环球慢速英语 现代奴隶(1)

Voice 1: Hello. Welcome to Spotlight¹. I'm Rachel Hobson.

声音1：大家好，欢迎收听重点报道节目。我是蕾切尔·霍布森。

Voice 2: And I'm Marina Santee. 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：我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。本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 3: "I was born a slave. I have wounds from where they hit me with a stick. It was my master's children who did it."

声音3：我生下来就是奴隶。他们用棍子打我，我身上到处都是伤。打我的是主人家的孩子们。

Voice 2: You may think these words are from the distant past. But they are not. They are from the twenty-first century. Modern slavery is a very real, tragic², truth in today's world. Aid group Amnesty International said this:

声音2：你可能认为这些话来自遥远的过去。但其实并不是。这些话来自21世纪。在当今这个世界，现代奴隶是真实又悲惨的真相。救援组织国际特赦这样说道：

Voice 4: "All countries officially ban slavery. Yet there are still more slaves in the world today than ever before. The legal slave trade of the past lasted for four hundred years. During that time, thirteen million people were shipped from Africa. Estimates³ say that there are twenty seven million slaves in the world today!"

声音4：“所有国家都明令禁止奴隶制。但是现在世界上的奴隶比以前还要多。过去，合法的奴隶贸易持续了四百年之久。在那段时间里，有1300万人从非洲运往其他地方。据估计，现在世界上有2700万名奴隶！”

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 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

3 estimates   

估计

参考例句：

• Unofficial estimates put the figure at over two million. 非官方的估计数字为200万以上。
• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》