海地地震幸存者在美国学法语.doc

海地地震幸存者在美国学法语The state of Florida is home to one of the largest populations of Haitians outside of Haiti. The city of Miami has a neighborhood known as Little Haiti. People who live there keep close ties to Haitian culture.TEACHER: Bonjour, monsieur.Young Haitians can learn French at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.Haiti is a former French colony. French is the main language used in schools there.The center offers the classes through a nonprofit organization called the French Heritage Language Program. Not all of the students are Haitian. But for the ones who are - including Dominique Domond - the language has special meaning.DOMINIQUE DOMOND: My mom speaks French a little bit. She speaks French and English.Marie Domond is Dominiques mother.佛罗里达州是海地人最大的海外聚居地，迈阿密市有个名为小海地的社区，住在这里的人们与海地文化保持着密切联系。老师：“你好，先生。”（法语）年轻的海地人在这个小海地文化中心可以学到法语。海地曾是法国的殖民地，法国是学校使用的主要语言。该中心通过一家名为法国遗产语言项目的非盈利组织提供法语课程，不是所有的学生都是海地人。但对于像Dominique Domond这样的海地人来说，法语有着特殊的意义。Dominique Domond：“我母亲讲一点法语，她会讲法语和英语。”Marie Domond是Dominique的母亲。MARIE DOMOND: Sometimes, he says, Mom, I want you to teach me how to speak your language.Jennifer Linkletter teaches French at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.JENNIFER LINKLETTER: French is part of what it means to be Haitian, and the goal of the program is to get them in touch with their French history and with their French roots and to be proud of that.Learning another language can also help them when they grow up. Martine Buissart is the Miami coordinator for the French Heritage Language Program, which is based in New York.MARTINE BUISSART: The more languages you speak, the more you can share, you can work. For work, its very important.The organization has also helped expand French classes at Boyd Anderson High School in South Florida. About twenty-five Haitian earthquake survivors attend the school.(SOUND: School bell)The students were among thousands of Haitians who came to the United States after their countrys powerful earthquake last year. One of those survivors is Kerby Edme.KERBY EDME: Right after I jumped to the other roof, the house collapsed.The teachers have tried to help students like Kerby learn to live in their new culture.Marie Domond：“有时候他会说，妈，我想让你教我说你的语言（法语）。”Jennifer Linkletter在这个小海地文化中心教法语。Jennifer Linkletter：“法语是海地人的一部分，这个项目的目的，是让海地人接触法国历史和他们的法语渊源，并以此为骄傲。”学习另一种语言也可在他们长大后有所帮助，Martine Buissart是法语遗产语言项目的迈阿密负责人，该项目总部在纽约。Martine Buissart：“你会讲的语言越多，你就能分享的越多，这对工作来说非常重要。”该组织也帮助南佛罗里达博伊德?安德森高中拓展了法语课程，约有25名海地地震幸存者在这所学校上学。这些学生是去年海地大地震后来到美国的数千人的一部分，其中一名幸存者是Kerby Edme。Kerby Edme：“我刚跳到另一个屋顶，房屋就倒塌了。”老师们帮助像Kerby这样的学生学着适应这里的新文化。KERBY EDME: The teachers were very patient with us, because some of us, we didnt speak English before we came here.Angel Almanzar, the principal of the school, says language was not the only problem.ANGEL ALMANZAR: Lack of knowledge about the American education system. Feeling isolated.Teacher Mathieu Daquin is himself Haitian. He says the classes have been good for the students from Haiti.MATHIEU DAQUIN: Its like Little Haiti within a school. This is where they feel at home.For student Endieula St. Jean, that comfort is important.ENDIEULA ST. JEAN: When I came to the United States, I was very, very, very angry, nervous because I couldnt speak English. All I could say was good morning and good afternoon. Thats all.Another student, Paul Alceste Zamor, graduated earlier this year. He received the highest possible score on the college-level Advanced Placement test in French. But it was not immediately clear whether he would gain the immigration status required to attend college in the United States.PAUL ALCESTE ZAMOR: I want to be a good surgeon, and then go back to Haiti to help people there.Kerby Edme：“老师们对我们很有耐心，因为我们一些人来这儿之前，是不会讲英语的。”学校校长Angel Almanzar说，语言不是唯一的问题。Angel Almanzar：“他们缺乏对美国教育体系的了解，感到孤立。”教师Mathieu Daquin本人是海地人，他说这些课程对来自海地的学生来说很有好处。Mathieu Daquin：“学校像是个小海地，他们感觉像在家里一样。”对学生Endieula St. Jean来说，这种舒适很重要。Endieula St. Jean：“我刚来美国时，因为不会讲英语，我感到非常非常生气和不安，我只会说早上好和下午好，就这么多。”另一名学生Paul Alceste Zamor今年早些时候毕业了，他获得大学水平法语高级考试的最高分，但至于他是否能获得上美国大学所需的移民资格，目前还不清楚。Paul Alceste Zamor：“我想做一名优秀的外科医生，然后回到海地帮助那里的人们。”Other Haitian students, including Kerby Edme, say they share that goal of helping Haiti.KERBY EDME: Every Haitian, even if they werent there when the earthquake happened, I think they have in mind to go and be successful and then do something for the country, even a little bit, because when it all comes together, it makes a big thing. 包括Kerby Edme在内的其他学生说，他们也有帮助海地的目标。Kerby Edme：“每个海地人，即使没有地震发生，我想他们也有取得成功的愿望，为国家做些什么，哪怕是一点点贡献，因为群策群力，就是一股巨大的力量。”词汇解释1. colony n.殖民地；聚居区(地)；India was once a British colony.印度曾是英国的殖民地。2. coordinator n. C协调者Health Services Coordinator健康服务协调员3. survivor n.未死的人；残存者There was only one survivor from the plane crash.这次飞机失事只有一个幸存者。4. principal n.负责人，校长The school principal read the honor roll list.校长宣读优秀生名单。5. surgeon n.外科医生A surgeon removed the boys brain tumor.一位外科医生为这男孩摘除了脑肿瘤。内容解析1. JENNIFER LINKLETTER: French is part of what it means to be Haitian, and the goal of the program is to get them in touch with their French history and with their French roots and to be proud of that.in touch with 联系，接触Get in touch with your dreams.进入你的梦想。Get in touch with you in the future?将来与您联络吗?be proud of 为.而骄傲Im proud of being a member of this