2018年CRI Zimbabwean orphans enjoy Chinese Spring Festival celebrations at Chinese embassy

 

A group of orphans¹ were invited to the Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe to share the happiness of traditional Chinese New Year and Spring Festival celebrations.

CRI's correspondent in southern Africa, Gao Junya, brings us the story.

At an open house event held at the Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe, 40 local orphans were invited to join embassy staff in celebrations for the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival.

The orphans are being helped by Dzikwa Trust, a charity foundation dedicated² to the wellbeing of vulnerable local children.

China's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Huang Ping, says he's visited Dzikwa Trust several times and wants to share the joy of the Chinese New Year with these special kids. He says that young people are one of the foundations on which the two countries can further develop bilateral³ ties.

"By inviting⁴ you here, the aim is to enhance the good friendship. As young Zimbabweans, you could become an ambassador, a bridge to bring Chinese and Zimbabwean people together. Because a good relationship between countries require good foundation of people's understanding. So whatever you do in the future, you could always be an ambassador to help make this friendship stronger."

As well as being introduced to the traditional celebration for the Spring Festival, the children enjoyed experiencing other parts of Chinese culture, such as making dumplings, preparing tea, and writing calligraphy⁵.

Seppo Ainamo, the founder⁶ and program director of Dzikwa Trust, says the event is an eye-opener for the kids.

"It has been a fantastic opportunity for our children to learn new things and see that there are other things in the world. This has really been an eye-opening experience."

Founded in 1992, Dzikwa Trust is providing assistance to more than 400 orphans.

China's embassy also donated goods including groceries, satchels⁷, and shoes to the orphans at the event.

1 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

5 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

6 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

7 satchels   

n.书包( satchel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Genuine leather satchels make young ladies fall into temptation. 真皮女用挎包——妙龄女郎的诱惑。 来自互联网
• Scans the front for mines, satchels, IEDs, and other threats. 搜索前方可能存在的地雷、炸药、路边炸弹以及其他的威胁。 来自互联网