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Hello, I'm Marina Santee.
大家好，我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。
And I'm Rebekah Schipper. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting.
我是丽贝卡·席佩尔。欢迎收听重点报道节目。本报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
以便让世界各地的人们更容易听懂本报道节目。
Welcome to the world of motorcycles!
欢迎来到摩托车的世界！
These two-wheeled machines can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour.
这些两轮机器的时速可达到300公里。
The people who ride them need many skills.
骑摩托车的人需要很多技能。
They need strength to control the motorcycle.
他们需要力量来控制摩托车。
They need courage to ride as fast as they can.
他们需要勇气才能尽快地骑行。
And they need brains to know how to beat the other riders.
他们需要脑力来知道如何击败其他车手。
Winners of a motorcycle race receive lots of money.
摩托车比赛的获胜者会得到很多钱。
This is a world for rich and famous people.
这是富人和名人的世界。
A lonely motorcycle speeds along a dusty Zimbabwean road.
一辆孤单的摩托车在津巴布韦尘土飞扬的道路上疾驰。
This road is full of bumps and holes.
这条路坑坑洼洼。
But the rider does not worry about this.
但车手并不担心这一点。
Motorcycle experts have trained him to deal with any situation.
摩托车专家训练他处理任何情况。
After some time, he reaches a small village.
过了一会儿，他到了一个小村庄。
Suddenly, a crowd of people gathers around his motorcycle.
突然，一群人聚集在他的摩托车周围。
Two men are carrying a child.
两个男人抱着一个孩子。
This child is very sick.
这个孩子病得很重。
She needs to go to hospital straight away.
她需要马上去医院。
The men place the little girl on the motorcycle.
那两个男人把小女孩放在摩托车上。
She sits on a little seat beside the rider.
她坐在车手旁边的一个小座位上。
The men make sure that she is safe.
两个男人确保了她的安全。
Then, the rider starts his motorcycle.
然后，车手启动了他的摩托车。
He rides off in a cloud of dust.
他骑着摩托车扬尘而去。
What link is there between the world of motorcycle racing and small villages in Africa?
摩托车比赛的世界和非洲的小村庄之间有什么联系？
Former motorcycle racer, Randy Mamola, explained:
前摩托车车手兰迪·马莫拉解释道：
"I was one of the best motorcycle riders in the world during the nineteen eighties.
“在20世纪80年代，我是世界上最好的摩托车车手之一。
I knew that I was lucky.
我知道我很幸运。
I was making a lot of money.
我赚了很多钱。
And I was doing something that I loved--riding motorcycles.
我当时正在做我喜欢的事情——骑摩托车。
Not everybody has that chance in life.
不是每个人的一生都有这样的机会。
And so I wanted to give something back.
所以我想回馈一些东西。
I raised a lot of money.
我筹集了很多钱。
I gave it to aid agencies in Africa.
我把它捐给了非洲的援助机构。
They were able to help many children with it.
他们能够用它帮助许多孩子。
But I felt that I could do more."
但我觉得我可以做得更多。”
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