BBC环球慢速英语 第568期:杰妮的故事(1)

Genie's Story
杰妮的故事

voice 1: Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight. I'm Joshua Leo.
声音1：谢谢大家收听重点报道节目，我是乔舒亚·里奥。

voice 2: And I'm Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.
声音2：我是利兹·韦德。重点报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

voice 1: In the autumn of 1970, a woman walked into a service office in Temple City, California. She brought her daughter with her. The woman wanted to receive money because she was going blind. A woman working in the office noticed the woman's daughter. She thought the woman's daughter was about six years old. She also thought that the girl had a mental disability. But then she discovered that the woman's daughter was really thirteen years old! The woman in the office knew something was wrong. She quickly called the police. The police arrested the girl's parents. They were charged with the crime of child abuse.
声音1：1970年夏天，一名女子走进加州天普市的一间服务办事处。她带着她的女儿。这名女子想筹钱，因为她就要失明了。办事处的一名女性工作人员注意到了该女子的女儿。她以为这名女子的女儿大约6岁。她还以为那个小女孩有精神残疾。但随后她发现，该女子的女儿实际上已经13岁了！办事处的这名女性工作人员意识到事情有些不对劲。她迅速报了警。警察逮捕了那名女孩的父母。他们被控虐待儿童。

Today's Spotlight is on Genie, and her story of abuse.
今天的重点报道节目就来关注杰妮和她遭遇的虐待。