英语听力—环球英语 1294 Hope Village 2

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I'm Liz Waid.

 

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　　And I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight 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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　　Nevine was fourteen when her mother died. Her father found a new woman to love. So he sent Nevine to live with her uncles, his brothers. Her uncles did not like that she travelled alone. They thought that she had dishonoured² their family. So, they beat her and burned her. Now she lives on the streets.

 

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　　Many street children have a similar story. Many of these children leave their homes because a parent beats them. Some children leave home because a parent's new husband or wife does not want them. Home is not safe for these children. They leave to find a better life on the streets. But the streets do not remove the child from danger either.

 

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　　Today's Spotlight is on street children in Cairo³, Egypt and Hope Village Society, an organization that helps them.

 

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　　It is difficult to count how many children live on the streets. UNICEF is a group that works⁴ to protect the rights of children world-wide. This group says that about one to one and a half million children in Egypt spend most of their childhood on the street.

 

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　　These street children live very difficult lives. There are many things for street children to fear. Without families, or homes, they do not have people to protect them, or safe places. They may fear other street children. Children fight each other for food and shelter⁵. But beatings from adults are even more serious. Some children even die from these beatings.

 

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　　Adults often have have negative opinions about the street children. They think the street children are only criminals⁶. They think it is okay for people to hurt these children. Some adults will even force street children to have sex.

 

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　　Night is the most dangerous time for street children. More fights for shelter happen at night. Fewer caring adults are awake to help the children. So, many street children stay awake through the night. Then they try to find a safe place to sleep during the day.

 

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　　Disease⁷ is another big problem for street children. Some children have diseases⁸ like cholera⁹ and tuberculosis¹⁰. These diseases are common in dirty conditions. In Cairo, children also often have skin problems. This is from street slime - a combination¹¹ of water and waste. It often carries bacteria¹².

 

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　　Many health problems are worse because of the lack of good food. Children may get sick from bad food. Or, because they do not get enough food, they become anaemic. Their blood does not have enough good minerals to keep their bodies healthy.

 

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　　There is not much hope for these children. But there are people working to make life better for these children. Hope Village Society began in 1988. It is a group of doctors, social workers, and volunteers who want to help street children.

 

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　　When it started, Hope Village helped a few boys at one centre in Cairo. Now it has eleven centres. Some of these centres offer long term shelter. And some offer short term shelter. Some are day care centres. Street children visit these to get off the street during the day. The centres are clean, safe places for children.

 

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　　But these centres offer more than just shelter. Hope Village offers to teach all street children how to read and write. It offers programs that teach the street children useful skills. They can use these skills to get jobs in the future.

 

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　　Hope Village cares for both boys and girls. But Hala Gorani, a writer, says that girls have particular needs:

 

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　　"As difficult as it is for boys, it is worse--much worse--for girls. They experience the worst kind of violence¹³ and abuse¹⁴."

 

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　　For example, Nevine tells the story of how she became a young mother while living on the street:

 

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　　"There were some boys in a car. They held a knife to my neck, pulled me in, and made me swallow some small round pills. I fell asleep. When I woke from sleep, I did not know where I was. I do not remember what happened. But a few weeks later my stomach hurt. A doctor told me I was pregnant¹⁵."

 

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　　This is one reason why one of Hope Village's new centres is just for young street mothers. The streets are so dangerous for these girls that they need special help. Hope Village teaches these girls how to be good mothers. They also teach the girls reading and job skills. This will help the young mothers and their children have better lives.

 

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　　Hope Village shows children how to be safer on the streets. Workers teach children how to care for each other. They teach simple health care skills. Then Hope Village gives older children simple health care supplies to carry on the streets.

 

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　　In the past few years, HIV and AIDS have also become a greater danger to the street children. So Hope Village Society joined with UNICEF and UN AIDS to fight these diseases. Hope Village opened a testing center. There children can find out if they are infected with HIV. Then they can get treatment and care.

 

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　　Hope Village also teaches children about these diseases. The teachers at Hope Village use games to share information. They do this so that they can communicate in ways the children will understand. Maha Aon works for UN AIDS. She described why this work is important for street children in Egypt.

 

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　　"One of the ways to protect street children is to help them understand. They need to know where the risks are for HIV and AIDS. They need to know how they can protect themselves. We need to tell them in ways they will understand. This helps them care for and respect themselves."

 

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　　Hope Village also offers mobile¹⁶ units. The mobile units can go to different places around Cairo. They go especially where children gather. A doctor and a few social workers travel with each vehicle¹⁷. These people give food and medicines to street children who need them.

 

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　　Hope Village Society says that children are special. The Hope Village coordinator¹⁸ says that children can one day be good leaders.

 

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　　"The method we are trying reaches out to children. It explores what they can do. We hope that we can find leaders who are able to help others."

 

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　　The writer of this program was Courtney Schutt. The producer was Ryan Geertsma. The voices you heard were from the United¹⁹ States. All quotes²⁰ were adapted and voiced by Spotlight. You can find this program and others on our website at http://www.radio.english.net This .program is called "Hope Village 2." We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!

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 dishonoured   

a.不光彩的，不名誉的

参考例句：

• You have dishonoured the name of the school. 你败坏了学校的名声。
• We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques. 我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。

3 Cairo   

n.开罗(埃及首都)

参考例句：

• They get onto the plane at Cairo.他们在开罗上飞机。
• Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。

4 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。

5 shelter   

n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避

参考例句：

• We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
• Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。

6 criminals   

n.罪犯，犯人( criminal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He is not one of your garden-variety criminals. 他不是个普通的罪犯。
• All citizens should help the police in tracking the criminals down. 所有市民都应该帮助警察追捕罪犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

8 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

9 cholera   

n.霍乱

参考例句：

• The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
• Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

10 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

11 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

12 bacteria   

n.(单数bacterium)细菌

参考例句：

• Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.细菌是肉眼看不见的。
• The biology of bacteria can be quite hard to understand.细菌生物学有时会很难理解。

13 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。

14 abuse   

vt.滥用；辱骂；诋毁；n.滥用；恶习；弊端

参考例句：

• You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击。
• She screamed abuse at me.她尖声责备我。

15 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

16 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

17 vehicle   

n.车辆，交通工具，运载工具；媒介，表现手段

参考例句：

• Air is the vehicle of sound.空气是声音传播的媒介。
• The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel.这家电厂用废弃轮胎作燃料。

18 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

19 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

20 quotes   

v.引用，援引( quote的第三人称单数 )；报价；引述；为（股票、黄金或外汇）报价

参考例句：

• He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He quotes (from) the Bible to support his beliefs. 他引用圣经来支持自己的信念。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》