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Hello, I’m Mike Procter.
大家好，我是迈克·普罗克特。
I’m Marina Santee.
我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。
And I’m Ruby Jones.
我是鲁比·琼斯。
Welcome to Spotlight.
欢迎来到Spotlight。
This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting.
本节目使用了一种特殊的英语广播方式。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
这对来自世界各地的人们来说都更容易理解。
In a child’s mind, one problem can control the world.
在孩子的心目中，一个问题就能控制整个世界。
It was late in the day.
那是当天很晚的时候了。
Children were still playing on the dusty streets of Benaba, Ghana.
孩子们仍在加纳贝纳巴尘土飞扬的街道上玩耍。
But one little girl sat on her own.
但有一个小女孩独自坐着。
Sadly, she looked down at her feet.
她目露悲伤，低头看着自己的脚。
Why was she so worried?
她为什么这么担心？
She was no different from all of the other village children.
她和村里的其他孩子没什么不同。
But, she was worried.
但是，她很担心。
She did not feel that she could ask her mother and father for help.
她觉得自己不能向父母寻求帮助。
They loved her and her sisters very much.
他们非常爱她和她的姐妹们。
But they only seemed to be interested in one thing - the future, not the present.
但他们似乎只对一件事感兴趣--未来，而不是现在。
Her mother and father could not help to solve her problem.
她的父母无法帮助解决她的问题。
And the little girl needed an answer - quickly!
小女孩需要一个答案--尽快！
Comfort was 14 years old.
康福特当时14岁。
Soon, she would leave her small village.
很快，她就会离开她居住的小村庄。
Why?
为什么？
Well, she was going away to school.
嗯，她要去上学了。
And one thing especially worried her - Comfort did not have any shoes.
还有一件事让她特别担心--康福特没有任何鞋子。
She had never had any shoes.
她从来没有穿过鞋。
She was like most children in her village of Benaba.
她和她所在的贝纳巴村庄里的大多数孩子一样。
She had hard feet.
她的脚很硬。
She did not need shoes - until now.
她不需要鞋子--直到现在。
She was sure that all the other children at the new school would have shoes.
她确信，新学校的所有其他孩子都会有鞋子。
And they would make fun of her.
他们会取笑她。
Finally, the day came for Comfort to leave.
终于，康福特离开的日子到了。
She kissed her mother and father goodbye.
她和她的父母吻别。
Then she got onto the bus.
然后她上了公共汽车。
After some time, the bus arrived at Comfort’s new school.
过了一会儿，公交车到达了康福特的新学校。
