Reconnecting children to their culture, their traditions and their loved ones
讓孩子與其文化、傳統和親人重新連結
When Conor Grennan decided to volunteer at a Nepali children’s home, he assumed he’d have an interesting experience and then get back to his “real” life. Little did he know that his stint as a volunteer would change his life and the lives of many others.
Consequences of war
Grennan visited Nepal for three months in 2004 while the country was in the midst of a civil war. The conflict especially affected remote villages and local schools where teachers and students face fear and intimidation.
With only a limited understanding of this situation, Grennan returned in 2006 and began volunteering with kids he assumed had been made orphans by the war. But one day, a mother appeared at the orphanage gate asking to see her children. When questioned, she told Grennan that many of the children actually had families and went on to explain how the kids had gotten there. Knowing people feared for their children’s safety, a politician’s brother traveled to villages, offering protection and an education for children. Desperate, many parents gave him their life savings and their children, believing the arrangement to be temporary. It took months for some to realize they had turned their children over to a child trafficker!
stint
intimidation 恫嚇,恐嚇;脅迫
trafficker
【Grammar on the go】
It took months for some to realize they had turned their children over to a child trafficker!
to turn A over to B
1.change something's position
You can turn over an egg in a frying pan.
2. send or move A to B (把A轉送至B ，使B握有控制權)
The police officer turned the evidence from the crime scene over to the investigations.
The tourists were asked to turn their passports over to their tour guide so he could have them stamped by the customs officer.
【Chat room】
life saving 一生的積蓄 (可加sàlife savings)
nest egg 儲備金(單數)
They want to build up their nest egg so they can retire comfortably.
stash 把東西偷偷藏起來、儲藏、私房錢
【Key word】
stint 工作期間、所分配的工作
Sandra’s stint as a foreign correspondent ended last month.
Sandra國外特派員的工作上禮拜告一段落
Chris came to Chicago after a short stint as a pilot.
Chris擔任飛行員一段很短的時間，後來來到芝加哥
intimidation 恐嚇、威脅
The workers were forced to sign the contract under intimidation from their employer.
在雇主的脅迫之下這些員工簽署了合約
Their enemy used all kinds of threats and intimidation, but they refused to surrender.
他們的敵人用盡了各種恐嚇與威脅，但他們拒絕投降
intimidate 使感到威脅或恐嚇
The little boy was intimidated by the school bully.
這個小男孩被校園的惡霸所威脅
trafficker 商人或販子(通常是從事不法的買賣)
The international firearms trafficker was arrested in Russia.
這個國際軍火販子在蘇俄被逮捕。
These drug traffickers traveled with fake passports.
這些毒販在旅行時使用偽造的護照。
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