1、标题：voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:爵士音乐会彰显司法正义对应音频：1209a.mp3听力内容：These Jazz Students Play for JusticeThis is the VOA Special English Education Report.(MUSIC)Each year, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, presents a jazz concert. Around one thousand two hundred people attended this years concert in October.Ye
2、t when the program first started, the student musicians played to an almost empty theater. Ed Weiner was one of the few people in the audience when the school held the first jazz concert ten years ago.ED WEINER: The quality of the performance was outstanding, but I was shocked to see the poor attend
3、ance.So he did something about it. He found a way not only to increase attendance, but also to raise money for the community.Ed Weiner is a lawyer. He organized the concerts into a program called Jazz 4 Justice. The performers include students and employees from the university, along with guest musi
4、cians.The concert raises money for the Fairfax Law Foundation. The local group uses some of that money to provide free legal services to people in the community.The foundation also supports programs to help young people learn about the legal system. These include courthouse tours and education about
5、 the legal and health effects of drug and alcohol abuse.Foundation officials say the yearly concert brings in about fifteen thousand dollars. Five thousand of that goes to George Mason University for scholarships for students in the jazz studies program.Jim Carroll directs that program. He says Jazz
6、 4 Justice grew slowly, each year becoming larger and larger. And he says all the credit really goes to Ed Weiner.JIM CARROLL: He has done so much to help this program. He is the guy who is out there on the streets selling tickets, building our audience, so on and so forth.Mr. Weiner says the idea i
7、s to provide a meaningful experience for the young musicians.ED WEINER: We want to keep the focus on the students. This is part of their education and they really see that their talents can be turned into very good projects and doing good for the entire community.Trombone player Amy Loudin agrees.AM
8、Y LOUDIN: Its all for a good cause, so I feel glad to be a part of that.Ed Weiner says he hopes Jazz 4 Justice can be copied in other communities in Virginia and across the country.1.attend vt.vi.参加例句：She does not attend often.她不常出席。2.outstanding adj.突出的; 杰出的; 优秀的, 出色的例句：Her late husband was an outs
9、tanding scientist.她已故的丈夫是位杰出的科学家。The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。3.scholarship n.奖学金例句：She won a scholarship to go to university.她获得了上大学的奖学金。4.credit n.赞扬, 荣誉, 功劳例句：I gave her credit for being sensible.我称赞她很明智。She took credit for my work.她把我的工作看作她的功劳。5.meaningful
10、 adj.意味深长的；意在言外的例句：The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind.这家公司是为盲人提供有意义工作的先驱之一。The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.夫妻俩意味深长地交换了一下眼色，但什么都没说。6.talent n.天资, 天才，天赋，才能例句：He was a man of many talents.他是一个多才多艺的人。1.He found a way not only to increase
11、 attendance, but also to raise money for the community.not only … but also 应连接两个相对称的并列成分。例如：Not only Mr Lin but also his son joined the Party two years ago. （连接两个主语）I not only play tennis but also practise shooting. （连接两个谓语动词）He plays not only the piano but also the violin. （连接两个宾语）They speak
12、 English not only in class but also in the dormitory. （连接两个地点状语）注 1 ： She not only sings well but also dances beautifully. = She doesnt only sing well but also dances beautifully.注 2 ：句子 He not only plays the piano but also the violin 不是好的文体，因为 but also 之后的成分与 not only 之后的成分不对称。2.Foundation official
13、s say the yearly concert brings in about fifteen thousand dollars.bring in赚(钱), 挣(钱)例句：The sale brought in 250.这次拍卖获得250英镑。The boys are bringing in good wages every week.这些男孩每周的工资不低。3.He is the guy who is out there on the streets selling tickets, building our audience, so on and so forth.so on and s
14、o forth等等例句：He talked about how much we owed to our parents, our duty to our country and so on and so forth.他谈到我们受到父母多少恩惠、我们对国家应尽的义务等等。4.This is part of their education and they really see that their talents can be turned into very good projects and doing good for the entire community.turn into(使)变成例句：Joan is turning into quite a skilled musician.琼正在变成一个技艺精湛的音乐家。Her bitter experience has turned her into a stronger person.痛苦的经历使她变得更坚强了。
