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新西兰英语 245 New Zealander of the Year Awards

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  Last week, four New Zealanders won awards for this year. Each of them volunteered their time and skills to help others.
It is hard to say only one thing about each of these people because they have all done so much. Sam Tutu Chapman won the Local Heroes award. He has worked with gangs to help them change their behaviour.
Divya Dhar won the award for Young New Zealander of the Year. She has just graduated as a medical doctor. She has been active in helping1 the poor in Third World countries among many other things.
Sir Eion Edgar is Senior New Zealander of the Year. He is the President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. He is a businessman who has worked hard for people in sport and the arts – writers and artists. He is also involved in health issues like diabetes2.
The main award, New Zealander of the Year, goes to Ray Avery, a man who set up a high tech laboratory in his garage. His company, Medicine Mondiale, has invented a number of products which can be used in the Third World. He invented a lens for people who have lost their eyesight because of cataracts3. In 1992, these lenses cost $300 but Ray set up a factory in Eritrea and Nepal to make the lenses for a few dollars.
Here are some of his other inventions for Third World countries: a safe, cheap and re-usable incubator for pre-mature babies who have infections; a simple clip4 to control the flow of drugs to patients on an intravenous (IV) drip; a powder for children who have diarrhea. This product is made from waste meat and kiwifruit so the cost is low. It is freeze dried and packed in small packets like a tea bag. It gives sick children instant energy. It sells for very little money in the Third World but athletes in the First World also buy it, and the cost is high for them.
Ray Avery had an unusual childhood. He was abandoned as a baby and brought up in an orphanage5 in Britain. He ran away from the orphanage when he was 14 and lived on the streets in London. A year later, some university professors helped him to develop an interest in Science. He emigrated6 to New Zealand where he started a pharmaceutical7 company which makes drugs which help people. He said, “I believe that one person can change the world for the better.”
To find about more about these awards, go to the New Zealand awardswebsite.


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1 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
2 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
3 cataracts a219fc2c9b1a7afeeb9c811d4d48060a     
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 );白内障
参考例句:
  • The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句
4 clip dqBza     
n.夹子,别针,弹夹,片断;vt.夹住,修剪
参考例句:
  • May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗?
  • She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
5 orphanage jJwxf     
n.孤儿院
参考例句:
  • They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
  • They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。
6 emigrated 43dd984882d3195cc0020eb10d76f25b     
移居国外( emigrate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He's emigrated to the USA and gone completely native. 他已移居美国且完全成了美国人。
  • He emigrated to Belgium. 他移民到比利时。
7 pharmaceutical f30zR     
adj.药学的,药物的;药用的,药剂师的
参考例句:
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
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