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VOA慢速英语2003年-发展与科学 Oxfam

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By Jill Moss1
Broadcast: July 14, 2003
This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Development Report.
From time to time we examine different organizations involved in development and relief work around the world. This week we tell about 1)Oxfam. Oxfam is an independent British organization. The group works in poor communities with local organizations. It says it tries to find 2)permanent answers to poverty and suffering. It says every human being has the right to self-respect and a chance to succeed.
Oxfam was formed in nineteen-forty-two. The organization was part of an effort in Britain to get food and medical supplies to starving people in Greece. At that time, Nazi2 Germans occupied the country. Allied3 forces had ordered a 3)naval4 blockade in the Mediterranean5. Groups formed in Britain to urge the government to let humanitarian6 aid get through. One of the groups was called the Oxford7 Committee for Famine Relief.
After World War Two, Oxfam decided8 to continue on and extend its aid to more than just war victims. It saw a need for humanitarian relief in all parts of the world.
Today, Oxfam has programs in more than seventy developing countries. It says that in each case, it employs local people who know the issues affecting their communities. Oxfam also carries out education campaigns and policy work. It says it wants to make sure governments and international organizations understand the problems that face the world's poor.
Oxfam depends on money from supporters to operate. A committee governs the organization with the help of a lower-level group. The members of the two committees are not paid. A chief executive 4)supervises the daily operations of Oxfam.
Over the past fifty years, Oxfam has carried out numerous projects. It has helped communities to set up schools. The organization will pay for building classrooms and for equipment and teacher-training programs. Oxfam has helped communities improve their health services and water supplies. And it trains local people to teach others in their villages about 5)cleanliness and healthy foods.
Oxfam says poverty is not a fact of life but instead an injustice9 that must be overcome. For more than half a century, it has been working alongside other international aid organizations to help make this happen.
This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss. This is Bill White.

注释:
1) Oxfam  abbr. (英国)牛津饥荒救济委员会
2) permanent [5pE:mEnEnt] adj.永久的, 持久的
3) naval [5neivEl] adj.海军的
4) supervise [5sju:pEvaiz] v.监督, 管理, 指导
5) cleanliness [5klenlinis] n.干净;清洁


 


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1 moss X6QzA     
n.苔,藓,地衣
参考例句:
  • Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
  • He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。
2 Nazi BjXyF     
n.纳粹分子,adj.纳粹党的,纳粹的
参考例句:
  • They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻,并出面求和。
  • Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
3 allied iLtys     
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
参考例句:
  • Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
  • Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
4 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
参考例句:
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
5 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
6 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
参考例句:
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
7 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津(英国城市)
参考例句:
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
8 decided lvqzZd     
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。
9 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
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