英语听力—环球英语 615 Living Like a Refugee

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Hello. I'm Marina Santee.
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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.
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This music is from the group, The Refugee³ All Stars. They are an unusual music group. As their name suggests, they were all once refugees⁴. They fled their home country, Sierra Leone, in the late nineteen nineties. At that time, tragic⁵ war was killing⁶ many people. Rebel⁷ groups fought against government soldiers and peace–keeping forces. Terrible war crimes caused much suffering. Innocent⁸ people were tortured⁹, killed! Many local people fled to the nearby country of Guinea – to escape the violence. It was in this situation that the Refugee All Stars came together! Today, they travel together performing their music. They have also recorded their own music album! Their music tells their story. It gives hope to the many other refugees around the world. We go back to the year two thousand to begin their story;
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Singing comes from a small, wooden house in Sembakaunya refugee camp. A group of people sing, talk and play musical instruments. They laugh and smile as they play. The singer is Reuben Koroma. His brother, Franco, plays the guitar.
The two brothers loved music from a young age. In the refugee camp, this did not change. In fact their music became a powerful weapon against negative feelings. Reuben said later:
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‘When we started playing music in the camp, we had something to do. It helped us to forget. And we found people gathered around us when we played our music.’
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The brothers saw a great need in the camp, Franco said;
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‘People here are struggling. There is nothing for people to do. I think we should be doing something to bring a bit of happiness to people.’
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Other refugees in the camp listened to the brothers’ music. And it helped them forget their troubles – if only for a short while. Here in this camp, more people joined the All Stars. Let us meet some of the other members of the All Stars music group:
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Grace¹⁰ is one of the singers. She sits outside on the white dusty floor. She is preparing food for the group. She cleans two small birds. Then she drops them into a tin of hot water. The tin rests on a fire burning over rocks on the dusty earth. The water begins to boil. She says;
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‘I see the group as a family. We live together. We do things together. It is very important because one person alone would not be able to survive here. Maybe you do not have anything to eat, but the other person has something. You will be able to put it in the pot and cook it. Living like a family is very important.’
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Next, meet Arahim. Arahim knew Reuben in Sierra Leone. When they met again in the camp, Arahim had only one arm. Rebels¹¹ had cut off the other arm. Arahim says;
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‘Because of the war, I am here today. My father and my mother are dead. But now I have my own family – a wife and children. When we came back to the camp I saw Reuben again. And I joined the group.
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Next meet Mohammed. He holds his musical instrument, the harmonica, with one hand. Rebels cut off his other hand during the war. Mohammed says;
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‘The rebels came in the early morning. I was not able to save my mother or my father. They took my child and told me to beat my child. I said I would not do it. They said if I did not do it, they would kill me. So I beat my child until the child was dead. And then, they cut off my hand.’
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Mohammed stops speaking. These memories still cause him deep pain. Arahim continues Mohammed’s story for him. He points to Mohammed’s wounds, and tells of his friend’s suffering. Arahim then continues with his own thoughts;
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‘Is it that God does not want me? But I know God loves me. If not, I should have been dead by now. Anything that happens to man is what was meant to be. And it is only a very small part of my body that they cut off. Even if I should meet the man who did this to me I would speak to him, forgive and forget.’
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Mohammed remains¹² silent. And his eyes look to the ground.
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Rapping¹³ to the beat of the fast music is Black Nature. He is the youngest member of the All Stars. He was eleven years old when he first came to the camp. Music helps with his long healing¹⁴ process. He says;
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‘When I was in my country, I was with my family and friends. In the camp, it was just my grandmother and me. She is an old woman. I was in deep shock over the things I saw.  People were killed in front of me.   My father was one of them.  I saw houses burned down.  I do not know where my mother is.  I was in complete shock. Music is like healing for me.’
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It was love for music that gave the All Stars courage to defeat their worst fear – returning to Sierra Leone. The UN Refugee Agency¹⁵, the UNHCR, made them an offer that they could not refuse. The UNHCR offered to take the All Stars to a music studio in Freetown to record their songs! In 2002 they began recording¹⁶ their album; ‘Living Like a Refugee.’ The road to success had begun for the Refugee All Stars! And this was just the beginning! Since that time, The All Stars have also told their story through a film, made by producers Zach Niles and Banker White.
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The war in Sierra Leone was officially declared finished in 2002. Since then, the people are re–building their country. The Refugee All Stars sing a message of peace – a message that can encourage all people who know the pain of Living as a refugee.
 

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 refugee   

n.难民，流亡者

参考例句：

• The refugee was condemned to a life of wandering.这个难民注定要过流浪的生活。
• The refugee is suffering for want of food and medical supplies.难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

4 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

5 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 rebel   

n.叛徒，起义者；vi.造反，反抗，反感；adj.造反的，反抗的，反叛者的

参考例句：

• The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.反叛军队企图颠覆政府统治。
• The rebel army has readjusted its strategy.叛军已经重新调整了策略。

8 innocent   

adj.无罪的，清白的；无害的；天真的，单纯的

参考例句：

• I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
• I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。

9 tortured   

使痛苦( torture的过去式和过去分词 )； 使苦恼； 使焦急

参考例句：

• There were several problems which tortured the elderly man. 有几个问题折磨着那老人。
• They tortured the man to make him confess his crime. 他们拷打那个人，使他招认他的罪行。

10 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

11 rebels   

n.反政府的人( rebel的名词复数 )；反叛者；造反者；叛逆者v.反抗政府( rebel的第三人称单数 )；反抗权威

参考例句：

• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
• The rebels went on an orgy of killing. 叛乱者肆意杀人。

12 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

13 rapping   

n.轻击修光（锻造中）v.突然说出( rap的现在分词 )；（公开地）严厉批评；突然大声说出；连续敲叩

参考例句：

• All at once there was a brisk rapping at the door. 这时忽听得有人急匆匆的在敲门。 来自辞典例句
• A sharp metallic rapping came on the front door. 前门上响起一阵刺耳的金属敲击声。 来自辞典例句

14 healing   

n.康复，复原adj.有治疗功用的v.（使）愈合( heal的现在分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• miraculous powers of healing 神奇的治病能力
• She seems to have a vocation for healing. 看来她具备治病救人的才能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

16 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。