VOA慢速英语听力 ECONOMICS REPORT（WORD文本）：0730A.doc

1、标题：voa慢速英语:威斯康辛周举行航空展对应音频：0730a.mp3听力内容：An Air Show for Showing Off;West Banks Speed SistersThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.One of the largest air shows in the United States is also one of the largest trade shows in the aircraft industry. AirVenture is taking place this week at an a

2、irport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Ron Wagner is from the Experimental Aircraft Association, which holds the event each year.RON WAGNER: Nearly every major manufacturer is represented and a lot of minor, smaller ones.Visitors can find everything from old passenger planes to new unmanned aircraft, like the

3、 Predator drone.But Ron Wagner says the spirit of the event is best represented by the pilots and engineers who build their own aircraft.RON WAGNER: Much of the modern innovation has come from the home builder community. We are really and truly very fortunate here in the United States. We have a lot

4、 of freedom to build and design airplanes for our own use and build them and fly them.AirVenture ends Sunday in the American Midwest. This year there is greater interest in electric-powered aircraft.But if you are more interested in fast cars, here is a new turn in the world of motorsports.(SOUND) S

5、una AweidahMembers of the Speed SistersThe Speed Sisters are a racing a team of eight Palestinian women in the West Bank. The team is a dream come true for Suna Aweidah, the captain.But not everyone was happy to see her in the drivers seat of the BMW race car she drives.She says her family thought m

6、otor racing was not safe and mainly for men. But she says there is no sport that is especially for men or especially for women.SUNA AWEIDAH: I think that driving - many of the people think that driving is just for men. I dont think that. I think that driving is driving for women, for men. Its a spor

7、t. And we can compete with men in all kinds of sports.In June, the Speed Sisters became the first all-female racing team to compete in the Speed Test, a popular race in the West Bank. They faced some mechanical problems. But one of them finished in the top ten.The team includes Muslims and Christian

8、s, mothers, a librarian, a business student and a woman who competed in a beauty pageant. Two of the drivers were born into racing families.The Speed Sisters received money from the British Consulate in Jerusalem to buy a race car. They also received driving lessons and guidance from two British wom

9、en in motorsports, Helen Elstrop and Sue Sanders.Ms. Sanders says she knew right away they had the drive to succeed.SUE SANDERS: When Suna particularly said to me I really want to be best, it was just such an instant affinity. And it really didnt matter whether we had the same language or the same c

10、ulture, but we actually had the same passion and the same desires to achieve things.And thats the VOA Special English Economics Report, with reporting by Kane Farabaugh and Leslie Hollis. Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our reports are at. Im Steve Ember.这里是VOA特别英语经济报道。美国规模最大的飞行表演之一也是航空行业最大的贸易展览之一

11、。AirVenture(飞来者大会)本周在威斯康辛州的奥什科什举行。今年的表演由美国实验飞机协会(Experimental Aircraft Association,EAA)举办。Ron Wagner是该协会的工作人员。RON WAGNER：“这次盛会几乎代表了每一个大型制造商和许多小型的制造商。”游客可以看到许多种飞机，从老式客机到新的无人驾驶飞机，例如掠夺者无人机(Predator Drone)。不过Ron Wagner表示，该盛事的精髓则是自己建造飞机的飞行员和工程师。RON WAGNER：“许多现代的创新技术都来自国内的建造者团体。我们美国真的非常幸运。我们有许多自由来建造和设计自己的

12、飞机，自己建造，自己驾驶。”AirVenture将于周日在美国中西部结束。今年最大的兴趣在于电动飞机。但是如果你对赛车更感兴趣，汽车体育界出现了新的转折点。Speed Sisters是由西岸八名巴勒斯坦女性组成的赛车队伍。对于队长Suna Aweidah来说，该车队是成为现实的一个梦想。但是并不是所有人看到她驾驶着宝马赛车都感到高兴。她说，她的家人认为，赛车主要是男人的运动，对女人来说是不安全的。但是她说，没有哪种运动是只属于男人或只属于女人的。SUNA AWEIDAH：“许多人都认为驾车是男人的事。但是我不这么认为。我认为，这是一项运动，没有男女之别。我们在所有种类的运动中都可以与男人竞争。

13、”六月份，Speed Sisters成为西岸非常受欢迎的Speed Test赛车中第一支全部由女性组成的车队。她们遇到一些技术问题。但是其中一人位列前十名。车队中有穆斯林，基督徒，母亲，一名图书管理员，一名商业学生和一名参加孕妇选美的女性。其中两名车手出身赛车世家。Speed Sisters获得了西岸英国领事馆提供的资金来购买赛车。她们还从两名英国赛车运动专家Helen Elstrop和Sue Sanders那里学习了驾驶课程，获得了指导。Sanders说，她当时立即知道她们一定能获得成功。SUE SANDERS：“Suna跟我说‘我想做到最好’的时候，我就立即被她吸引了。我们是否有相同的语言和文化并不重要，重要的是我们有着同样的激情，有着达到目标的同样的渴望。”