牛津高中英语 模块十

Advance with English Module 10 Student's Book 牛津高中英语模块十学生用书Unit 1 Building the future第一单元建设未来Pages 2-3 Reading Part B第2到3页阅读B部分M10U1 Reading: Teach a man to fish授人以渔In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the country‘s cattle. The gravity of the situation shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician, so he organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia. The concert took place on 13 July 1985 in two places—London and Philadelphia—and included the biggest stars of the time. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public more aware of the problem. In the end, $100 million was raised, which was used to buy food and to provide help with development projects in Ethiopia. The concert also made the headlines around the world, and put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger.Live Aid was in 1985, but for many people in the developing world, disease and poverty are still a serious problem. According to the United Nations, ten million people die every year of starvation or problems related to having a poor diet. In fact, hunger is the world‘s number one health risk, killing more people than any disease.In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency called the World Food Programme(WFP) in 1963. The WFP has organized a number of programmes, including the Food-for-Life programme, which sends emergency food aid to countries during times of trouble; the Food-for-Growth programme, which targets people most at risk, such as babies, pregnant women and old people; and the Food-for-Work programme, which helps people without jobs support themselves by giving them work and paying them in food aid. Through programmes like these, the WFP has helped more than one billion people since it was set up. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough?Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America stand at a crossroads. While they are seeing great development, they are still poorer than many countries in other parts of the world, and there is a danger that they could fall further behind developed countries. They need help, but the sad truth is that merely sending loaves of bread is not enough. It is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem. There is a saying that goes, ‗Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for t he rest of his life.‘ In order to find a permanent solution to this long-term problem, countries need to develop so that they can either grow the food they need, or have enough money to buy this food on the world market.What developing countries really need to do is to stop poverty by fighting the causes of it. Oneway to help a country develop is to improve its infrastructure. The infrastructure of a country is what makes everything run well, and it includes things like transport, irrigation, electricity, telephones, and schools. These things provide a framework for new jobs to be created, allowing people to help themselves so that they no longer need to depend on others.Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training in order to address the problem of unemployment. For example, in Afghanistan, housewives and windows have been taught to sew clothing, which they can sell for extra income. In eastern Nigeria, young people are being trained to use computer technology to develop their problem-solving and communication skills, and to find new occupations in the field of technology. In South Africa, a community programme is providing training and help for people without jobs or homes, so that they can learn to make works of art to sell to tourists. Although this is a bit different from conventional businesses, the programme is growing fast, and many people have been quite successful in it.Finally, we must remember that the future of a country lies in the hands of its children. This is why education and training for young people is so important.There are hundreds of success stories from all over the developing world, showing that a lot is being done to fight poverty, yet we cannot pretend that the fight is over. Poverty is still killing people. However, these small victories are a good start towards a better future, as they are not the results of giving a man a single fish so that he can eat for a day. They are the result of teaching a man to fish so that he can fill his belly for a lifetime.1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，很多城市的牛畜死亡。