VOA慢速英語(yǔ):外國(guó)學(xué)生就讀美國(guó)海軍學(xué)院

[00:00.00]From VOA Learning English, [00:02.77]this is the Education Report. [00:05.63]The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland [00:09.84]prepares young men and women to become officers [00:13.64]in the navy or Marine Corps. [00:16.54]The school was established in 1845 [00:20.14]on a land where a military fort once stood. [00:23.99]Students are called midshipmen. [00:26.96]The Naval Academy provides undergraduates [00:30.71]four years of study in 25 major areas. [00:35.57]Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering [00:39.53]or Mathematics are especially popular. [00:43.01]Many Naval Academy graduates [00:46.28]have become important American Leaders. [00:49.48]Former President Jimmy Carter, [00:52.14]for example, was a midshipman. [00:55.15]Senator John McCain, a former presidential candidate [00:59.94]also graduated from the school. [01:03.15]Foreign students also attend the Naval Academy. [01:07.96]Currently, there are about 60 of them. [01:11.66]David Ochy is from Panama. [01:15.16]He notes some difficulties with life in a new country. [01:19.52]"Leaving the comfort zone of your country, [01:23.27]to come here to a culture and language [01:24.98]completely different from your own and adapt, [01:27.08]has been a challenge," said Ochy. [01:28.22]Student Santiago Gonzalez-Ayer of Spain says [01:34.18]the academy has helped him feel more a part of a new culture. [01:38.45]"It opens a cultural horizon [01:42.07]so that one understands American culture better, [01:44.96]and is more involved in the culture," said Gonzalez-Ayer. [01:46.72]The Naval Academy says its job is to develop a student skills, [01:51.97]character and understanding of others. [01:55.57]International program director Tim Disher says, [01:59.93]the U.S. Navy gains from the academy's acceptance of foreign students. [02:06.08]He says this is especially true in a world [02:10.45]increasingly connected through technology. [02:13.86]Tim Disher graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981. [02:20.02]He says, at that time, only top officers worked [02:25.22]with foreign officers and foreign navies. [02:28.28]But he says, this is no longer true. [02:31.88]"We're a smaller navy and our students, even as midshipmen, [02:35.60]have the ability to make an impact with our foreign partners. [02:39.41]We are creating young ambassadors ... [02:40.97]right off the bat, right after they get commissioned." [02:43.13]He says, the exchange program also [02:45.69]helps American midshipmen understand the wide world. [02:50.79]Paul Angelo graduated from the academy in 2006. [02:55.81]He praises the foreign exchange program. [02:59.47]"It's important that our allies know exactly [03:01.53]how we function or operate as a military," said Angelo. [03:03.95]Midshipman Gonzalez Ayer plans to return to Spain [03:07.60]and serve as a naval officer after finishing at the Naval Academy. [03:13.62]David Ochy wants to work as an ocean engineer [03:17.19]when he goes home to Panama. [03:19.55]And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. [03:25.20]Visit our website at chinavoa.com [03:32.19]to test your English Language skills with our quizzes. [03:36.98]You can also comment on our programs there, [03:40.96]or send us an email to learningenglish@voanews.com. [03:49.22]And remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. [03:55.78]I'm Bob Doughty.

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