英语听力—环球英语 876 Efren Pe?aflorida: Power through Education

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Hello and welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Marina Santee.
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And I’m Robin² Basselin. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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Efren Pe?aflorida!
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A young man sits on the edge of his seat. He seems surprised. They just called his name - Efren Pe?aflorida. He has won the award! He rises from his seat and walks to the front of the theatre. He takes the award and speaks to the crowd. He finishes by saying,
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‘Serve, serve well, serve others above yourself. Be happy to serve... I always tell the other workers at DTC: You are the change that you dream, as I am the change that I dream. Together we are the change that this world needs.’
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In November 2009, the news television service CNN named Efren Pe?aflorida their ‘Hero of the Year’. CNN gives awards each year to everyday people who do amazing things to help others. Efren came top among thousands of other people from around the world.
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Today’s Spotlight tells why Efren Pe?aflorida won the prize. It looks at the work he does in some of the Philippines’ poorest areas.
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Efren was born in one of the poorest parts of the Philippines. This was in Cavite City, near Manila. As a child he played in dirty areas and swam in polluted water.
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But Efren did well at school. He studied hard and succeeded in his classes. However he saw that not everyone did so well at school. Some children behaved badly. And they were involved in violent groups - gangs³. These children hurt and threatened Efren. Efren wanted to stop this happening. But he chose not to hurt them in return. Instead he wanted to give them something positive. So, when he was sixteen years old, he gathered a few of his friends. Together they created community activities. This gave the badly behaved children something else to do. Efren and his friends hoped this would stop them becoming involved with gangs, drugs or violence. The group wanted to serve the community and help young people do more in their lives. Efren and his friends named their group the Dynamic⁴ Teen Company - DTC.
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Two years later DTC began working in the poorest areas of Cavite City. Efren Pe?aflorida led this work. Efren knew the area very well. He knew that many children needed help. The members of DTC took teaching⁵ resources to the children. Efren and his friends began to teach many children living in this difficult area.
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Today the Dynamic Teen Company manages many different projects. These include health projects, education projects and social projects. DTC pays for health care for poor people. DTC members go into schools and teach young people about their human rights. But DTC’s most famous project is called the K4 Outreach Programme. K4 gets its name from four words. In the Filipino language these four words all begin with the letter K. They are Kariton Klasrum, Klinic and Kantin.
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Kariton Klasrum means ‘pushcart⁶ classroom’ in English. It is a container on wheels. It has everything that a school class needs – books, tables, chairs and much more. On Saturdays, members of DTC take the pushcart into the poorest areas of Cavite City. They create a classroom without a building. The DTC members teach the children how to read and write, and about mathematics.
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Another part of the K4 programme is the clinic. This gives health care to people in the poorest areas. The final project is the canteen. This gives food to people that have very little money.
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DTC has been working in Cavite City’s poorest areas for more than ten years. The work remains⁷ important. Many young people in the Philippines continue to join criminal gangs. Many teenagers between the ages of thirteen and nineteen choose to join these gangs. About 130,000 teenagers in the Philippines are now in gangs.
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One child who has been helped by DTC is Michael Advincula. He now works⁸ for the Dynamic Teen Company. But he first came to DTC when he was much younger. He had been involved in crime at the age of seven. Michael told the news group CBN:
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‘I remember we stole a bag of Christmas lights. This was because our house did not have any lights. I was about ten years old when I started attending the DTC classes. I only went because I was hungry and I wanted bread. But this is where I learned¹⁰ values and the importance of having a goal in life.’
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Michel Advincula also became a follower¹¹ of Jesus Christ⁹ at that time. He says:
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‘It was only when I received Jesus that I understood that stealing is a sin¹².’
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Michael now works for DTC on Saturdays. He teaches children. He tries to give them hope, just as he received hope many years ago. Efren Pe?aflorida believes that education can give a great amount of hope. It can help people to achieve more in life. He tells people,
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‘Study and improve yourselves. Love learning¹³ and it will love you back. It will help you to change the world!’
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The Philippine government has praised Efren Pe?aflorida and the DTC. In November 2009 the president of the Philippines awarded Efren the Order of Lakandula. This is one of the highest awards in the Philippines. President Arroyo¹⁴ also praised the work of DTC. She said that the government should support the DTC. She also said that similar projects should be started in many other areas. These would help more children who may not be able to go to school.
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Many other people have also praised Efren for his work. But he does not believe that he is more special than anyone else. He believes that anyone can achieve what he has.
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‘Some people think that I am a hero. But I tell them that they should look inside themselves too. I believe that there is a hero inside every one of us. All you need to do is open your eyes wide and see what is going on. Then you need to let your heart be willing to let others in – people in need, and people that are hopeless. By simply extending¹⁵ your hands to them you will find the hero that is in you.’
 

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 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

3 gangs   

n.（罪犯有组织的）一帮( gang的名词复数 )；一伙；（闹事青少年的）一群；（工人有组织的）一队

参考例句：

• Gangs of youths went on the rampage in the city yesterday. 成群结伙的年轻人昨天在城里横冲直撞。
• a vicious turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers 对立贩毒团伙之间的猛烈火并

4 dynamic   

adj.有活力的，能动的；力的；动力的

参考例句：

• This is a dynamic world.这是一个不断变化的世界。
• There is a dynamic ball in the computer.在电脑里有个动态的球。

5 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

6 pushcart   

n.手推车

参考例句：

• He peddled fish from a pushcart.他推着手推车沿街卖鱼。
• Children of slum dwellers play under a pushcart in New Delhi,India.印度新德里，贫民窟的孩子们在一辆手推车下玩耍。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

9 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

10 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。

11 follower   

n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒

参考例句：

• He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。

12 sin   

n.罪，罪孽，过失；vi.犯罪，违反

参考例句：

• It's a sin to waste food.浪费食品是一种罪过。
• It's a sin to be indoors on holiday.假期中待在家里实在是罪过。

13 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

14 arroyo   

n.干涸的河床，小河

参考例句：

• She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
• They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

15 extending   

v.（空间、时间等）延伸，延续( extend的现在分词 )；伸展；给予；延长

参考例句：

• We are extending the radio network. 我们正在扩大广播网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A romance extending over several years was culminated. 一场数年之久的恋爱就此圆满告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》