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PaperDoll纸娃娃美国馆演出 / PaperDoll Perform @ USAP

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:50 AM PDT

星期二晚上美国馆的流动舞台前人头拥拥。大家都挤着看美国一地下独立音乐组合的演出。他们既是摇滚乐队又是舞蹈乐队，一把柔滑清晰的声音在前卫和冲击的鼓声和吉他声中唱起创新的歌词。他们就是纸娃娃Paperdoll，站在舞台中心的是纸娃娃的主唱– Teresa Lee。

他们的开台歌是一首既快又慢的歌叫“Get to Know Me”，当中一段歌词“I know you feel it, you gotta feel it, you wanna get to know me ”，Teresa 用既断还续的唱调配合着轻快的音乐高歌着。另外一首歌叫“She Said”，风格跟“Get to Know Me”很似，但节奏反而是从慢转快的。其他的歌也很独特，风格也很不同，特别是“Nothing has Changed”和“I Know”，虽然唱腔比较慢，但是却很坚持，很有节拍。当晚的高潮是在Teresa 高唱“Anything at All”的时候。她的声音清晰明确，唱腔引人入胜，观众们都跟着节拍跳了起来。表演期间，Teresa 不断跟观众用中文和英文打招呼，一时介绍乐队，一时又鼓励人们跳舞。直到最后，观众都高喊：“再来一首歌曲！再来一首歌曲！”而乐队也同意，再唱了一首歌。总之，每人都有一个很好的上。

The USAP Stage was packed Tuesday night for the first of four shows by one of America’s obscurer underground indie groups: part rock-n’-roll, part dance band, with edgy lyrics sung in a smooth, crystalline voice and set against pounding drums and powerful guitar riffs, Paperdoll was in the house, with the incandescent Teresa Lee at center stage.
They opened with “Get to Know Me”, a song that begins slowly and smoothly and crescendos to an urgent, deliberately choppy, chorus: “I know you feel it, you gotta feel it, you wanna get to know me” Teresa sang jerkily over rapid instrumentals. Other songs, like “She Said”, are played in very much the same style, with the slow and smooth transitioning to the quick and spasmodic.

More absorbing were the songs that didn’t follow this pattern, particularly “Nothing has Changed” and “I Know” with their slower vocals and insistent, entrancing beats. The best song of the night was “Anything at All” (“Soon we will forget, the good times mix with bad, this dance could be our last”); Teresa’s voice was at its clear, spellbinding best, and your feet start tapping along to the song’s underling guitar riff before the drums kick in. Throughout the concert, Teresa spoke to the crowd (in both Chinese and English), introducing the band, asking if everyone was having a good time, and encouraging people to dance. It was hard to know whether the audience-members enjoyed the performance, until it ended and they chanted “One more song! One more song!” until the band relented and agreed. All in all, it was a great night for everyone.

学生大使：刘维光 / Student Ambassador: Michael Lom

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 07:23 PM PDT

我的名字是刘维光。我刚从加州洛杉矶大学毕业，正在担任美国馆学生大使一职。我感到很幸运能够成为这么优秀的工作单位的一份子。我们单位大部分都是为了想要体验一个新的和不同的中国而特别前来参加上海世博的。我申请当学生大使这份实习工作是为了亲身体验正在举行世博的中国。我早已决定毕业后回中国。学生大使这计划为我提供一个到上海工作的机会，并成为一个为美国和其他国家建立更强的文化与外交交流的庞大的平台的一部份。总之，这是我回到“中国”的又一好机会。

我一直着迷着中国。我一开始是在加州洛杉矶大学研究汉语和中国文化的，后来在上海和北京留学了一年。虽然我是华裔，但有机会在大学学习中国的各个方面，并证明中国拥有一个独特而充满动力的环境。

我永远不会忘记去年在中国的第一和最后次的体验：就是我的师父– 出租车司机。从浦东机到酒店的高速公路上超速驾驶和紧急转弯，我的师父超越每一辆在他面前的车。我离开北京的那一天，我的师父错过了机场出口，因此他决定把车倒后开回那个出口。谢天谢地，我现在还活着。这种文化差异的冲击已不再让我感到惊讶了。中国似乎不再陌生了，反而有一种更熟悉的感觉。我期待着在2010年上海世博会里代表美国向中国广大市民和其他参观的游客表示欢迎。

My name is Michael Lom and I am a recent graduate of UCLA. Now a Student Ambassador for the USA Pavilion, I feel very fortunate to be part of such a talented team and staff, who have come to experience China in a new and different context—as participants of Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. I applied to the Student Ambassador internship to experience China while the World Expo is here. I already resolved to return to China after graduation. The Student Ambassador Internship offered me the opportunity to work in Shanghai while being a part of a massive platform to establish stronger cultural and diplomatic exchanges between the USA and other nations. In short, it was my ticket back to the Middle Kingdom, Zhongguo.

I have always been fascinated with China. My studies in Chinese language and culture began at UCLA, which later transformed into a year studying abroad in Shanghai and Beijing. Though I am Chinese-American and had the opportunity to study various aspects of China in college, China proved to be a unique and dynamic environment.

I will never forget my first and last experiences while in China last year: my shifu, the cab driver. Speeding and swerving down the freeway from Pudong Airport to the hotel, my shifu cut off every single car that stood in his way. On the day I left Beijing, my shifu missed the exit for the airport and thus decided to reverse backward to the ramp he had passed. Thankfully, I survived. Such shocks of cultural divergence no longer surprise me. China no longer seems strange, but has a more familiar feel. I look forward to representing the United States of America to Chinese and visitors alike at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

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美国馆今日与江苏馆文化交流 / USA Pavilion & Jiangsu Pavilion Engage in Cultural Exchange

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:37 AM PDT

【2010年8月24日，上海】2010年上海世博会美国馆与江苏馆今天宣布互换工作人员到对方展馆展开为期一天的志愿者体验工作，该活动是美国馆与中国省区市联合馆文化交流活动的重要组成部分。美国馆传播部总监凌华秀女士与江苏馆副馆长肖维明先生今天上午一道出席了此次活动

【August 24, 2010, Shanghai】As part of the USA Pavilion Cultural Exchange Program with China’s Joint Provincial Pavilions, today the USA Pavilion exchanged two more Student Ambassadors with Jiangsu Pavilion. Ms. Mary Ling, Director of Communications at USA Pavilion, along with Mr. Xiao Weiming, Vice President of Jiangsu Pavilion attended the event this morning.

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赞助商家庭日的魔术 / The Magic of Sponsor Family Day　

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:52 PM PDT

学生大使：林娜

小孩子们喜欢魔术,这是一个既定的事实。再说, 没有多少事情比瞬间显像照片和迪斯尼更具魔术性了。虽然美国馆并不是迪斯尼乐园, 但它今天在庆祝赞助商家庭日的同时, 却也成了有它独特魔力的地方。在美国馆的赞助商中, 迪斯尼提供娱乐节目, 而富士公司提供Instax相机。我们学生大使的任务就是用Instax相机，来捕捉小朋友和家人们尽情欢乐的瞬间。我一向都很喜欢这瞬间显像的照片，因为它们抓住瞬间的方式,是很多时侯数码相机所不能比拟的.

首先, 无论结果是如何,每一张照片永远是完美的。再说，在等待每一张微微过渡感光的照片慢慢魔术般地显现出来的时候，还有一种很特别的期待。所以我手持相机，兴致浡浡地为我们的来宾照相,高高兴兴地渡过了一个早上。在一间名为1776年的大厅内, 有许多可爱的儿童，美味的食物，和有趣的活动（例如绘面），巨大的沙滩球，还有一个技术高超的气球艺人，让我们完成任务是一点问题都没有。学生大使们夹在人群里，帮祖父母们,父母亲们, 以及小朋友们照相. 在仅仅几分钟内,就把显现了的像片交到了万分惊讶的来访者手中。随着节目进展, 新化了妆的脸和刚刚制作的气球服饰,使充满儿童的房间慢慢地变成了充满海盗, 蝴蝶, 以及各种各样光怪陆离人物的房间。客人一边享用着精美的自助餐，同时跟着迪斯尼代理人引吭高歌；迪斯尼代理人还积极地带领所有小朋友来唱经典的迪斯尼歌曲，并且玩游戏。

随着尾声的接近，我们的客人拿着赞助商塞满的礼品袋，下楼参观美国馆的展览。我们学生大使便反转相机,对着带着小丑的鼻子，化过妆的面孔，和有趣的笑脸互相拍照,也为我们自己在一个充满了笑声,家庭,和魔术的瞬间留下了永久的记忆。

Student Ambassador: Selina Strasburger

It’s a given fact that every child loves magic, and few things are more magical than instant photos and Disney. While it may not have been Disney World, the USA Pavilion became a magical place of its own in celebration of USA Pavilion Sponsor Family Day. USA Pavilion’s Sponsor, Disney, providing the entertainment and Fujifilm Instax cameras, our job as student ambassadors was to help capture the fun in snapshots of the children and families in attendance. I’ve always loved instant photos, since they capture a moment in time in a way that digital cameras aren’t able to.

To start, every photo is always perfect, no matter how it turns out. On top of that, there’s something about the act of waiting for the slightly over-exposed photo to magically emerge that’s continually [think of another word] exciting. So with camera in hand, I was more than happy to spend the morning taking photos of our guests. With the 1776 Suite filled with adorable children, delicious food, fun activities such as face painting, giant smiley face beach balls, and a clown armed with extreme balloon-crafting skills, fulfilling my mission was not a problem. Student ambassadors mingled throughout the room taking photos of grandparents, parents, and children, and would then return mere minutes later with the final product—always to the delight of the recipient. As the event went on, the room slowly changed from a room filled with children, to a room filled with pirates, butterflies, and other fantastical creatures that were the result of freshly painted faces and newly created balloon costumes. While guests feasted on an extensive buffet, they also sang along to classic Disney songs with the Disney representatives, who energetically led the children through songs and games.

As the event came to a close, and our visitors headed downstairs to go through the pavilion show with their gift bags filled by many of our sponsors in tow, the student ambassadors had the chance to turn the camera around, and with clown noses, painted faces, and smiles, we snapped pictures of each other and created our own instant memories of a morning that was filled with laughter, families, and magic.

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