英语大赢家 下册 194.Scene 9.Topic 2残疾人专用设备Handicap Facilities

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Daniel: Mom, the road is so strange! It is different from the common roads.

 

Mom: Oh, it was done for the blinds. They can feel and find their way to any place they want.

 

Daniel: Is that really so? Oh, great. It's unnecessary for the blind to get that extremely expensive eyes-seeing dog.

 

Mom: Yeah, the eyes-seeing dog is expensive but it can look after the master without any problem.

 

Daniel: Oh, Mom, it's just a dog like Barbie. But how does a blind person without an eyes-seeing dog live a normal life?

 

Mom: They have little trouble in the public places now. Thanks to the good social services. You know, we have a lot of public facilities especially for the blind, such as the assistant facilities in elevator, or on the subway.

 

Daniel: Oh, yeah, I also hear the reminder¹ when crossing the street. Is that for the blind, too?

 

Mom: Of course. If there isn't a broadcast that reminds the blind to be careful at intersections², they are unable to cross safely.

 

Daniel: I recall³ that you told me there is some Braille on the paper money. Where is it?

 

Mom: Mr. Forgetful, I told you it's right here. Just have a try. Can you feel it?

 

Daniel: Oh, it's impossible for me. I feel nothing. Oh, how can they feel it by touch?

 

Mom: They have incredibly sensitive fingers' feelings.

 

Daniel: Sounds quite reasonable.

 

Mom: We, able-bodied people, should do something for the disabled.

 

Daniel: Oh, I want to be an inventor to work out more useful things.

 

Mom: A good idea.

 

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丹尼尔：妈妈，这路真奇怪，和普通的路不同。

 

妈妈：哦，这是为盲人设计的。他们能感觉并找到通向他们想去的地方的路。

 

丹尼尔：真的吗？噢，太棒了。那盲人就不用买那种特别贵的导盲犬了。

 

妈妈：是啊，可导盲犬虽然昂贵但照顾主人却完全没有问题。

 

丹尼尔：噢，妈妈，那是像芭比一样的狗吧。但是没有导盲犬的盲人怎么正常地生活呢？

 

妈妈：他们现在在公共场合没有什么困难，这多亏了完善的社会服务体系。你看，有很多专为盲人设置的公共设施，像电梯或地铁里的辅助设施。

 

丹尼尔：是啊，刚刚过马路的时候我还听到了提示。那也是为盲人准备的吧？

 

妈妈：当然，如果在十字路口没有广播提示盲人小心，他们就不能安全地过马路了。

 

丹尼尔：我想起来了你告诉我纸币上有盲文，在哪里呢？

 

妈妈：忘事先生，我告诉过你就在这里。来试一试，能感觉到吗？

 

丹尼尔：噢，对我来说不可能啊，我什么都没感觉到。他们怎么能通过触摸感觉得到呢？

 

妈妈：他们的手指有非常敏锐的的触觉。

 

丹尼尔：听起来很有道理。

 

妈妈：我们这些身体健全的人应该为残疾人做点什么。

 

丹尼尔：噢，我想当个发明家，发明出更多有用的东西。

 

妈妈：好主意。

 

经典背诵 Recitation

 

Daniel: The blind lanes⁴ are different from the ordinary lanes. The blind people can feel and find their way to any place they want. And thanks to the good social services, the blind have little trouble in the public places. Now, we have a lot of public facilities especially for the blind.

1 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

2 intersections   

n.横断( intersection的名词复数 )；交叉；交叉点；交集

参考例句：

• Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
• Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句

3 recall   

n.回忆，召回，取消；vt.回想起，召回，与...相似，恢复

参考例句：

• As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
• We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。

4 lanes   

n.小路( lane的名词复数 )；车道；航道；分道

参考例句：

• A headless rider haunts the country lanes. 一个无头骑士常出没于乡间的小路上。
• He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic. 他不要命地冲过了三条车道。