaworksfortheBerkleeCollegeofMusic.HewasbornandspenthisearlyyearsinKenya.
SAMLUTOMIA:
"WhenImovedtotheStates,Igetexposedtoahigherlevelofmusic.AndIwaslike,‘IstheresomethingIcandonowthat I'mintheStates?
'"
HehelpedtocreateagroupcalledGlobalYouthGroove.ItsgoalistobringwesternmusictoyoungKenyans,andgetthemtoconsidermusicasacareer.
SAMLUTOMIA:
"IstartedtalkingwithstudentsatBerkleeCollegeofMusicandfacultymembers,andtheyallrespondedpositively.Andwestartedcollectinginstruments."
ThirteenAmericansmadethetriptoKenyainJuly.TheyincludedfourhighschoolstudentsfromtheBostonarea.OneofthemwasMarinaMiller.
MARINAMILLER:
"WestartedoutinNairobi.Wegotachancetomeetwithlocalmusiciansandlistentothemplay."
ProjectcoordinatorAaronColversonsaystheAmericanspresentedagiftduringavisittoKakamegainwesternKenya.
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