VOA标准英语2012--Ugandan Children Perform to Raise Awareness for Orphans
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)
Ugandan Children Perform to Raise Awareness 1 for Orphans 2
Their dances are joyful 3. Their voices raise awareness about the orphaned 4 children in Uganda.
With vibrant 5 African music, the Watoto Children’s Choir 6 guides audiences through their life-transforming stories.
Gideon Kizito is the Choir’s team leader. "Most of them are orphans who have lost parents one or both parents to HIV / AIDS or war," Kizito explained. "You never get to realize how many more children are out there.
Maria Namukwaya's father abandon the family. She says the saddest day of her life was when her sister Agnes died. "She died because my mother didn’t have enough money to take her to the hospital when she got sick," she said.
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, says 65 percent of children in Uganda are considered orphaned or vulnerable. More than 14 million are orphans.
Majorine Nabulime performs in Washington but her thoughts are with children less fortunate. "Some of them do not have beds and they sleep on the streets and they don’t have food and they don’t have clothes," she stated.
In addition to living in poverty, more than 20-thousand Ugandan children have been abducted 7 by militias 8. They are child soldiers in a civil war that has plagued the country since the 1980s.
Thousands of children have been rescued by the Watoto child care ministries 9, a charity founded by Christian 10 missionaries 11 almost 20 years ago. It gives orphans a safe place where they're cared for, go to school and grow up.
“With the Watoto model, they have come to rescue a child, to raise them into a leader that God wants them to be so that they can rebuild a nation [Uganda] with the hope of also rebuilding the African continent,” Kizito added.
Of about three thousand children in the program, the most talented are selected for the choir. They perform a mix of contemporary gospel and traditional African rhythms.
"These children have potential they are born with, potential and different gifts," Kizito said.
While they tour, these youngsters still take time for school. Education is a pillar of the program.
Majorine now lives in the Watoto children’s village. She has a chance for a bright future. "My life has changed because now I go to school. I don’t have to pay school fees and I eat very well," she said.
Elvis Sewankam, abandoned as a baby, also has a new life. “I have food to eat. I have a house. I have a family," he said. Later he also added that he has love.
The choir and its leaders want to spread a message of hope that a better life for African orphans is possible.
- There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
- Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
- The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
- Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
- She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
- They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。
- Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
- He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
- He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
- She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》