VOA标准英语2012--Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope
Rodney Stotts says he found his calling through birds of prey 1.
“I love my birds like I love life. They’re part of my family," said Stotts.
Working with birds, he says, helped the former drug dealer 2 turn his life around.
“That quick, easy money leads to a quick, easy death. I don’t know any drug dealer that has retired 3," he said.
But Stotts retired in his 20's. He says attending the funerals of 33 drug dealers 4 in just one year was a wake-up call. He found work with Earth Conservation Corps 5, a local environmental group helping 6 disadvantaged youth like him. He began rehabilitating 7 injured birds of prey, to give them - he says - "a new life".
"And I think that’s what I was given. I was that bird that had to go through rehabilitation 8, and once I was rehabilitated 9, I was released back into the wild with more knowledge than before," said Stotts.
He became a licensed 11 falconer, hunting small prey with raptors. At this event in his old neighborhood, he talks about birds of prey and the importance of cleaning up the polluted Anacostia River.
"One of the things I want them to see if what lives along the water every day, the raptors, and our negligence 12 is killing 13 them," he said.
Some of the birds he’s showing them are injured, and can’t survive in the wild.
Kala Young says she’s only seen an owl 10 on TV and wanted to hold one.
“It’s fun and interesting," she said.
But Latonya Pickens was hesitant.
“I’m scared a little bit because they keep flapping their wings," she said.
Ngende Pilgrim wants to become a falconer. He hopes Stotts will take him under his wing.
“It has to do with all the things I like doing, like being around animals, especially birds of prey," he said.
Stotts says he’s amazed at how deeply the birds touch people, both young and old.
“I think the biggest things that I get out of this is the smiles I see on people’s faces," said Stotts.
Wilma Raynor says Stotts is a role model for young people in crime-ridden Anacostia.
“It is encouraging for them to see someone come back into the community who has already gone on and done better," she said.
Stotts gives credit to the birds.
“They’ve taught me more patience, more understanding, more compassion," he said.
Today, he is working for Wings Over America, an off-shoot of Earth Conservation Corps, where he mentors 14 at-risk teenagers through raptor rehabilitation and environmental education. They know about his drug dealing 15 past - a reminder 16 that they too, can soar above adversity.
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
- The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
- She was more concerned about protecting the public than rehabilitating the criminal. 她比较关心保护百姓，而不大关心改造罪犯。
- He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
- No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
- He has been rehabilitated in public esteem. 公众已恢复对他的敬重。
- Young persons need to be, wherever possible, rehabilitated rather than punished. 未成年人需要受到尽可能的矫正而不是惩罚。
- Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
- I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。
- The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
- Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？
- They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
- The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
- These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。