英语听力—环球英语 938 The Health Train

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I'm Robin² Basselin.

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　　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.

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　　South Africa is a large and beautiful country. It has many major cities and large rural³ or country areas. And each province of this large country is connected by a very developed train system.

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　　South Africa's national train system was created in 1910. This national train system was a major technological⁴ development. For over one hundred years, these train lines have continued to work and run. However, in the past 30, train travel has decreased in South Africa. The lines are still used to transport goods and resources⁶. But less PEOPLE are riding trains. To many people, trains seem like an old technology. But one South African organization is using this old technology in a new and inventive way. Today's Spotlight is on South Africa's Phelopheba, or "Good Clean Health," train.

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　　The Phelopheba Healthcare Train Project began in 1994. The idea was simple: use the country's existing train lines to bring healthcare to the rural areas. The name for the project, Phelopheba, means⁷ "Good Clean Health" in two rural African languages. And this is exactly the goal of Phelopheba - to provide good, clean healthcare to those who need it.

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　　The Phelopheba project was started by TransNet, the company which runs South Africa's train system. The project is also supported by other governmental and private organizations, and even individuals.

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　　In the beginning, the Phelopheba train had only 3 basic train cars. These cars were used to provide eye care for rural and often poor patients. However, over the years, Phelopheba has grown. Today, the Phelopheba train has 16 train cars. With this extra space, Phelopheba provides eye care, dental⁸ or teeth care, mental health counselling and basic healthcare education and services. The train also has a car that makes eye glasses. Another car is a pharmacy⁹. It gives patients medicine. Most patients that visit Phelopheba have no other way to seek healthcare. So, these basic services change the lives of many patients.

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　　61 year old Maria Lesige is one example. When Phelopheba visited her area in 2009, Maria walked many kilometers for their eye care. While waiting for care, Maria spoke¹⁰ with World Vision¹¹ News reporter Gretchen Wilson. She said,

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　　"I want the train to help me with my eyes. I can not see far away. I see just near."

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　　So Maria waited. And finally she DID receive Phelopheba's free eye care. She also received new eye glasses made by workers on the Phelopheba train. After receiving her glasses, she told Gretchen Wilson,

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　　"I am happy. I see you very, very, well. Now I thank Phelopheba - they helped me. And the people of Phelopheba, I love them. And God bless them."

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　　Maria Lesige is one of thousands of thankful Phelopheba patients. Every year, 180,000 people receive healthcare through Phelopheba. This is a huge number. It is especially large, considering that Phelopheba has few workers. It employs 30-45 part time medical students. And it has less than 20 full time doctors and workers. However, it is not just the number of people they treat that makes Phelopheba successful.

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　　Phelopheba is also successful because of their power system. You see, Phelopheba's healthcare and living cars use a lot of electricity. However, they often travel to rural areas with no electricity. So, one of Phelopheba's cars contains a power producing generator¹². This generator can power the train as it sits still for up to 5 days!

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　　Phelopheba is also effective because of the way it is organized. Phelopheba only goes to areas where it is invited by the local people. And Phelopheba requires a lot of work and involvement from the community. Months before Phelopheba arrives in an area, the community's work begins. Dr⁵. Lillian Cingo, the manager of Phelopheba, spoke with the organization "Initiatives¹³ of Change". She told them about the process.

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　　"We speak to the village chief, the healers and officials. We ask them to choose 3 local people. These people will lead the process of preparing and informing the community."

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　　Phelopheba also asks that the community choose 15 community members to serve on a managing group. This group makes major decisions about the Phelopheba visit. They also help choose other individuals from the local community to be involved later when Phelopheba visits.

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　　When they arrive, Phelopheba provides 50 to 60 paid jobs for chosen people in the local community. These workers help translate the local language. They also organize lines and process money.

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　　Another 15 to 20 community members are chosen for a very special honor¹⁴ - they are chosen to be trained in basic health and hygiene¹⁵. Phelopheba calls their five day training program an "Edu-Clinic." And the "Edu-Clinics" are a major reason why Phelopheba is successful. There is only one Phelopheba train for the many local communities in rural South Africa that need services. So Phelopheba can only visit each local area once every year or two years. But with training, Phelopheba helps the community to serve its own people. They train community leaders in ways to prevent diseases¹⁶, identify diseases and even treat basic diseases.

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　　All these parts of the Phelopheba program work together to make the program sustainable¹⁷ and effective. Dr. Cingo told "Initiatives of Change" the key to all that success.

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　　"We put the community in charge. That is why it works¹⁸."

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　　Many people and organizations around the world have noticed the success of Phelopheba. In 2008, Phelopheba received the United¹⁹ Nations Public Service Award. And South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says Phelopheba is,

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　　"A shining example of providing healthcare, giving power to the local people and using technology is a developing²⁰ country."

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　　Very soon, the Phelopheba program is going to be able to serve more people than ever before. In April of 2010, TransNet announced that they are investing²¹ in a second healthcare train - Phelopheba II. The leader of Transnet told Engineering²² News,

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　　"The idea is to re-create the very successful model of Phelopheba I. The second train will greatly increase the number of areas served. It will also increase the number of times the healthcare services can be offered to patients."

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　　With a simple idea, Phelopheba is serving many people in need. Their model shows that new technology is not always the answer to the world's problems. Instead, they prove the endless power of combining old technology and NEW IDEAS!

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　　The writer of this program was Robin Basselin. The producer was Mark Drenth. The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom. All quotes²³ were adapted and voiced by Spotlight. You can find this program and others on our website at www.Radio.English.net. This program is called "The Health Train." We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!

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 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

6 resources   

n.勇气；才智；谋略；有助于实现目标的东西；资源( resource的名词复数 )；[复数]物力；办法；来源

参考例句：

• The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. 世界资源正在迅速减少。
• a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country 使资源在全国分布均衡的政策

7 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。

8 dental   

adj.牙齿的，牙科的

参考例句：

• You can get free dental treatment.你可以得到免费的牙齿治疗。
• I had undergone a major dental operation.我经受了一次牙科大手术。

9 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

10 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。

11 vision   

n.视觉，先见之明，光景，视力，眼力，幻想，影像；vt.幻想

参考例句：

• The wall cuts across our line of vision.那面墙挡住了我们的视线。
• Much reading has impaired his vision.大量读书损害了他的视力。

12 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

13 initiatives   

n.主动性( initiative的名词复数 )；主动的行动；初步；主动权

参考例句：

• Economic policy is liberalized to encourage initiatives in production. 放宽经济政策以鼓励生产的积极性。
• They are tireless in thinking up initiatives. 他们不厌其烦地想出种种采取主动行为的倡议。

14 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

15 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

16 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

17 sustainable   

adj.足可支撑的，养得起的，可以忍受的

参考例句：

• What is sustainable economic development?什么是可持续的经济发展？
• Our capability for sustainable development was enhanced.我们可持续发展能力增强。

18 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。

19 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。

20 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。

21 investing   

v.投资，花费( invest的现在分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• He was timid about investing money. 他不敢投资。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Europe also caught the excitement of investing in American railroads. 欧洲人对投资美国铁路也极感兴趣。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

22 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。

23 quotes   

v.引用，援引( quote的第三人称单数 )；报价；引述；为（股票、黄金或外汇）报价

参考例句：

• He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He quotes (from) the Bible to support his beliefs. 他引用圣经来支持自己的信念。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》