英语听力—环球英语 1377 Lwala Village Health Clinic

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.

 

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　　And I’m Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.

 

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　　In the year 2000, Milton Ochieng left the small village of Lwala, in Kenya. He was travelling to study in the United² States. He did not have much money, but his village helped to pay for his trip. The people hoped that he would return to help with the health of the people in the village. Soon his brother Fred would join him too. But would they forget their home and their community?

 

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　　Today’s Spotlight is on these brothers, Milton and Fred Ochieng, and the Lwala medical clinic in Kenya. Through health care and education, they are changing the future of their village.

 

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　　Milton and Fred grew up in Lwala village, in Kenya. The people in Lwala village did not have much money. Most people grew food or raised animals to feed their families. They sold the extra food for money. The homes in the village did not have electricity or pipes to carry water. And the closest hospital was a thirty three kilometer walk away. Health care was a great need. Many people died from preventable diseases³, because they could not travel to the hospital.

 

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　　Milton and Fred’s parents were teachers. Their mother, Margaret, taught primary school. Their father, Erastus, taught chemistry and biology at a secondary⁴ school. Erastus tried to help people in the village. He read medical books and dreamed of starting a medical clinic, a health centre.

 

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　　And the Ochiengs valued education. They wanted a good education for their children. They did not have very much money, so they borrowed money to send Milton and Fred to a good school. Milton went to one of the best secondary schools in Kenya. He did very well in school. Fred followed him a year later.

 

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　　Because they worked so hard at school, the brothers had many good chances and opportunities. In his third year of secondary school, Milton was given a great offer. He was invited to study in the United States for a year. Milton enjoyed attending school there. When the year was over he returned to Lwala. But he applied⁵ to continue his education at Dartmouth College in the United States. He was accepted to study there. But there was only one problem. Milton’s family did not have the money for an airplane ticket to the United States.

 

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　　People from Lwala wanted to help. Villagers sold crops, chickens, and cows to collect money. In the end, they collected nine hundred dollars. They gave it to Milton as a gift. But they asked for one thing in return. They asked that Milton not forget about his village. A year later, Fred joined Milton at Dartmouth. Milton studied biochemistry⁶, and Fred studied biophysical chemistry.

 

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　　One winter, Milton travelled to Nicaragua with some other students from Dartmouth. There, the students helped a small village build a health clinic. Milton saw many similarities⁷ between his village in Kenya and this one in Nicaragua. He also saw how college students could make a difference by just giving some time and money. When he returned to the United States he knew what he had to do. He was going to make his father’s dream come true. He was going to build a clinic in Lwala.

 

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　　A few years later Milton received a scholarship⁸ to Vanderbilt Medical School. The school would pay for all of his costs. Vanderbilt is a well–known school in the city of Nashville, in the United States. Fred also received a scholarship to the same school. The brothers were on their way to becoming doctors.

 

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　　Soon, Milton started collecting money to build the medical clinic in Lwala. He asked many different people and organizations in Nashville to help him. When Fred arrived at Vanderbilt, he helped too.

 

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　　Back in Lwala, the brothers’ parents were working too. They got people from the village to work together to plan for the clinic. These people would build the clinic. And they would operate the clinic once it was built. But Mr. and Mrs. Ochieng were sick. They were dying⁹ of AIDS.

 

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　　Even though their parents were sick, the brothers continued to work. They made a building plan. They collected enough money to start building. But only one month before they started building the clinic, the boys’ father died. Their mother had died the year before. They did not see the clinic finished. Milton and Fred decided¹⁰ that they must keep working on the clinic.

 

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　　Milton and Fred continued studying and continued collecting money to finish the clinic. And others helped too. Soon, a local baseball team was collecting money at their games. Christian¹¹ music group Jars of Clay¹² also collected money at their performances. School children saved coins for the clinic. Even United States Senator¹³ Bill Frist, a government official, helped collect money for the clinic.

 

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　　A local Nashville news reporter named Barry Simmons heard the brothers’ story. He was amazed¹⁴ at what the brothers were doing. He produced a few television pieces about the brothers. But he could not stop there. Mr. Simmons left his job as a reporter to produce a documentary¹⁵ film about the brothers.

 

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　　Simmons followed the brothers and filmed their lives. He filmed them studying and working to collect money. He even followed them to Lwala where people were working on the clinic.

 

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　　On April 2, 2007 the Lwala health clinic finally opened its doors. The brothers named the clinic the Erastus Ochieng Memorial¹⁶ Health Center. Their father’s dream had finally come true. Since the clinic opened, it has served over 1,500 patients every month.

 

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　　But the Ochieng brothers did more than just start the health clinic. They helped form the Lwala Community Alliance¹⁷. This group works¹⁸ to make the lives of people in the village better. The group teaches children of all ages. It gives village members small loans¹⁹ of money for projects. Milton thanks God for their success.

 

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　　“I think a lot of things that have happened show God’s goodness²⁰ – including the fact that we have now been open for months and we are continuing to provide important services to a group of people who would be suffering without it. When God is on your side, God will win over the difficulties²¹.”

 

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　　Because of the work of Milton and Fred Ochieng, lives continue to improve in Lwala. The village of Lwala invested²² in the brothers. And the brothers gave back. Milton believes it was important to return to help Lwala. Milton described it this way:

 

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　　“In Lwala village, you do not really belong to your parents. You belong to everybody.”

 

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　　The writer and producer of this program was Joshua Leo. All quotes²³ have been adapted and voiced by Spotlight. The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Computer users²⁴ can hear our programs, read our scripts²⁵, and see our word list on our website at http://www.radio.english.net This .program is called “Lwala Village Health Clinic”.

 

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　　If you have a comment or question about this program, you can e–mail us. Our e–mail address is [email protected]. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

4 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。

5 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

6 biochemistry   

n.生物化学

参考例句：

• Her specialty is biochemistry.她的专业是生物化学。
• I plan to take biochemistry this semester.这学期我准备选修生物化学。

7 similarities   

[ similarity ]的复数形式； 类似( similarity的名词复数 )； 相像性； 相仿性； 类似性

参考例句：

• similarities between human and non-human animals 人和其他动物之间的相似之处
• The panel shows marked similarities with mosaics found elsewhere. 这块嵌板和在其他地方找到的镶嵌图案有明显的相似之处。

8 scholarship   

n.学问，学术成就，奖学金

参考例句：

• The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。
• I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.我决定申请奖学金。

9 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

10 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。

11 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

12 clay   

n.黏土；泥土

参考例句：

• The children like making houses of sticks and clay.孩子们喜欢用树枝或黏土盖房子玩。
• What a love of a clay doll!多么可爱的泥娃娃！

13 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。

14 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

15 documentary   

adj.文献的；n.纪录片

参考例句：

• This case lacked documentary proof.本案缺少书面证据。
• I watched a documentary on the Civil War.我看了一部关于内战的纪录片。

16 memorial   

adj.记忆的；纪念的；n.纪念碑，纪念堂

参考例句：

• We visited the Lincoln Memorial.我们参观了林肯纪念堂。
• He wrote a memorial of the late author.他写了一篇纪念这位已故作家的文章。

17 alliance   

n.同盟，同盟国，结盟，联姻

参考例句：

• China will not enter into alliance with any big power.中国不同任何大国结盟。
• The new alliance was very much in evidence.新的联盟上星期很引人注目。

18 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

19 loans   

n.借出物，借款( loan的名词复数 )v.借出，贷与（尤指钱）( loan的第三人称单数 )；出借（贵重物品给博物馆等）

参考例句：

• They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest. 他们在放高利贷。
• Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies. 政府的贷款救活了几家濒临倒闭的公司。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

21 difficulties   

n.困难( difficulty的名词复数 )；难度；难事；麻烦

参考例句：

• I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face. 我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
• the difficulties of English syntax 英语句法的难点

22 invested   

v.投资，花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
• He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 quotes   

v.引用，援引( quote的第三人称单数 )；报价；引述；为（股票、黄金或外汇）报价

参考例句：

• He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He quotes (from) the Bible to support his beliefs. 他引用圣经来支持自己的信念。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

24 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

25 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。