【看新聞學英語】印度馬兒有助於身障兒童

北京時間：2009-09-20 08:08

India Horses Help Physically Challenged Children

印度馬兒有助於身障兒童

Wantan Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. cater(v)迎合

2. polo(n)馬球

3. equine(n)馬;馬科動物

4. boost(v)促進;提高

5. physiotherapist(n)物理治療師

6. rhythmic(a)有節奏的

7. pelvic(a)骨盆的

8. hip(n)臀部;髖部

9. enroll(v)登記;成為會員

The Army Service Corps Center and College, catered to children with special needs just before the start of their national polo tournament.

就在全國馬球聯賽開始前，陸軍勤務中心學校為特殊需求的兒童們服務。

The corps lent their horses to be used for a special kind of therapy with kids.

部隊出借馬匹，用作一種對孩童的特殊治療方式。

Equine therapy, also known as horse therapy, is only a few years old in India, but it is believed to help physically challenged children, to improve their quality of life.

馬術治療，也就是把馬作為輔助工具的療法，在印度僅有數年之久，不過，據信可以幫忙身障孩童，改善他們生活的品質。

Therapist Pushpa Bopaiah has been training physically challenged children since 2000. She says the therapy helps to strengthen muscle, boosting the confidence of physically challenged children. 治療師Pushpa Bopaiah從2000年就一直訓練身障兒童。她表示這種療法有助強化肌肉，提高身障兒童的自信。

[Pushpa Bopaiah, Physiotherapist]:

“American physiotherapists have found that rhythmic movement of the horse, which is similar to human beat, the process of moving on the horse, your pelvic moves, your muscle strengthens, you gain confidence and your posture, your balance, definitely, it improves.” [Pushap Bopaiah，物理治療師]: 美國物理治療師發現，馬有節奏的動作和人的心跳相似，騎在馬上移動的過程，你的骨盆跟著動，你的肌肉強化，你獲得自信，而且你的姿勢、你的平衡感明顯地得到改善。

Deepak says the equine therapy, has helped him improve his hip balance.

Deepak表示，馬術治療已協助他改善臀部的平衡。

“Q: What kind of improvement you find in yourself?

A: Improvement, hip balance then the back pain is some reducing. Before I had some back pain)

Q: Are you getting confidence in yourself?

A: Yeah."

Q:你覺得你自己有什麼進步？

A:有進步啊，臀部的平衡，然後背部的疼痛輕少了些。

Q:你對自己愈來愈有自信嗎？

A:是的。