英语听力—环球英语 761 Saving Iraqi Hearts

　　Voice 1
Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.
Voice 2
And I’m Joshua Leo. 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
Hamma Dana is a one year old boy from Northern Iraq. In January 2010, a pair of shoes saved his life. Hamma was born with a serious health problem. There was a hole in his heart. Without help, he could not survive.
Voice 2
But Hamma did not die. He had a heart operation. The operation happened because of an organization called the Preemptive Love Coalition². Hamma’s family paid for part of the surgery³. The Preemptive Love Coalition raised money for the rest of the surgery costs. They raise money partly by selling shoes – this is how shoes saved Hamma’s life. Today’s Spotlight is on children from Iraq with heart problems and how the Preemptive Love Coalition is helping⁴.
Voice 1
The Preemptive Love Coalition works⁵ with children who have Congenital Heart Disease⁶, or CHD. Congenital Heart Disease is when a baby is born with a problem in his or her heart. Sometimes a part of the heart has not formed. Other times the parts are there, but the heart does not work correctly. There may be holes in some parts of the heart. The babies can be very sick. Their hearts do not pump their blood effectively⁷. This means⁸ that they do not have enough oxygen. As a result, they are often a blue or purple colour. Without an operation, these babies will not survive.
Voice 2
Around the world, about one in every one hundred babies has CHD. Heart problems are the most common physical problem at birth. In India, about three hundred thousand children are born with a heart problem every year. In the United⁹ States, there are about forty thousand children born every year with a heart problem. For some countries, it is difficult to know how many children have heart problems.
Voice 1
No one knows the exact cause of CHD. It can happen to anyone. But the risk may be higher in some situations. For example, the risk is higher if other people in the family have heart problems. There may also be some things increase the risk for a pregnant¹⁰ woman. This may be if she is around too many chemicals while the baby is developing¹¹.
Voice 2
In Iraq there is a very high number of children with CHD. Many of these children are Kurds, a Northern minority group. The children’s families are usually poor. They do not have enough money to pay for a heart operation. Heart operations cost a lot of money. To operate, doctors must open the child’s chest¹². The doctor must be specially¹³ trained. And the hospital must have particular equipment.
Voice 1
In Iraq, it is difficult to get this treatment. Travel costs a lot of money, and it is dangerous. The Kurdish people are also a minority group. They face extra problems when they are looking for health care.
Voice 2
That was the situation that Jeremy Courtney and Cody Fisher found in Iraq in 2007. They found that many Iraqi children had heart problems. Three thousand children needed a heart operation very quickly. With Jeremy’s wife Jessica, Jeremy and Cody decided¹⁴ to help.
Voice 1
The Kurdish people make a traditional white cloth shoe. These shoes are called “klash”. The three friends decided to sell the shoes to raise money. They started an organization called “Buy Shoes, Save Lives.” Many people around the world bought these shoes. With the money that they made, they were able to pay to pay for some operations. This used a local skill to make money. It helped children with C H D. But it also helped the families who make shoes.
Voice 2
Many people wanted to buy the shoes and help the Arab¹⁵ and Kurdish children of Iraq. The organization grew larger. It is now named the Preemptive Love Coalition. Preemptive means that they are doing something before the situation gets worse. The name means that they are showing love first. Jeremy, Jessica and Cody, along with many other people, are still helping children with Congenital Heart Disease.
Voice 1
Preemptive Love Coalition has a second goal. As many people know, Iraq has experienced¹⁶ great conflict¹⁷. Today, there is continuing conflict between different people groups. Preemptive Love Coalition works to create ties between people of different groups. How does this happen? Remember Hamma, the young boy from the beginning of today’s program? His family is a good example of these new ties.
Voice 2
Hamma comes from a Kurdish family. He had a large hole in his heart. He needed an operation to fix it. The Preemptive Love Coalition raised money for him. Hamma’s family raised money. Many people helped. Finally, Hamma and his mother went to Turkey for treatment.
Voice 1
But Hamma’s mother was very worried. She was worried to go to Turkey, a very different country. Most Iraqis go to Iran or Jordan for medical care. She was worried about how they would care for her son. She was also very worried for Hamma’s health.
Voice 2
On January 7th 2010, Hamma was taken into the operating room. His mother stayed in her room. She cried and prayed for her baby to stay alive. And he did. Doctors fixed¹⁸ the hole in his heart. Two weeks after leaving Iraq, Hamma and his mother flew home. Hamma is growing stronger and healthier. His mother is very happy that he is better. But she is also very happy because she was treated so well in Turkey. When she returned home, she told people about this good treatment. She had new relationships with people outside her community.
Voice 1
The Preemptive Love Coalition will continue to work with Hamma and his family. They will keep visiting to make sure that he is doing well. They provide medical care and also social work. The Preemptive Love Coalition also encourages the families who have children with heart disease to work together. They have common experience and shared worries. This is another way that they bring people together. The klash shoes are a good symbol for this. The shoes can fit both feet. It is a symbol of how people can work together, even when we have differences.
Voice 2
So far, the Preemptive Love Coalition has helped about one hundred children have life saving¹⁹ operations. Some of the children will need more heart surgeries²⁰. And more children are born every day with Congenital Heart Disease. Some of these children may live in your community. Some live in Iraq. The Preemptive Love Coalition cannot save all of the children. But if you ask the mother of Hamma Dana, even saving one life is without a price.
 

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 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 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。

6 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

7 effectively   

adv.有效地，有力地，实际上

参考例句：

• This method worked effectively.这方法很见效。
• The public should be educated to use resources more effectively.应该教育大众更有效地使用资源。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

10 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

11 developing   

adj.发展中的

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。

12 chest   

n.胸，大箱子，金库，资金，一箱，密封室，衣橱

参考例句：

• The bear's chest is hairy.那只熊的胸部毛茸茸的。
• Mother has a pain in her chest.母亲胸口疼.。

13 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

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 Arab   

n.阿拉伯人，阿拉伯马；adj.阿拉伯人的，阿拉伯的

参考例句：

• It's a story about an Arab in the desert.这是一个生活在沙漠地区的阿拉伯人的故事。
• An Arab is travelling in the desert on his camel.一个阿拉伯人正骑着骆驼在沙漠中旅行。

16 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

17 conflict   

n.冲突，矛盾，争执；vi.争执，撞斗，冲突，抵触

参考例句：

• Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。
• The conflict between them seems ceaseless.他们之间冲突似乎没个止息。

18 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

19 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

20 surgeries   

n.外科手术( surgery的名词复数 )；外科诊所；门诊时间；（议员的）接待时间

参考例句：

• Doctor's don't want their surgeries full of people seeking medical solutions to their relationship problems.\" 医生们不希望诊室里挤满了为了夫妻关系问题来寻求医疗解决的人。” 来自时文部分
• Result: 9 patients with affective disorder presented after cardiac surgeries with CPB. 结果：仅体外循环组9人出现术后轻度情感障碍。 来自互联网