Afghan female student runs classroom from ancient cave

南昌市新建區第一中學 鄧 宇

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十年來， 阿富汗的女學生弗萊士·艾哈邁迪堅持為住在山洞里的貧困孩子們提供教育，希望能給那些無法進入主流學校的孩子們提供學習的機會。 作為一名普通的女性，她的故事平凡卻又令人感動。

Centuries ago， these caves were places of worship for Buddhist monks. Today they're homes for 200 poor Afghan families and one classroom.

Fereshta Ahmadi was able to stay in school after her family moved to the caves about a decade ago. She's now a senior at an all-girls high school in Bamyan but she felt the need to educate the children of cave dwellers（居住者）.So 6 years ago， she converted her living space into a classroom.

For 2 hours every day she teaches 30elementaryschool-age kids different subjects including English. She says she wants togive an opportunity tothe children who don't have access to mainstream schools.

“Cave settlers are no different than people who live in modern communities or people who live infancyapartments and buildings. They，too can study， can go to public schools and take private courses so they enhance their abilities and development.”

Using her own money， the young teacher opened a small library with 200 books to improve the reading skills of her students. She hopes toexpandher cave classin the future.

“In future， my plan is to convert by small course to a big school and there must be some assistance from government and/or other organizations so that I can take my services to the next level.”

The children in this classroom are happy to get an education and theyhave big dreamsfor the future.

“We study different subjects here， for example， Dari， math， English， drawing and reading， I want to become a doctor in the future and serve my people.”

“The reason why I study here is that I can't go to other courses.Our family's household income is really low and we live in a cave.”

Years of conflict and poverty forced these families to seek refuge（避難所）in these ancient caves with no basic facilities and，prior toAhmadi'sinitiative， no chance of getting an education for the children. After an Afghan service broadcast report about Ahmadi's school， Afghanistan's Ministry of Education offered to help her in her efforts.

Reading Check

1.How does the author begin his article？

A.By narrating an event.

B.By describing a result.

C.By making comparison.

D.By introducing a person.

2.The underlined word“converted” in Para. 2 is the closest in meaning to“ ________”.

A.change B.improve

C.take D.lead

3.What can be inferred about Fereshta Ahmadi's teaching？

A.Fereshta Ahmadi has been teaching her students for over ten years.

B.Fereshta Ahmadi only teaches children unable to receive a good education.

C.Fereshta Ahmadi raises some money and set up a small library.

D.Fereshta Ahmadi inspires her students and gives them future hope.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary

1.elementaryadj.初級的；基礎的；基本的；簡單的

2.give an opportunity to 給……機會

3.fancyadj.精致的；有精美裝飾的

4.expandv.擴大

5.in the future 將來；在未來

6.have big dreams 有遠大的理想

7.prior to 在……之前；先于

8.initiativen.倡議

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

“The reason why...be that...”句式，“……的原因是……”

我在這里學習是因為我們家負擔不起學費。

_______________________I study here is_________I can't go to other courses.

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

高頻單詞

1.womann.女子

2.femaleadj.女性的

3.prettyadj.漂亮的

4.slimadj.苗條的

5.patientadj.有耐心的

6.elegantadj.優雅的

7.well-dressedadj.穿著講究的

8.kindadj.友好的

9.generousadj.慷慨的

10.warm-heartedadj.熱心腸的

11.hard-workingadj.勤奮的

12.giftedadj.有天賦的

13.outgoingadj.外向的

14.friendlyadj.友好的

15.outspokenadj.直率的；坦誠的

16.skillfuladj.制作精良的；嫻熟的

17.responsibleadj.有責任感的

18.contentadj.滿足的

19.determinedadj.堅定的；有決心的

20.devotedadj.忠誠的；摯愛的

21.optimisticadj.樂觀的

22.sympatheticadj.同情的

23.enthusiasticadj.熱情的；熱心的

24.kind-heartedadj.善良的

25.considerateadj.考慮周到的

26.good-temperedadj.脾氣好的

常用短語

27.be gifted in/at 在……方面有天賦

28.have a gift for 在……方面有天賦

29.make up one's mind to do 下定決心做……

30.take an active part in 積極參加……

31.apply for a position 申請職位

32.graduate from 從……畢業

33.win the first prize in 在……中獲得一等獎

34.make every effort to do sth 盡力做某事

35.take delight in doing sth 樂于做某事

36.be friendly to 對……友好

37.be kind to 對……體貼

38.be strict to 對……嚴格

39.live in harmony with 與……和睦相處

40.be satisfied with 對……滿意

41.get along with 與……和睦相處

42.have a better relationship with 與……有良好的關系

43.benefit from 從……中受益

44.feed/support/raise a family 養家

45.feel accustomed to 習慣于……

Ⅱ. 話題美句

1.A mother's love is great， is selfless， and it is immersed in all things， filling in between heaven and earth. 母愛是偉大的，也是無私的，它沉浸于萬物之中，充盈于天地之間。

2.Mother's love is like the sun. No matter how long time， no matter where to go， we can feel her warm and shining. 母愛就像太陽，無論時間多久，無論走到哪里，都會感受到她的照耀和溫暖。

3.Her name is Li Hong， born in Guangzhou，1.70 meters tall and 56 kilograms in weight. 她的名字叫李紅，出生在廣州，身高1.70米，體重56公斤。

4.She has a round face， big eyes， and long brown hair. 她圓臉，大眼睛，長長的棕色頭發。

5.She graduated from a famous university and now is working as a sales manager in a big company. 她畢業于名牌大學，現在在一家大公司當銷售經理。

6.She has developed a strong passion for swimming and since he took it up at 8. 自從八歲學游泳以來，她就對此有強烈的愛好。

7.With her help， I studied hard and was admitted into a key university. 在他的幫助下我努力學習，被一所重點大學錄取。

8.There were many great women in history who had made great contributions to the development of mankind. 歷史上有許多偉大的女性，他們對人類的發展做出了巨大的貢獻。

Ⅲ.讀后創寫

假定你是某校學生李華，三八婦女節來臨之際，你們學校的英語網站舉辦征文活動。 請你以“Nothing can replace a mother's love”為題寫一篇短文，參加征文。

注意：

1.詞數150左右；

2.舉例要真實可信；

3.短文的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。

Nothing can replace a mother's love

We are all surrounded by mothers'love.However,_______________________