2018年CRI China, Ghana to Co-produce Feature Film "Ebola"

 

China and Ghana will co-produce a feature film called "Ebola," based on the real stories of the Chinese medical team that assisted in the fight against Ebola in 2014 in remote African epidemic¹ areas.

Ghana Ambassador to China Edward Boateng attended an event that celebrated² the launch of the joint³ project in Beijing on Wednesday.

"Ghana is a logistic hub. We opened ourselves because that is where a lot of the resources were coming through. So it's a very good step, because very few Chinese stories are told in Africa, and very few African stories are told in China. So I think this is a good first effort and I hope beyond Ebola, there are a lot of other stories to that we can tell."

Shen Jian, Chairman and CEO of Chinese Shinework Pictures, is the film producer. He explained how he'd determined⁴ to initiate⁵ this co-production.

"At that time, not only were the Chinese people but the whole world paying close attention to Ebola outbreak in Africa. Epidemic could easily spread elsewhere further. However, the Chinese medical team lost no time arriving in Africa and giving locals in-time medical treatment. I feel so touched and motivated by their deeds."

Shen also disclosed that the Chinese and Ghanaian filmmakers are now discussing the film script. Earlier, they spent over a year interviewing dozens of Chinese medical team members that assisted Africa as well as the infected Africans who were cured by the Chinese medical staff.

The shooting of the film "Ebola" will kick off next year in Africa. It is planed that the film will meet audiences in 2020 as a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Forum⁶ on China-Africa Cooperation.

1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

6 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。