环球英语听力
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Hello, I’m Marina Santee.
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And I’m Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. 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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A young child sits by the roadside. Her small hands rest in the dry dirt. She lifts the grains and watches them fall through her fingers. In her mind she can hear her mother’s voice calling her. In her mind she can see her father working in the fields. But she knows that these images are only in her mind now. The young girl’s mother and father are both dead. She is an orphan. For a minute, her brown eyes fill with tears. But her grandmother’s voice stops her thoughts.
‘Coming Grandma’, she says in her native language of Swahili.
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Each year the number of orphans caused by HIV/AIDS rises. Worldwide, over twenty million people have died from diseases connected to AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes the AIDS disease. AIDS destroys the body’s natural defence system. This means it cannot fight infections or diseases. There is no cure for AIDS.
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Adults suffer the most deaths from this disease. Many are mothers and fathers of young children. They are the workers of the land. They are the providers of food. They are the carers in the home. They are the carers and supporters of their parents. They are the ‘working generation.’ When they die, they leave the weaker members of the family behind - the children and the grandmothers.
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Priscilla is seven years old. She is an AIDS orphan. She lives with her grandmother and two brothers in Maua, Kenya. In the beginning things were very difficult for her family. They had little food. Their grandmother did not work. There was not any money for the children to go to school. But then, things changed. Priscilla and her brothers became part of a programme at the Maua Methodist Hospital. Their AIDS Orphan programme began in 2001. The programme aims to help children get back into school. They provide clothing money for schooling. And they have a project to build houses for orphans and those who care for them.
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Priscilla now attends school and is doing well. And Priscilla is just one of the many children that the programme has helped. At first the programme could help only ten [10] children at a time. They gave the chosen ten grandmothers corn, beans and cooking oil. And they gave their grandchildren school clothes and shoes. They paid the money for them to attend school. But with the help of other groups the orphan programme now feeds over four hundred [400] children. And they help educate around two hundred [200].
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The Maua Methodist Hospital, or MMH, does not only help orphans. They also work to help prevent children becoming orphans. They have a community based palliative care programme. Palliative care is care for people who have a disease with no cure. MMH workers know that there is no cure for AIDS. But there are many ways to improve the lives of AIDS victims. There are even ways to extend their lives. So, hospital workers teach parents ways of cooking and cleaning that avoid sickness. They teach parents how to follow healthy diets. And they provide drugs that reduce the risk of catching infections that can kill. They are able to provide some people with anti-retroviral drugs. These drugs slow down the AIDS disease in the body. But the drugs only work if people take them correctly. They have to take particular drugs at particular times of the day, every day. If they do this, then the drugs can work to extend life by many years. A medical worker from the hospital said,
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‘We aim to keep the parents alive, well and active. And at the same time we continue to support their families. In this way, the children are able to grow up in a loving, caring family environment. And they are able to attend school along with other children.’
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MMH workers also train people to care for their dying relations at home. The workers try to change the hostile opinions that some people have about HIV/AIDS victims. They work to change hate and fear to care and love.
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This is important. All the physical help in the world cannot be a substitute for emotional support. HIV/AIDS victims need the love, and support of their families - whoever they are.
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May the fifteenth [15th] is the United Nations International Day of Families. For the year 2005, members of the UN are centring on, ‘HIV/AIDS and Family Well Being.’ The UN says that the strength of the family has a very important part to play. It is central to how well communities can deal with AIDS and its effects. Strong families are the best defence in the prevention and spread of HIV. Families are also the best defence in caring for infected family members. The UN group said,
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‘Families need and deserve assistance and support. Policies and programmes to fight HIV/AIDS must consider families and their communities. They must encourage efforts to care for family members and ensure that they are long term’.
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The International Day of Families encourages people to work together - families, communities, teachers and organisations. Organisers encourage people to work together to educate and strengthen the family. In this way, they can fight HIV and the AIDS disease.
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HIV/AIDS is changing what we think of as ‘the family.’ There are families without a mother. There are families without a father. Men and women may have to learn new skills to act as both mother and father. And there are families headed by children. Polices and programmes on family issues have to consider the new kind of families.
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Groups like MMH and others are working to help families affected by HIV/AIDS. But to succeed, they need families to accept, love and support each other.
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HIV/AIDS has left some people without any family. They have no blood relations left. In situations like these, the community has an even bigger part to play. It needs to provide a family environment. The Maua Methodist hospital is part of the Methodist church in Kenya. The church welcomes all people to be part of its family. And as a family, they can work to help and support each other. They can work together to unite to fight hatred and fear surrounding HIV/AIDS. They know that only a united family will be able to stand against difficulties.
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The International Day of Families two thousand and five encourages people to think about the effect of HIV and AIDS on families across the world. Maybe you are lucky. Maybe you do not know anyone with HIV/AIDS yet. But chances are that you will in the near future. Now is the time to act to influence the future. AIDS groups are encouraging all people to come together as a global family to fight this threat to humankind.
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The writer and producer of today’s programme was Marina Santee. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom.
环球英语听力篇2Voice 1
Hello. I’m Marina Santee.
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And I’m Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. 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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On the 13th of February 1944, British and American airplanes bombed the beautiful city of Dresden in Germany. There was a terrible fire. Over thirty thousand [30,000] people were killed. They died in great pain - starved of air in rooms under the ground, burned to ashes by the fire, or overcome by the heat. There were many refugees in the city. They, too, were killed.
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Why did it happen? People who survived asked this question many times. They did not know what to do. They were shocked. Their beautiful city did not deserve to be destroyed in this way. They were not ready for that. And they had not expected it.
People in England and America also asked this question. The pilot of one of the airplanes that took part in the bombing said: ‘I have asked God to forgive me several times’. But other people said that the bombing had to happen. They said it was needed to bring the war to an end.
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After the war, people came from the church to help, to advise. They offered hope. They encouraged people in Dresden to help each other and to work hard. The Christian Bible would show them how to live. And people had to learn to live with little. And God would help them. But these people had much to think about. The fire had destroyed the most important Christian place in Dresden, the ‘Church of Our Lady’.
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Five years earlier, bombs destroyed another important church. It happened in the city of Coventry, in England. German airplanes bombed Coventry in 1940. The bombs killed many people and destroyed the main church. People were shocked, and angry. They wanted to fight back.
But one man resisted the desire to fight back. He was Richard Howard. He was the chief priest of the ruined church in Coventry. He said:
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‘Do not fight back. We must build a more simple, more kind, and more Christian world’.
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This was not an easy message. Terrible things were happening in the war: people were being murdered in camps because of what they believed.
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In the destroyed church in Coventry, people found some iron nails that had fallen from the burning roof. They made a cross from these nails. To Christians, the cross is a sign of pain and forgiveness. The people who made it said: ‘We want to forgive the people who hurt us’.
In 1959, the people of Coventry and the people of Dresden decided to reach out as friends to one another. It was a special time. Sixteen young Germans visited Coventry. They helped to build an International Centre for Reconciliation in the ruins of the old church. Reconciliation means working to return to peace and friendship. And so a church leader from Germany opened the International Centre in Coventry, England. Then some young British people went to Dresden. They helped to build a hospital there. They took with them the message of the Cross of Nails. This message was that we must forgive other people for the wrong things they do.
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Music helps to bring people together. British people made music in Dresden, and German people made music in Coventry. British and Germans learned to become friends, where before they were enemies.
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By the early 60’s, a wonderful new church had been built in Coventry, next to the ruins of the old one. However, in Dresden, the great Church of Our Lady was still in ruins. People there wanted it to remain in ruins as a memorial. For much of the city’s centre had stayed as it was, in ruins. There were many plans to build it again in a modern way. It would be completely different from the beautiful city it had been before the bombing. People could not agree how the city was to be built. But, little by little, some of the old buildings were built again.
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And in 1990, the people decided to build the beautiful Church of Our Lady as it had been before the bombing. It would take a long time. They moved the stones of the old building from the ruins and kept them safe. They would use the stones again in the new building. Spotlight’s Shelagh Godwin is from England. She remembers visiting the city during that time. She said:
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‘I saw the stones from the old church. I felt very emotional. The stones were ready to be used again. It was very moving’.
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But a church is more than just stones. It is people. The church leaders from Coventry and Dresden decided to work together. One of them wrote: ‘I have been happy to use our experience of peace work in Coventry to help people working to breathe life into the new Church in Dresden. This church will become an international centre in its own right, worthy of its great past’.
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Many people supported the re-building project by giving money - people from many countries, including Germany, Britain, and the United States. As the war separated people, this project has helped to bring people together.
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For example, there was a gold cross on top of the old Church of Our Lady in Dresden. It stood on a golden orb, or ball. In 1994, people found the damaged remains of the ‘orb and cross’ in the ruins of the bombed church. In Britain, people and companies formed a group called ‘the Dresden Trust’. The group made a new Orb and Cross for the top of the new church. Again, people said:
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‘We must apologise for what we did and we must forgive you for what you did to us. And we must become friends and stay friends’.
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Now the great new Church of Our Lady is complete. It has taken fifteen years to rebuild. Now people can worship in it again. People can play and sing music in it again. The re-opening of this church truly is a cause for celebration for the people of Dresden, and for their friends in Britain and in many other places.
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But the story does not end there. There are plans to raise money so that young Germans could go to England to study. In the same way, young British people could go to Dresden to study. These young people will make friends with one another. They will forgive and forget what their parents did to each other. They will learn to live again in peace and friendship.
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The writer of today’s programme was Shelagh Godwin. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom. Computer users can hear our programmes, read our scripts and see our wordbook on our website at . This programme is called ‘City Destroyed’.
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We love to hear comments and questions from our listeners. You can reach us by e-mail. Our address is radio @ English . net. Thank you for joining us in today’s Spotlight programme. Goodbye.
To see pictures and learn more about The Church of Our Lady, please visit its website.
环球英语听力篇3Voice 1
Thank you for joining us for Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid.
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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.
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Claudia Ivette Gonz?lez was twenty years old. She worked in a factory. One morning, in October 2001, she arrived at her job. This particular day she arrived at the factory four minutes late. Her managers refused to let her work that day. She was sad, but turned around to walk home. That day Claudia disappeared. One month later, in November 2001, a group of people found Claudia’s body buried in a field. Seven other young women were also there with her.
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Mar?a Luisa Carsoli Beruman was thirty two [32] years old. She had four children. Maria was a worker at Casa Amiga. Casa Amiga is a rape crisis centre. Women can go there when they are in danger or need help. Maria first went to Casa Amiga to escape her abusive, violent husband. But later, she came to work at Casa Amiga. One day Maria’s husband came to visit her at Casa Amiga. The two argued. They struggled. Maria’s husband pulled out a knife. He stabbed her in the chest two times. Maria died. All this happened in the doorway of the building. Several people had seen what happened. But Maria’s husband was not arrested. He still cares for their four children. Both of these women lived in Cuidad Ju?rez, Mexico.
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Sadly, violence against women is common in many parts of the world. The World Health Organization says that up to fifty [50] percent of women have experienced physical violence in their lifetime. Husbands, friends, and people the women knew well caused this violence.
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Many people believe that these numbers are even higher in Cuidad Ju?rez and the nearby city of Chihuahua, Mexico. Amnesty International is a group that works to protect human rights. They claim that since 1993 almost four hundred [400] women and girls have been murdered in Cuidad Ju?rez and Chihuahua. Some of the murdered women show signs of sexual abuse. And more than seventy [70] women and girls are still missing.
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Before 1993, the numbers were lower. Every year about three [3] women were killed. But beginning in 1993, the numbers climbed higher; about three [3] women were killed every month.
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Many of these murders included similar details. Many of the murdered women were young. Many of them were tall and thin with long, dark hair. Many worked in factories. Often the murderers sexually attacked the women before killing them. The murderers buried many of these women in fields and deserts.
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Police call murders with similar victims and details serial murders. Some people and aid workers in Ju?rez and Chihuahua believe that the murders in these cities are serial murders. They believe that one person, or a few people are murdering these women. But others believe the murders are not directly connected. It is hard for police to know exactly how many people are really involved.
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At the beginning, officials blamed the murders on the women. They said the women’s clothing showed too much skin. They said men could not resist these beautiful, sexy women. They said the women were almost asking to be attacked. Women’s rights groups believe this is not true. Men can always control their actions. No woman asks to be attacked.
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Many human rights groups say that the police and government officials are not doing enough to investigate and stop these terrible acts. The government has established a special team to investigate some of the murders. But some independent groups believe these investigations are not always helpful.
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In 2001, Mexican authorities arrested Victor Javier Garcia. He admitted to killing eight women. However, the authorities could find no evidence to link him to the crimes. Victor claimed later that police tortured him into confessing to the crimes. In 2004, a court sent Victor to prison for fifty [50] years. Still, police found no evidence that he was involved.
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Situations like this are common. Police want to catch the murderers. But sometimes, they want to work too fast. They use methods of torture to make men confess to crimes. This means that they accuse the wrong men of a crime. This leads to two horrible results. First, innocent men are punished. They go to prison and have no hope. Second, when innocent men go to prison, the real criminals remain free. These criminals are free to kill again. The women remain unsafe and unprotected.
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Some people believe the murders may be a result of a changing culture. Sometimes cultures give men and women particular jobs or responsibilities because of their sex. Men might be responsible for earning money and building a home. Then women might be responsible for preparing food, caring for children, or keeping the house clean.
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In Mexico, these traditional responsibilities are changing. Women are finding jobs. They do not depend as much on men to provide for them. For many people, these are very good changes. A woman can help support her family with her wages. A man can spend more time with his children. But not every person thinks these changes are good. Some men feel threatened. This creates unrest in families and communities. Some people react to this unrest with violence. Esther Chavez established Casa Amiga in 1999. She says:
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“Men are no longer king of the home. So, now in this city, women suffer too much. A lot of people are raping and bothering women.”
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There have been some improvements. But the violence continues. But why does this violence continue? Why do people let it continue?
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Esther suggests that people need to teach respect. They need to teach respect to their children and their communities. They need to practice respect with the men and women they see. Every person deserves respect; men, women, children, and even people who are different than we are. If people do not practice and show respect communities everywhere will suffer.
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Today’s program ends with a message from Amnesty International.
“Violence against women is a violation of human rights. It cannot be proved right by any political, religious, or cultural claim. A global culture of disrespect toward women lets violence happen every day. The criminals who do this violence go unpunished. Amnesty International calls on you to help us stop violence against women. We call on you to help women to live lives where they are equal and have honour. Stop violence against women.”
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The writer and producer of this program was Liz Waid. Computer users can hear more Spotlight programs on our website at . If you would like to find more information about the women of Juarez, you can find a link to Amnesty International’s website on the script for this program. This program is called “The Women of Juarez.” We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!
