环球慢速英语 特殊人群(1)

Voice 1: Hello. I'm Christy VanArragon.

声音1：大家好，我是克里斯蒂·凡·阿拉贡。

Voice 2: And I'm Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight¹. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.

声音2：我是伊丽莎白·利基斯。欢迎收听重点报道节目。本报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

Voice 1: Some scientists are studying something very strange. It is something they have never seen before. They are studying five young adults who cannot walk upright². They bend over and use their hands and their feet in order to move along. The scientists want to find out why these people cannot stand up straight. Some of the scientists believe they are sick. Other scientists have a different theory.

声音1：一些科学家正在研究极其奇怪的事情。这是他们以前从未见过的事情。他们正在研究五名不会直立行走的年轻人。他们弯着腰，用手和脚爬行。科学家想查明这些人不能直立行走的原因。一些科学家认为他们生病了。其他科学家则有着不同的看法。

Voice 2: These five people are members of the Ulas family. They live in Turkey. Their parents had nineteen children. Most of them learned³ to walk in the usual way. But three girls and a boy have never been able to stand up straight or to walk. Another girl can stand for a short time. She can walk a few steps but she also uses her hands and her feet.

声音2：这五个人是乌纳塔恩家族的成员。他们生活在土耳其。他们的父母有19个孩子。大部分孩子都学会了正常的行走方式。但是，有3个女孩和1个男孩一直没能直起腰来或是直立行走。还有1个女孩可以站立很短的时间。她可以走几步，但是她也用手和脚爬行。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 upright   

adj.直立的；正直的；adv.挺直着，竖立着

参考例句：

• He stood himself upright.他笔直地站着。
• An upright man is respectable.正直的人是值得尊敬的。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。