2016年CRI China Launches Power of 5

 

The China Children and Teenagers' Fund and the Amway Charity Foundation have recently held an International Child Nutrition and Poverty Alleviation¹ Forum² in Beijing. The forum gathered a number of child-development experts. 

Doctor Robert Scherpbier attended the forum on behalf of the UNICEF, among over 200 participants.

"In China in spite of the enormous progress made in the past 15 years, nearly 190 thousand children die before they reach their fifth birthday, every year."

Also, for those who are around 5-years old but in a state of under nutrition, their future is not very hopeful.

Based on a finding of a UNICEF research project, Robert Scherpbier expounds³ the negative impact from children's malnutrition⁴ in China.

"Children who are poorly nourished and nurtured⁵ or those who fail in early stimulation⁶ are likely to learn less in school and earn less as adults. Around eight percent of those children with development delays or sixty million children live in this country. Up to forty percent of children in China's poorest areas have delays in at least one or more development domains⁷ as a UNICEF research finding shows."

Statistics from China's National Health and Family Planning Commission shows 13 percent of the children who died before five years old in 2012 were caused by insufficient⁸ food intake⁹. 

In light of this fact, these charity foundations have jointly¹⁰ launched a campaign titled "the Power of 5" to fight childhood malnutrition, with 5 referring to children aged¹¹ 5 and under.

Paula Peng is Secretary General of the Amway Charity Foundation.

"Duo Yi Dian or 'Nutrilite Little Bits' contains a total of 17 vitamins. This multivitamin supplement would supply a young child's minimum nutrition intake. In poverty-stricken areas in China, children are hindered from an access to a nutritional¹² lunch with fresh ingredients. To date, this is the best solution that suits China's national condition."

In the first year, they plan to introduce Little Bits to more than 15,000 children in 700 schools free of charge.

On the other hand, the Power of 5 Campaign will work with the Chinese Nutrition Society to monitor the children's progress and growth.

Lu Mai (卢迈) is secretary-general of the China Development Research Foundation, an organization which helps the campaign distribute this new food supplement.

"Duo Yi Dian has been launched into general availability in four counties, including Songtao County in Guizhou province. Samples would be collected here in the county to inform us of its impact on children's growth and prevention of anemia¹³. In the latter half of this year, Duo Yi Dian will become widely available to all village kindergartens in China."

In China, children aged 6 months to 2 years old in impoverished¹⁴ areas are benefiting from projects to improve their health, and also the Chinese government implements¹⁵ projects of providing free nutrition supplements for those aged above six, who receive compulsory¹⁶ education in these poor areas.

However, the country fails to address specific goals to boost child development at three to five years old. And the Power of 5 Campaign is expected to fill this blank.

For Studio Plus, I'm Wang Lei.

1 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

2 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

3 expounds   

论述，详细讲解( expound的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• This paper briefly expounds the technological design and smelting process of ZCuZn40Mn3Fel. 主要论述了锰黄铜熔炼工艺设计及熔炼过程。
• The second chapter expounds the approval and ratification of the reorganization project. 第二章论述了公司重整计划的通过与批准。

4 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

5 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。

6 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

7 domains   

n.范围( domain的名词复数 )；领域；版图；地产

参考例句：

• The theory of thermodynamics links the macroscopic and submicroscopic domains. 热力学把宏观世界同亚微观世界联系起来。 来自辞典例句
• All three flow domains are indicated by shading. 所有三个流动区域都是用阴影部分表示的。 来自辞典例句

8 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

9 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

10 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

11 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

12 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

13 anemia   

n.贫血，贫血症

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。
• I was put on iron tablets for my anemia.我曾因贫血吃补铁药片。

14 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 implements   

n.工具( implement的名词复数 )；家具；手段；[法律]履行（契约等）v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They ordered quantities of farm implements. 他们订购了大量农具。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。