CCTV9英语新闻：成千上万的中国工人在安哥拉

Full coverage 1: Chinese Premier 2 Li Keqiang Visits Africa As ties between China and the continent grow, more and more Chinese citizens are migrating to Africa. In Angola, there are more than 200,000 Chinese workers, the second largest number across continent, after South Africa. Many of these workers seem to be getting along just fine and are actually enjoying their stay, despite the culture and language barriers. 

 

Shen Pibo, has been in Angola for 9 years. He and many of his colleagues came to the country to work in the construction industry. He says things were quite difficult, when he first arrived.

 

"Roads were in extremely bad conditions with lots of craters 3. Five hundred kilometres took us 20 hours. However as the economy developed and the environment improved, now we have much better roads. Time taken to go for five hundred kilometres shortened to four or five hours." Shen Pibo said, "In the past five or six people shared one bedroom. Now the company has improved our living conditions by putting only two people in one room. Each room is equipped with air conditioner and mosquito net. We used to catch malaria 4 very easily because of serious mosquito problems. But the situation is different now."

 

One of his colleagues, Shen Enwen, has been working in Angola for 8 years. Before he came, he could not speak any Portuguese 5, which meant that interacting with the locals was very difficult . But overtime 6 he has adapted well and he says he is now happy to work in Angola.

 

"When we first arrived, there was basically no communication between us and the local workers because we could not understand each other at all. Both became very anxious when we realized this problem. As time passed by, we started to learn from each other. Now some local workers understand Chinese . They have also found a way to communicate with us through signs." Shen Pibo said.

 

Angola has a big number of Chinese medical doctors too. China sent the first medical aid team to Angola in 2009. Each team serves for two years, before returning home. Dr. GUO Ziyi is an acupuncturist 7 and has been in Angola for 5 months.

 

Here in Angola people suffer from some special problems, like bone spurs in the heels. We usually give one course of treatment when we come across similar cases in China. One course normally consists of seven to ten treatments." Guo Ziyi, Acupuncturist, Chinese Medical Aid Team to Angela, "Unfortunately, these treatments sometimes fail to help the patients. However, they prove to be much more effective when they are applied 8 to patients here in Angola. It happened a few times when the patients recovered after one or two treatments only.

 

Most of the Chinese workers say they still encounter numerous challenges in the country, especially loneliness and missing their families and relatives in China. But despite this, they still soldier on in the hope that the work being done will help improve the welfare of Angolans.

 

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coverage

  
 


n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖


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There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。












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premier

  
 


adj.首要的；n.总理，首相


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The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。












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craters

  
 


n.火山口( crater的名词复数 )；弹坑等


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Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet's surface. 这个行星的表面布满了小块陨石留下的撞击坑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells. 战场上布满弹坑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》












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malaria

  
 


n.疟疾


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He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。












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Portuguese

  
 


n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语


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They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。












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overtime

  
 


adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地


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They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。












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acupuncturist

  
 


n.针灸师


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I saw my acupuncturist weekly and the healing process accelerated. 我每周见一次我的针灸医生，康复的进度加快了。 来自互联网
Acupuncturist: How long have you been suffered from this symptom? 针灸师：你有这个症状有多久了？ 来自互联网












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applied

  
 


adj.应用的；v.应用，适用


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She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。