It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of
medical school and wondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on a real live
patient!
Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until your third or fourth year of
Medical school to get some hands-on experience! The dean has invited me here to tell you about
the university's rural opportunity program. If you enroll in this program, you can have the
opportunity this summer, after your first year of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks
observing and assisting a real physician like me in a small rural community. You won't have to
compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see what life as a country doctor
is really like.
The program was designed to encourage medical students like yourselves to consider careers in
rural communities that are still understaffed. It seems that medical students are afraid to go into
rural family practice for two reasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists
in the cities usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctors can really get
to know their patients and be respected members of the community.
I participated in the program when it first started and spent six weeks in a small rural town. Let me
tell you, it was really great! I got to work with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted
an accident victim, and had lots of really practical hands-on experience --- all in one summer. And
to my surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer that city life doesn't --- no pollution or
traffic jams, for instance!
My experience made me want to work where I'm needed and appreciated. I don't miss the city at
all!
dean n.[C] (大学的)教务长;学院院长
rural a 乡村的
opportunity n 好运，机会
observing a 观察力敏锐的 observe v 观察
assist v 帮助
community n 社区
physician n 医师
compete v 竞争
on the up-side 相反的
respected a 受人尊敬的
Participated in（过去）参与
victim n 牺牲者
jam vi vt n 拥挤，塞进，挤进，窘境
understaffed a 人手不足的
enroll vi vt 把（被）...记入名册 ，入会作者: Horse 时间: 2008-10-22 19:06
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嘛玩意儿？作者: kokoroni 时间: 2008-10-23 09:25 标题: 3篇到来
Good afternoon. I'm here today to talk to you about a career with our airline. We're(where..) especially interested in recruiting people to fill openings for flight attendants.
First of all, to work as a flight attendant with us, you must be accepted into our training program
and with so many people applying, it's not easy to be selected. From the thousands of
applications that we receive (we're see..)annually, we choose fewer than a thousand people for training. So, we
require experience serving the public; and it also helps if you've earned some college credits.
Also, not everybody who gets accepted into the training program makes it through.
The course meets six days a week (60 weeks..)for five weeks. The training includes extensive classroom work
in such subjects as first aid and passenger psychology as well as practical training in flight
procedures and meal service. A lot of our graduates say that our fight attendants develop the skills
of a nurse, a headwaiter, and a public relations executive!
But, as a flight attendant myself, I can say that all of the hard work is worth it. Of course, I get to
travel throughout the country, and the airline pays all of my expenses while I'm away from my
base station. And, what I like best of all is that I've made friends with people from all over the
country!
recruitvt.征募(新兵);吸收(新成员)
opening n 空缺
executive ad n执行的，执行官，高级官员
expense n 开支，费用
procedure n程序，手续，步骤
extensivea. 广大的;广阔的;广泛的;大规模的
psychologyn. 1. 心理学 2 心理,心理特点
apply vi 申请
application n 申请者
Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to
welcome you to tonight's program. The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine
Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet. This video version of the ballet has been even more successful
with audiences than the original theater production ---- it includes some animation, slow motion,
and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance.
The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D. Nowadays, a
Catherine wheel is also a kind of firework ---- it looks something like a pinwheel. Anyway, the
dance is certainly full of fireworks! You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to
confront the violence in modern life. The central symbol of the work is a pineapple... but exactly
what it represents has always created a lot of controversy. As you watch, see if you can figure it
out.
The music for this piece is full of the rhythmic energy of rock music. It was composed by David
Byrne... of the rock band Talking Heads? And the lead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner,
who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography.
Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms.
Tharp used. We hope you can stay for that. So, enjoy tonight's video... and thank you for your
support.
on behalf of 代表
wheel n 车轮，轮子
animation n. 1. 生气,活泼,热烈 2. 激励;兴奋 3. 活,生(指状态) 4. 动画片;动画片绘制[C][U]
motion n 姿势，眼色，移动
freeze n 冻结，凝固
video version
pinwheel 轮转焰火，纸风车
explore v 探测，探险
confront v 面对，遭遇
controversy n 争论，争议
rhythmic 有节奏的
compose v 作（曲），构（图）
suite vt 合适
adverturous adj 大胆的，爱冒险的
choreography n 编舞，舞艺
symbolism n 象征性，象征主义
Before starting our tour of Monticello, I'd like to give you some historical facts that might help
you appreciate what you see today even more.
Monticello was the very much loved home of Thomas Jefferson for over fifty years. Jefferson,
who was, of course, President, was also a great reader and language enthusiast. He read widely on
different subjects, including architecture. He wasn't formally trained in architecture, but as a result
of his study and observation of other buildings, he was able to help design and build the house. He
chose the site himself, naming the estate "Monticello," which means "little mountain" in Italian. In
fact, many of the ideas behind the design also came from the Italian architect Andrea Palladio,
who lived in the sixteenth century and who had a great influence on the architecture of England.
Jefferson, however, ignored one of Palladio's principles --- that is, not to build in a high place.
Monticello's elevation made the transportation of what was needed at the house --- for example,
food --- especially difficult. But the view from the estate would not be as spectacular if Jefferson
had followed Palladio's advice; there really is no boundary between the house and the nature
around it, and so Jefferson was able to look out on his beloved state of Virginia from his
wonderful vantage point.
Now we'll go on to Jefferson's library.
enthusiast n热心者
as a result 作为。。的结果
ignore vt 不顾，忽视
principle n 原则，原理
spectacular 壮丽的，壮观的
estate n 地产
elevation n 高度，海拔
boundary n 边界，分界线
beloved adj 心爱的
virginia n福尼及亚州
vantage n 优势，优越的位置
Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors
like you. Today, our master thatches will begin giving this barn behind me a sturdy thatched roof
able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How do they do it? Well, in a
nutshell, thatching involves covering the beams or rafters --- the wooden skeleton of a roof ---
with reeds or straw. Our thatches here have harvested their own natural materials for the job --- the
bundles of water reeds you see lying over there beside the barn.
Thatching is certainly uncommon in the Untied States today. I guess that's why so many of you
have come to see this demonstration. But it wasn't always that way. In the seventeenth century, the
colonists here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw, just as they had done in England. After a
while, though, they began to replace the thatch with wooden shingles because wood was so
plentiful. And eventually, other roofing materials like stone, slate, and clay tiles came into use.
It's a real shame that most people today don't realize how strong and long lasting a thatched roof is.
In Ireland, where thatching is still practiced, the roofs can survive winds of up to one hundred ten
miles per hour. That's because straw and reeds are so flexible. They bend but don't break in the
wind like other materials can. Another advantage is that the roofs keep the house cool in the
summer and warm in the winter. And then, of course, there's the roofs' longevity --- the average is
sixty years, but they can last up to a hundred. With all these reasons to start thatching roofs again,
wouldn't it be wonderful to see this disappearing craft return to popularity?
barn n 粮仓,牛棚
withstand VT 耐(磨,穿)
nutshell N 坚果壳,小容器,无聊的东西
IN A NUTSHELL 简而言之
thatching N 盖屋顶(的技术)
involve VT 包缠,卷缠
beam N 梁, 桁条
rafter N 椽 筏夫, 撑木排的人
skeleton N 骨架,残骸,骷髅
reed N 芦苇, 芦杆
straw N 稻草
harvest N 收割,收获
bundle N 包裹,包袱
demonstration N 表示,表明
colonist N 殖民者； 移住民； 殖民地居民
plentiful A 丰富的,大量的
eventually ADV 最后
shingle N 海滨鹅[圆]卵石; 砂石; 砂砾
slate VT 抨击, 谴责
clay tile 粘土瓦管
shame N 羞愧; 耻辱; 廉耻心
bend VT 使弯曲
longevity n 长寿 长期供职, 资历
POPULARITY N 大众性,流行
A lot of people in the United States are coffee drinkers. Over the last few years, a trend has been developing to introduce premium, specially blended coffees --- knows as "gourmet coffees" --- into the American market. Boston seems to have been the birthplace of this trend. In fact, major gourmet coffee merchants from other cities like Seattle and San Francisco came to Boston, where today they're engaged in a kind of "coffee war" with Boston's merchants. They are all competing for a significant share of the gourmet coffee market. Surprisingly, the competition among these leading gourmet coffee businesses will not hurt any of them. Experts predict that the gourmet coffee market in the United States is growing and will continue to grow, to the point that gourmet coffee will soon capture half of what is now a 1.5-million-dollar market and will be an 8-million-dollar market by 1999. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers who convert to gourmet coffee seldom go back to the regular brands found in supermarkets. As a result, these brands will be the real losers in the gourmet coffee competition.
trend
1 趋势, 倾向 2 流行
premium n 奖金,保险费
blended (酒等)数种混合的
gourmet n 美食家
be engaged in 从事于
significant adj 重大的,重要的
to the point 中肯
capture v 夺取,俘虏
Seattle n西雅图
You may remember that a few weeks ago we discussed the question of what photography is. Is it
art, or is it a method of reproducing images? Do photographs belong in museums or just in our
homes? Today I want to talk about a person who tried to make his professional life an answer to
such questions. Alfred Stieglitz went from the United States to Germany to study engineering. While he was there,
he became interested in photography and began to experiment with his camera. He took pictures
under conditions that most photographers considered too difficult--- he took them at night, in the
rain, and of people and objects reflected in windows. When he returned to the United States he
continued these revolutionary efforts. Stieglitz was the first person to photograph skyscrapers,
clouds, and views from an airplane.
What Stieglitz was trying to do in these photographs was what he tried to do throughout his life:
make photography an art. He felt that photography could be just as good a form of self-expression
as painting or drawing. For Stieglitz, his camera was his brush. While many photographers of the
late 1800's and early 1900's thought of their work as a reproduction of identical images, Stieglitz
saw his as a creative art form. He understood the power of the camera to capture the moment. In
fact, he never retouched his prints or made copies of them. If he were in this classroom today, I'm
sure he'd say, "Well, painters don't normally make extra copies of their paintings, do they?"
method n 方法
photography n 摄影术
engineering n 工程(学)
experiment n 实验 vi 做实验
reflected in 在..中反射/反映出来
revolutionary adj 革命的,创新的
effert n 努力,成就
identical adj 同一的
form n 种类,表格,形式
retouch vt 润色,修描(照片)
extra adj额外的,附加的 n 另外收费的事物 adv 特别,非常
So, uh... as Jim said, James Polk was the eleventh President, and... uh... well, my report's about the
next President --- Zachary Taylor.
Taylor was elected in 1849. It's surprising because... well, he was the first President that didn't
have any previous political experience. The main reason he was chosen as a candidates was
because he was a war hero.
In the army, his men called him "Old Rough and Ready"... I guess because of his... "rough edges."
He was kind of blunt and he didn't really look like a military hero. He liked to do things like wear
civilian clothes instead of a uniform --- even in battle. And he was so short and plump he had to be
lifted up onto his horse. But he did win a lot of battles and he became more and more popular. So,
the Whig party decided to nominate him for the presidency, even though no one knew anything
about where he stood on the issues.
I couldn't find much about his accomplishments --- probably because he was only in office about a
year and a half before he died. But one thing --- he pushed for the development of the
transcontinental railroad because he though it was important to form a link with the West Coast ---
there was a lot of wealth in California and Oregon from commerce and minerals and stuff. Also,
he established an agricultural bureau in the Department of the Interior and promoted more
government aid to agriculture.
Well, that's about all I found. Like I said, he died in office --- in 1850 --- so his Vice President took
over... and that's the next report, so... thank you.
electe vt 选举
previous adj 以前的,过早的
candidate n 候选人
political adj 政治上的,政党的
rough and ready 简陋的,马马虎虎的,勉强过得去的
rough edges n 毛边(装订书时)
blunt adj 率直的,钝的 VT 把..弄钝,减弱
military adj n 军事上的 N 军人,军队,武装力量
civilian n 平民,百姓
battle n 战斗,战役 vt&vi 与...斗争
plump adj圆润的,丰满的
whig n 辉格党
nominate vt提名...为候选人,任命
presidency n总统的职位/任期
issue n 问题
accomplishment n 完成(任务等);技能(社交上)
transcontinental adj 横穿大陆的
railroad n 铁路(系统)
link vt 连接,联系 n 环,纽带,联系
wealth n 1.财产 2.大量,丰富
Oregon n 俄勒冈州
commerce n商业,贸易
mineral n 矿物,矿石,矿物质
stuff vt以..填进,塞满 n材料,东西
establish vt建立,成立
agricultural adj农业的
bureau n局
interior n内部,内地 adj
promote vt提拔,提升
vice n不道德行为,堕落
take over 接管,替代
I want to welcome each and every balloon enthusiast to Philadelphia. Thank you for coming here
this morning to commemorate the first balloon voyage in the United States. On January 9, 1793, at
ten o'clock in the morning, a silk balloon lifted into the skies above this city, which was, at the
time, the capital of the country. According to the original records of the flight, the voyage lasted forty-six minutes,
from its departure in Philadelphia to its landing across the Delaware River in New Jersey. Though our
pilots today will try to approximate the original landing site, they're at the mercy of the winds, so
who knows where they'll drift off to. Even the balloonist in 1793 experienced some uncertain
weather that day. There were clouds, fog, and mist in various directions.
Our reenactment promises to be noting less than spectacular. The yellow balloon directly behind
me is five stories high. It's inflated with helium, unlike the original, which was filled with
hydrogen and, unbeknownst to the pilot, potentially explosive. Gas-filled models are pretty
uncommon now because of the extremely high cost, so the eighty other balloons in today's launch
are hot air, heated by propane burners. These balloons are from all over the country.
Today we'll examine the role that private transportation ---namely, the automobile --- plays in city planning. A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities. In the 1950's and 1960's the automobile made it possible to work in the city and yet live in the suburbs many miles away. Shopping patterns changed: instead of patronizing downtown stores, people in the suburbs went to large shopping malls outside the city and closer to home. Merchants in the city failed; and their sores closed. Downtown shopping areas became deserted. In recent years there's been a rebirth of the downtown areas, as many suburbanites have moved back to the city. They've done this, of course, to avoid highways clogged with commuters from the suburbs. 5I've chosen this particular city planning problem --- our dependence on private transportation --- to discuss in groups. I'm hoping you all will come up with some innovative solutions. Oh, and don't approach the problem from a purely sociological perspective; try to take into account environmental and economic issues as well.作者: kokoroni 时间: 2008-11-2 14:42 标题: 历史学---人物
Before we begin our tour, I'd like to give you some background information on the painter Grant
Wood --- we'll be seeing much of his work today.
Wood was born in 1881 in Iowa farm country, and became interested in art very early in life.
Although he studied art in both Minneapolis and at the Art Institute of Chicago, the strongest
influences on his art were European. He spent time in both Germany and France and his study
there helped shape his own stylized form of realism.
When he returned to Iowa, Wood applied the stylistic realism he had learned in Europe to the rural
life he saw around him and that he remembered from his childhood around the turn of the century.
His portraits of farm families imitate the static formalism of photographs of early settlers posed in
front of their homes. His paintings of farmers at work, and of their tools and animals, demonstrate
a serious respect for the life of the Midwestern United States. By the 1930's, Wood was a leading
figure of the school of art called "American regionalism."
In an effort to sustain a strong Midwestern artistic movement, Wood established an institute of
Midwestern art in his home state. Although the institute failed, the paintings you are about to see
preserve Wood's vision of pioneer farmers.
Iowa n 爱荷华州
Minneaplis n 明尼阿波利斯 (美国城市)
institute n协会,研究院,学会 vt着手,开始,制定
form of 用...构成
the turn of the century 世纪末到下个世纪初
portrait n 肖像
imitate vt 模仿,把..作为例子
formalism n 形式主义(ADJ)
settler n 移民,侨民
demonstrate vi举行游行 vt说明,证明
regionalism n地方主义
sustain v 支撑,维持
established adj 已制定的,确定的
preserve vt保护,维持
vision n 视力,幻想,梦想
pioneer n 拓荒者,先驱者(VT)
Welcome to Yellowstone National Park. Before we begin our nature walk today, I'd like to give
you a short history of our National Park Service. The National Park Service began in the late
1800's. A small group of explorers had just completed a month-long exploration of the region that
is now Yellowstone. They gathered around a campfire, and after hours of discussion, they decided
that they should not claim this land for themselves. They felt it should be accessible to everyone.
So they began a campaign to preserve this land for everyone's enjoyment. Two years later, in the
late nineteenth century, an act of Congress signed by President Ulysses S. Grant proclaimed the
Yellowstone region a public park. It was the first national park in the world. After Yellowstone
became a public park, many other areas of great scenic importance were set aside and in 1916 the
National Park Service was established to manage these parks.
As a park ranger, I am an employee of the National Park Service. In a national park, park rangers
are on duty at all times to answer questions and help visitors in any difficulty. Nature walks,
guided tours, and campfire talks are offered by specially training staff members. The park service
also protects the animals and plants within the parks.
region n 地区,地带,范围
claim vt 索取,要求,声称
accessible adj 容易达到(取得)的
campaign n vi 发起运动(N)
Congress n 国会,议会
sign vt 签名
proclaim vt正式宣布,显示
set aside 置之不理,取消
ranger n 护林者,突击队员
I'm sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock before you came to class today.
Watches and clocks seem as much a part of our life as breathing or eating. And yet, did you know
that watches and clocks were scarce in the United States until the 1850's?
In the late 1700's, people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock. Those
delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public --- after all, most
citizens simply couldn't afford a personal timepiece. Well into the 1800's --- in European and the
United States --- the main purpose of a watch, which, by the way, was often on a gold chain, was
to show others how wealthy you were.
The word "wristwatch" didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900. By then the rapid
pace of industrialization in the Unites States meant that measuring time had become essential.
How could the factory worker get to work on time unless he or she knew exactly what time it was?
Since efficiency was now measured by how fast a job was done, everyone was interested in time.
And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods, watches
became fairly inexpensive. Furthermore, electric lights kept factories going around the clock.
Being on time had entered the language --- and life --- of every citizen.
scarce a 罕见的,缺乏的
delightful a讨人喜欢的
timepiece n 时钟,座钟
wristwatch n 手表
industrialization n 工业化
measure vt 量
essential a 必不可少的
efficiency n 效率
manufacture n制造品,产品(VT捏造)
furthermore adv 而且,此外
That's an interesting question, Tom. Women did participate in the early days of motion-picture
making. One of the most outstanding is Lois Weber. She is credited as the first consistently
successful woman film director.
In the early 1900's, when she first arrived in Hollywood, Ms. Weber made a series of experimental
sound films. Now this was almost 20 years before modern "talking pictures" were developed. The
dialogue for her movies was recorded on phonograph records and then synchronized with the
action on the movie screen --- very innovative for that time.
In addition, Weber felt that movies should be educational as well as entertaining. She made several
highly controversial movies that dealt with the moral and social issues of her day. And some of her
most controversial work addressed issues of particular interest to women. Unfortunately, Weber
died in 1939 just as Hollywood was beginning to make films aimed primarily at female audiences.
Which brings me to my next point?
participate vt 参加
motion-picture n 无声电影
outstanding adj杰出的
synchronized adj 同步的
innovative adj 新引进(发明)的
in addition 另外
moral adj 道德上的
addressed ad演说,演讲
aim v 瞄准,目标
primarily adv主要的
So, why did what is now called "modern dance" begin in the United States? To begin to answer
this question, I'll need to backtrack a little bit and talk about classical ballet.
By the late 1800's, ballet had lost a lot of its popularity. Most of the ballet dancers who performed
in the United States were brought over from Europe. They performed using the rigid techniques
that had been passed down through the centuries. Audiences and dancers in the United States were
eager for their own, "contemporary" dance form. And, so, around 1900, dancers created one.
So, how was this "modern" dance so different from classical ballet? Well, most notably, it wasn't
carefully choreographed. Instead, the dance depended on the improvisation and free, personal
expression of the dancers. Music and scenery were of little importance to the "modern" dance ---
and lightness of movement wasn't important either. In fact, modern dancers made no attempt at all
to conceal the effort involved in a dance step.
But even if improvisation appealed to audiences, many dance critics were less than enthusiastic
about the performances. They questioned the artistic integrity of dancers who were not
professionally trained and the artistic value of works that had no formal structure. Loie Fuller,
after performing Fire Dance, was described as doing little more than turning "round and round like
an eggbeater." Yet, the free, personal expression of the pioneer dancers is the basis of the
"controlled freedom" of modern dance today.
backtrack vi 走原路,改变主意,变卦
rigid adj 僵硬的,死板的
pass down 一代代流传
eager adj 热烈的,渴望的
contemporary adj/n当代的/同龄人
notably adv 明显的
improvisation n 即席创作
scenery n 舞台布景,风景,景色
lightness n灵活,轻盈
conceal v 隐藏,隐瞒,遮住
involve in 牵扯到.使参与
critic n 批评家,评论家
integrity n 正直/完整
eggbeater n打蛋器/直升飞机
pioneer n 先驱
Now let's focus on comics in the 1950's. Early in the decade sales were down, so publishers started
looking for some new angle to get their readers interested again. They found what they were
looking for with horror comics --- stories about ghosts and demons that were often graphically
violent.
Before long, most of the major publishers were printing horror comics --- but it all came to an end
a few years later. You see, there was a psychologist named Frederic [FRED-rick] Wertham who
claimed that comic books --- the horror books in particular --- were a bad influence on children
and turned them into juvenile delinquents. Wertham even wrote a book called Seduction of the
Innocent that showed specific scenes from comics that he thought were a particularly bad
influence on kids.
Wertham wasn't the only one down on comics. The United States Senate Subcommittee on
Juvenile Delinquency also released a report very critical of comics. The result of all this fuss was
the creation of the Comics Code Authority in 1995. This is a self-censoring body created by the
publishers. Essentially, for a comic book to be approved by the code, it had to be free of the blood
and gore that was usually depicted in most horror comics, and evil could never triumph over good.
Children had to be shown that crime did not pay.
Well, if comic sales were bad in 1950, things got even worse in 1955. Many small publishers
actually went out of business. But the industry rebounded by introducing a new lineup of
superheroes, characters like Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Now, I've brought with me today
some comic books from this era to pass around. They're from my own personal collection, so
please be extra careful when handling them.
focus vt,vi/n (使)聚焦/焦点
decade n 十年(间)
comics adj/n滑稽的/连环画杂志
graphically adj 烩画的
psychologist adj/n 心理学(的)
juvenile delinquent 青少年犯罪
seduction n 引诱,诱奸,诱惑物
scene n (戏剧的)一场,(电影电视的)一个镜头
senate n 参议院,上院
subcommittee n 小组委员会
fuss n 小题大做
code n 法典,密码,电码,代号(VT)
authority N 权利
censor n 审查员
essentially adv 本质上
approved adj 被认可的
gore vt 用角撞伤,用牙刺破
depict vt 描述,描画
rebound vi 反弹
lineup n 阵容,一组人
era n 纪元,历史时期,时代
I was really glad when your club invited me to share my coin collection. It's been my passion since I collected my first Lincoln cent in 1971; that's the current penny with Abraham Lincoln's image. Just a little history before I start in on my own collection. Lincoln pennies are made of copper, and they were the first United States coin to bear the likeness of a President. It was back in 1909 [nineteen-oh-nine] when the country was celebrating the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1809 [eighteen-oh-nine] that the decision was made to redesign the one-cent piece in his honor. Before that, the penny had an American Indian head on it. The new penny was designed by artist Victor David Brenner. This is interesting because he put his initials V.D.B. on the reverse of the coin in its original design. There was a general uproar when the initials were discovered, and only a limited number of the coins were struck with the initials on them. Today a penny with the initials from the San Francisco Mint... called the 1909-SVDB... is worth over $500. Now... when I started my coin collection, I began with the penny for several reasons... there were a lot of them (several hundred billion have been minted)... and there were a lot of people collecting them... so I had plenty of people to trade with and talk to about my collection. Also... it was a coin I could afford to collect as a young teenager. In the twenty-five years since then, I have managed to acquire over 300 coins, some of them very rare. I'll be sharing with you today some of my rarer specimens... including the 1909-SVDB.作者: 豆豆沙 时间: 2008-11-8 09:28
n.[C] (大学的)教务长;学院院长
长期供职, 资历