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@ 50678 特殊奧運會r.2008.Pro
A 最近鋪天蓋地的都是特奧會的新聞，讓人不關注都不行。
zuìjìn pūtiāngàidì de dōu shì Tèàohuì de xīnwén, ràng rén bù guānzhù dōu bù xíng.
Lately, news about the Special Olympics is everywhere! It's impossible not to notice it.
B 是啊，這是中國第一次舉辦特奧會，所以中央政府和上海市政府都特別重視。
shì a, zhè shì Zhōngguó dì yī cì jǔbàn Tèàohuì, suǒyǐ zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ hé Shànghǎi shì zhèngfǔ dōu tèbié zhòngshì.
Yeah. This is China's first time hosting the Special Olympics, so the central government and the Shanghai municipal government are paying special attention to it.
A 我感覺以前很少看到有關智障群體的報道。好像大家都覺得這是禁忌，不能談。可現在不一樣了，政府開展了好多宣傳活動，呼籲社會大眾關心他們，幫助他們。
wǒ gǎnjué yǐqián hěn shǎo kàndào yǒuguān zhìzhàng qúntǐ de bàodào. hǎoxiàng dàjiā dōu juéde zhè shì jìnjì, bùnéng tán. kě xiànzài bù yīyàng le, zhèngfǔ kāizhǎn le hǎo duō xuānchuán huódòng, hūyù shèhuì dàzhòng guānxīn tāmen, bāngzhù tāmen.
I think in the past it was rare to see reports about the mentally challenged. It seemed like everyone thought it was taboo, and could not be discussed. But it's not the same now. The government has come out with a lot of public awareness activities. They're calling out for society to take care of them and help them.
B 嗯，其實這是一個很好的契機，讓大家走近那些智力有障礙的人們，去關注、理解他們。老實說，雖然現在整個社會對他們的歧視已經消減了不少，但大多數人還是覺得自己離他們特別遙遠，還是會有意無意地躲避他們，朝他們投去異樣的眼光。
ng4, qíshí zhè shì yī ge hěn hǎo de qìjī, ràng dàjiā zǒujìn nàxiē zhìlì yǒu zhàngài de rénmen, qù guānzhù, lǐjiě tāmen. lǎoshí shuō, suīrán xiànzài zhěnggè shèhuì duì tāmen de qíshì yǐjīng xiāojiǎn le bùshǎo, dàn dàduōshù rén háishì juéde zìjǐ lí tāmen tèbié yáoyuǎn, háishì huì yǒuyì wúyì de duǒbì tāmen, cháo tāmen tóuqù yìyàng de yǎnguāng.
Oh, actually this is a really good turning point. It will make everyone get closer to the mentally challenged people, pay attention to them and understand them. To tell you the truth, although the entire society's discrimination toward them has already been much reduced, the majority of people still feel that there's a big gap between them. Wittingly or unwittingly, they still avoid them. They look at them through different eyes.
A 這樣多不好啊。面對這樣冷冰冰的環境，他們怎麼可能不產生自卑心理呢？所以他們極少能真正參與到社會活動中去。以前我看到過智障人士無家可歸、流浪街頭的報道，也知道好多人是在家裡靠親人的照顧或是在福利院裡了卻餘生的。
zhèyàng duō bù hǎo a. miànduì zhèyàng lěngbīngbīng de huánjìng, tāmen zěnme kěnéng bù chǎnshēng zìbēi xīnlǐ ne? suǒyǐ tāmen jí shǎo néng zhēnzhèng cānyù dào shèhuì huódòng zhōng qù. yǐqián wǒ kàndào guo zhìzhàng rénshì wújiākěguī, liúlàng jiētóu de bàodào, yě zhīdào hǎo duō rén shì zài jiālǐ kào qīnrén de zhàogu huòshì zài fúlìyuàn lǐ liǎoquè yúshēng de.
That's just no good. Facing this kind of cold and indifferent environment, how can they not feel low self-confidence? So they are very rarely able to really participate in social activities. In the past I saw reports about mentally retarded people with no home to go back to, drifting around on the open road. And I know that many people rely on their relatives to care for them at home, or spend their remaining years in institutions.
B 這的確對他們很不公平。我想對於智障人士來說，外界的理解和愛是很重要的。我們大家都要從內心裡消除對他們的歧視，敞開胸懷真誠地接受他們。
zhè díquè duì tāmen hěn bù gōngpíng. wǒ xiǎng duìyú zhìzhàng rénshì láishuō, wàijiè de lǐjiě hé ài shì hěn zhòngyào de. wǒmen dàjiā dōu yào cóng nèixīn lǐ xiāochú duì tāmen de qíshì, chǎngkāi xiōnghuái zhēnchéng de jiēshòu tāmen.
This is definitely very unfair to them. I think that understanding and love from the outside world is very important to the mentally challenged. Everybody should get rid of our prejudice toward them, and receive them with a sincere and welcoming heart.
A 對啊，而且一定要這麼做。這次政府在宣傳方面就做得挺到位的。另外，特奧會也得到了社會各界的支持。聽說這次上海特奧會的志願者和運動員的比例是三比一。而且做了大量的準備工作。不管在接待、設施還是民眾的認知上，都花了很多心思，動用了大量的社會資源。可以說是，大家齊心協力把這次特奧會舉辦得更有意義。
duì a, érqiě yīdìng yào zhème zuò. zhècì zhèngfǔ zài xuānchuán fāngmiàn jiù zuò de tǐng dàowèi de. lìngwài, Tèàohuì yě dédào le shèhuì gèjiè de zhīchí. tīngshuō zhècì Shànghǎi Tèàohuì de zhìyuànzhě hé yùndòngyuán de bǐlì shì sān bǐ yī. érqiě zuò le dàliàng de zhǔnbèi gōngzuò. bùguǎn zài jiēdài, shèshī háishì mínzhòng de rènzhī shang, dōu huā le hěn duō xīnsi, dòngyòng le dàliàng de shèhuì zīyuán. kěyǐ shuō shì, dàjiā qíxīnxiélì bǎ zhècì Tèàohuì jǔbàn de gèng yǒu yìyì.
Yes. We definitely need to do that. This time, the government has done really well with public awareness on this front. Plus, the Special Olympics has also found support from all parts of society. I've heard that in the Shanghai Special Olympics the ratio of volunteers to athletes is three to one. And they've done a lot of preparatory work. No matter whether it's in reception, facilities or popular awareness, they've all put a lot of thought into it, and used a lot of society's resources. It's safe to say that everyone is whole-heartedly making sure this Special Olympics is really meaningful.
B 對啊，我們真的要感謝這次特奧會，讓我們有機會真正走近智障人士的生活，去傾聽他們的聲音。
duì a, wǒmen zhēnde yào gǎnxiè zhècì Tèàohuì, ràng wǒmen yǒu jīhuì zhēnzhèng zǒujìn zhìzhàng rénshì de shēnghuó, qù qīngtīng tāmen de shēngyīn.
Yes. We really need to be grateful to the Special Olympics for giving us a chance to get closer to the mentally challenged and letting us hear their voices.
A 要我說，特奧的另一大收穫是讓我們發現了智障人士的特長，還有他們積極向上的心態。
yào wǒ shuō, Tèào de lìngyī dà shōuhuò shì ràng wǒmen fāxiàn le zhìzhàng rénshì de tècháng, hái yǒu tāmen jījí xiàngshàng de xīntài.
As far as I'm concerned, another big benefit of the Special Olympics is that it allows us to discover mentally challenged people's specialties and their positive, ambitious attitude.
B 對啊，其實特奧也給了他們一個極好的機會，讓他們發現自己、實現自己的價值。就如特奧的口號一樣，“你行，我也行”。人活著，最重要的就是找到自己的價值，這樣才能更有信心地面對生活，接受挑戰。
duì a, qíshí Tèào yě gěi le tāmen yī ge jí hǎo de jīhuì, ràng tāmen fāxiàn zìjǐ, shíxiàn zìjǐ de jiàzhí. jiù rú Tèào de kǒuhào yīyàng, `` nǐ xíng, wǒ yě xíng" . rén huó zhe, zuì zhòngyào de jiùshì zhǎodào zìjǐ de jiàzhí, zhèyàng cáinéng gèng yǒu xìnxīn de miànduì shēnghuó, jiēshòu tiǎozhàn.
That's for sure. Actually the Special Olympics have given them a special opportunity to shine, and to realize their own value. It's like the motto of the Special Olympics, ``I'm OK, You're OK." In people's lives, the most important thing is finding their own value. That's the only way you can have the self confidence to face your life and accept challenges.
A 是啊。而且這種國際性的活動也能激勵政府從政策上關懷智障人士。中國在這方面起步比較晚，不管是醫療、社保、教育，還是社會支持體系方面，我們一定還有很多可以做的。
shì a. érqiě zhèzhǒng guójì xìng de huódòng yě néng jīlì zhèngfǔ cóng zhèngcè shang guānhuái zhìzhàng rénshì. Zhōngguó zài zhè fāngmiàn qǐbù bǐjiào wǎn, bùguǎn shì yīliáo, shèbǎo, jiàoyù, háishì shèhuì zhīchí tǐxì fāngmiàn, wǒmen yīdìng hái yǒu hěn duō kěyǐ zuò de.
Right. And this kind of international activity can also stimulate governments to come up with policies to care for the mentally retarded. On this point, China started fairly late. It doesn't matter whether it's medical care, social security, education, or social support, there's definitely a lot more we can do.
B 你說的對，我覺得特奧會真正拉近了我們和智障人士的距離。希望這次開完特奧，我們社會對於智障人士的關懷能一直持續下去。
nǐ shuō de duì, wǒ juéde Tèàohuì zhēnzhèng lājìn le wǒmen hé zhìzhàng rénshì de jùlí. xīwàng zhècì kāiwán Tèào, wǒmen shèhuì duìyú zhìzhàng rénshì de guānhuái néng yīzhí chíxù xiàqu.
That's right. I think the Special Olympics really reduced the distance between us and the mentally challenged. I hope that after these Special Olympics are done with, our society will keep on caring for the mentally retarded.
A 就是，別又只是走過場，搞形式主義。
jiùshì, bié yòu zhǐshì zǒu guòchǎng, gǎo xíngshìzhǔyì.
Yeah, really. Let's hope we aren't just going through the motions for the sake of appearances.
Key Vocabulary
特奧會 Tèàohuì Special Olympics
鋪天蓋地 pūtiāngàidì to cover the sky and earth
智障 zhìzhàng mentally handicapped
禁忌 jìnjì taboo
呼籲 hūyù to call on
契機 qìjī turning point
自卑 zìbēi low self esteem
了卻餘生 liǎoquè yúshēng give up on life
到位 dàowèi successful in attaining
動用 dòngyòng put to use
齊心協力 qíxīnxiélì make concerted efforts
走過場 zǒu guòchǎng to go through the motions
Supplementary Vocabulary
殘奧會 Cánàohuì Special Olympics
拋棄 pāoqì cast aside
勇敢 yǒnggǎn courageous
自強不息 zìqiángbùxī strive to improve
堅持不懈 jiānchíbùxiè ceaseless
敷衍了事 fūyǎnliǎoshì beat around the bush
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