英语听力—环球英语 509 Art Therapy

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Hello and welcome to Spotlight¹. I'm Marina Santee.
Voice 2
And I'm Ruby² Jones. 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
People clap their hands together as another arts performance finishes. They wait for the next act. When all the performers³ finish, the judges will give an award for the ‘best act.' There are several creative acts from around the world. It will not be easy to choose the best. There are many skilled⁴ performers. All of the performers have some kind of disability. For example, one group has hearing problems. This group is from Uganda. Other performers have other physical or mental problems. They are competing at a festival for disabled youth.
This is an unusual event because of where it is. It is Tehran - the capital city of Iran. Here, as in many nations, disability is still something that many people do not understand. This creates fear. And so for disabled people, life is often difficult. Often, they do not receive the same chances as other people. However, festivals like the one for disabled youth are working to change all this.
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The teacher of the winning⁵ group was Hatef Doostar. He works⁶ as an art and music therapist⁷ in Tehran. He uses art and music to help to heal⁸ the body and the mind. This is not an easy job in Iran. He says:
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‘Art therapy⁹ is very much tied to your culture. Cases are completely¹⁰ different here from the more developed countries. Our children all have more than one disability. They are disabled economically, mentally¹¹, culturally and physically¹².'
Voice 1
Hatef works in different ways with disabled people. One of his jobs is teaching¹³ young disabled people creative skills. For example, he teaches some how to play musical instruments and others, acting¹⁴ skills! Hatef decided¹⁵ to enter his group into the festival competition for disabled youth in 2008. And his group won! Their winning act was a play.
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The play was about a group of students who fell in love with their teacher. In fact, the play writer said that she based the play on some of the actors. Many of them have had this experience! The actors worked hard to learn their characters' words. Some of them had to learn words in ancient Persian. However, the performers enjoyed acting as their characters. One of female¹⁶ actors said:
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‘I really like my part. Everywhere I go, even in my family they call me Fakhro Zaman. That is my character's name.'
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The play has had a positive effect on the young people. It gave them a chance to show their skills. It gave them a chance to perform - and give something to society. One of the mother's spoke¹⁷ about the effect the play had on her daughter:
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‘At home, my daughter did not believe in herself. She would always ask, ‘What am I good for?' She does not ask this anymore. Now, she awakes happy. She repeats her lines for the play. She is gifted in this work. A mother's wish is to see her child happy. My wish has come true.'
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One of the young actors explains how performing makes her feel:
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‘My disability is not important when I feel that I am being useful. And people should not consider my disability a problem in society.'
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However, at the end of the show, not all of the performers were happy. Tears came from one young girl who did not receive an individual award. It is one of the risks of such a competition.
Voice 1
Doctor Shaffee is the organiser of the festival for disabled youth. He was also one of the judges. He said that the festival is educating Iranians about disability. He said:
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‘Today I met a man who said this to me: "Before, I used to think that disabled people were poor and useless. But now I understand how gifted they are. Now I see that I was the disabled one - for not understanding what they could do."'
Voice 1
The art therapist, Hatef Doostar, works in different places across Tehran. He takes with him art, colour and communication! One place that he works is Rezaei Hospital. This hospital is for patients with two kinds of severe¹⁸ mental conditions. One is schizophrenia and the other is severe depression¹⁹. Here, Hatef brings new life into the hospital.
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Hatef walks in, carrying his equipment. He sets up the music. He gets all the patients to stand together, in a circle. Hatef stands with them. The music plays - and the atmosphere in the room changes. Slowly, the patients begin to move to the music. They wave their arms high above their heads. And they move gently from side to side. Smiles begin to appear. This is a completely different kind of treatment to the medicine they swallow each day.
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Doctor Aflatoonie specialises in sicknesses of the mind. He works at Rezaei Hospital. Doctor Aflatoonie supports Hatef's work. He said:
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‘Medicine does not create a solution for everyone. For some people, the best medicine can do is control their condition. But medicine does not create much of a change for them. Things like music therapy are of great help. I believe we have had great results. The patients recognise a piece of music and move their arms and legs. This is very good.'
Voice 1
Hatef's work is unusual in Iran. And it has greatly improved the lives of many disabled people. This helps the disabled people themselves - and it helps to influence society. When disabled people know their own abilities - other people will be able to know them too. This is a powerful²⁰ way to change attitudes towards disability. Many people form an opinion about a disabled person by what they cannot do. Some people say that the very word disabled does this. But Hatef does not do this. Instead, he concentrates²¹ on what a disabled person can do. His desire is to enable²² them to lead fuller, happier lives. And together, in a small but powerful way, they are making way for new thinking in Iran.
 

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 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。

3 performers   

n.演出者( performer的名词复数 )；演奏者；表演者；履行者

参考例句：

• The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs. 老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平而把他们打发掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They manage to sign up all the best performers. 他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 skilled   

adj.(in)熟练的，有技能的；需要技能的

参考例句：

• Unskilled workers usually earn less money than skilled workers.无技能的工人通常比有技能的工人挣钱少。
• She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.她法语娴熟，足以翻译小说。

5 winning   

adj.获胜的，胜利的；吸引人的，有说服力的

参考例句：

• Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
• They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。

6 works   

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。

7 therapist   

n.治疗专家

参考例句：

• My therapist helped me feel my anger.我的治疗专家帮助我感受自己的怒气。
• Family therapists.家庭治疗师。

8 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

9 therapy   

n.治疗；疗法

参考例句：

• The doctor said she should be given a physical therapy.医生说她应该进行理疗。
• She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months.她将需要每隔几个月就进行一次治疗。

10 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

11 mentally   

adv.精神上，理智上，在心中

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Male nurses are often employed in hospitals for the mentally ill.精神病院常雇用男护士护理精神病人。

12 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

13 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

14 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

15 decided   

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。

16 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

17 spoke   

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。

18 severe   

adj.严格的，凶猛的，严肃的，严重的，严厉的，朴素的

参考例句：

• The severe storm did for most of the crops.猛烈的暴风雨毁掉了大部分庄稼。
• The pace was too severe to be kept up for long.跟上这步伐太难了，无法持久。

19 depression   

n.压抑，抑制，沮丧；萧条，衰退

参考例句：

• During a depression money circulates slowly.在商业萧条时期，货币流通滞缓。
• He suffers from acute depression.他患有严重的忧郁症。

20 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

21 concentrates   

v.专心于( concentrate的第三人称单数 )；注意；集中；聚集

参考例句：

• The bulk of the population concentrates in the cities. 大部分人口集中在城市里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Marx concentrates on the alienation of labour and emphasizes the invidious aspects. 马克思集中论述了劳动的异化，强调它令人厌恶的方面。 来自辞典例句

22 enable   

vt.使能够；使可以；使成为可能

参考例句：

• Only teamwork will enable us to get the job done on time.只有团结一致，我们才能按时完成这项工作。
• This will enable China to go a step further in grain production.这是中国粮食生产再上新台阶的巨大动力。