VOA标准英语2012--Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History
House of treasures
Tucked 1 away in Iqbal Hussein’s house are treasures of Lahore's history: doors big enough for an elephant to walk through, hand-carved balconies, Hindu statues.
Many art pieces are from the now torn-down homes of prostitutes in Lahore’s old red-light district, a once-colorful community that is disappearing.
“It is almost lost now. There used to be, early morning, used to be so lovely voices, practicing going on, musicians used to come over, classical, the echo 2 of a voice, training till 12 the training started, it was so elegant 3," he recalled. "There used to be beautiful voices, it was so elegant. So all finished now, very sad.”
In the streets where he grew up, the ornate brothels are gone. The area is still known as a red-light district, but Hussein says as prostitution went underground, it became more dangerous, run by criminals and infested 4 with drugs.
Hussein kept the house where he was raised -- at the foot of the city's most famous mosque 5. He says despite pressure from religious groups, he plans to stay, run the popular restaurant he has built on the roof of his home, and continue painting the women of the local community.
Painting for dignity
Hussein says painting sex workers safeguards 6 the dignity of their lives, much like his art collection protects the city’s history. “It’s very painful, as a sensitive person, as a painter, only I can bring them into my paintings to show them, these are human being also, they want to breathe also, they want to lead a respectable 7 life,” he said.
He is aware that his views and activities pose 8 serious risks from religiously inspired militants 9 in today’s Pakistan. His own death is a subject of one painting.
“I’m a little concerned. Everyone has to leave this world, and it should be preserved," Hussein stated. "Dignity should be given to this.”
But although he worries that society is becoming more intolerant, he says he hopes that with time people will come to appreciate the history and art he has spent his life preserving.
- She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
- She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. 她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
- She shouted on the mountaintop and listened for the echo.她在山顶上大声喊着，然后聆听着回声。
- I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.我想重复前面一位发言者的话。
- She was an elegant and accomplished woman.她是位优雅的才女。
- She has a life of elegant ease.她过着风雅悠闲的生活。
- The kitchen was infested with ants. 厨房里到处是蚂蚁。
- The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud. 我们将推行防止欺诈的法律条款。
- There is a price to be paid for maintaining these safeguards. 维持这些防范措施是要付出代价的。
- She seems respectable enough.她看上去挺体面的。
- His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.他的存款刚好够办一个体面的葬礼。