CCTV9英语新闻：农民工子女需要更多的照顾

Internal migration 1 in China is affecting one out of every four children today. The government has been putting more care and support into this issue.

 

In China, almost 70 million children are not living with both parents and many of them remain in rural areas. That’s a quarter of the country’s child population. A UNICEF forum 2 was held on Wednesday to address these issues.

 

Tong Xiaolun, director of China Research Inst. for Children & Adolescents, said, "Without guardians 3, children are very prone 4 to accidents especially during school holidays. We’ve seen many swimming and traffic accidents, and in recent years even some sexual assault cases have been reported."

 

As more people seek work opportunities in urban areas, more children are left behind in villages, most often with grandparents and not enough supervision 5.

 

In 2010, together with UNICEF, China launched the barefoot social worker’ program, extending personal services to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

 

So far the program has reached 120 villages in 5 provinces. The forum aims to expand the beneficiary group.

 

"I live with my grandma in the village. We used to live in a thatched cottage, but the social worker helped us apply for funds from the county and now our house is made of bricks. I have 41 classmates. They’re all very poor. Some of them still live in the mountains and travel a long way to school," said Li Xinghuan, child representative from Yunnan Province.

 

As of last year, 20 million Chinese children were still living below the poverty line. The government has national policies designed to provide for a child’s basic rights. But often, without professional help, these services can be difficult to access.

 

"China’s child welfare system passed a milestone 6 in 2010 when the country decided 7 to spend 2.5 billion yuan to care for orphans 8 and support such institutes. This national scheme made sure many children’s needs were met. However, there’re also children who don’t live with parents and have other vulnerabilities in life. They must be considered, too. There must be better systems to protect them," Professor Hua Juxiang of Nanjing Normal University said.

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1
migration

  
 


n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙


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Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。












2
forum

  
 


n.论坛，讨论会


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They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。












3
guardians

  
 


监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者


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Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。












4
prone

  
 


adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的


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Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。












5
supervision

  
 


n.监督，管理


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The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。












6
milestone

  
 


n.里程碑；划时代的事件


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The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。












7
decided

  
 


adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的


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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。












8
orphans

  
 


孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )


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The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。