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VOA英语03071
STEVEEMBER:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICA.I'mSteveEmber.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
AndI’mFaithLapidus.Thisweekonourprogram,wetellyouaboutthepastandpresentofthecityofBaltimore,Maryland.
(MUSIC)
STEVEEMBER:
Westartwiththename.ManyBaltimorenativespronounceit"Bawlmer"or"Bawl-ah-mur."ThisisjustoneexampleofBawlmerese.Laterinourprogram,we'llgiveyoualessoninthislocalwayofspeakinginBaltimore.
BaltimoreisahistoricportcityintheeasternUnitedStates,sixtyorsokilometersfromWashington.Baltimorehadabouttwentythousandpeoplewhenitbecameacityattheendofseventeenninety-six.Lastyear'snationalcensuscountestimatedthepopulationatsixhundredtwenty-onethousand.BaltimoreisthelargestcityinthestateofMaryland.
(MUSIC)
VisitorstoBaltimorefindentertainmentinareasliketheredevelopedInnerHarborandthewaterfrontcommunityofFellsPoint.YetmanypeoplearoundtheworldonlyknowtheareasofBaltimoreshownonTVdramaslike"Homicide:
LifeontheStreet"and"TheWire."
(MUSIC)
Baltimore'sdowntownshowplace,theInnerHarbor,asseenfromFederalHill
DavidSimoncreated"TheWire"basedlargelyonhisyearsasanewspaperreportercoveringcrimefortheBaltimoreSun.But,inreallife,murderratesaredownfromthehighsfueledbytheviolentdrugtradeofyearspast.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Thefirstsettlerscametotheareainthemiddleofthesixteenhundreds.ThesettlementwasnamedBaltimoreTowninhonorofLordBaltimoreofEngland.
MarylandwasoneofthethirteenBritishcoloniesthatdeclaredtheirindependenceandformedtheUnitedStatesinseventeenseventy-six.Baltimoreservedasthenation'scapitalfortwomonthsduringtheAmericanRevolution.
AmericaandBritainwenttowaragainineighteentwelve.AmericanshipssailedfromBaltimoreHarborintotheChesapeakeBayandtheAtlanticOceanandattackedBritishships.
Asaresultoftheseattacks,Baltimorebecameatarget.InSeptemberofeighteenfourteen,BritishshipsattackedFortMcHenryinBaltimoreHarbor.
Theattacklastedallnight.AnAmericanlawyerandpoetnamedFrancisScottKeywasonashipintheharbor.HewroteapoemaboutthehugeAmericanflagthathesawflyingoverFortMcHenry.Hewondered,woulditstillbethereafterthebattlewasover?
Itwas.
Key'spoem,settomusic,becamepopular.Then,manyyearslater,onMarchthird,nineteenthirty-one,"TheStar-SpangledBanner"officiallybecameAmerica'snationalanthem.
TheearliestknowncopyofthepoeminFrancisScottKey'sownhandwritingishousedattheMarylandHistoricalSocietyinBaltimore.ButforthenextthreemonthsitwillbeshownatFortMcHenry.Thenationalmonumentiscelebratingtheopeningofanew,fifteen-million-dollarvisitorscenter.ThecelebrationalsomarkstheeightiethanniversaryofCongress'declaring"TheStar-SpangledBanner"asthenationalanthem.
STEVEEMBER:
Duringtheeighteenhundreds,Baltimoregrewasabusinesscenter.Ithasoneofthelargestnaturalharborsintheworld.ShipscarriedgoodstoandfromEuropeandSouthAmerica.
ShipsalsobroughtimmigrantstoAmericabywayofBaltimore.Thecitywasonceamajorportofentry,secondonlytoEllisIslandinNewYorkHarbor.
Baltimorealsobecameabankingcenterandacenterofeducationandmedicine.Thecityhasawell-knownuniversityandhospitalthatarebothnamedafterJohnsHopkins.Hewasabusinessmanwhodiedineighteenseventy-three.
CannonsatFortMcHenry
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Duringthenineteenhundreds,Baltimorecontinuedtogrow.Factoriesproducedairplanes,chemicals,electronicequipment,shipsandsteel.
Bythenineteenfifties,however,theeconomybegantofallapart.Racialtensionsgrew.Whitesbegantoleavethecity.Today,blackresidentsaremorethansixtypercentofthepopulation.
STEVEEMBER:
Overtheyears,thecityofBaltimorehasworkedtogiveitselfafacelift.ThebestknownredevelopmentprojectiscalledtheInnerHarbor.Anareaoncefullofoldfactoriesandemptywarehousesnowhasstoresandrestaurants,asciencecenterandanaquarium.Therearehotels,officebuildingsandplacestolive.
TheFortMcHenrynationalmonumentisnearby.SoarethetwosportsstadiumswhereBaltimore'smajor-leaguebaseballandfootballteams,theOriolesandtheRavens,play.TheRavensarenamedafterthefamousscarypoem"TheRaven"byEdgarAllanPoe.Thenineteenth-centurywriterlived,anddied,inBaltimore.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
PeopleliketosaythatBaltimoreisacitywithrealcharacterinitsneighborhoods.Manyoftheseneighborhoodshaverowhouses.Thesearehomes,oftentallandnarrow,thatareconnectedtooneanother.Manywerebuiltintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.
Someneighborhoodshaveanethnicconnection.TheseareasareknownbynameslikeLittleLithuaniaandLittleItalyandGreektown.Manyarepopularfortheirrestaurants.
STEVEEMBER:
PeoplehungryforfineartcanfinditattheBaltimoreMuseumofArt.ButthecityalsohastheAmericanVisionaryArtMuseum,amuseumthatcelebratestheworkofself-taughtindividuals.
TheNationalMuseumofDentistryisalsoinBaltimore.AndsoistheBaltimoreandOhioRailroadMuseum.Ithasoneofthelargestcollectionsoflocomotivesandrailcarsintheworld.
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FAITHLAPIDUS:
Baltimoreisthehomeofaquirky,accentedEnglishspokeninsomeneighborhoods.Bawlmereseisastrongregionaldialectthatcanbedifficulttounderstand,evenfornativeEnglishspeakers.
InsomeareasofBaltimore,womencallalmosteveryone"Hon"--shortforHoney.SomeBaltimoreansleaveoutlettersinmanywords,likesaying"Bawlmer"insteadofBaltimore.Andsometimestheyaddletters.Forinstance,theymightcallthenearbyPatapscoRiverthe"Patapsico."
Walkintoarestaurantandthewaitressesmightyellout"Hihon,howyoudoin'?
"Infact,thereisarestaurantcalledtheCafeHon.Theowner,DeniseWhiting,wasborninBaltimore.Weaskedherabouthercity.
DENISEWHITING:
"IthinkBaltimoreisacitythatembracesyouandgetsastrongholdonyouandit’sveryhardforpeopletoleaveoncetheygethere.There’sjustsomethingmagicalandwarmandembracingandlovingaboutBaltimorethatyoujustdon’tfindinothercities."
TheCafeHoncelebratesBawlmereseonitsmenu
STEVEEMBER:
DeniseWhitingsaysshespeaksBawlmereseandsodoeshermenu.Listentohowshepronounces"sandwiches."
DENISEWHITING:
"Sammiches.Imean,andonthemenuwetrytoreallyembraceourBaltimorese.Weembraceourheritage,weembraceourculture,weembracewherewecamefrom."
FAITHLAPIDUS:
OurownSteveEmberwasbornandraisedinBaltimore,soheknowsthatlanguagewell.ButthetraditioninAmericanbroadcastingistouseanunaccentedEnglish,oftencalled"Midwestern-neutral."Thatwayalmostanyoneacrossthecountry--oracrosstheworld--canunderstandit.
StevehasbeenspeakingtousinVOASpecialEnglishforovertwenty-fiveyears.ButnowheisgoingtogiveusalittlelessoninhisnativeBawlmerese.
STEVEEMBER:
OK,Hon,herewego.IwasborninBaltimore,Maryland.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Yes,Isaidthat:
YouwereborninBaltimore,Maryland.
STEVEEMBER:
There’smanythingsIrememberaboutmyoldhometown.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Therearemanythingsyourememberaboutyourhometown.
STEVEEMBER:
You’regood!
WhenIwasgrowingupoverthere,wehadtwofamoussportsteams–The“O’s”–That’sshortfortheOrioles,thebaseballteam,andtheColtsfootballteam.TheyplayedtheirhomegamesattheoldMemorialStadium.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
OK–Whenyouweregrowingupoverthere,thereweretwofamoussportsteams,the“O’s”–that’stheOrioles,thebaseballteam,andtheColts,thefootballteam.AndtheyplayedtheirhomegamesintheoldMemorialStadium.Ofcourse,theColtsarenowgone,andwehavetheRavens.
STEVEEMBER:
Exactly.Now,allthefanswouldenjoyhalf-smokesandNatty-Boh’s–That’sNationalBohemian,thelocalbrew.It’snotbrewedlocallyanymore,butallthefolksinBaltimorestillcallittheirown.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Half-smokes–Thosearefrankfurters,andNatty-Boh’s?
NationalBohemian,thelocalbeer!
STEVEEMBER:
Exactly!
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Andit’snotbrewedthereanymore,butallthefolksinBaltimorestillcallittheirown.
STEVEEMBER:
YoucouldcommunicatewithaBaltimoreanbeautifully!
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Well,I'mnowgoingtoreadsomesentencesusingwordsthatIknowmanyBaltimoreanspronouncedifferently.ThenStevewilltranslatethemintoBawlmerese.Herewego:
BaltimoreisthelargestcityinMaryland.ItisontheAtlanticcoast.Thecityhasoneoftheoldestfreepublic-librarysystemsinthecountry,aswellasalargeseaport.
STEVEEMBER:
(SteveinBawlmerese)
BaltimoreisthelargestcityinMaryland.ItisontheAtlanticcoast.Thecityhasoneoftheoldestfreepublic-librarysystemsinthecountry,aswellasalargeseaport.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
OnsummerSaturdays,afterabreakfastofeggsandorangejuiceandaquickwashandrinseofthedishesinthesinkandaquicktriptothebathroom,manypeoplecuttheirlawns,usingpowermowers,beingcarefulnottocuttheflowersalongthewalk.
STEVEEMBER:
(SteveinBawlmerese)
OnsummerSaturdays,afterabreakfastofeggsandorangejuiceandaquickwashandrinseofthedishesinthesinkandaquicktriptothebathroom,manypeoplecuttheirlawns,usingpowermowers,beingcarefulnottocuttheflowersalongthewalk.
FAITHLAPIDUS:
Then,ifthesunistoohot,theyopenthefrontdoor,sitonthestoop,eatafewsandwiches,watchtheirchildrenplay,listentothepoliceandfiresirensinthe
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