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Alice
Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandbyLewisCarrollhasbeenahitwithyoungreaderssinceitwasfirstpublishedin1865;andfromtheearliestdaysofcinema,thetaleofthelittlegirlandhertripdowntherabbitholehasfascinatedandchallengedfilmmakers.ThelatestofthemisTimBurton,whohastouchedonsimilarthemesinfilmsfromBeetlejuicetoEdwardScissorhandsandCharlieandtheChocolateFactory.
"ItjustseemedliketheworldthatLewisCarrollcreated[hada]kindof'trippiness;'butIknewmoreaboutitfromlisteningtomusicandbandsandotherillustratorsandartiststhatwouldincorporatethatimageryintheirwork,"Burtonsays."Itmademerealizehowpowerfulthematerialwas.Ifitwerewrittentoday,itwouldbemind-blowingtoday.Sothecombinationofthemediumandthematerialjustseemedreallyright."
Inthislatestversion,adaptedbyLindaWoolvertonfromelementsoftheoriginalbookandthesequelThroughTheLookingGlass,anolderAlicereturnstoWonderlandadecadeafterherfirstvisit.
AsAlicelearnsfromheroccasionallylucidguidethe'MadHatter,'thingshavechanged.ItisuptothepuzzledvisitortoslaytheJabberwockyandreturnWonderlandtoitsformer…wonderful…state.
"IthinkthatalotofpeopleinthistimeoftheirlivesexperiencesomethingthatAliceisgoingthrough,whichisthisdiscomfortinyourskinandsortofwhoyouare,"saysAustralianactressMiaWasikowska,20,whostarsasthisalmostgrown-upAlice."ShejusthasthisawkwardnessaboutherthatIthinkalotofpeoplegothroughintheirlife.ThatwassomethingthatIkindofunderstoodandultimatelyherstoryishercomingbacktowhoshewasasayounggirl,whichisveryassertive[and]verysureofwhatshebelievesisrightandwrong.Sothestoryisherkindofreconnectingwithherself."
JohnnyDeppisthe'MadHatter'inthisAliceinWonderland,hisseventhfilmwithdirectorBurton.
"IwouldhavedonewhatevercharacterTimwanted,butcertainlythefactthatitwasthe'MadHatter'wasabonusbecauseofthegreatchallengetotrytofindthisguyandnotsortofbearubberballthatyouheaveintoanemptyroomandwatchitbounceallovertheplace…tofindthatpartofthecharacter,butalsoabitmorehistoryandgravitytotheguy,"hesays."Sohecouldgofromonesecondbeingveryhigh-falutingandalotoflevitystraightintosomekindofdangerous,potentialrageandthentragedy.Tryingtomapthatoutwasveryinteresting."
ThecastfeaturesHelenaBonhamCarterastheRedQueenwithAnneHathawayashersisterandrivaltheWhiteQueen.EnglishTVstarMattLucasplaysbothTweedleDeeandTweedleDum.StephenFrygivesvoicetothequizzicalCheshireCat;andMichaelSheenistheWhiteRabbitinthestorythathebelievescontinuestoresonate.
"Probablyasmostpeopledo,IknewthecharactersofAliceinWonderlandbeforeIeverreadthebook.Ithinktheyarejustingrainedintowesternconsciousness,"hesays."Formetheallureofthestoryisthatweallliveinthisillusionthatwearecivilizedandthateverythingmakessenseandeverythinghasaplace."AliceinWonderland"showsyouthatactuallyitisverythinfilmbetweensanityandinsanityandtotalwildnessandchaosandfearandallthatkindofstuff.Somehowthatseemstobethemosttrueexpressionofwhatitisliketobeachild…wherethingsaremostfamiliarandstrangeatthesametime.Whenyouthinkyouknowwhatsomethingis,suddenly,itshiftsanditbecomessomethingelseandwekindofgrowupandforgetthetruthofthatorbuyintotheillusionthatit'snotthecase.IthinkoneofthereasonswearedrawnbacktoAliceinWonderlandisthatsomehowremindsusofwhattheactualtruthofourlifeis."
AliceinWonderlandisproducedbytheWaltDisneystudio,whichmadethe1951animatedversionfamiliararoundtheworld.ThemusicalscoreforthisAliceisbyDannyElfman,anotherfrequentcollaboratorwithdirectorTimBurton.
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReport.
Thenamesoundsfunnybuttheideaisnojoke:
apersonaltoiletcalledthePeepoo.AndersWilhelmsonistheSwedishinventoroftheidea.Hewantstogivepoorpeopleindevelopingcountriesasimplewaytoimprovetheirlives.
Thetoiletisasingle-usebagmadeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplastics.Theinsideistreatedwithurea,achemicalcommonlyusedasfertilizer.Anaturalreactionkillsharmfulorganismsinthewaste.ItreducesthewastetofertilizerthatAndersWilhelmsonsaysissafeforgrowingfood.
AndersWilhelmson:
"Whenthefecesissanitized,allthepathogensareinactivatedandkilled,itisavaluablefertilizer.It’sfullof[nutrients]thatweneedso,youcanjustburyitinapotandgrowwhateveryoulike."
Thehottertheweather,themorequicklythewastebreaksdownintoammoniatobetakenupbyplants.AndersWilhelmsonsaysthesanitationprocesscantakeaslittleasacoupleofhoursoraslongastwotofourweeks.
HeisanarchitectandaprofessoratSweden’sRoyalInstituteofTechnology.Hebecameinterestedintheideaofsanitationaftertakingpartinaresearchprojectonthesocialandpoliticaldevelopmentofcities.Oneofthemostcommoncomplaintsheheardindevelopingcountrieswasthelackoftoilets.
Heworkedwithotherstodesigntheinvention.Helaunchedtheprojectintwothousandfive,andthenextyearstartedacompanycalledPeepoople.
ThecompanyisbeginningproductioninNairobi.ItexpectstostartsellingthebagsinAugustinKenyaandBangladesh.Fullproductioncouldreachabouthalfamillionbagsaday.
Peepoopleplanstosellthebagsfortwotothreecentseach.AndersWilhelmsonsayspeoplecangetbacktentimeswhattheypaidbyusingtheresultingfertilizertogrowvegetablegardens.
TheUnitedNationssaysmorethantwoandahalfbillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonothavegoodsanitation.Manyhavenochoicebuttousetheoutdoors.Poorsanitationleadstoinfectiousdiseasesthatkillmorethanoneandahalfmillionpeopleayear,mostlyyoungchildren.
JackSimisthefounderoftheWorldToiletOrganization,anonprofitgroupworkingtoimproveconditions.
JackSim:
"Thisisquiteanunacceptablesituationgiventhefactthatwearealllivingin[the]modernworld.Andstrangely,manyofthem[own]radio,television,handphoneandnotoilet."
Hesaysthe"sanitationmarketplace"andinventionslikethisonearethebestwaytohelppeoplemeetamostbasicneed.
Andthat’stheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReport,writtenbyJuneSimms.YoucanfindtranscriptsandMP3sofourprogramsat.I’mSteveEmber.
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WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I’mBarbaraKlein.
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AndI’mSteveEmber.Thisweekonourprogram,weplaysomefavoritesongsaboutspring.
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Vivaldi,"Spring")
BARBARAKLEIN:
Onearliershows,wehavebroughtyousomeofourfavoritesongsaboutsummer,autumnandwinter.Nowitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworldsoitistimetocelebratethatseason.Manypeoplethinkofthisclassicalmusicpiecewhentheythink"spring."ItisAllegrofromConcertoNumberOne"Spring"fromthe"FourSeasons."ItaliancomposerAntonioVivaldiwroteitintheseventeenhundreds.
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STEVEEMBER:
Springisawonderfulseasontocelebraterebirthandnewlife.Thelong,coldwinterisover.Theweatheriswarmerandsunnier.Thetreesagainhaveleavesandtheflowersareblooming.Theseasonrepresentshope,joyandbeauty.
However,notallsongsaboutspringarehappy.ThissongbyK.D.Langisaboutdreamingofspringincolddarkplaces.Sherecorded"IDreamofSpring"intwothousandeight.
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BARBARAKLEIN:
Unliketheotherseasons,therearenotmanyrocksongsaboutspring.Mostofthesongsaboutthisseasonwerewritteninthenineteenthirtiesandfortiesbyfamousmoderncomposers.Thesongsbecame"standards,"popularsongsrecordedbymanysingers.
Hereisoneexample,"ItMightasWellBeSpring."RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinwrotethesongforthemovie"StateFair"innineteenforty-five.FrankSinatrasingsabouthaving"springfever."Thisisnotarealsickness.Itisafeelingofrestlessnessorexcitementbroughtonbythecomingofspring.
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STEVEEMBER:
RichardRodgersalsowrote"SpringIsHere,"thistimewithLorenzHart.EllaFitzgeraldsingsthissongaboutfeelinglonelyduringthisseason.
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BARBARAKLEIN:
FrankLoesserwrotethissadsong,"SpringWillbeaLittleLateThisYear."Whyhastheseasonbeendelayed?
Becausethesinger’sloverhaslefther.SarahVaughnreleasedherversionofthesonginnineteenfifty-three.
(MUSIC)
STEVEEMBER:
Bynowyoumaybethinking:
"Enoughwiththesadsongs,already!
"OK,thenhowaboutacowboysong?
GeneAutrywasoneofAmerica’smostfamoussingingcowboys.Herecorded"WhenIt’sSpringtimeintheRockies"innineteenthirty-seven.
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BARBARAKLEIN:
InmostoftheUnitedStates,springisawarmandpleasantseason.ButthisisnotthecaseinthenorthwesternstateofAlaska.AccordingtoJohnnyCash,itcanbeextremelycold.Hesings"WhenIt’sSpringtimeinAlaska(It’sFortyBelow)."
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STEVEEMBER:
Weleaveyouwithasunnysongcalled"UpJumpedSpring."FreddieHubbardwrotethisjazzsongandtheBillyTaylorTrioperformsit.
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BARBARAKLEIN:
ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollustandproducedbyCatyWeaver.I’mBarbaraKlein.
STEVEEMBER:
AndI’mSteveEmber.OurprogramsareonlinewithtranscriptsandMP3filesat.JoinusagainnextweekforTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReport.
InternationalWomen'sDayiscelebratedeachy
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