For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case（情况）. Potatoes will be added to China's list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（馒头）and noodles to suit（适合） Chinese people's tastes and eating habits.

In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it's an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.

“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.

“Hot Potato!”is an action puzzle video game released（发行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.

“Mr Potato Head”is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.

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    This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve. It is called “Auld Lang Syne(《友谊地久天长》)”. It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

    The words “auld lang syne” means “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version (译本) by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

    The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year's Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with “Auld Lang Syne”, I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

Dear Jeff,

    I'm in London with my friend Tom. We are staying here for tour days. It was sunny and warm yesterday, but today it is rainy and a little cold. I'm drinking tea in my hotel room and Torn is out shopping.

    We are having a great time in London. There are many interesting places here. My favorite places are the British Museum and Hyde Park. There are many beautiful old buildings(建筑物) here. We are really having

    It's raining hard now. There are lots of cars in the street. The cars(小汽车) and buses are moving slowly(慢慢地). The people are walking or running. I think London is really a good place. I love it very much. 

Yours,

Bob

     There are two days we shouldn't worry about in our life. One is yesterday,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  Yesterday is gone forever.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} So it is useless to worry about it.  We cannot control tomorrow.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} maybe something good or bad. No matter tomorrow is sunny or cloudy, the sun will rise as usual.  So we have only one day left. What is it?{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Today is the most important for everyone. It is the only day for us to fight for ourselves. We can control it. We can choose what to do and what not to do. We can choose how to do it. Treasure Today,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    About the year 1900, Charlie Chaplin (卓别林) was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theaters. He looked neither tall nor short. He was hoping to get work in show business. Luckily, he soon got a chance to act and it was also his first performance on the stage.

    But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the greatest, best-known comedian (喜剧演员) in the world. Any regular visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin's films. People everywhere have laughed at them until tears have run down their faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films because they mostly have no sound. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. It is based on little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world.

    Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day in 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.