新西兰英语 376 ANZAC poppies
ANZAC poppies are made of fabric 1. They represent the red poppies that were flowering when so many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand were killed at Gallipoli during World War I. Listen to April 24th 2010 for more background to ANZAC day. These poppies have been made by intellectually disabled people in Christchurch since 1931. They make 1.3m poppies each year, by hand, and they take pride in the work that they do. They also feel proud when they see people wearing these poppies that they have made. They get paid to do this work and that also makes them feel proud that they can earn a living.
The money from the sale of these poppies supports war veterans and their families. War veterans are old soldiers who fought in Korea or Vietnam.
Now the RSA – Returned Servicemen’s Association – has decided 2 it will be cheaper to get the poppies made overseas. They gave the contract to an Australian company which will use fabric from China. This way, they will save $150,000. This means more money for war veterans but less for the intellectually disabled people in Christchurch. One charity gets more but another gets less.
Questions
Some people say that soldiers fought for their country. They fought for all people in New Zealand, including intellectually disabled people, to give them a good life. Other people say that China can provide cheap goods so we should buy from China. What do you think?
Do you think many people will boycott 3 ANZAC poppies in future?
- The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
- I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
- 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。