Dora the Explorer

小小探險家朵拉After nearly 11 years on TV, Dora has more fans than 朵拉在電視上播放將近十一年之後，粉絲數量盛況空前！by Pamela Osment

Hola! Soy Dora! She says the same thing to start every program. And her impact has been felt around the world. Almost two million American kids watch the cartoon character and her friends every Monday through Friday. Millions more children around the world watch Dora too. The TV program is translated into 30 languages. But what makes Dora so popular?

She's unique
Long before Dora appeared in August 2000, her creators had been asked to do something special. The kids' TV network Nickelodeon wanted a positive bilingual cartoon character.

So Dora the Explorer became the very first Latina star of a children's TV series. The hope was that kids would first relate to Dora. Then they could more easily relate to others different from themselves.

She sets a good example
In every show, Dora invites the children who are watching to go on an adventure with her. She teaches them a new word or phrase. Dora's young fans then participate in the adventure and help her solve problems They love the challenge, and parents love the lessons Dora teaches about being brave, kind and curious.

More Information:
Dora the Explorer paved the way for "Ni Hao, Kai-lan," another Nickelodeon multi-cultural children's cartoon that features the character, Kai-lan, a little Chinese-American girl who teaches kids about Chinese culture. Kai-lan also teaches new words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese. Like Dora, Kai-lan has a few animal friends, which include Rintoo the tiger, Tolee the koala, and Hoho the monkey.

Grammar Tips:
...her impact has been felt around the world.
"felt around the world "-
"felt" or "feel" - generally speaking, I love this silk shirt, it feels so smooth. -the understanding or knowledge is getting by touch something.
felt around the world-is experienced by many people from many different countries.
The shock of Michael Jackson's sudden death was felt around the world.
The joy of seeing the Chilean miners rescued was felt around the world.
"felt" / "felt" -share
The suffering of the earthquake victims in Haiti was shared around the world.
The grief of the tsunami victims was shared around the world.

Vocabulary Tips:
impact-影響，作用。
*Theo's football coach had a great and positive impact on his life.
*The tax increase policy had a negative impact on the already weakening economy.
translated- 翻譯 （通常指文字方面的）"trans"- 有“超越，通過“的意思。
interpret - 指“口譯”
translated "into" any language-翻譯成何種語言，用 "into"
*His novel was translated into seven different languages.
bilingual - 雙語的，二种語言，或是“能使用二种語言的”, "bi" -“二”，two "lingua"-語言
*This private elementary school is renowned for its bilingual program.
*Nancy is bilingual; she can speak English and Spanish.
Latina

Chat Room:
recur- 重復，重現，循環 "re" -有“再一次”之意。
recurring character-循環角色，偶爾演出，一般地演員，如果表現好，會有機會再出現演出，不固定的。it's a fiction character show up time to time. recurring role
guest star- 客串明星，名人，本來就是明星，只是造訪演出。