环球慢速英语 尼罗河鲈鱼(4)

Voice 2: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation¹ started the shoe factory. The factory now produces more than one thousand sets of shoes each month. But the people at the factory are not just making shoes. They have started to design other things. Now you can buy a fish belt to tie around your waist. Women can choose a handbag to carry their money and documents.

声音2：联合国工业发展组织开设了这家鞋厂。目前这家工厂每个月可以生产1000多鞋。不过该工厂的工人不只制作鞋子。他们还开始设计其他东西。现在，你可以买到系在腰上的鱼皮腰带。女性可以挑选用来装钱和文件的手提包。

Voice 1: But it is not all good news. Karen Onyango lives in the town of Kisumu, Kenya. She too depends on the Nile Perch² fish. She is a fish drier. Karen waits by a truck carrying fish. The truck driver is taking them to the fish factories in Kisumu. Karen is gathering³ remains⁴ of Nile Perch. These are the pieces of fish that the factories do not want. She will spend the whole day preparing the fish - cutting, drying and cooking. Then, at night, she will sell the pieces of fish by the roadside.

声音1：但是并不是只有好消息。凯伦·奥尼安戈生活在肯尼亚基苏木镇。她也依靠尼罗河鲈鱼生活。她的工作是制作鱼干。凯伦在一辆送鱼卡车旁边等待。这辆卡车将鱼送往基苏木的鱼厂。凯伦正在收集剩下的尼罗河鲈鱼。这些是工厂不要的鱼块。她会花一整天的时间来准备鱼——切、晒干、烹饪。然后，晚上她要去路边售卖这些鱼块。

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。