密歇根新闻广播 从弗林特水危机中采集的老物件

On April 25th, 2014, officials switched Flint's drinking water supply from the Detroit city system to the Flint River. Without proper corrosion¹ control treatment, the river water corroded² the city's pipes, leaching³ lead into the drinking water of thousands of Flint residents.

This Thursday will mark the fifth anniversary of that historic moment for Flint.

One of the people working to preserve the history of that and other important moments from the Flint water crisis is Michigan's state archivist Mark Harvey. He joined Stateside to talk about collecting and recording⁴ details and artifacts from the past five years in Flint.

We see our role as the gatekeepers of information the public needs, or wants, or should have, said Harvey.

To that end, the Michigan History Center has collected and documented a wide range of artifacts from the water crisis such as water bottle kits⁵, t-shirts, and other ephemera. Harvey also acquired a lab coat, a stethoscope, and a chandelier made out of old plastic water bottles from Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who played a key role in raising the alarm about increased levels of lead in the blood of Flint children.

Harvey explains that his role is to preserve those stories that have occurred in Michigan so that we can reinterpret them at some later date, to be determined⁶, so that people don't forget.

Collecting these artifacts from members of the Flint community, Harvey says, required building trust with residents, which was not always easy.

We're a state institution, there's a real trust factor going into a local community and saying hey, let us record this story that many feel like the state has helped or created, Harvey said.

Harvey hopes the artifacts will help future Michiganders see a fuller picture of what happened in Flint, from the perspective of everyone involved, including researchers, doctors, and government agencies.

We're trying to give as wide of a focus as possible. We're not trying to predetermine what people think, just give them all the ingredients to look at what happened and make their own judgement," Harvey said.

This post was written by Stateside production assistant Katie Raymond.

1 corrosion   

n.腐蚀，侵蚀；渐渐毁坏，渐衰

参考例句：

• Corrosion is not covered by the warranty.腐蚀不在保修范围之内。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

2 corroded   

已被腐蚀的

参考例句：

• Rust has corroded the steel rails. 锈侵蚀了钢轨。
• Jealousy corroded his character. 嫉妒损伤了他的人格。

3 leaching   

n.滤取，滤去v.（将化学品、矿物质等）过滤( leach的现在分词 )；（液体）过滤，滤去

参考例句：

• The lack of humus and the excessive leaching make this soil almost useless for agricultural purpose. 缺少腐殖质和过度淋滤使这种土壤对农业几乎无用。 来自辞典例句
• The deep oxidation and groundwater leaching solubilizes much of the loosely bound uranium. 深部氧化和地下水淋蚀使大部分固定得比较松散的铀溶解。 来自辞典例句

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。