BBC环球慢速英语 第329期:2007年世界粮食日(2)

voice 2: Baby birds - chicks - move around the dusty ground. Young girls bend down to feed the little birds. The team of young girls and their chicks offer hope to this village. The village is one of many suffering in Burundi. Political conflict and civil war have had tragic effects on the local people. Many people live without enough food each day.
声音2：幼鸟、小鸡在布满灰尘的地上到处走。年轻女孩俯身喂这些小鸡。这些年轻女孩和她们喂养的小鸡给这座村庄带来了希望。这座村庄是布隆迪饱受苦难的村庄之一。政治冲突和内战给当地人造成了悲剧性的影响。许多人每天都没有足够的食物。

voice 1: So how do chicks offer hope in such tragedy? Well, the chicks are part of a development project. TeleFood supplied the chicks to the village. Telefood is part of the FAO - the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO launched Telefood in 1997. The group gives money to small 'sustainable' projects. Sustainable projects are projects that help people to help themselves. Such projects do not simply give 'aid.'
声音1：那这些小鸡为这种悲剧带来了什么希望呢？小鸡是发展计划的一部分。“电视粮食集资”活动为该村庄提供了这些小鸡。“电视粮食集资”活动是联合国粮食及农业组织（简称FAO）发起的运动。粮农组织在1997年启动“电视粮食集资”活动。该组织为小型可持续发展项目提供资金。可持续发展项目指那些助人自助的项目。这类项目不仅仅提供“援助”。