北师大初中英语八年级下册 Unit12 45-2（MP3+LRC）

[00:00.00]There are many famous museums,ancient palaces,

[00:04.55]tombs,and caves,

[00:06.64]such as the Dazu Museum,Shaanxi History Museum,

[00:11.86]the Terracotta Museum,the Potala Palace,

[00:16.30]the Dunhuang Caves,

[00:19.31]and many other beautiful places

[00:21.56]such as Yunnan Dali

[00:24.26]and Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Valley.

[00:31.96]2.2 Welcome to our program,Mr.Zhang.

[00:37.30]Can you tell us about the Go West program?

[00:41.01]When did it start?

[00:43.08]It started in 2003.

[00:46.09]How did it start?

[00:48.76]Well,the Go West program

[00:51.34]is part of the goverment plan

[00:53.19]to develop the western part

[00:55.24]of the country.

[00:57.13]What is the plan about?

[00:59.84]In this plan,the government encourages

[01:02.64]college graduates to work

[01:04.81]in the western regions

[01:06.37]for one or two years as volunteers.

[01:09.66]Have many college graduates

[01:11.61]volunteered to take part in this program?

[01:15.21]Oh yes,many of them.

[01:18.04]Till July,2003,about 43,000 have volunteered

[01:23.48]and 6,000 have gone.

[01:26.43]And which areas do volunteered work in?

[01:30.44]They work in many areas.

[01:32.87]Some work in education,

[01:35.09]others in health care.

[01:37.47]Some work with farmers in the countryside

[01:40.40]and some work on cultural programs.

[01:43.21]At the end of their service,

[01:45.11]volunteers can decide to stay in Western China

[01:48.42]or to look for work in other parts

[01:50.70]of the country.

[01:52.04]Many of them have decided to stay.

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