环球英语 — 416：The Good Samaritan Centre

　　Voice 1
Hello, I’m Liz Waid.
Voice 2
And I’m Ruby¹ Jones. Welcome to Spotlight². This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1
The winter sun shines over rich, green hills. Lines of trees stand like soldiers on the sides of these hills. A group of young men move around the trees. They spread a flat piece of cloth under each tree. Then, they hit the branches with sticks. They use a quick, upward³ movement. Hitting the branches makes the tree’s fruit fall off. But the method they use avoids damaging next year’s new growth. Hundreds of small, black pieces of fruit fly off the tree and fall onto the material below. The men gather up the material and pour the fruit into long green baskets. Then, they pull these heavy containers on to their shoulders. They have a difficult walk up a long hill! They will then place the fruit in a store room before returning to collect some more. Harvesting can be a long, hard process!
Voice 2
The men are collecting olives⁵. Olives are small black or green fruit. Later, the men must store the olives in salt water for a time to prepare them for eating. Or the men may crush⁶ them to make olive⁴ oil. The oil is a very healthy product from the lands around the Mediterranean⁷ Sea.
Voice 1
These men are in the south of Spain. There are many olive fields, or groves⁹, in this area. The grove⁸ where the men work belongs to the El Buen Samaritano Centre. The grove is one hundred fifty years old! But it is not its age that makes it special - it is its workers! The men who work here are drug addicts¹⁰ - they all depend on drugs in some way. But they have come to the Buen Samaritano Centre to find a fresh start in life.
Voice 2
The centre’s name means, “Good Samaritan” in English. The name comes from a story in the Christian¹¹ Bible¹². In the story, a man from the ancient land of Samaria shows kindness to an injured Jewish¹³ man. This was surprising - the Samaritans and Jews were enemies at that time! But the story points to the importance of showing love to all people in need - whoever they are. Drugs addicts are often in great need of help. And that is why the Good Samaritan Centre started in 1993 - to help people struggling with drug problems.
Voice 1
When drugs control a person’s life, it seems impossible to break that control. But Raul Garcia would not agree with that. He is leader of the Good Samaritan Centre. He believes that the key to success is to give the men a sense of purpose in life. He says:
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“They need to learn to love a job. They know that bringing the harvest in will buy food for them and for other people. The aim is to rescue people who are out on the streets of towns and destroyed by drugs. We want to make it clear to them that there is hope! I have seen people’s lives changed.”
Voice 2
The facts support Raul Garcia’s claim. The Good Samaritan Centre’s success rate is two times better than the Spanish average for such centres. More than seven men out of ten will never go back to taking drugs after spending time there. So, how have these changes happened?
Voice 1
Care workers at the centre treat each man as an individual. There is no one single treatment for everyone! They decide on a programme that will best fit that person’s needs. This programme will then centre on learning¹⁴ to live without drugs. And this is not just a physical thing. The men have to recover their personal and social health too. This involves re-learning how to be responsible - in a family situation - and as a member of society.
Voice 2
Workers at the Good Samaritan Centre also encourage the men to think about their spiritual health. They encourage the men to attend church and to study the Bible. The workers believe that these things will help the men to learn more about how God values them as people. And, it can show the men a good example of how to live as responsible, loving human beings. Juan Jose Miatinez is one of the men at the Good Samaritan Centre. He shares some of his experiences:
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“Before, I thought I was a real man. I went to parties that lasted for two days. Then one day, my heart stopped...I had problems with my family and I tried to kill myself. I did not want to live.”
“Now I am happy that I survived...I do not want to go back to those problems. I wasted the first twenty years of my life. But now I am learning what life is all about. We make good progress here and we have a good time. My parents are proud of me now - although I had given them a lot of trouble.”
Voice 1
Luciano Cabrera is head of local government in Alcarecejos, a nearby city. He knows very well the problems that Spain has with the illegal drugs trade. He says:
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“It is very difficult to fight this problem. The position of Spain in Europe means it is in the right place for the illegal trading of drugs.”
Voice 2
And the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction¹⁵ confirms this. Research shows that illegal drug traders bring cannabis and cocaine¹⁶ over from the Caribbean and South America. These drugs enter the rest of Europe through Spain. This may explain why drugs cost very little to buy there. And the country has the highest rate of cocaine use in Europe.
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Luciano Cabrera knows about the problem. But he can see how centres like the Good Samaritan can help to provide a solution. He says:
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It deserves¹⁷ praise. There is a moral¹⁸ depth to the centre. We can see people who were there, but are not anymore. It is very positive.”
Voice 2
Back in the olive grove, the men have finished work for the day. Now it is time to wash and eat. Through hard work, prayer and special treatment, these men can know a fresh start in life. It is not easy! But as the men take one last look around the quiet grove, they believe that it is worth the struggle.
 

1 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

2 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。

3 upward   

adj.向上的，上升的；adv.向上，上升

参考例句：

• The birds flew upward.鸟儿向上飞去。
• Prices have an upward tendency.价格有上升的趋势。

4 olive   

n.橄榄，橄榄树，橄榄色；adj.黄绿色的，黄褐色的，橄榄色的

参考例句：

• Have you eaten a kind of fruit called olive?你吃过橄榄这种水果吗？
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace.她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。

5 olives   

n.橄榄( olive的名词复数 )；橄榄树；橄榄色；油橄榄

参考例句：

• We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
• He sent her two pieces of olives in letter. 他在信中给她夹了两片橄榄树的叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

7 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

8 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

9 groves   

树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
• The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。

10 addicts   

有…瘾的人( addict的名词复数 )； 入迷的人

参考例句：

• a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
• There is counseling to help Internet addicts?even online. 有咨询机构帮助网络沉迷者。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

11 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

12 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

13 Jewish   

adj.犹太人的，犹太民族的

参考例句：

• The coin bears a Jewish symbol.硬币上有犹太标记。
• They were two Jewish kids;I was friendly with both of them.他们是两个犹太小孩；我同他们都很要好。

14 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。

15 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

16 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

17 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18 moral   

adj.道德(上)的，有道德的；n.品行，寓意，道德

参考例句：

• Moral beauty ought to be ranked above all other beauty.品德之美应列于其他美之上。
• He deceived us into believing that he could give us moral support.他骗得我们相信他能给我们道义上的支持。