BBC环球慢速英语 第564期:国际残疾人日(6)

voice 1: Reports like these are rare. But there are many other similar cases in countryside areas. There is a long way to go in changing attitudes towards disabled people. Where did the father's opinion come from? Well, some old traditions tell people that disabled children are a curse from God. Yet across the world the mothers of many disabled children disagree. They say their children are a blessing. They say that life is a blessing — a blessing from God.
声音1：这种事件很罕见。但乡村地区有许多其他类似的案件。改变人们对待残疾人的态度还有很长的路要走。那名父亲的想法从何而来？一些旧传统告诉人们，残疾儿童是来自上帝的诅咒。但全世界有许多残疾儿童的母亲不同意这种说法。她们认为自己的孩子是祝福。她们说生命是来自上帝的祝福。

voice 2: For International Day of Disabled Persons, we give some time to listen to the words of the experts in this subject — those with disabilities. First, a poem translated from Maritza Melara Castillo in El Salvador.
声音2：借国际残疾人日这一特殊的日子，我们将花些时间来聆听残疾人问题专家的看法，这些专家也是残疾人。来听一首翻译自萨尔瓦多人玛丽塔·梅拉拉·卡斯蒂罗所写的诗。