【新唐人2011年12月25日訊】【看新聞學英語】

Blind Chinese Girl Pursues Her Dream

中國盲女追求夢想

【新聞關鍵字】

1. pursue: v. [pɚˋsu]追求

2. realize: v. [ˋrɪə͵laɪz]實現

3. presenter: n. [prɪˋzɛntɚ]節目主持人

4. parlor: n. [ˋpɑrlɚ]店

5. dedication: n. [͵dɛdəˋkeʃən]奉獻

6. pay off: ph. [pe] [ɔf]清償

7. participate: v. [pɑrˋtɪsə͵pet]參與

8. recite: v. [riˋsaɪt]朗誦

9. encourage: v. [ɪnˋkɝɪdʒ]鼓勵

10. obstacle: n. [ˋɑbstək!]阻礙

11. perspective: n. [pɚˋspɛktɪv]看法、觀點

12. halo: n. [ˋhelo]光環

At the age of 10 Dong Lina lost her eyesight, but that hasn’t stopped her from realizing her dream.

董麗娜在10歲時失明，但這並未阻止她實現自己的夢想。

Dong, now a telephone program presenter, was sent to a school for the blind in Liaoning Province after losing her sight.

董麗娜現在是電話節目主持人，她在失明後被送往遼寧省一所盲人學校。

After graduating, Dong found a job at a massage parlor. But it wasn’t what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

畢業後，董找到按摩院的工作。但這並不是她後半輩子想做的事。

[Dong Lina, Telephone Program Presenter]:

“The thing I fear most is leading a routine life where everyday is the same, without any progress."

電話節目主持人董麗娜說：

「我最怕的事情是過著例行的生活，每天都一樣，沒有任何進步。」

Dong was one step closer to her dream when she came across an advertisement offering free presenter training from a charity organization for the blind.

當她偶然見到，一個由專為盲人的慈善團體，所提供的免費培訓主持人廣告，那時她離夢想更近一步。

Leaving her job in Dalian, she arrived at the charity organization in Beijing to pursue her dream as a presenter.

離開大連的工作，她抵達在北京的慈善團體，追求她成為主持人的夢想。

Dong worked really hard.

董麗娜真的很努力工作。

[Wang Weili, Voice Teacher]:

“She would knock on my door early in the morning, sometimes when I was still in bed or had just woken up. She would start practicing as soon as she entered the room."

聲樂老師王偉力說：

「她會一大清早會敲我的門，有時我還躺在床上或才剛醒來。一進房間，她就會開始練習。」

All her dedication and hard work paid off when she participated in the 2010 ‘Xiaqin Cup’ National Reading Competition.

她所有的奉獻和辛勤工作，在參加2010年「夏青杯」全國朗誦比賽得到代價。

[Wang Jing, National Reciting Competition of Xiaqin Cup]:

“For a blind person, they would face many challenges in daily life. However, her love for reciting is indeed very moving.”

夏青杯全國朗誦比賽的王靜說：

「對失明者而言，他們日常生活會面臨許多挑戰。然而，她對朗誦的喜愛，的確令人動容。」

Dong won second prize, and was the only blind contestant among 10-thousand participants in the entire competition.

董麗娜獲得二等獎，是一萬名參賽者中唯一的盲人。

She was encouraged to study broadcasting and presenting at the Communication University of China and didn’t have to pay for classes.

她受鼓勵到中國傳媒大學研讀廣播和主持，課程免費。

[Dong Lina]:

“If you view physical disability as an obstacle, it may become one. However, if you look at it from a different perspective it may become life’s halo, making that person stronger."

董麗娜說：

「如果你視身體的殘疾為一種障礙，它可能就成為障礙。但是，如果你從不同的角度來看，它可能成為生命的光環，使人更堅強。」

本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-12-09/blind-chinese-girl-pursues-her-dream.html

本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw

【佳句精選】

The thing I fear most is leading a routine life where everyday is the same, without any progress.

我最怕的事情是過著例行的生活，每天都一樣，沒有任何進步。

【每日一句】

It’s not what I want do for the rest of my life.

這並不是我後半輩子想做的事