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A warm winter for the needy


Thailand`s year-end ceremony

Keeping rivers clean and clear


Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I`m Wendy Chen. Thank you for joining us.

歡迎收看大愛英語新聞，我是陳美瑾，感恩您的加入。


●Coming up in today`s show, China Tzu Chi volunteers are holding 2 large-scale distributions in Hainan`s(海南) Chengmai(澄邁) and Haikou(海口) to help impoverished families. @

●At Thailand`s year-end blessing ceremony, volunteers not only pass on their blessings but also hand out 20kg bags of rice to over 1,300 residents. @

●And, in the final report on water resource, we learn why keeping our rivers clean helps create a better environment for our future generations.

●今天的提要，中國慈濟志工在海南澄邁和海口舉辦2場大型發放幫助貧戶人家。

●在泰國的歲末祝福，慈濟志工不僅帶來祝福也發放20公斤的大米給1300多位居民。

●接著，今天的河苦何苦最後一集的報導中，我們來認識為什麼我們讓河流乾淨，就能讓我們下一代有個更好的居住環境。

今日新聞提要：

1. 海南五地志工Winter relief distribution

2. 宿遷冬令併 Winter aid distribution in Suqian City

3. 宿遷冬令家訪Home visitations in Suqian City

4. 羅甸平岩家訪 Sending love to Guizhou

5. 泰歲末大米 Distributing rice to poor people

6. 星歲末照顧戶 Sutra continues to change lives

7. 菲小學治頭蝨 Treating student`s head lice

8. 父女環保 Father-daughter doing recycling

1. 海南五地志工Winter relief distribution

We kick off today`s program in China; starting yesterday, January 17th, Hainan(海南) Tzu Chi volunteers held 2 large-scale winter aid distributions, @ in Chengmai(澄邁) County and Haikou(海口) City. Volunteers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou(廣州) all came to share their experiences and also lend a helping hand.

首先來看中國，從昨天 1月17日起，海南慈濟志工 一連在澄邁縣及海口市舉行兩場冬令發放，包括廣州、上海、台灣、香港等地志工都特地前來協助並傳承經驗。


2. 宿遷冬令併 Winter aid distribution in Suqian City

Staying in China, a winter aid distribution was held on January 13th, in Suqian(宿遷) City of Jiangsu(江蘇) Province, @ where 2,648 households went to a local stadium to pick up aid supplies. As most of the senior residents are physically disabled, Tzu Chi scholarship recipients also showed up to help these elderly people carry their relief items, making the venue one full of love and warmth.

在中國，慈濟在一月十三日，江蘇宿遷市進行冬令發放，2,648戶 來到當地的體育館領取冬令物資，因為多是身有殘疾的老人家，慈濟助學生特地來協助搬運，讓發放現場和樂融融。


3. 宿遷冬令家訪Home visitations in Suqian City

As the winter aid distribution in Suqian(宿遷) City, Jiangsu(江蘇) came to an end, the footsteps of China Tzu Chi volunteers continued into the villages, @ to visit underprivileged families. Volunteers first arrived at the home of 63 year-old Grandma Fei Chunxia (費存俠) and her adopted paralyzed son. Next, volunteers arrived at Kang Xuchao (康須超)`s home, who despite suffering atrophy in both legs since birth, always welcomes people with his friendly smile.

在江蘇宿遷市的冬令發放結束後，中國慈濟志工走入鄉村關懷貧困家庭，志工第一來到六十三歲費奶奶與全身癱瘓的養子家中，接下來到康須超的家，儘管康須超出生時雙腳就萎縮，但他不怨天尤人，總是用溫暖的笑臉迎人。


4. 羅甸平岩家訪 Sending love to Guizhou

Also in China, but in Guizhou(貴州), Tzu Chi volunteers arrived in Pingyan(平岩) Township for their next winter aid distribution, @ where many senior residents came to pick up aid supplies. Among the residents, is 87-year-old Wang Yuhe(王玉和), who lost his son in an accident and now has to farm to make ends meet. With Tzu Chi`s help, Grandpa Wang and his grandson are now looking forward to the coming Chinese New Year.

也是在中國，而在貴州的冬令發放，志工來到平岩鄉，這裡有許多年長者來領取物資，像王玉和今年八十七歲 ，因為意外兒子往生，現在爺爺還要下田耕作，慈濟送來的過冬物資，能讓他和孫子過個好年。


5. 泰歲末大米 Distributing rice to poor people

At Tzu Chi`s year-end ceremony in Thailand, volunteers not only delivered blessings, @ but also 20kg bags of rice to more than 1,300 poor residents. Helping at the distribution were students from around the country, and also local residents who previously received help from Tzu Chi.

在泰國的歲末祝福，志工送上的不僅是祝福，也為一千三百多位貧困民眾發放20公斤的大米，發放的志工當中有來自其他府的學生，還有曾接受過慈濟幫助的民眾也來幫忙。


6. 星歲末照顧戶 Sutra continues to change lives

The Tzu Chi Singapore Chapter brought together over 800 volunteers and residents, @ to perform sections of the Water Repentance Sutra for their annual year-end ceremony. Among those performing were care recipient Chen Mingfu(陳明福) and his family, who in the process, all found themselves changing for the better.

新加坡慈濟分會舉辦的歲末祝福，有800多名志工及社區民眾深入經藏，演繹「懺悔煩惱障」，其中有曾經是慈濟照顧戶陳明福和家人，一起參加、一起練習、一起參加讀書會，讓每個人都有了改變。


7. 菲小學治頭蝨 Treating student`s head lice

In the Philippines, the sanitary conditions in the local areas are poor, @and many students are suffering from head lice. At Quezon City`s Old Ba-la-ra Elementary School, as 80 percent of the students were affected with this problem, Tzu Chi carried out a lice e-ra-di-cation program by using natural herbs to keep away the lice.

在菲律賓，因為當地的衛生條件不佳，許多學童都有頭蝨的問題，在計順市舊巴拉拉小學全校有百分之八十的學生都感染了頭蝨，慈濟發起校園蝨子清除計畫。


8. 父女環保 Father-daughter doing recycling

Next in Taiwan, 82-year old Wang Qingqin (王清琴) after moving in with his daughter Wang Baoyu (王寶玉) in Zhongli City(中壢), @ was unable to adapt to the new surroundings and remained miserable. After seeing the inspiring stories of recycling volunteers on Da Ai TV, Baoyu decided to take her father to do recycling work and, since then, a smile can be seen on Grandpa Wang`s face.

接下來在台灣，八十二歲的王清琴，女兒王寶玉將他接到中壢一起同住，但因為環境不適應再加上病痛，老人家還是不適應，看到大愛台報導環保志工的歡喜，王寶玉決定帶著父親一起來做環保，自從那日起爸爸臉上開始有了笑容。


9. 河苦˙何苦(8) Keeping rivers clean and clear

The world`s rivers currently face the dual problem of overuse and pollution. In previous reports, we`ve looked at the problems that arise from the overuse of rivers; in today`s report, @ we investigate how pollution affects our water sources. In Taiwan, over the past 30 years, government officials have been trying to clear up Tamsui(淡水) River. Although there have been significant improvements, it is still a daily struggle. While in Brazil, the Amazon River is facing similar issues, as towns like Ma-naus face, massive amounts of trash washing ashore and flooding due to clogging. In conclusion, protecting our waters really is a job for everyone.

全世界河川面臨的兩大問題，一個是過度使用另一個就是汙染，河苦何苦系列報導之前帶您看到，河川面臨人類開發造成的影響，今天也要告訴大家，河川因為人類排放汙水而遭受汙染，過去三十年來政府當局還在努力清潔淡水河，而淡水河的淨水值還在努力復原中，而在巴西亞馬遜河也面臨垃圾危機，下游都市包括瑪瑙斯每逢大雨成災，居民就得面對垃圾水淹家園的情況，其實保護大環境是大家的責任。

END：慈小歲末祝福

As the Chinese New Year is just 3 weeks away, Tzu Chi volunteers around the globe are speeding up their pace in holding their year-end blessing ceremonies. In Taiwan`s Hualien, the Tzu Chi Elementary School recently held their once-a-year event, with its students performing the sign language of (2013.01.18)