环球慢速英语 现代奴隶(3)

Voice 3: "Wang said he was able to organise¹ the official² documents³, travel and job! But he said this would cost almost forty thousand [40,000] dollars. It was my dream to go to America. But how would I pay this money? Wang suggested⁴ that my parents pay some of the money. And then I could pay the rest later - when I had my job in America. Wang said I would earn more than enough money to pay back the debt⁵ to my parents. I would be able to look after my parents in their old age! This is very important in our culture. So, I decided⁶ to do it."

声音3：我姓刘。我生于1976年。和我同村的一个人告诉我，有一个男人能帮我安排去美国或加拿大工作。我说我很感兴趣。然后，一个名叫王一雄（音译）的男人来到了我们的村子。王一雄说他能办理官方文件，帮我去旅行和工作！不过他说，这需要近4万美元。去美国是我的梦想。但是我怎么支付这笔钱？王一雄建议我父母帮我支付一部分钱。等我在美国找到工作以后，我再付清剩下的钱。王一雄说我挣到的工资还清欠我父母的钱绰绰有余。而且在我父母老了以后我会有能力照顾他们！这一点在我们的文化中至关重要。所以，我决定照他说的去做。

"I have been working now for three years, but not in America. Wang’s men took me to Europe. I work in a Chinese food place. There are many other Chinese people living together here. I sleep on the floor. I work for sixteen to eighteen hours a day. Wang’s men say I still have much debt to pay. I must work every day. They beat me if I stop. They say if I stop, I will never pay for my travel. And my parents will stay poor until they die."

“现在我已经工作三年了，但不是在美国。王一雄的手下把我带到了欧洲。我在当地的一家中国食品工厂工作。还有很多中国人一起住在这里。我睡在地板上。我每天工作16到18个小时。王一雄的手下说，我还有很多债要还。我必须每天工作。如果我不干活，他们就打我。他们说，如果我不干活，我永远都付不起旅费。而我父母到他们去世那天会一直贫穷下去。”

"I feel very tired of living."

“我感觉生活真的很累。”

1 organise   

vt.组织，安排，筹办

参考例句：

• He has the ability to organise.他很有组织才能。
• It's my job to organise all the ceremonial events.由我来组织所有的仪式。

2 official   

n.官员，公务员；adj.官方的；正式的；公务的

参考例句：

• The man with glasses is a high official.那个戴眼镜的人是一位高级官员。
• His official duties kept him busy.公务使他繁忙不堪。

3 documents   

n.（计算机）文档( document的名词复数 )；证件；公文；[用复数]票据

参考例句：

• We sent the documents by courier. 我们派了信使送交这些文件。
• Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court. 有关文件副本必须送交法院备案。

4 suggested   

暗示的

参考例句：

• We suggested that she stop by that evening to talk things over. 我们建议她在那晚顺便来找我们，把事情商量一下。
• These truths were by no means self-evident when Galileo first suggested them. 伽里略首次提出这些真理时决非显而易见。

5 debt   

n.债务，义务，负债状态，罪，过失

参考例句：

• The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼还债。
• The firm had to charge off the debt as hopeless.公司只得把那笔没希望要回的债务注销。

6 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。