新西兰英语 376 ANZAC poppies

　　ANZAC poppies are made of fabric¹. They represent the red poppies that were flowering when so many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand were killed at Gallipoli during World War I. Listen to April 24th 2010 for more background to ANZAC day. These poppies have been made by intellectually disabled people in Christchurch since 1931. They make 1.3m poppies each year, by hand, and they take pride in the work that they do. They also feel proud when they see people wearing these poppies that they have made. They get paid to do this work and that also makes them feel proud that they can earn a living.
The money from the sale of these poppies supports war veterans and their families. War veterans are old soldiers who fought in Korea or Vietnam.
Now the RSA – Returned Servicemen’s Association – has decided² it will be cheaper to get the poppies made overseas. They gave the contract to an Australian company which will use fabric from China. This way, they will save $150,000. This means more money for war veterans but less for the intellectually disabled people in Christchurch. One charity gets more but another gets less.
Questions
Some people say that soldiers fought for their country. They fought for all people in New Zealand, including intellectually disabled people, to give them a good life. Other people say that China can provide cheap goods so we should buy from China. What do you think?
Do you think many people will boycott³ ANZAC poppies in future?

1 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。