VOA慢速英语口语参观医学博物馆.docx
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VOA慢速英语口语参观医学博物馆
VOA慢速英语口语:
参观医学博物馆
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I’mSteveEmber.
AndI’mJuneSimms.Thisweekonourprogram,wetellaboutagrouphomedesignedtohelpfemaleveteransgetanewstart.WealsolearnaboutamuseumthatexploresthehistoryofmedicineintheUnitedStates.Andlater,wehearfromaVeitnameseimmigrantwhoishelpingimproveliveswithplasticsurgery.
OzoraCassanovacouldneverhaveimaginedbecominghomelessayearago.
Autopsytoolsfromtheearly1900’s(Photo:
NMHM)
“Iwasafull-timestudent.Ihadapart-timejob.IhadmymilitaryjobandIwasawife.”
LifechangedfortheUnitedStatesNationalGuardmemberwhenshelostherjob,separatedfromherhusband,ranoutofmoneyandwasremovedfromherhome.Luckily,sheheardaboutFinalSalute’stransitionalhomeforfemaleveterans.
Ms.Cassanovamovedintothelarge,six-bedroomhousenearWashingtonsixmonthsago.Shesaysshefoundmorethanjustashelter.
“Yougetassistancewithyourresume.Youcouldgetlikealifecoachoramentor.Yougetaregularfinancialassistancelikesupply,householdsupply,foodsupply.”
ThatsecuritymadeitpossibleforOzoraCassanovatoagainworktowardhergoals.Shewantstofindajob,gobacktoschoolandbeonherown.Shesayslivingwithotherwomenwhohavealsoexperienceddifficulttimesisvaluable.
“Fromtheirexperiencesthey’llsay‘ok’---it’slikeamentorinasense,sotheyhelpyoumakewiserdecisionsaswell---sotheysay‘ok.IdidthatandIwentthroughthat.’Welearnfromeachother.”
FinalSalutepermitsveteranstoliveatthehouseforuptotwoyears.ArmyNationalGuardcaptainJasBoothefoundedtheorganization.Sheworkswitheachofthewomenvetstodevelopanactionplanforlearningnewskillsandsuccessfullymovingon.
VeteranAshleyDyerdreamsofbecomingawriterandfilmmaker.ShesaysCaptainBoothesupportsandpushesher.
“Shecaresaboutmeinawaythatyouwouldwantyourmomtooryourdadto.Idon’thavethatfamilysupport.Soshe’sthereexpectingmetosucceedbecauseshebelievesthatIcansucceed.SoifI’mnottryingtoaccomplishthings,orI’mnottryingtoreachformygoals,thensheletsmeknow.”
Foratime,CaptainBoothewasoneofthethirteenthousandhomelessfemaleveteransinAmerica.ThatexperienceledhertostartFinalSalute,dedicatedtofemaleveterans’specialneeds.
“Notallveteransneedrehabilitation.Notallofthemneedstrictrestructuringprograms.Someofthemjustneedaplacetostay,butmostprogramsarenotbuiltforthosethatjustneedtogetoverahump.”
Overthelasttwoyears,thehouseshepurchasedfortheprogramhasbeenhometoninewomenandfivechildren.JasBoothewantedittofeellikehome.
“WhenIwaslookingforaproperty,IfirstthoughtofwherewouldIlikemeandmychildrentolive?
Iwouldloveformychildrentoliveinasinglefamilyhomeinabeautifulneighborhoodwheretheycangooutandplayonthegrassandbesafe,andtheirmomscanhavethatweightlifted,knowingthattheyareinasafeenvironment.Theydon’tworryaboutfoodandclothingwheretheycantrulyfocusonthemselvesandhowtheyneedtoprogress.”
FinalSalutewillopenanothertransitionalhomethisNovembereleventh,VeteransDay.ThisthirdFinalSalutehomeisinAlexandria,Virginia.
OneoftheoldestmuseumsintheUnitedStatestellsthehistoryofmedicaltechnology,includingequipmentthatwasusedtotreatpeoplelongago.Themuseumalsohasanatomicalcollectionsofbonesandpreservedhumanorgans.TheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicineopenedastheArmyMedicalMuseumduringtheCivilWar.Now,itiscelebratingitsonehundredfiftiethanniversarywithanewbuildingforitslargecollectionofrare--andsometimesfrightening--
RemainsofconjoinedtwinsonexhibitattheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicine
Theremainsofconjoinedtwinsarenotwhatyouwouldfindinatraditionalmuseum.However,theycanbeseenatTheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicinenearWashington.Itsaimistoincreasetheunderstandingofmedicine--past,presentandfuture.
Visitorscanseesurgicalequipmentandmicroscopesusedtodiscovernewdiseasesfromtheeighteensixties.
JimCurleyisthemuseum’shistoricalcollectionspecialist.Heorganizesalltheartifacts.
“WhatIfindsosignificantis,anygiventhing,theyeachhaveaveryuniqueandinterestingstoryandthat’soneofthegreatopportunitiesthatIhaveinmyjobtobeabletoexplorethem.”
TheMuseumisespeciallypopularwithschoolchildrenandhealthcareworkers.Theygetacloselookatthehumanbody--likealegswollenwithelephantiasis,aninfectiousdiseasefoundmostlyinwarmclimates.
Themuseumhastwenty-fivemillionobjects,includingpreservedorgansandtheremainsofmorethanfivethousandc
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