国家地理:China's Lost Girls 被抛弃的女孩 -8

(she is very proud) of Chinese heritage¹.
I feel some disgraced², because all of us, so many Chinese people, and give little help, help to the little, little girl but you can give.
We're, we're the lucky ones to have her.

In all my years of covering China, I've never experienced a public conversation so candid³.

My mom said that I was born in someone else's stomach and that my biological mom couldn't take care of me so she put me in an orphanage⁴ so I could have a better life, and then other people came and they wanted a baby, and so they just adopted me.

The next day some of the parents go to meet with the foster⁵ mothers who looked after their babies. The Hawls bring Marissa to meet the woman who cared for her during her first year of life.
Are we going to see the foster mothers?
Yes, Marissa, This is where we are going to see the foster mothers. Okay? If, if she's here.
Hi, Marissa.
Oh yes I know this is her, yes.
She said do you remember her?
This is Marissa's foster mother who took care of Marissa before Denise and Richard adopted her. She hasn't seen Marissa since she was one year old and it's kind of a nice reunion here.

When... She said you want to go to my house? Said you, you love me?

Marissa's faster mother seems a little sad because Marissa doesn't speak Chinese.

I speak English, so I don't know what you are saying.

Not a lot of parents are, are interested in bringing their daughters back to see their faster mothers. Why did you want to do it?
I think this is important for Marissa. And it's good for me, it makes me feel good. This is someone who, who gave a lot of herself to Marissa's first year of life and really loved and cared for her and made my job so much easier, so I am indebted to her.

But just a few feet away it's a sadder scene, Daner has left her newly adopted baby with her husband Gary back at the hotel.

So this is your daughter's foster mom. She seems really upset. Does she, does she want to see your daughter?
She thought that we were gonna bring her today, I think.
Are you surprised by her reaction?
I'm not surprised.

Because China has the one child policy, you know, some of these couples can only have one child so they may take on some kids as foster children and it's obviously just so difficult, in front of me is the, the ex-foster mother and father who are just so distraught and miss their foster child already so much and it's only been 3 days.

I know they've taken good care of her. And I wish I could give them some comfort that we will promise we'll take care of her. Can you tell her then?

1 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。

2 disgraced   

（人）丢脸的，耻辱的，不光彩的

参考例句：

• They have disgraced the whole school. 他们给整个学校都丢了脸。
• She was disgraced at court. 她在宫廷中失宠。

3 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

4 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

5 foster   

vt.收养，培养，促进；adj.收养的，收养孩子的

参考例句：

• Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子。
• The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。