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Thank you for joining us for Spotlight. I’m Joshua Leo. And I’m Liz Waid.
感谢你加入我们Spotlight。我是约书亚·利奥。我是利兹·韦德。
Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.
Spotlight使用了一种特殊的英语广播方法。使世界各地的人们都更容易理解。
Ryan Hreljac sat in his school classroom in Kemptville, Canada. He was just six years old. He listened closely to his teacher.
加拿大肯普特维尔的学校教室里，6岁的瑞安·赫雷拉坐在位子上仔细地听着老师讲课。
His school was collecting money for people in Africa.
他的学校正在为非洲的人们筹集资金。
His teacher explained that many people in the world did not have medicine or clean water.
他的老师解释说，世界上有很多人没有药品或干净的水。
Hundreds of thousands of African children die each year, because of diseases in dirty water.
每年有成千上万的非洲儿童死于脏水导致的疾病。
Ryan’s teacher told the class that sixty [60] cents could buy a two months supply of medicine for a child.
瑞安的老师告诉全班同学，60美分可以为一个孩子购买两个月的药品供应。
Seventy dollars would pay for a well. A well would give clean drinking water to a whole village.
70美元可以支付一口井的费用。一口井可以为整个村庄提供清洁的饮用水。
When Ryan heard this, he knew that he had to do something.
当瑞安听到这个时，他意识到他必须做点什么。
Even though he was only six years old, he would change thousands of lives.
即使他只有六岁，但他也会改变成千上万人的生活。
Today’s Spotlight is on Ryan Hreljac and his work to provide clean water for everyone in the world.
今天的焦点讲的是瑞安·赫雷拉杰克和他为世界上每个人提供清洁水的故事。
When Ryan returned home that day, he ran to his parents. He asked for seventy dollars for a well.
那天瑞安回到家，他跑向他的父母。他要用70美元来挖一口井。
His mother told him that seventy dollars was a lot of money. His family did not have seventy extra dollars.
他的母亲告诉他，七十美元是一大笔钱。他的家庭没有额外的七十美元。
But Ryan kept asking his mother. He asked with tears in his eyes.
但瑞安一直含着泪花问他的母亲。
He told his mother that children were dying. They did not have clean water.
他告诉他的母亲，孩子们正在死去。他们没有干净的水。
His mother understood that Ryan was serious. So she thought of a way for him to help.
他的母亲明白瑞安是认真的。所以她想了一个办法让他帮忙。
