Ahlan Simsim reaches millions of children in the Middle East.
“欢迎芝麻街”节目接触了中东数百万儿童。
Like Western predecessor Sesame Street, the Arab language show explains to children the world around them.
就像西方的前身芝麻街一样,阿拉伯语言节目向孩子们解释他们周围的世界。
I love painting. I have my favorite brush that my grandfather gave me.
我喜欢画画,我最喜欢爷爷送给我的笔刷。
I always paint with this brush. I use painting to express my feelings, my happiness, my joy and sometimes my sadness.
我总是用这把笔刷画画。我用绘画来表达我的感情,我的快乐,我的喜悦,有时我的悲伤。
While a muppet named Jad explains how he expresses his feelings, the show's producers look to address the coronavirus
当一个名叫贾德的木偶在解释他如何表达自己的感受时,该剧的制作人希望为冠状病毒提供办法,
which causes the COVID-19 disease and help children understand their evolving world.
这导致了COVID-19疾病,帮助孩子们了解他们的进化世界。
Executive producer Khaled Haddad. In light of the coronavirus pandemic,
执行制片人哈立德·哈达德。鉴于冠状病毒大流行,
we felt it was very important to create special content for children that addresses their needs during these times.
我们觉得为孩子们创造特殊的内容来满足他们在这段时间里的需求是非常重要的。
There are many children that find it difficult to express their feelings. There are feelings of fear and anxiety.
很多孩子觉得很难表达自己的感情,有恐惧和焦虑的感觉。
We would introduce children to these feelings and give them a strategy to deal with them.
我们会向孩子们介绍这些感受,并给他们一个应对策略。
The Sesame Workshop's President of Social Impact and Philanthropy Sherrie Westin
芝麻工作坊的社会影响和慈善事业主席谢丽·韦斯汀
says producers use streaming conference calls to reach and teach children who have no access to school.
说制作人使用流媒体电话会议来联系和教育那些无法上学的孩子。
We also pivoted to create content specific to COVID-19, because we knew there were not only health messages,
我们还致力于创建COVID-19的特定内容,因为我们知道不仅仅是健康信息,
but also more need for understanding and giving them the tools to cope with this new normal, if you will.
但是,如果你愿意的话,也需要更多的理解和给予他们应对这一新常态的工具。
Ahlan Simsim targets children aged three to eight. Its first two seasons reach three and a half million viewers across the Middle East.
阿兰·西姆西姆的目标是3至8岁的儿童。它的前两季覆盖了整个中东地区的350万观众。
Season three is under production and due to air in February.
第三季正在制作中,将于二月播出。
Arash Arabasadi, VOA news, Washington
阿拉士·阿巴沙堤,VOA新闻华盛顿报道