865期:健康車手(1)日期:2022-03-24 12:38 (連結收聽MP3https://m.kekenet.com/Article/202203/654041.shtml)
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Hello, I'm Marina Santee.
大家好，我是瑪麗娜·桑蒂。
And I'm Rebekah Schipper. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting.
我是麗貝卡·席佩爾。歡迎收聽重點報導節目。本報導節目用慢速英語的方式播報新聞。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
以便讓世界各地的人們更容易聽懂本報導節目。
Welcome to the world of motorcycles!
歡迎來到摩托車的世界！
These two-wheeled machines can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour.
這些兩輪機器的時速可達到300公里。
The people who ride them need many skills.
騎摩托車的人需要很多技能。
They need strength to control the motorcycle.
他們需要力量來控制摩托車。
They need courage to ride as fast as they can.
他們需要勇氣才能盡快地騎行。
And they need brains to know how to beat the other riders.
他們需要腦力來知道如何擊敗其他車手。
Winners of a motorcycle race receive lots of money.
摩托車比賽的獲勝者會得到很多錢。
This is a world for rich and famous people.
這是富人和名人的世界。
A lonely motorcycle speeds along a dusty Zimbabwean road.
一輛孤單的摩托車在津巴布韋塵土飛揚的道路上疾馳。
This road is full of bumps and holes.
這條路坑坑洼窪。
But the rider does not worry about this.
但車手並不擔心這一點。
Motorcycle experts have trained him to deal with any situation.
摩托車專家訓練他處理任何情況。
After some time, he reaches a small village.
過了一會兒，他到了一個小村莊。
Suddenly, a crowd of people gathers around his motorcycle.
突然，一群人聚集在他的摩托車周圍。
Two men are carrying a child.
兩個男人抱著一個孩子。
This child is very sick.
這個孩子病得很重。
She needs to go to hospital straight away.
她需要馬上去醫院。
The men place the little girl on the motorcycle.
那兩個男人把小女孩放在摩托車上。
She sits on a little seat beside the rider.
她坐在車手旁邊的一個小座位上。
The men make sure that she is safe.
兩個男人確保了她的安全。
Then, the rider starts his motorcycle.
然後，車手啟動了他的摩托車。
He rides off in a cloud of dust.
他騎著摩托車揚塵而去。
What link is there between the world of motorcycle racing and small villages in Africa?
摩托車比賽的世界和非洲的小村莊之間有什麼聯繫？
Former motorcycle racer, Randy Mamola, explained:
前摩托車車手蘭迪·馬莫拉解釋道：
"I was one of the best motorcycle riders in the world during the nineteen eighties.
“在20世紀80年代，我是世界上最好的摩托車車手之一。
I knew that I was lucky.
我知道我很幸運。
I was making a lot of money.
我賺了很多錢。
And I was doing something that I loved--riding motorcycles.
我當時正在做我喜歡的事情——騎摩托車。
Not everybody has that chance in life.
不是每個人的一生都有這樣的機會。
And so I wanted to give something back.
所以我想回饋一些東西。
I raised a lot of money.
我籌集了很多錢。
I gave it to aid agencies in Africa.
我把它捐給了非洲的援助機構。
They were able to help many children with it.
他們能夠用它幫助許多孩子。
But I felt that I could do more."
但我覺得我可以做得更多。 ”
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