英语听力—环球英语 738 Image of War, Symbol of Peace

　　Voice 1
Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Robin² Basselin.
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
There is a famous picture from the American War in Vietnam. In this photograph picture, the sky is dark and full of smoke. There are five terrified Vietnamese children. They are running down a road. Behind them, Vietnamese soldiers and news workers follow. The photograph’s central character is a 9 year old girl. She is running without clothes on. She is burned and in pain. The girl’s name is Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
Voice 2
The photograph has appeared in newspapers all over the world. It has also won many awards. For years, the picture has been a famous image of war. In the photograph, Phuc represents the pain, suffering and evil³ of battle. However, today, Phuc has devoted⁴ her life to being a symbol of peace. Today’s Spotlight is on Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
Voice 1
On June 8th, 1972, the South Vietnamese army accidently bombed Phan Thi Kim Phuc’s small village of Trang Bang⁵. Phuc, her family and other villagers hid together in a temple at the edge of the village. When the airplanes came near, soldiers told the people to run. Phuc was a slow runner. She ran at the back of the crowd. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. A bomb exploded behind Phuc. She fell to the ground. She felt great heat on her arms and back. She was burning.
Voice 2
The bomb that hit Phuc was a napalm bomb. Napalm bombs are often called fire bombs. They contain a liquid that burns anything it touches. When the bomb fell, the napalm covered Phuc’s back, neck and arms. She was badly burned. However, Phuc got up off the ground and continued to run away. She ran down the road, where some news reporters were standing⁶. This is when photographer Nick Ut took the famous picture of Phuc. As she ran near Nick, he heard her shouting. She said in Vietnamese, “too hot, too hot!”
Voice 1
After Nick heard Phuc’s words, he ran toward⁷ her. A soldier gave her water and Nick covered her body. At the request of Phuc’s family, Nick transported Phuc many kilometers to the nearest hospital.
Voice 2
For more than a month, Phuc remained in critical condition. The doctors were not sure if she would survive. However, Phuc surprised many people and lived through the worst. Next, she survived many, many painful operations to repair her burned skin. And after 14 months in the hospital, Phuc finally returned home to Trang Bang.
Voice 1
Life after the war was very difficult for Phuc. She suffered from severe headaches and terrible pain where she had been burned. She also had many bad dreams about war and violence. Phuc’s family also suffered from severe poverty. However, through all of her difficulties, Phuc continued to work hard at school.
Voice 2
Phuc wanted to become a doctor to help other burn victims like the doctors had helped her. She began medical school in H? Chí Minh City. However, many news organizations from all over the world were interested in Phuc’s story. So she spent many hours telling news reporters her story. And she travelled many places for the Vietnamese government. Phuc served her country in this way for many years. But this took her away from school. Phuc wanted to finish medical school. She wanted to work and help support her family. But she began to lose hope that she would ever finish. She became angry. Phuc spoke⁸ with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation⁹, or CBC, about this time in her life.
Voice 3
“The anger in me was like a high mountain of hate. I hated my life. I hated all people who were normal because I was not normal. I wanted to die many times.”
Voice 1
Even though Phuc was too busy to attend school every day, she wanted to keep learning¹⁰. When she could, she visited the library. The library contained many books that Phuc could read for free. In her search for knowledge and answers, Phuc began reading many religious books. One of these books was the Christian¹² Bible¹³. Soon, Phuc became friends with a Vietnamese Christian. After many months of reading the Bible and praying, Phuc decided¹⁴ to become a Christian too. She told the CBC how this decision changed her life.
Voice 3
“In Christmas 1982, I accepted Jesus Christ¹¹ as my Lord¹⁵ who saved me. It was an amazing turning point in my life. God helped me to learn to forgive. It is the most difficult of all lessons. It did not happen in a day and it was not easy. But I finally got it. Forgiveness made me free from hate. I still have many burn marks on my body and severe pain most days but my heart is clean.”
Voice 2
After many years of travelling, speaking and telling her story, Phuc finally asked a government leader if she could finish her studies in another country. Phuc thought that if she studied in another country, her life would be less busy. Government officials agreed to Phuc’s request. And in 1986, Phuc left Vietnam to study in Cuba.
Voice 1
In Cuba, Phuc studied Spanish and English. During this time, she met a male Vietnamese student named Bui Huy Toan. Toan and Phuc became very good friends. After almost four years, Toan and Phuc got married.
Voice 2
Since that time, Phuc and Toan have had two children. They live in the Toronto, Canada area. Phuc continues to travel and tell her story to many people. In 1997, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named her an Ambassador¹⁶ of Peace.
Voice 1
There have been several films made about Phuc’s story. And in 1999, a writer published a book in English about Phuc’s life. It was called “The Girl in the Picture.” In the West, people know Phuc as Kim Phuc. And she has helped to start an organization called The Kim Phuc Foundation¹⁷ International. This organization helps provide medical treatment to children, like Phuc, that are injured in war.
Voice 2
For years, Phuc’s famous picture has been a symbol of war, violence and tragedy. However, today, her life is an even stronger symbol of peace. Her faith and her work are examples of the power of forgiveness.
Voice 1
We end this program with Phuc’s own words.
Voice 3
“Napalm is very powerful but faith, forgiveness and love are much more powerful. We would not have war at all if everyone could learn how to live with true love, hope and forgiveness. If that little girl in the picture can do it, ask yourself: Can you?”
 

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 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

3 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

4 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

5 bang   

n.巨响，猛击；vi.砰砰作响；vt.砰地敲，猛击

参考例句：

• Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手，你们这些小孩，再弄就揍你们！
• She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了，膝盖猛撞在地上。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

8 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。

9 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

10 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。

11 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

12 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。

13 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。

14 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。

15 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

16 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

17 foundation   

n.[pl.]地基；基础；基金会；建立，创办

参考例句：

• The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.这所大学是600年前创办的。
• The Foundation gives money to help artists.那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家。