Learning English. I'm Neil.

學習英語。我是尼爾。

And I'm Sam.

我是山姆。

We all know that sport is great for our

我們都知道，運動對我們的

health - and if you're talented

健康--如果你有才華

it can make you rich.

它可以讓你發財。

Many great champions have found

許多偉大的冠軍都發現

a way out of poverty through

脫貧途徑

their sporting ability

矯健

- think of someone like

- 想起

footballer Maradona.

足球運動員馬拉多納。

But in today's programme we're not

但在今天的節目中，我們並不

looking at the superstars.

看著超級明星。

Instead we'll discuss how

相反，我們將討論如何

sport can change the lives of young

體育可以改變年輕人的生活

people from some of the poorest,

來自一些最貧窮的人。

toughest backgrounds

最艱難的背景

on earth.

在地球上。

And of course, we'll be learning some

當然，我們也會學習一些。

vocabulary on the way.

詞彙在路上。

Many projects around the world use

世界各地的許多項目都使用

sports to change children's lives -

體育改變兒童的生活----

improving mental

改善精神

health, challenging stereotypes and giving

健康，挑戰陳規定型觀念，並給予支持。

hope. Among them is the

希望。其中有

Ebony Club in Brixton

布里克斯頓的烏木俱樂部

which uses sport to help young people

利用體育來幫助年輕人

in London's most disadvantaged

在倫敦最貧困的地區

communities - but which

社區----但哪些

sport? That's my quiz question. Is it:

運動？這是我的考題。是嗎？

a) golf, b) tennis, or c) horse riding?

(a)高爾夫，(b)網球，還是(c)騎馬？

Well, I can't imagine there's enough space

嗯，我無法想象有足夠的空間。

for golf and horse riding in the city, so

在城市裡打高爾夫和騎馬，所以，在城市裡打高爾夫和騎馬。

I'll say b) tennis.

我說b）網球。

OK, we'll find out the answer later.

好吧，我們稍後就會知道答案。

Just now we were talking about

剛才我們說到

London but sporting

倫敦，但體育

projects like the Ebony Club are

像烏木俱樂部這樣的項目是

happening all over the world.

全世界都在發生。

In Cape Town, South Africa, British surfer

在南非開普敦，英國衝浪手

Tim Conibear noticed how kids

Tim Conibear注意到孩子們如何

from poor townships

窮鄉僻壤

hardly ever went to the beach.

幾乎沒有去海邊。

So he started giving them

所以他開始給他們

free surfing lessons.

免費衝浪課程。

Tim founded the 'Waves for Changes'

Tim成立了 "變革之波"。

project and now hundreds

項目，現在有幾百個

of kids go along each week

每個星期都有很多孩子一起去

to get 'surfing therapy'. Not only is surfing

以獲得 "衝浪療法"。衝浪不僅是

giving them a buzz, it's helping to improve

給他們的嗡嗡聲，它的幫助下，以提高

their life chances.

他們的生活機會。

Here he is talking to the BBC World

他在這裡和BBC世界頻道交談

Service programme

服務方案

People Fixing the World:

人們在修復世界。

Surfing also is quite difficult

衝浪也是相當困難的

so you're learning a very

所以你正在學習一個非常

challenging skill which takes

高難度

a lot of confidence. Very small successes

很多的信心。非常小的成功

that children have when they go into the

孩子們在進入

water elicit a really big emotional

水到渠成

response. If you come from

響應。如果你來自

a background of trauma quite

頗具創傷性的背景

often you'll have a negative self-image

經常會有負面的自我形象

and being able to try

並能嘗試

something new, achieve something

標新立異

new, be recognised by a coach or

新的，被教練或

a mentor is very very good for

導師是非常非常好的

your confidence as well.

你的信心也。

Most of the surfers have experienced

大多數衝浪者都經歷過

trauma - emotional pain

創傷----情感痛苦

and shock caused by very

和衝擊造成的，很

distressing experiences.

痛苦的經歷。

This has given them a negative

這給他們帶來了負面

self-image - the way a person

自我形象--一個人

feels about themselves,

對自己的感覺。

their ability, personality and value.

他們的能力、個性和價值。

Surfing helps kids improve their

衝浪有助於提高孩子們的

self-image because it's

自我形象，因為它是

challenging - difficult in a

具有挑戰性 - 困難的

way that tests your ability

檢驗你能力的方法

and determination.

和決心。

So challenging, in fact, that the

事實上，如此具有挑戰性，以至於

children have a mentor - a trusted

孩子們有一個導師--一個值得信賴的

advisor who gives

指導者

help and support to a younger

扶老攜幼

or less experienced person.

或經驗較少的人。

Tim believes that the concentration

蒂姆認為，濃度

needed to surf makes the

衝浪所需

children's other problems

孩子的其他問題

disappear - at least for a short time.

消失----至少在短時間內消失。

And the results so far have been

到目前為止，結果是

optimistic, with a significant reduction

樂觀，大幅減少

in violent behaviour

暴力行為

reported among Cape Town's

在開普敦的報告中

young surfers.

年輕的衝浪者。

Surfing is quite well-known in

衝浪運動在中國相當知名

South Africa. But what happens

南非。但是發生了什麼

when you take a completely

當你把一個完全

unknown sport into one of the least

不為人知的運動，變成最不為人知的運動之一

developed countries on earth?

地球上的發達國家？

In 2007, Australian Oliver Percovich

2007年，澳大利亞人Oliver Percovich

was travelling in Afghanistan with

在阿富汗旅行

his skateboard. The children

他的滑板。孩子們

there were fascinated so he started

他在那裡被迷住了，所以他開始

showing them how to skate.

教他們如何滑行。

The idea grew and a few years later

這個想法越來越多，幾年後

he founded the organisation

他創立的組織

'Skateistan' giving free

"Skateistan "免費提供

skateboard lessons to children aged

兒童滑板課程

five to seventeen, with a focus

五至十七歲，重點是

on those with disabilities,

對殘障人士的影響；

from low-income backgrounds

低收入背景的人

and especially, girls.

尤其是女孩。

Here's 'Skateistan' volunteer,

這是Skateistan的志願者。

Jessica Faulkner, explaining how

傑西卡-福克納，解釋如何

skateboarding reinforces positive

滑板運動強化了積極性

educational messages which Afghan

的教育資訊。

kids don't always get at home.

孩子們不總是在家裡得到。

There's a few things that skateboarding

滑板運動有幾個特點

does as a kind of function.

做為一種功能。

It is really quite

真的很

challenging - it's not an easy sport for

具有挑戰性--這不是一項容易的運動，對於

anyone whether you're young or old.

任何人，無論你是年輕還是年長。

And that means

這意味著

that it also teaches quite a lot of life

它也教會了不少人生的道理

skills. You have to fall off

技巧。你要掉下來

a skateboard quite a

滑板

lot of times before you get better and

多次才會好轉

it really helps children with

它真正幫助孩子與

things like goal

諸如目標

setting and resilience and determination.

定和韌性和決心。

Also, and really importantly, we do believe

另外，真正重要的是，我們相信

that children should have fun.

孩子們應該有樂趣。

Like surfing, skateboarding is challenging

和衝浪一樣，滑板也是一種挑戰。

and difficult. It requires effort and Jessica

和困難。它需要努力，而傑西卡

believes this teaches children important

相信這能讓孩子們學到重要的

life skills - the basic skills needed to solve

生活技能 -- -- 解決問題所需的基本技能

problems commonly encountered

常遇到的問題

in everyday life.

在日常生活中。

One important life skill is goal setting -

其中一項重要的生活技能就是設定目標--------。

deciding what things you want

決定你想要的東西

to achieve and how you

要實現的目標和你如何

plan to achieve them.

實現這些目標的計劃。

Along with other skills like determination

以及其他技能，如決心

and resilience, this helps

和復原力，這有助於

kids improve their

孩子們提高

outlook on life.

的人生觀。

And to experience one of the most

並體驗一個最

important things - having fun!

重要的事情--玩得開心!

Which reminds me about the kids

這讓我想起了孩子們的事

at the Ebony Club and my quiz question.

在烏木俱樂部和我的測驗題。

Remember that I

記住，我

asked you which sport the club uses

問你俱樂部使用哪種運動

to support disadvantaged

支持弱勢群體

children in London.

倫敦的兒童。

Yes, and I said, b) tennis

是的，我說，b)網球

But in fact, it's c) horse riding - a sport

但事實上，這是c)騎馬--一項運動。

normally associated with the elite.

通常與精英有關。

In this episode we've been discussing

在本期節目中，我們一直在討論

how sport can help improve

體育如何幫助改善

the life chances of

壽命

young people from tough backgrounds,

來自艱難背景的年輕人；

many of whom have suffered trauma -

他們中的許多人都遭受了創傷----

severe emotional

嚴重情緒化

pain and distress.

疼痛和痛苦；

Such pain damages a child's self-image -

這樣的痛苦損害了孩子的自我形象------。

how they see and value themselves

他們如何看待和評價自己

in the world.

在世界上。

This can be improved by taking part

可以通過參加以下活動來改善這種情況

in sports, like surfing, skating

在運動中，比如衝浪、滑冰

and horse riding, which

和騎馬，這

are challenging - demanding

具有挑戰性--要求高

and testing of your abilities.

並對你的能力進行測試。

Often kids are supported by a mentor - a

通常，孩子們會得到導師的支持--一個

trusted, more experienced friend

摯友

who can offer help

有心人

and advice.

和建議。

And with this support they learn life skills

在這種支持下，他們學會了生活技能

- basic skills everyone needs to cope with

- 基本功

everyday problems.

日常問題。

One important skill is goal setting -

其中一項重要的技能是目標設定--------。

deciding what you want

決定你想要什麼

to accomplish and planning how

要完成的任務和規劃如何

to do it.

來做。

And of course, sometimes the most

當然，有時也是最

important goal is just to have fun!

重要的目標就是玩得開心!

That's all we have time for.

這就是我們的時間。

Join us again soon as we discuss

請儘快加入我們，我們將討論

more topical issues.

更為熱門的問題。

Bye for now!

再見

Bye!

再見！