赖世雄学英语第四册 lesson 6

　　[00:00.00]Lesson 6     Children's Welfare in China
[00:02.69]中国儿童福利状况
[00:05.38]A senior United Nations Children's Fund( UNICEF)
[00:13.84]official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable¹ achievements in children's welfare.
[00:18.83]联合国儿童基金会的一位高级官员于5月29日赞扬了中国在儿童福利方面取得的非凡成就。
[00:23.82]H.M.Farook,UNICEF's operations area officer for China and Mongolia,
[00:28.75]联合国儿童基金会中国和蒙古地区工作官员H。M。
[00:33.67]said that China:
[00:37.15]can be very satisfied to tell the Whole world
[00:43.10]what can be done with limited resource
[00:46.07]法鲁克先生说中国“可以满意地告诉全世界自己如何依靠有限的资源
[00:49.03]to help its children to grow healthily and happily.
[00:51.96]帮助儿童健康 快乐地成长。
[00:54.88]China's child population makes up one-fifth of the world's total.
[00:58.85]中国儿童占世界占世界总数的五分之一。
[01:02.82]The reason behind the tremendous² achievement
[01:08.60]is China's long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society.
[01:13.08]他说；能取得巨大成就的原因在于中国家庭与社会爱护儿童的悠久传统。
[01:17.56]he said.What's more.
[01:22.10]Chinese people have always given special at tention to children
[01:28.95]who are in special need.
[01:31.22]此外，中国人一直给予有特殊需要的儿童以特别的关注
[01:33.49]The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff
[01:42.35]from the Beijing Children's Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel.Beijing.
[01:46.88]这位联合国官员是在北京香格里拉饭店给北京儿童福利院的50名孩子和工作人员讲话时发表的这些见解。
[01:51.41]The hotel invited the orphans³ to share snacks.sing.
[01:58.36]dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a Share the Sunshine.
[02:02.98]作为儿童节庆祝活动的序幕，饭店邀请孤儿们在店内的一个公园参加“分享阳光”晚会，
[02:07.61]party,which served as a prelude⁴ to celebrations to mark the Children's Day.
[02:11.88]一起吃点心、唱歌、跳舞、做游戏。
[02:16.15]Pre-school Education
[02:18.78]学前教育
[02:21.40]When do children start school in your country?
[02:24.04]在你们国家，小孩什么时候开始上学？
[02:26.68]Normally at six.Before that,
[02:31.43]they spend several years in the kindergarten or pre-school education center.
[02:34.96]通常是6岁，上学之前，孩子们上几的幼儿园或是学前教育中心。
[02:38.48]But that's only in the cities,isn't it?
[02:41.11]但只是在城市情况才是如此，不是吗？
[02:43.74]Right.In the countryside,things are more complicated⁵.
[02:47.07]对。农村的情况要复杂一些。
[02:50.40]Can kids in the countryside get equally good benefits
[02:56.56]and education like those in the cities?
[02:59.10]农村的孩子也能像城市的孩子一样得到很好的福利和教育吗？
[03:01.63]It depends.In some poor,underdeveloped areas,
[03:08.16]children's education is a problem.
[03:10.43]这要看情况，在一些贫穷，不发达的地区，孩子们的教育是个问题，
[03:12.71]Many kids cannot afford to go to school.
[03:15.88]很多孩子都上不起学。
[03:19.05]Pre-school Education
[03:23.77]学前教育
[03:28.48]When do children start school in your country?
[03:31.42]在你们国家，小孩什么时候开始上学？
[03:34.36]Normally at six.Before that,
[03:39.22]they spend several years in the kindergarten or pre-school education center.
[03:42.80]通常是6岁，上学之前，孩子们上几的幼儿园或是学前教育中心。
[03:46.38]But that's only in the cities,isn't it?
[03:49.00]但只是在城市情况才是如此，不是吗？
[03:51.63]Right.In the countryside,things are more complicated.
[03:54.81]对。农村的情况要复杂一些。
[03:58.00]Can kids in the countryside get equally good benefits
[04:03.96]and education like those in the cities?
[04:06.58]农村的孩子也能像城市的孩子一样得到很好的福利和教育吗？
[04:09.21]It depends.In some poor,underdeveloped areas,
[04:15.87]children's education is a problem.
[04:18.10]这要看情况，在一些贫穷，不发达的地区，孩子们的教育是个问题，
[04:20.34]Many kids cannot afford to go to school.
[04:31.66]很多孩子都上不起学。

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。

3 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。

4 prelude   

n.序言，前兆，序曲

参考例句：

• The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
• The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。

5 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。