标题: Obama Writes Children’s Book [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 9-15-2010 12:04 标题: Obama Writes Children’s Book 本文通过一路BBS站telnet客户端发布
Julie Bosman, Obama Writes Children’s Book. New York Times, Sept. 15, 2010.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/obama-writes-childrens-book/?ref=books
My comment:
(a) Despite "blogs" in the URL, this article is published today in the Arts
section.
(b) Of Thee I Sing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Thee_I_Sing
Americans! Some do not know when the nation was founded, not even the APPROXIMATE time range. This time around, some others do not know what the national anthem is (title or a single word of the lyrics). They told me "Of thee I sing" was the national anthem, or a verse of national anthem. Wrong.
(1) The lyrics of Of Thee I Sing (1931 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin; in the musical of the same name):
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/oftheeising/oftheeising.htm
But few Americans know this song.
(2) Rather, "Of thee I sing" is a verse in
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Country,_%27Tis_of_Thee
You see, United States had no national anthem until 1931 when Congress passed a resolution designating The Star-Spangled Banner as THE national anthem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner does NOT include "Of thee I sing."
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: Julie Bosman, Obama Writes Children’s Book. New York Times, Sept. 15, 2010.
: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/obama-writes-childrens-book/?ref=books
: My comment:
: (a) Despite "blogs" in the URL, this article is published today in the Arts
: (以下引言省略...)