环球英语 — 38： Listener Mail 74

　　Voice 1
Thank you for joining us for today’s Spotlight¹ I’m Liz Waid
Voice 2
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.
Voice 1
Here at Spotlight, we often talk about people who live all over the world. We love to learn about different cultures. And we also love to hear from you. Today’s Spotlight is about you, our listeners³. Welcome to Spotlight’s Listener² Mail Program.
Voice 2
Let’s get started! Our first letter comes from Czeslaw in Poland. Czeslaw enjoys Spotlight programs. But he thinks the programs should be shorter.
Voice 1
Czeslaw, we are happy that you enjoy the programs. Spotlight is currently⁴ fifteen [15] minutes long. We do not have plans to make a shorter Spotlight program. But if you do not have time to listen to a whole program, there may be an answer. You can download the programs on our website. Then you can listen to them later. Or else you can read the scripts⁵ of the programs when you do have time!
Thank you for writing Czeslaw!
Voice 2
Our next letter comes from Quito, Ecuador. Augusto wrote about the program “Look Long Range”. This program was from the series⁶, “Ten Ways to Fight Hate”. “Look Long Range” was the eighth program in that series. It encouraged people to plan for the future of their communities. Communities can work together to reduce hate today and in the future.
Augusto writes:
Voice 3
“You taught me to start with myself, to not have biases⁷ against foreign people, to begin a circle group in my community.”
Voice 1
Augusto says that sometimes our differences separate⁸ us. He says that people do not get along because of fear, pride, and differences in skin color. Augusto gave an example of this separation⁹. He said that in the city shopping centres, you see rich people and poor people. He says the rich people do not want their children to be friends with the poor people. Augusto believes this is wrong.
Voice 2
Augusto wants people to communicate. He wants them to get along. Spotlight agrees with Augusto. We pray that someday there will be peace in all areas of the world. And we encourage Augusto to keep working for peace and communication in his community. Anyone can help reduce hate in his or her community. Here are some easy ways to fight hate in your own community. These come from the “Look Long Range” program.
Voice 1
Communities can celebrate their differences. People can eat together and talk about what makes them unique, what makes them different. You can start a circle group. These groups talk about community issues¹¹ and problems. It is important to respect what everyone has to say. What ways are you fighting hate and bringing peace to your community?
Voice 2
Let’s move on to our next letter. Giathahn wrote to Spotlight from Vietnam¹². He is interested in the area of IT, or Information Technology. He says that someday he wants to be a “white hat” hacker¹³.
Voice 1
Some computer “hackers¹⁴” cause many problems. They use information for bad purposes. They steal money, ruin other people’s computers, and cause problems. But there are some hackers that work on the side of good. These hackers are called “white hat” or ethical¹⁵ hackers.
Voice 2
These people work to make the internet, and computer programs safer. They make sure that other hackers do not misuse¹⁶ their knowledge of computers. White hat hackers stop bad hackers.
Voice 1
This sounds like a very interesting and exciting area of study, Giathahn! Thank you for writing to us and letting us know about “white hat” hackers. We encourage you to work to improve the lives of others with your computer skills.
Voice 2
Our next letter comes from a listener in China. This person cares very much for animals. He hopes that programs will encourage people to recognize animal rights.
Voice 1
Animal rights is an important issue¹⁰ for people all over the world. Many countries have particular rules that protect animals. These laws protect the animals from bad treatment. Sadly, people often treat animals badly.
Voice 2
These laws protect the rights of the animals. Animal owners should feed their animals properly. They should make sure that their animals have a good place to live. And no-one should hurt animals unnecessarily¹⁷. These laws even protect animals that will be killed for food. They make sure that the animals do not experience too much pain when they are killed.
Voice 1
This year on December nine [9] people all over the world will celebrate International Animal Rights Day. People will gather in groups and light candles. In London, people plan to walk in a line through the streets. They hope to increase knowledge about animal rights around the world. If you are interested in animal rights, you can look for an animal rights event near you on that day also.
Voice 2
The listener from China believes that animal rights laws are important. Christians¹⁸ believe that God put people in charge of his creation¹⁹. We must care for it with respect. Caring for the rights of animals is part of caring for creation.
Voice 1
And finally today, we want to answer a question that we have received from many Spotlight listeners. Many people want to hear old Spotlight programs. Maybe you want to hear more programs in a series of programs. Perhaps you missed a program and want to listen to it. Or maybe you just want to listen to a particular program more than once.
Voice 2
Well, on our website, you can find all of our old programs. There, we have the scripts to every Spotlight program. We also have the audio²⁰ to many recent programs. Every week we play four brand new programs, and three old ones. We cannot send the programs to you, but we can help you find a program that you are interested in.
Voice 1
If you have any questions about Spotlight, you can e-mail us. Our e-mail address is radio @ english . net. Do you have an idea for a Spotlight program? Send us your ideas!
 

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 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

3 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

5 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。

6 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

7 biases   

偏见( bias的名词复数 )； 偏爱； 特殊能力； 斜纹

参考例句：

• Stereotypes represent designer or researcher biases and assumptions, rather than factual data. 它代表设计师或者研究者的偏见和假设，而不是实际的数据。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• The net effect of biases on international comparisons is easily summarized. 偏差对国际比较的基本影响容易概括。

8 separate   

n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居

参考例句：

• Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。

9 separation   

n.分离，分居，缺口

参考例句：

• After a long separation,they held a glad meeting.阔别多年之后，他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会。
• Separation from his friends made him sad.与朋友们分离使他伤心。

10 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

11 issues   

（水等的）流出( issue的名词复数 )； 出口； 放出； （特别重要或大众关注的）问题

参考例句：

• Let's start with the more easily addressable issues. 我们先从较容易处理的问题着手。
• Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics. 就业和征税是很重要的政治问题。

12 Vietnam   

n.越南

参考例句：

• Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
• Laos is on the west of Vietnam.老挝在越南西面。

13 hacker   

n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客

参考例句：

• The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
• This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。

14 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

15 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

16 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

17 unnecessarily   

adv.不必要地，多余地，不需要地

参考例句：

• I don't want to invade your private life unnecessarily. 我不想过多地干涉你的私生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town. 这份报道把这个镇子描绘得过于惨淡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

19 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

20 audio   

n./adj.音频(响)(的)；声音(的)，听觉(的)

参考例句：

• Often,the meeting is recorded on audio or video media for later reference.通常这种会议会以视频或者音频形式记录下来，供以后查阅。
• You don't even have to pay for audio programs.你大可不必为自己听这些节目付费。