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听力文本
A group of homeless children in the Indian capital of New Delhi publish a newspaper telling about their own lives.
It is called Balaknama, which means "children's voice." It is written and edited by children up to 19 years old. About 10,000 people read it.
The children write about poverty, child labor, underage marriages, sexual abuse and drugs. A homeless girl named Shanno helps edit the paper.
"When reports arrive and the team sits down to select the story, lots of fights break out. They argue: ‘This story will have more impact than that story.' So there's a lot of debates before the final selection goes to print."
The newspaper has 70 reporters in several states and 14 in the capital. All of the reporters, editors and managers are homeless children.
Jyoti Kumari is one of the reporters.
"I used to beg, do drugs and sometimes go rag picking. Then I learned about Balaknama and began to work for it. First, I was a junior reporter, then a reporter and now I'm all set to become the editor."
Many of their parents are jobless and cannot read or write.
The children now earn money, and many of them attend classes online that may help them find a job.
The newspaper is published every month. It has eight pages. In 2002, when it began operations, the newspaper was published four times a year. It has changed the lives of many of the children who publish it, and hopes to improve the lives of thousands of others.
Non-governmental organizations and charity groups support the newspaper.
Sanjay Gupta leads a group that helps the children and gives money to the newspaper.
"They feel very empowered and encouraged when people appreciate them, and when they talk to the authorities with the confidence, and also before the media. I think this is a really powerful tool to empower them."
The newspaper costs about three cents. That is less than the price of a small cup of tea in India. But the small cost gives the children hope that they will someday have a home and a job.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
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词汇学习
1.publish vt.& vi.出版，发行
My object was to publish a scholarly work on Peter Mourne.
我的目标是出版一本关于彼得·莫恩的学术著作。
2.junior adj.较年幼的，较年小的; 三年级的，低年级的; 资历较浅的
The vacant W.B.C. junior-lightweight title has been called off.
空缺的世界拳击理事会次轻量级头衔被取消了。
3.attend vt.出席，参加
Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.
只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。
4.empower vt.授权; 准许
What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well.
我现在努力做的就是帮助人们，引他们过上好日子。
5.appreciate vt.感激; 欣赏
The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.
最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。
6.someday adv.将来有一天
I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe.
我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
内容解析
1.It is written and edited by children up to 19 years old.
up to直到
Up to now he's still quiet.
他直到现在仍保持沉默。
2.When reports arrive and the team sits down to select the story, lots of fights break out.
break out突然发生，爆发
He was 29 when war broke out...
战争爆发时他才29岁。
3.I used to beg, do drugs and sometimes go rag picking.
used to过去曾
Naomi used to go to church in Granville every Sunday.
娜奥米以前每个星期天都去格兰维尔的教堂做礼拜。
参考翻译
印度首都新德里一些无家可归儿童发行了一份报纸，讲述他们自己的生活。
这份报纸名叫Balaknama，意为“儿童之声”。报纸内容由19岁以下的儿童撰写和编辑。大约有1万名读者。
这些儿童撰写关于贫困，童工，未成年婚姻，性虐待和吸毒等问题。一位名叫Shanno的无家可归女孩帮助编辑报纸。
“当报道不断抵达，编辑小组坐下来选择故事，会发生许多争吵。他们争论：这个故事比那个故事更有影响力。所以，最终付诸印刷之前会发生许多争论。”
这份报纸在几个州共有70名小记者，在首都有14名小记者。所有记者，编辑和管理人员都是无家可归的儿童。
Jyoti Kumari就是其中一名记者。
“我过去乞讨，贩毒，有时捡破烂。然后我了解到Balaknama，然后开始为它工作。首先，我是初级记者，随后成为正式记者，现在快要成为编辑了。”
他们中许多人的父母没有工作，不能读写。
这些儿童现在能够赚钱，其中许多人参加网上课程，帮助他们找到一份工作。
这份报纸每个月发行，共有八页。2002年，报纸刚刚开始发行时，每年出版四次。这份报纸改变了许多出版报纸的儿童的生活，希望改善数千名其他儿童的生活。
非政府组织和慈善团体支持这份报纸。
Sanjay Gupta领导的团体帮助这些儿童，为这份报纸提供资金。
“当人们赞赏他们的时候，当他们充满信心地和当局对话，当他们出现在媒体面前，他们觉得非常有动力，非常受鼓舞。我认为这是鼓舞他们非常有力的工具。”
这份报纸价格为3美分，低于印度一小杯茶的价格。但是这点微不足道的成本却给这些儿童带来希望，他们总有一天能有一个家，有一份工作。
我是Jonathan Evans。
