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Grappling with the waters
Surveying quake-hit Turkey
Living every day as your last

Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I”m Leeway Tsai. Thank you for joining us.

歡迎收看大愛英語新聞，我是蔡力薇，感恩您的加入。

●Coming up in the show today, we follow Da Ai reporters into central Bangkok in Thailand, to better understand the extent of flooding in the besieged city.
●Tzu Chi volunteers based in Turkey are back in Taiwan, to report on their survey of the damage brought on by the October 23rd earthquake.
●And, we meet a group of cancer patients in Taiwan who strive to live life to its fullest, by cycling around the island.

●接下來的節目，我們跟著大愛記者，來到泰國曼谷，更了解泰國水患的情形。
●土耳其慈濟志工返回台灣，針對10月23日土耳其發生地震，進行勘災後的報導。
●接著，我們帶大家認識一群癌症患者，藉著騎單車環島，讓生活過得充實。


今日新聞提要：
1.曼谷進水 Bangkok still in harm”s way
2.泰慈濟 Establishing a soup kitchen
3.宏都拉斯場勘 Preparing for 2-day distributions
4.土耳其勘災報告 Turkish aid team reports to Jing Si Abode
5.土耳其影片 Surveying quake damage in Van
6.日本20年感恩 TC celebrates 20 years of charity work
7.新芽獎黃鳳如 Scholarship award ceremony in Banqiao
8.1104歷史的今天 On this day the fourth of November.
9.癌友單車環島 Cancer patients tour Taiwan
10.資優小畫家 Lin Dingjun simply likes to learn
11.國家公益獎 National Civic-Service Awards
END：泰國團出發


1.曼谷進水 Bangkok still in harm”s way

Thailand”s worst flood in 50 years has paralyzed the country for several months now, and the waters are now threatening Bangkok”s city center. Plans have been made to divert water away from the capital and speed up drainage. As one Da Ai reporter finds out, the waters flood in at a surprisingly speed, and while warnings have long been issued by the government, many locals still chose to flee their homes just before the flood hit their doorsteps.

泰國這波50年來的大水，幾個月來讓國家脈動停擺，現在更是威脅曼谷市中心，泰國當局打算疏散大水，力保市中心，大愛記者走訪當地，發現這波大水其實上升速度可不慢，儘管政府當局早就呼籲撤離，居民大多還是等到水淹家門前，才決定離開。


2.泰慈濟 Establishing a soup kitchen

To help ease the worries of Thai flood victims taking shelter in a government”s administrative center in Bangkok, Tzu Chi volunteers lead them in group activities, and are helping them find spiritual peace through studying Jing Si Aphorisms. In addition, volunteers have also set up a soup kitchen to feed flood victims.

為了讓住在泰國行政中心收容所裡，水患鄉親的心情，能夠安定，慈濟志工前來，帶動大家做活動，也透過閱讀靜思語平靜心靈，慈濟志工因此決定在收容所設站煮熱食。


3.宏都拉斯場勘 Preparing for 2-day distributions

Also affected by floods is Honduras, where lots of people have been out of work, with many factories closed down. To address the situation, Tzu Chi plans to hold a two day aid distribution on the 12th and 13th of this month, in the cities of Morcavia and Choluteca, to help 2,000 of the hardest hit households. At present US Tzu Chi volunteers are in Morcavia looking for a suitable distribution site.

洪水也讓宏都拉斯陷入窘境，許多工廠倒閉，人民頓時失去工作，慈濟志工們預計於當地時間，11月12、13兩天，在災區秋省的秋市，和馬可比雅市進行發放兩場，共約2000戶的發放，美國慈濟志工在馬可比雅市，找到了理想的發放場地。


《 靜思語 》

Smiling, giving, and being gentle and considerate are all expressions of love.

笑容、柔軟、體貼、付出，是愛的表達。


4.土耳其勘災報告 Turkish aid team reports to Jing Si Abode

Eastern Turkey was rattled by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on October 23. Tzu Chi volunteers flew from Istanbul to the worst-hit province of Van on October 26 to assess the damage. The volunteers, who are now in Taiwan to report to Tzu Chi”s headquarters in Hualien, said they have established a partnership with a local NGO called Kimse Yok Mu.

10月23日，土耳其發生規模7.2的強烈地震，慈濟志工在10月26號啟程，從「伊斯坦堡」飛往，土耳其的東部「萬恩省」進行勘災，志工現在返回台灣花蓮靜思精舍，報告與當地「有您真好基金會」勘災的結果。


5.土耳其影片 Surveying quake damage in Van

As well as reporting on the disaster situation, Tzu Chi”s volunteers from Turkey, Yu Zicheng余自成 and Hu Guangzhong胡光中, brought back film footage of quake-hit Van. The huge earthquake caused at least 600 deaths. The volunteers discovered that the number of damaged buildings may be much higher than the official estimate.

除了勘災外，土耳其慈濟志工，胡光中和余自成，也帶回前往萬恩勘災的影片，土耳其的7.2強震至少奪走六百條人命，慈濟志工也發現，或許房子倒塌的數量，遠比官方預估的還要高出許多。


《 衲履足跡 》談貧與富 On Poverty and Wealth

Disasters strike the rich and the poor, and money cannot buy you everything. In the aftermath of a man-made or natural disaster, panicking will not get you food or shelter. Only mutual help and compassion between people can bring relief and security.

天災不會揀別貧富，金錢並非萬能，一旦天災人禍線前，慌亂中欲求飽暖亦不能得，唯有人間互愛互助，才能脫困得安。


6.日本20年感恩 TC celebrates 20 years of charity work

After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Tzu Chi-Japan chapter has carried out seven cash distributions in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, and has helped some 90,000 disaster victims. Recently, to celebrate Tzu Chi”s 20th year in the country, volunteers marked the occasion with a blessing ceremony.

日本311地震海嘯發生後，已經為岩手縣與宮城縣，進行七次見舞金的發放，總共幫助九萬戶災民，慈濟日本分會今年適逢成立20周年，決定以感恩祈福會來慶祝這個節日。


7.新芽獎黃鳳如 Scholarship award ceremony in Banqiao

Moving to Taiwan, On October 30th, Tzu Chi volunteers in Banqiao held their first New Shoots Scholarship Award Ceremony of 2011. A total of 617 parents and children from all over New Taipei City attended the event. Let”s meet one deserving recipient, fifth grader Huang Fengru(黃鳳如).

10月30日，板橋地區慈濟人，首次舉辦2011新芽獎學金頒獎典禮，來自新北市，包括受獎學生與家屬共617人參與，帶您認識一位可敬的受獎學生，黃鳳如。


8.1104歷史的今天 On this day the fourth of November.

1922 Tutankhamun unveiled
On this day in 1922, an excavation team led by English archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun”s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The tomb of the pharaoh who ruled some 3,300 years ago was the best preserved and most intact ever discovered. It received worldwide press coverage and sparked renewed public interest in ancient Egypt.

1957 Hu Shi leads Academia Sinica
After the resignation of Zhu Jiahua(朱家驊), Hu Shi(胡適) was elected to be the president of Taiwan”s Academia Sinica by the academy”s board on this day in 1957. On this day, the order was signed by the then President of the ROC Chiang Kai-shek. Hu Shi would return from the United States the following April to take on his new position. A philosopher and essayist, he was a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform.

1995 Protecting Taiwan”s human rights
Although Martial Law had been lifted in Taiwan, citizens were still unaware of their human rights. Unlawful prosecutions, corruption, and improper conduct of judges and prosecutors were still common problems in Taiwan. To help protect ordinary people and transform the country”s judicial system, a group of local lawyers came together and formed the Judicial Reform Foundation on this day in 1995.

2002 Dragon boats on Angke
On this day in 2002, the once Black Heart of Jakarta, the Angke River hosted the first Dragon Boat race, which was attended by over 5,000 people. The Jakarta governor also made a personal appearance to the now clean river thanks to the combined efforts of the local Tzu Chi office and government.

2003 Nawang Tzu Chi Village
In China, Ziyun County (貴州省紫雲縣) was one of the focuses of Tzu Chi”s three-year aid program in Guizhou Province. To help the poor, the Buddhist NGO built two-story townhomes for 50 families. Nawang(那（音：三聲）王) Tzu Chi village was completed and ready for move-in on this day in 2003. Volunteers also gave each family a new bed, winter clothes, and comforters.

2009 Eco-friendly clothes
Five entrepreneurs in Taiwan came together to launch the Da Ai Technology Company which turns recycled PET bottles into fabrics to make all sorts of eco-friendly clothes. On this day in 2009, the company showcased its products to the public demonstrating that green living was not a dream but a reality.

1922年 發現圖坦卡門 古埃及文明問世
由英國考古學家豪爾卡特帶領的挖掘團隊，在1922年的這天於埃及帝王谷，發現法老王圖坦卡門的陵墓，歷經七、八年的挖掘，這天在埃及帝王谷，裡頭保留距今三千多年前，至今最完整的珍貴陪葬品，受到全球矚目，震驚全球，也再度引起世界對古埃及的興趣。

1957年 總統令 中研院院長胡適
原任中研院院長朱家驊請辭，經過中研院評議會公開投票推選胡適，1957年的這天 蔣中正總統明令，特任胡適為中研院院長，隔年四月，胡適從美國回台就任，身為哲學家與文學家，胡適為自由主義的先驅，並提倡白話文、新詩，致力於推翻文言文。

1995年 民間司法改革會 捍衛人權
雖然台灣已經解除戒嚴，但是言論自由對於台灣民眾還相當陌生，刑求、送紅包、以及法官紀律問題，都令民眾無所適從，因而促使一群律師於1995年的這天，組成民間司法改革基金會，提供民眾司法服務，捍衛人權。

2002年 整治紅溪河 龍舟比賽現清流
2002年的這天 曾經是印尼，雅加達的黑色心臟的紅溪河，舉辦龍舟比賽，圍觀民眾高達五六千人，雅加達省長也到場觀禮，見證慈濟志工與當地政府，攜手整治紅溪河的成果。

2003年 那王慈濟新村 落成啟用
位在中國貴州省的紫雲縣，是慈濟基金會，貴州三年扶困計劃的重點地區，慈濟蓋了雙拼式的兩層樓，提供當地五十戶特困家庭居住，於2003年落成的這天，志工並致贈組合木床及棉衣、棉被，慶賀入厝。

2009年 大愛感恩科技 環保織品新生活　
由五位實業家，同出資成立的大愛感恩科技公司，將回收的寶特瓶研發製成毛毯、圍巾、以及環保衫等環保織品，2009年的這天舉辦產品上市說明會，說明環保也能貼近生活，行善公益。


9.癌友單車環島 Cancer patients tour Taiwan

A group of cancer patients in Taiwan are undertaking a round-the-island trip on their bicycles. The cyclists kicked off their ten-day tour on November 2nd in Taipei, and hoped that, through covering 19 counties on two wheels, they can encourage other cancer patients to move their bodies for a healthier life.

台灣有一群癌症病友，正在騎單車環島，11月2號從台北出發，展開為期十天環台十九個縣市的挑戰，為的就是鼓勵所有癌症病友，走出病房，為自己健康多多運動。


10.資優小畫家 Lin Dingjun simply likes to learn

In Taiwan”s academically competitive environment, an eighth grader in Taichung has achieved academic excellence without going to cram schools like other kids, simply because he enjoys learning. Perhaps the moral of this story is something all ambitious parents can learn from.

台灣的教育競爭激烈，而在台中一位國二生，不需要靠補習就能有好成積，只因為他喜歡學習，或許這個故事可以成為台灣父母的借鏡。


11.國家公益獎 National Civic-Service Awards

The 9th National Civic-Service Award ceremony took place in Taipei this past Wednesday. 12 winners, including businesses and NGOs, were honored for their contribution to Taiwanese society.

中華民國公益團體協會，舉行的第九屆國家公益獎，周三在台北頒獎，十二個得獎者，包括有企業和公益團體，因為他們經常在社會上舉辦各種公益活動，而受到肯定。


END：泰國團出發

The first Tzu Chi disaster relief team to go to Thailand, left Taiwan on their mission yesterday morning, with nearly 700 kilograms of aid supplies. We”ll bring you more stories on their work in the next few days. Thank you for tuning in. Goodbye.

慈濟首梯賑災團 昨天一早，從台灣出發要前往泰國，帶了七百公斤的物資，未來幾天，我們會持續為大家帶來更新的訊息，請鎖定，再會。(2011.11.04)