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英语听力—环球英语 482 Building Schools in Pakistan, 2

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  Voice 1
Welcome to Spotlight1. I’m Adam Navis.
Voice 2
And I’m Liz Waid. 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
Today’s Spotlight is on The Central Asia Institute and its director, Greg Mortenson. This is the second Spotlight program about the work of Greg Mortenson.
Voice 2
In the first program, we described how Greg Mortenson began working in Pakistan. After a failed mountain climbing trip, he wandered into the village of Korphe, in Northern Pakistan. He was so touched by how the people cared for him, and by their poverty, that he promised to build them a school.
Voice 1
Many people helped with this effort. The community worked very hard with Mortenson. But it was not until Dr. Jean Horeni gave them the money that they were able to finish the school. When Mortenson brought pictures to show Dr. Horeni, Horeni said, “You seem good at building schools and more villages need schools. We will form the Central Asia Institute. I will give it one million [1,000,000] dollars and you will be the Director.”
Voice 2
Mortenson returned to Pakistan. When he arrived, he called together a group of people who believed in education. They could help him understand the culture and customs of Pakistan. These people would help him decided3 where to build the next school.
Voice 1
They sat around smoking cigarettes and drinking tea. The men spoke4 about what areas had the greatest need and which would be able to support the school. They told Mortenson which village leaders would fight the education of girls. They spoke about which areas had the resources to build. And they developed a way to decide where to build schools.
Voice 2
Each one of Central Asia Institute’s projects would require the community to work. Village leaders guide each project. The village must offer local resources like rocks, wood, and paint. They must have the skills necessary to build the base, walls, and top. This makes sure that a village is serious about a project.
Voice 1
As the men sat together, as the smoke became thicker, they came up with three possible places for the next school. They turned to Mortenson and asked him, “Which should we build?” Without waiting, Mortenson said, “All of them.”
Voice 2
But, even with more money and connections with people, working in Pakistan was difficult. Pakistan is near the Himalayan mountains, the highest mountains in the world. South of these mountains is the Sindh desert. The mountains and the desert make it difficult for people to move from place to place. Roads often need repair, or are blocked by snow.
Voice 1
There are also many different people groups in the area. Each has its own custom, traditions, and language. There are over eighty languages spoken in Pakistan. This fact alone makes communication difficult.
Voice 2
And not everyone believed that the work of The Central Asia Institute was good. Some leaders were against the education of women. There were others who believed that because the schools were not religious schools, Mortenson was trying to destroy religion. Some of these people were willing to use violence to stop Mortenson. Therefore, he was warned never to travel alone.
Voice 1
But Greg Mortenson was too trusting. On one occasion5 he travelled with a driver he did not know. They drove to see a place for a new school. They stopped for the night in a compound6 with high walls. The men all carried guns. Because of the language difference, Mortenson could only say a few words them.
Voice 2
In the middle of the night, Mortenson woke with a gun in his face. The men covered his eyes and brought him to another place. They held him for several days. He tried to tell the men about his work, about how he was building schools.
Voice 1
One night, his eyes were covered and he was driven into the dark. He heard gunfire all around him. When his eyes were uncovered7, he saw a huge fire. Around the fire, hundreds of men fired their guns into the air. He did not know what was happening.
Voice 2
Then a man walked up to him and pressed money into his hand. Again and again men came up to him and gave him money. They had heard about his work and were excited that someone had taken an interest in them, and their villages.
Voice 1
This is just one example of how life in Pakistan works8. Greg Mortenson says,
Voice 3
“They say it takes three cups of tea to do business here. The first cup you are a stranger. The second cup, a friend. The third cup, you are family. But, this process will only happen over several years.”
“It is all about relationships.”
Voice 2
In the first few years of the Central Asia Institute, they were able to build the three schools. Mortenson continued to make relationships with people in the government and in villages. People began to recognize him and respect his work. But in a single day, working in Pakistan became much more difficult.
Voice 1
On the eleventh of September 2001, two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. The buildings crashed to the ground. Three thousand [3000] people were killed. The group Al Queda claimed responsibility for the attacks, and its leader Osama bin2 Laden9 claimed to have planned them.
Voice 2
As a result, the United States sent its army into Pakistan and Afghanistan to hunt for Al Queda and Osama bin Laden. The United States believed the group’s members were hiding in the mountain area where Mortenson was working to build schools.
Voice 1
This made people in Pakistan suspect that Greg Mortenson was a spy for the United States government. And the government of the United States suspected that he was secretly working for Al Queda.
Voice 2
Mortenson had once served in the United States military. But he did not believe that military action was the best way to produce long-term peace in Pakistan or around the world. He believed that education was the way to peace. And education for girls was especially important.
Voice 3
“It is women who push the value of education in a community. We can drop bombs, or hand out birth control, or build roads, or put in electricity, but unless the girls are educated I think a community will not change.”
Voice 1
The people of this area face many difficulties as a result of this military action. But Greg Mortenson hopes that the schools will still help to create peace. The Central Asia Institute has now built seventy eight [78] schools. They support over five hundred [500] teachers. Also, they have begun establishing libraries and developing teacher training programs. This is a sign of hope for the villages, a sign of hope for the future.
 


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1 spotlight 6hBzmk     
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 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句:
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 occasion DIAxo     
n.场合,时机,机会,诱因,理由;vt.惹起,引起
参考例句:
  • Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合,她的服装过分华丽了。
  • Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。
6 compound MXEzZ     
n.化合物;大院;adj.化合的;vt.加重;使化合
参考例句:
  • Air is a mixture,not a compound of gases.空气是气体的混合物,不是化合物。
  • How many households in the compound?院内有几家住户?
7 uncovered 5fszak     
adj.无盖的,未保险的v.揭开…的盖子( uncover的过去式和过去分词 );揭露,发现
参考例句:
  • His head was uncovered. 他光着头。
  • A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police. 暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 works ieuzIh     
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。
9 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
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