A Proud Heritage
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Nation of Immigrants.
内容表A 移民国家.
4 Luis W.
4 (英语). Luis W.
Alvarez.
阿尔瓦雷斯。
5 Roberto Clemente.
5 罗伯托·克莱门特.
6 Andy Garcia.
6安迪・加西亚。
7 Roberto Garza.
7罗伯托·加尔扎.
8 Rita Moreno.
8 丽塔·莫雷诺。
9 Antonia Coello Novello.
9安东尼娅·克罗·诺韦略.
10 Ellen Ochoa.
10 埃伦·奥乔亚.
11 Oscar de la Renta.
11 奥斯卡·德·拉·伦塔.
12 Frank Romero.
12弗兰克·罗梅罗.
13 Sonia Sotomayor.
13 索尼娅·索托马约尔.
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A Nation of Immigrants The United States has always been a nation of immigrants.
16 美国一直是移民国家。
Since the early 1600s, before it was a country, people have come seeking freedom and opportunity, and they have been coming for the same reasons ever since.
自1600年代初起,在它成为一个国家之前,人们就来寻求自由和机会,他们从那时起就出于同样的原因而来。
The early settlers came from England and other places in Europe.
早期定居者出自英国和欧洲其他地方.
Today, Hispanic Americans are the fastest-growing group of immigrants in the United States, according to the U.
今天,西班牙语 根据美国的说法,美国人是美国增长最快的移民群体.
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Census Bureau.
人口调查局.
They come from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Spain.
它们来自中美洲和南美洲、加勒比和西班牙。
About 317 million people live in the United States.
约有3.17亿人生活在美国.
Nearly 17 percent of them are Hispanic.
其中近17%是西班牙裔。
Mexicans are the largest group of Hispanic Americans.
墨西哥人是西班牙裔美国人中最大的群体.
Puerto Ricans are the second largest.
波多黎各人居第二位。
Some Hispanic families have been in the United States for generations, while others have just arrived.
一些西班牙裔家庭几代人在美国,而另一些家庭刚刚到来.
Government, entertainment, science, sports, and the arts are just a few fields that Hispanic Americans have contributed to.
政府,娱乐,科学,体育,以及艺术,只是西班牙裔美国人贡献的几个领域.
A man from the Dominican Republic stands for the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony that will make him a U.
来自多米尼加共和国的一位男子在一场使他成为U的仪式上,代表了盟军的誓言。
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citizen.
公民们
Luis W.
(原始内容存档于2018-03-21). Luis W.
Alvarez Roberto Clemente Date of Birth: August 18, 1934 (died December 31, 1972) Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico Profession: Baseball Player Date of Birth: June 13, 1911 (died September 1, 1988) Birthplace: San Francisco, California Profession: Physicist Latino vs.
阿尔瓦雷斯·罗伯托·克莱门特 出生日期:1934年8月18日(1972年12月31日去世) 出生地:波多黎各卡罗来纳 职业:棒球运动员 出生日期:1911年6月13日(1988年9月1日去世) 出生地:加利福尼亚州旧金山 职业:物理学家拉美人对斯.
Hispanic While the terms Latino and Hispanic are often used interchangeably, Hispanic mainly refers to people of Spanish- speaking ancestry.
西班牙语Name 虽然拉丁语和西班牙语经常被互用,但西班牙语主要指说西班牙语的祖先.
Latino is often used to refer to anyone of Latin American ancestry, including Brazilians (who speak Portuguese).
拉丁语常被用来指代任何有拉丁美洲血统的人,包括巴西人(会说葡萄牙语).
Hispanic Americans on the Rise Physics is a branch of science that deals with how matter and energy interact.
西班牙裔美国人在升起物理学上是研究物质与能量相互作用的科学分支.
Luis W.
(原始内容存档于2018-03-21). Luis W.
Alvarez, who is of Spanish descent, spent his entire life learning about that interaction.
阿尔瓦雷斯是西班牙后裔,毕生学习这种互动.
His father, a doctor, had always urged Alvarez to think of new problems to solve.
他的父亲是一位医生,他一直敦促阿尔瓦雷斯想出新的问题来解决.
Alvarez used science to do that.
阿尔瓦雷斯用科学来做到这一点。
Among other things, he studied atoms, which are the tiniest pieces of matter—too tiny to see without special equipment.
除其他外,他研究原子,这些原子是最微小的物质——没有特殊设备就看不到。
During World War II, Alvarez helped the U.
二战期间,阿尔瓦雷斯帮助了U.
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government develop the world’s first atomic bomb.
政府研制世界上第一颗原子弹。
After the war, he eventually devised a new way to see and study atoms.
战后,他最终设计出一种新的方法来看待并研究原子.
For this contribution, he was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physics, the highest honor a physicist can receive.
对于这一贡献,他被授予了1968年诺贝尔物理学奖,这是物理学家可以得到的最高荣誉.
Roberto Clemente was one of Major League Baseball’s first Hispanic players.
罗伯托·克莱门特(Roberto Clemente)是主力联赛棒球队的首位西班牙裔球员.
He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a right fielder in 1955 and played for them until his death in 1972.
1955年他作为右外野手加入了匹兹堡海盗队,并为他们出场,直到他于1972年去世.
He was an excellent fielder and hitter and was named an All-Star player twelve times.
他是一名出色的外野手和击球手,并被提名为全明星球员12次.
He also became the first Hispanic player to get three thousand hits.
他也成为第一位获得3000个入球的西班牙球员.
Clemente spent a great deal of time doing charitable work.
克莱门特花了很多时间做慈善工作.
He died in a plane crash while flying supplies to Nicaragua after an earthquake there caused severe damage.
他死于飞机坠毁,当时在尼加拉瓜发生地震后向该国运送物资,造成严重破坏。
Just three months later, Clemente became the first Hispanic American to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
仅仅三个月后,克莱门特成为首位入选棒球名人堂的西班牙裔美国人.
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资料来源:U。
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Social Security Administration Census Date Population in Millions 50.
社会保障署普查 人口以百万计 50。
3 The term Hispanic was first introduced in the U.
3个 西班牙语一词最早被引入到U.
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Census in 1970.
1970年人口普查.
Before that, the Census gathered information about Hispanic Americans through questions about last names, language, or place of birth.
在此之前,人口普查通过有关姓氏,语言或出生地的问题来收集有关西班牙裔美国人的信息.
Andy Garcia Roberto Garza Date of Birth: April 12, 1956 Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Profession: Actor Cuba For many years, the country of Cuba was led by a corrupt government.
安迪·加西亚·罗伯托 出生日期:1956年4月12日 出生地点:哈瓦那 古巴 职业:古巴演员 多年来,古巴是由腐败的政府领导的。
In 1959, Fidel Castro led a group that overthrew the existing government.
1959年,菲德尔·卡斯特罗领导了一个推翻了现有政府的团体.
However, under Castro, the new communist government took over private businesses, land, buildings, and more.
然而,在卡斯特罗统治下,新的共产主义政府接管了私营企业,土地,建筑物等.
Concerned for their freedom and future, many Cubans began to leave the country.
许多古巴人担心自己的自由和未来,开始离开古巴。
The Cuban population in the United States grew from fewer than 71,000 in 1950 to more than double that by 1960.
在美国的古巴人口从1950年的不到71 000人增加到1960年的两倍多。
Today, there are close to two million Cuban Americans in the United States.
今天,美国有近200万古巴裔美国人。
Date of Birth: March 26, 1979 Birthplace: Rio Hondo, Texas Profession: Football Player Andy Garcia and his family moved from Cuba to Miami, Florida, when Garcia was five years old.
出生日期:1979年3月26日 出生地:德克萨斯州Rio Hondo 职业:足球运动员安迪·加西亚和家人从古巴搬到佛罗里达州迈阿密,当时加西亚才5岁.
He became interested in acting when he was in high school and then studied acting in college.
他在高中时开始对演艺感兴趣,后在大学学习演艺.
Garcia has now appeared in more than forty films, including The Untouchables, Godfather III, and Ocean’s Eleven.
Garcia已经出现在40多部电影中,
He has also produced and directed films and has appeared in many TV shows.
他还出品并执导了电影,并出演了多部电视剧.
Garcia sometimes chooses films that allow him to explore his Cuban heritage.
加西亚有时会选择允许他探索其古巴遗产的电影.
In 2000, he played Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval in the film For Love or Country, for which he received both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.
2000年,他出演了古巴爵士乐演奏家阿图罗·桑多瓦尔出演了电影"为爱或乡村"(For Love or Country),为此他获得了金球奖和艾美奖的提名.
Roberto Garza joined the Chicago Bears in 2005.
罗伯托·加扎于2005年加入芝加哥熊队.
He has been one of the team’s steadiest players, appearing in 101 consecutive games.
他是球队最稳定的球员之一,连续出场101场.
A military recruiter once told him that a Mexican could never play professional football.
一个征兵军人曾告诉他,一个墨西哥人永远不能打职业足球.
Garza, who was born in Texas just a few months after his parents immigrated from Mexico, recalls, “ Any time someone tells you you’re not going to do something, that drives you to continue.”
Garza在父母从墨西哥移民几个月后出生于德克萨斯, “
Garza is also involved in United Way, an organization that helps less fortunate children and elderly people.
加尔扎还参与联合之路,这是一个帮助不太幸运的儿童和老年人的组织.
His achievements on the field and charitable work have resulted in a street being named for him in his hometown of Rio Hondo.
他在田地上的成就和慈善工作,使他在家乡里奥翁多的一条街道被取名.
In fact, in Rio Hondo, December 2 is Roberto Garza Jr.
事实上,在里约翁多,12月2日是小罗伯托·加尔扎.
Day!
日报!
His team didn’t play in the 2014 Super Bowl, but Garza still made a historic contribution.
他的球队没有在2014年超级杯出场,但加扎仍然做出了历史性贡献.
He was a reporter for the first-ever Spanish language broadcast of the game in the United States.
他是该游戏在美国首次以西班牙语播出的记者.
Rita Moreno Antonia Coello Novello Date of Birth: December 11, 1931 Birthplace: Humacao, Puerto Rico Profession: Actress, Singer, Dancer Date of Birth: August 23, 1944 Birthplace: Fajardo, Puerto Rico Profession: Doctor, U.
丽塔·莫雷诺·安东尼娅·克罗·诺韦略 出生日期:1931年12月11日 出生地点:胡马考 波多黎各职业:演员,歌手,舞蹈家 出生日期:1944年8月23日 出生地点:法贾多 波多黎各职业:医生,U.
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Surgeon General (March 9, 1990–June 30, 1993) Do You Know?
外科医生(1990年3月9日 - 1993年6月30日),你知道吗?
Not every Hispanic who became an American started out as an immigrant.
并不是每一个成为美国人的西班牙裔人 一开始都是移民
Many Mexicans became part of the United States in 1848 as a result of the Mexican-American War.
1848年,由于墨西哥-美国战争,许多墨西哥人成为了美国的一部分.
That war changed the U.
那场战争改变了U
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-Mexican border and gained the United States a huge amount of land in what is now the American West, land stretching from Texas to California to parts of Wyoming.
-墨西哥边境 在现在的美国西部获得了大量土地 从德克萨斯州到加利福尼亚州 到怀俄明州部分地区
Mexicans in that part of the country had the choice of relocating to Mexico or becoming American citizens.
该国这一地区的墨西哥人可以选择移居墨西哥或成为美国公民。
More than 90 percent chose to remain.
超过90%的人选择留下来。
Only a handful of entertainers have won a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, and an Emmy.
只有少数艺人赢得了格莱美奖,奥斯卡奖,托尼奖和艾美奖.
Rita Moreno is the only Hispanic American to have won them all.
丽塔·莫雷诺是唯一赢得了全部胜利的西班牙裔美国人.
Hers were, respectively, the highest awards for singing and for performing in a film, in a play or musical on Broadway in New York City, and on television.
她分别是纽约市百老汇的一出戏剧或音乐剧以及电视上演唱和表演的最高奖项.
Moreno came to New York City when she was five years old.
莫雷诺5岁时来到了纽约市.
At age thirteen, she had her first part in a Broadway show, where she was discovered by Hollywood talent scouts.
13岁时,她在一出百老汇出演中出演了她的第一部,被好莱坞才子探子发现.
At the time, films had few good roles for Hispanic actors.
当时,电影对西班牙裔演员来说几乎没有好角色.
However, the movie West Side Story (1961) began to change all that.
然而,电影"西区故事"(1961)开始改变这一切.
Moreno’s performance earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
莫雷诺的表现为她赢得了奥斯卡最佳支持女演员奖.
Moreno continued her film career, returned to Broadway, and also began to work in television.
莫雷诺继续她的电影生涯,回到了百老汇,同时也开始在电视上工作.
In 2004, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her lifetime contribution as an entertainer.
2004年被授予总统自由奖章,以表彰她作为艺人一生的贡献.
It is the highest honor a United States citizen can receive.
这是美国公民能得到的最高荣誉。
Antonia Coello Novello was sickly as a child, but she always knew she wanted to become a doctor.
安东尼娅·科洛·诺韦略从小就病倒了,但她一直知道自己想成为一名医生.
She never dreamed, however, that in 1990 she would become the United States Surgeon General, the top doctor in the entire United States!
然而,她从未梦想在1990年成为美国外科医生,成为全美国顶尖医生!
She also made history by becoming both the first woman and first Hispanic American to hold the position.
她还通过既成为首位女性又成为首位担任该职位的西班牙裔美国人来创造历史.
The U.
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Surgeon General is a doctor, but not one that sees patients.
外科医生是医生 但不是看病人的人
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Surgeon General is in charge of making recommendations that help keep the public healthy.
外科医生负责提出建议,帮助公众保持健康。
During her time as Surgeon General, Novello focused much of her efforts on health issues facing children and minorities.
在担任外科医生期间,诺韦略将她的大部分精力集中在儿童和少数民族面临的健康问题上.
Ellen Ochoa Oscar de la Renta Date of Birth: May 10, 1958 Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Profession: Electrical Engineer, Astronaut Date of Birth: July 22, 1932 (died October 20, 2014) Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Profession: Fashion Designer Ellen Ochoa is passionate about so many things that, as a student at San Diego University in the late 1970s, she changed her major five times.
埃伦·奥乔亚 Oscar de la Renta 出生日期:1958年5月10日 出生地点:加利福尼亚州洛杉矶 职业:电气工程师,宇航员 出生日期:1932年7月22日 (逝于2014年10月20日) 出生地:多明尼加共和国圣多明各 职业:时尚设计师埃伦·奥乔亚(Ellen Ochoa)对如此多的事情充满了热情,以至于她作为1970年代后期圣地牙哥大学的学生,五次更换了自己的主修.
She started with music and wound up with a degree in physics.
她从音乐入手,以物理学学位入手.
Her broad interests are part of why NASA chose her for its astronaut training.
她的广泛兴趣是NASA选择她接受宇航员训练的原因之一.
Ochoa, who is of Mexican descent, became the first female Hispanic astronaut in 1990.
奥乔亚是墨西哥人后裔,1990年成为第一位西班牙裔女性宇航员.
In March of 1993, she made the first of four trips into space.
1993年3月,她出道了四次太空之行中的首次.
Ochoa has spent 978 hours in space!
奥乔亚在太空中度过了978小时!
Today Ochoa is director of the Johnson Space Center, which trains future astronauts.
今天奥乔亚出任约翰逊航天中心主任,该中心培养未来的宇航员.
“Being an astronaut is a wonderful career,” Ochoa says.
Ochoa说,
“I feel very privileged.
“我感到非常荣幸。
But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate about, something that’s challenging and worthwhile.”
但对于年轻人来说, 我真正希望的是, 他们能找到一个充满热情的事业, “
Growing up in the colorful, tropical Dominican Republic, Oscar de la Renta thought he would become a painter.
成长于多彩多彩,热带多明尼加共和国,奥斯卡·德·拉·伦塔认为他将成为画家.
But when he arrived in Spain in 1950 to study painting, the eighteen-year-old quickly became interested in fashion design.
但当他于1950年抵达西班牙学习绘画时,18岁的他很快就对时装设计产生了兴趣.
He began his training and eventually rose to the top of the fashion design world, moving from Paris to New York City.
他开始接受训练,最终升入时装设计界的顶峰,从巴黎搬到了纽约市.
De la Renta became a U.
德·拉·伦塔成为了U.
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citizen in 1971.
1971年成为公民。
On Becoming a U.
在成为U。
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Citizen If you were born in the United States or have at least one parent who was already a U.
公民 如果你出生在美国,或者至少有一位父母已经是U.
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citizen at the time of your birth, you are automatically a U.
在你出生时,你自动成为美国公民。
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citizen.
公民们
If someone immigrates to the United States, he or she can still become a U.
如果有人移民到美国,他或她仍然可以成为U.
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citizen by meeting some requirements, including being at least eighteen years old.
满足某些要求,包括年满18岁。
Anyone wanting to become a U.
任何想成为U的人
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citizen will also have to take and pass the naturalization test.
公民还必须参加和通过入籍考试。
This test has questions about U.
这个测试对U有疑问.
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history, geography, and government.
历史 地理学和政府
After a person passes the naturalization test, he or she must take the U.
一个人通过入籍考试后,必须服U.
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Oath of Allegiance.
誓愿阿难.
In return he or she gets to enjoy the rights, privileges, and opportunities shared by all U.
作为回报,他或她可以享受所有U共享的权利、特权和机会。
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citizens.
公民们
Sonia Sotomayor Date of Birth: 1941 Birthplace: East Los Angeles, California Profession: Painter In 1965, de la Renta launched his own label— his own company with clothes that he designed.
索尼娅·索托马约尔 出生日期:1941年 出生地点:加利福尼亚州洛杉矶东部 职业:画家 1965年,德·拉·伦塔推出了他自己的标签——他自己的公司,用他设计的衣服.
He dressed a number of American first ladies, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush.
他为多位美国第一夫人着装,包括杰奎琳·肯尼迪,南希·里根,希拉里·克林顿和劳拉·布什.
Referred to by Vogue magazine as “the guru of glamour,” de la Renta won many design awards.
“Vogue”杂志称其为“魅力大师”,
When Frank Romero, who is of Mexican descent, began painting more than forty years ago, he became part of a group of artists called Los Four.
墨西哥裔的弗兰克·罗梅罗(Frank Romero)于40多年前开始作画后,他成为了被称作"洛斯四"的艺术家团体的一部分.
During the civil rights movement, Los Four used their art to help raise awareness of and pride in Hispanic culture.
在民权运动期间,洛斯四世用他们的艺术来帮助提高对西班牙文化的认识和自豪感.
In 1974, their work was exhibited in the first major art show featuring U.
1974年,他们的作品被展示在以U为主角的首个大型艺术节目中.
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Hispanic artists in the country’s history.
国内历史上的西班牙裔艺术家.
Romero’s art often depicts social conflicts and struggles.
罗梅罗的艺术经常描绘出社会冲突和斗争.
It can also be large!
也可以是大块头!
He has painted more than fifteen murals around Los Angeles, some more than 20 feet (6 m) in length.
他画了超过15幅洛杉矶周边的壁画,有的长度超过20英尺(6米).
His art has also appeared in shows around the world.
他的艺术也在世界各地的演出中出现.
Date of Birth: June 25, 1954 Birthplace: Bronx, New York Profession: Lawyer, Supreme Court Judge From the time she was a little girl, Sonia Sotomayor, who is of Puerto Rican descent, dreamed of becoming a judge.
出生日期:1954年6月25日 出生地点:布朗克斯,纽约 她从小就梦想成为一名法官。
Sotomayor became the first member of her family to graduate from college.
索托马约尔成为她家庭第一个从大学毕业的成员.
In 1992, she became the first Hispanic federal judge in all of New York State.
1992年,她成为全纽约州首位西班牙裔联邦法官.
In 2009, Sotomayor achieved her biggest “first” yet.
2009年,索托马约尔实现了她最大的"第一".
She became the first Hispanic judge on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the country.
她成为最高法院的第一位西班牙裔法官,是该国最高法院.
Every year, Sotomayor and the eight other Supreme Court judges select the cases they hear.
每年,索托马约尔和另外8名最高法院法官选择他们审理的案件.
Their decisions on the cases can affect the way people in the United States live.
他们对案件的裁决可能影响美国人民的生活方式。
Since Sotomayor joined the court, she has heard cases dealing with health care, parental rights, gun control, and much more.
自从Sotomayor加入法庭以来,她已经听取了有关保健、父母权利、枪支管制等许多案件。
Conclusion The United States loves success stories.
结论 美国热爱成功的故事。
There is much more to the stories in this book, however, than individual success.
然而,这本书中的故事远远不止于个人的成功。
The Hispanic Americans introduced here have all contributed to the culture and society of the United States.
在这里介绍的西班牙裔美国人都为美国的文化和社会做出了贡献.
Along with their drive to succeed, they bring and share their backgrounds and beliefs, and contribute to making the United States a diverse and unique country.
在他们争取成功的同时,他们带来并分享自己的背景和信仰,并促使美国成为一个多样化和独特的国家。