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＜ Honduras flood aid part 2 ＞
＜ Wilmington clinic 1 year old ＞
＜ Plasticizer with your food? ＞

Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I”m Anthony Carlisle . Thank you for joining us.

歡迎收看大愛英語新聞，我是安東尼，感恩您的加入。


●Coming up in today”s show, volunteers again distribute aid to victims of the flooding in Honduras, this time to residents of Choluteca.
●In the USA, Tzu Chi”s free clinic in Wilmington, California, celebrates its first anniversary with grateful members of the local Hispanic community.
●And are we unwittingly adding plasticizers to our food, by misusing cling film and plastic cups? We find out the answer in our series on Taiwan”s plasticizer problem.

●今天的提要，志工再度發放物資給，宏都拉斯的水患災民，這一次的地點是秋市。
●美國加州的威明頓門診中心，服務滿週年，幫助當地的墨西哥族裔。
●因為保鮮膜和塑膠杯的濫用，我們是否不知不覺中吃進塑化物呢？帶大家到科學100堂課的專題中去探討。


今日新聞提要：
1.宏國秋市發放 Aid for 722 families in Choluteca
2.泰慈濟 Shelter turned into spiritual center
3.菲火災本土 38 families displaced by fire
4.美門診周年慶 Wilmington TC clinic 1 year old
5.花醫療奉獻獎 Doctors honored at award ceremony
6.癌症志工交流 Hospital volunteers share experiences
7.越南師訪慈濟 Vietnamese Buddhist nun visits
8.魚鱗癬關懷 Battling rare disease
9.1116歷史的今天 On this day. November 16th.
10.科學的100堂課塑膠(2) Know your plastics
11.大連靜思外展 Tzu Chi in Dalian, Liaoning Province
END：素食展慈警會


1.宏國秋市發放 Aid for 722 families in Choluteca

We start today”s show in Central America, where flooding brought down by heavy rains from a tropical depression, has affected over a million people, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced and in dire need of help. In Honduras, Tzu Chi”s disaster assessment team held its second major distribution of aid, on Sunday November 13, in the southern region of Choluteca city. The event went without a hitch, and a total of 722 householders collected much-needed supplies. At the distribution site, you could see many elderly residents - grandmothers and grandfathers - who had come to pick up their bags of food; while their younger relatives stayed at home instead of coming out to help. Local volunteers said, in Honduras, the young generation tend not to respect their elders. So, Mr. Zhang Hongcai from Tzu Chi made it his personal mission to look after the seniors.

一開始帶大家到中美洲，因為熱帶低氣壓的影響，帶來大雨量，影響一百萬人，許多人無家可歸，需要協助。在宏都拉斯，慈濟宏都拉斯賑災團，在11月13日周日，地點在秋市，舉行第二場大型發放，發放過程順利，總計共發放722戶，在秋市的這場發放，可以看見很多的老爺爺、老奶奶，拖著緩慢的步伐前來發放現場領取物資，而許多年輕人卻是在家裡，沒有一起來幫忙，志工說，在宏都拉斯，年輕人普遍不尊重家裡的老人，因此宏都拉斯志工張鴻才，在發放現場，總是特別照顧老人家。


2.泰慈濟 Shelter turned into spiritual center

From Honduras to Thailand, which has also been hard hit by flooding for several months. Although the water is gradually receding, many areas, including large parts of Bangkok, are still submerged in water. The government turned its Administrative Center, in the capital”s Laksi district, into an emergency shelter, and now Tzu Chi volunteers are doing their best to make it a spiritual training ground. Besides setting up a soup kitchen, the volunteers also arranged a series of activities, to help the younger people look at their parents in a different light.

從宏都拉斯轉到泰國，泰國深受水患之苦長達幾個月，雖然水位已經退了，許多地區包括曼谷，還陷在水患中，曼谷朗四區的泰國行政中心收容所，在慈濟志工關懷之下，已經變成一座道場，志工除了準備熱食，也設計了一連串的活動，讓年輕朋友以不同的角度看待父母。


3.菲火災本土 38 families displaced by fire

In the Filipino capital of Manila, a fire broke out in the Nangka district of Marikina City, burning down 11 homes and damaging 11 others. In total, 38 families were displaced. Among the victims were some Tzu Chi volunteers, who went to help their neighbors before attending to their own needs. Fellow volunteers soon arrived, on the very night of the blaze, with aid for everyone.

菲律賓馬利僅那囊卡里，一處區域發生火災，全毀與半毀的房屋各有11座，共有38戶家庭無家可歸，包括許多慈濟本地志工，雖然受災，但是他們更要把握行善的因緣，慈濟法親了解受災鄉親的需要，火災當天晚上就準備好生活物資，進行了發放。


《 靜思語 》

Use our time well to cultivate a deeper understanding of life, and we can help not only ourselves but also others.

利用時間體會人生，融會道理，不但能成就自己也能幫助他人。


4.美門診周年慶 Wilmington TC clinic 1 year old

After helping others for a year, the Tzu Chi community clinic in Wilmington, California, celebrated its first anniversary. Offering dental and acupuncture services, the center serves low-income residents, especially from the Hispanic community. In the past year, many patients have gone on to sign up as volunteers, and were a big help at the birthday celebration.

慈濟洛杉磯地區的威明頓門診中心，目前成立滿一周年，提供中醫和牙科的服務，幫助當地較為中低收入的墨西哥族裔，不僅如此，許多病人也因此成為志工，周年慶上，他們積極參與。


5.花醫療奉獻獎 Doctors honored at award ceremony

The Hualien County Medical Association recently gave out its annual awards. Among those honored, were three doctors from the Tzu Chi Hospital, as well as the current vice-superintendent, Wang Zhihong(王志鴻). In our next story, we go to the award ceremony, in Hualien, Taiwan.

花蓮縣醫師工會，2011年度的表揚頒獎典禮，慈濟醫院王志鴻副院長等三位，獲得優良醫師的獎項，帶您到花蓮慈濟醫院，一起來看看這場頒獎典禮。


6.癌症志工交流 Hospital volunteers share experiences

On Monday, cancer ward volunteers from Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital visited their counterparts in Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital to share their experiences. Among the participants, 81-year-old Chen Guizhi(陳桂枝) was proof that age is no barrier to giving what you can.

星期一，大林慈濟醫院來的癌症關懷志工，來到臺北慈濟醫院，進行團隊分享與經驗交流，志工當中，有一位高齡81歲的陳桂枝，證明只要有心付出，年紀不是問題。


《 衲履足跡 》談造善福 On Cultivating Blessings

Every recycling station is a gathering place for Bodhisattvas. Though crammed with all kinds of unwanted items, every station is a Pure Land in itself, as it amasses the love for the planet from all around.

每一個環保站，都是菩薩聚集的道場；即使堆集了各種回收物，也是一片淨土，因為人人的心有相同的愛，同樣地疼惜地球。


7.越南師訪慈濟 Vietnamese Buddhist nun visits

Dharma Master Zhongzhi(忠智), from Vietnam, had heard about Tzu Chi long before she came to Taiwan, to study at Sun Yat Sen University, in Kaohsiung. On Monday, along with some of her followers, the Buddhist nun visited the Kaohsiung Jing Si Hall, to learn some more about the organization.

來自越南的法師釋忠智，曾到台灣就讀中山大學研究所，而認識慈濟，星期一跟著一些會眾，來到高雄靜思堂，想多了解慈濟。


8.魚鱗癬關懷 Battling rare disease

Some rare diseases can change the victim”s appearance, which often results in discrimination. Ichthyosis patients, who have scaly or flaky skin, can suffer from isolation, and live in the knowledge that there is no cure for their condition. Many people are too scared to approach them, for fear of catching the disease, which is actually non-infectious. So, at a recent celebration, for persons with disabilities in Taiwan, the organizers took the opportunity to raise awareness of ichthyosis.

罕見疾病病友，常常因為外貌與一般人不同，受到歧視或排擠，像是魚鱗癬症的患者，皮膚會龜裂、脫皮掉屑，目前無藥可醫，許多民眾不知道，總是害怕接近他們，並不知道魚鱗癬症不會傳染，因此今年的國際關懷身心障礙者日的活動，就把握機會向民眾宣導正確觀念。


9.1116歷史的今天 On this day. November 16th.

1904 Fleming invents diode
While experimenting with electric light bulbs, Edison accidentally discovered the ”thermionic emission” of electrons from a hot cathode through a vacuum. Once called the ”Edison effect”, British physicist Fleming used it to invent the diode, which was widely used in radios, televisions, microwave ovens and even satellites. Nearly half a century later, diodes would be replaced by semiconductors.

1985 Tzu Chi World 1st broadcast
To raise money to buid a hospital, Tzu Chi volunteers went far and wide to tell people about the organization. They also started using the media. On this day, at 6 o”clock in the morning in 1985, Minben民本 radio station aired the first Tzu Chi World program, marking the start of Tzu Chi”s broadcasting work.

2000 Mater Hospital Tzu Chi room
After Tzu Chi volunteers had served at Mater Hospital in Australia for 10 years, and worked well together with staff and patients, the hospital established a Tzu Chi room on this day in 2000. Displayed inside were the NGO”s four missions, and details on how Tzu Chi had helped the hospital. The room represented the friendship between Mater and Tzu Chi.

2003 Singapore seniors
The Tzu Chi Singapore Chapter expanded its monthly distribution on this day in 2003, inviting around 400 elderly China Town residents to enjoy performances of lion dance, kung fu and opera. There was also food and a free haircut service for the happy seniors.

2008 Ecological education
Established within the Philippines Tzu Chi grounds on this day in 2008, the new educational recycling center included a environmental station, a second-hand charity shop, a rain collection area, a vegetable farm, and a large ecological pool. Proceeds from recycling go to charity, and the ecological area is open to the public

1904年 愛迪生效應 發明真空管
當愛迪生在研究燈泡時，無意間發現燈泡管，在某種條件下會產生電流，稱為愛迪生效應，後來英國物理學家佛萊明，運用這個效應發明二極管，被廣泛應用在電視、音響、微波爐，甚至人造衛星，將近半世紀之後，才被半導體所取代。

1985年 廣播慈濟世界 民本電台首播
為了募款籌建醫院，慈濟志工四處奔走，逢人便說慈濟，也開始運用傳播媒體發揮影響力，這天清晨六點，民本電台播出慈濟世界廣播節目，是慈濟廣播的開端。

2000年 澳洲瑪特醫院 首創慈濟愛心室
自從十年前的這天，慈濟志工踏入瑪特醫院，自願擔任醫院志工，與院方和病患互動良好，2000年的這天，瑪特醫院特別設立慈濟愛心室，裡頭陳列著慈濟四大志業，與對醫院的各項贊助，徵雙方友誼常存。

2003年 慈濟娛親 星國長輩樂開懷
慈濟新加坡分會，2003年這天擴大舉辦每個月的發放日，邀請牛車水與當地的獨居長輩，約四百多人欣賞舞獅、武術，以及粵劇表演，也提供餐點與義剪服務，讓長輩們笑開懷。

2008年 生態教育園區 啟動菲律賓大愛
設立在慈濟菲律賓志業園區內，有環保站、惜福愛物區、雨水收集區、有機菜園，還有象徵大愛清流的生態水池，因為環保站的回收所得，都做為大愛台經費，而整個生態園區也開放社區民眾參觀，帶動當地環保愛物。


10.科學的100堂課塑膠(2) Know your plastics

Taiwan used to be known for its cheap plastic products, but in May of this year, the country hit the international headlines over the plasticizer scandal, after toxic chemicals were found in a number of food products. However, we could be ingesting plasticizers - which are used to make plastic soft and flexible - by misusing the containers, cling film and other products that contain type-3 PVC. If heated, PVC can breakdown, and release chemicals, including any added plasticizers, into our food.

台灣號稱是塑膠王國，但是今年五月爆發塑化劑風波，發現食物中含有毒物質，但塑膠裡頭所含的塑化劑物質，這種塑化劑主要用途是讓塑膠變得柔軟，最容易添加在一種3號的PVC塑膠，像容器、保鮮膜、其他塑膠盒等等，受熱時會融解釋放出化學物質，讓食物產生塑化劑物質。


11.大連靜思外展 Tzu Chi in Dalian, Liaoning Province

In our penultimate report, we go to China”s Liaoning(遼寧) Province, where volunteers were invited to attend a seminar, organized by the Business School for Entrepreneurs, in Dalian(大連) City. At the meeting, the volunteers shared their philosophy with the other delegates. Everyone was inspired, and some even signed up to join Tzu Chi.

在我們接下來的報導，我們將鏡頭轉到中國的遼寧省，志工們受應實踐家集團的邀約，到大連市推廣慈濟的人文精神，而參與課程的學員都深受志工啟發，還有許多人都報名想要做志工。


END：素食展慈警會

Da Ai TV”s cookery show was featured at a major vegetarian food fair, in Taipei, over the weekend. Tzu Chi volunteers treated the fair-goers to some delicious meatless treats, and extolled the benefits of going vegetarian. We”ll leave you with these images. Thank you for watching Da Ai Headlines. Goodbye.

這周末，大愛台現代心素派節目參加，中華素食發展協會舉辦素食博覽會，推廣素食，慈濟志工讓民眾實際品嘗素食多元化，以及茹素的好處，一起來看看，感恩收看，再會。(2011.11.16)