【新唐人2011年12月25日訊】 【看新聞學英語】

Girl Cross-Stitches without Hands in Guizhou

貴州無手指女孩刺繡

By Jessie Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. cross-stitch: n. [ˋkrɔs͵stɪtʃ]刺繡

2. ethnic: adj. [ˋɛθnɪk]種族的

3. in the way: ph.妨疑的

4. persistence: n. [pɚˋsɪstəns]堅持

5. dawn on: ph. [pɚˋsɪstəns]明白、頓誤

6. put into: ph.把…放進

7. make a living: ph.謀生

8. take up: ph. [ˋtek͵ʌp]開始從事

9. feat: n. [fit]技藝

10. artisan: n. [ˋɑrtəzn]技工

11. embroider: v. [ɪmˋbrɔɪdɚ]繡

12. landscape: n. [ˋlænd͵skep]景色、風景

In China’s Guizhou Province, in a small Tujia ethnic village lives a young woman without fingers. But she doesn’t let that get in the way of her writing, cooking or cross-stitching.

在中國貴州省，一個小小的土家族村，住著一位年輕沒有手指的女子。但她並未讓沒有手指妨礙她寫作、烹飪或刺繡。

24-year-old Peng Jianya lost her hands in an open-stove fire as a young girl, and the family was unable to afford surgery. With extreme persistence and the encouragement of her teachers, she learned how to hold a pen with her arms and write just the same as other kids.

24歲的彭健雅，還是小女孩時，在一次火爐打開造成的火災中失去雙手，當時家庭負擔不起手術費用。在老師極度的堅持和鼓勵下，她學會如何用手臂握筆，及如同其它小孩一樣的寫字。

[Peng Jianya, Fingerless Artist]:

“When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I overcame it. It dawned on me that one has to put great efforts into what one is doing."

無指藝術家彭健雅說：

「當我還是個小孩，我無法握住筷子。我的父母教了我很長一段時間。這真的很難，但我克服了。它使我明白，一個人必須對所做的事，盡最大的努力。」

After marrying at the age of 18, Peng wanted to help her now family of four make a living. She decided to take up cross-stitching, but it was no easy feat. Her first piece was immensely difficult, but things got easier with practice and time. Now, Peng can make a stitch in less than five seconds, and reportedly, she completes works faster than your average artisan with hands.

18歲結婚後，彭想幫現在有四位成員的家庭賺錢。她決定開始刺繡，但這不是簡單的技藝。她的第一件作品非常的困難，但在不斷練習下，事情變得簡單許多。現在，她可以5秒內完成一針。據說，她完成的作品比一般有手的技工還要快呢。

[Peng Jianya, Fingerless Artist]:

“I will gather a few other people to embroider the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can earn more money."

無指藝術家彭健雅說：

「我會召集其他人繡我們家鄉美麗的風景，給遊客當作紀念品及持續記憶。同時，我們可以賺更多的錢。」

An increasing number of tourists are now traveling Peng’s hometown to see her amazing skill.

現在有越來越多的遊客，到彭健雅的家鄉旅遊，目睹她驚人的技能。

本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/arts_entertainment/2011-11-07/girl-cross-stitches-without-hands-in-guizhou.html

本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw

【佳句精選】

It dawned on me that one has to put great efforts into what one is doing.

這使我明白，一個人必須對所做的事，盡最大的努力。

【每日一句】

It was really difficult, but I overcame it.

這真的很難，但我克服了。