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1、Text Learning,Background Knowledge,Craig Kielburger is an accomplished child rights advocate, leadership specialist, New York Times best-selling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the founder of Free The Children, the worlds largest network of children helping children through educa
2、tion, and the co-founder of Leaders Today, the worlds top youth leadership training organization. Craig has received many awards for his work, including the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award, the World Economic Forum GLT Award, the Roosevelt Freedom Medal. He was one of the youngest people to receiv
3、e the Order of Canada, the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Worlds Childrens Prize for the Rights of the Child, also known as the Childrens Nobel Prize.,Background Knowledge,He has a degree in peace and conflict studies from the University of To
4、ronto and is the recipient of two honorary doctorates. Now 25, Craig has traveled to more than 50 countries, visiting underprivileged children and speaking out in defense of childrens rights. An internationally renowned speaker, Craig frequently addresses business groups, government bodies, educator
5、s, healthcare groups, unions and students. A sought-after speaker, he has shared the podium a number of times with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, as well as with such world renowned leaders as Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.,Preparation,1. What organization did Craig
6、 and his classmates start?,Free the Children.,Preparation,2. When did he make his trip to South Asia?,On December 9, 1995, he set off on the trip.,Preparation,3. Why did Craig amaze the interviewers?,Because he could speak very eloquently, could gain media attention for his organization, and could b
7、ring an issue most people preferred to sweep under the rug into the international spotlight.,Free the Children: the Story of Craig Kielburger,An Issue of the Heart Iqbal Masih was sold to a Pakistani carpet factory at four as collateral on a loan his parents had taken out. For six years, 1he worked
8、72 hours a week, tying the tiny knots that make up the Pakistani carpets coveted by tourists. He lived under the constant threat of being beaten with sticks or metal tools. At ten, he escaped with the help of a human rights organization. 2He traveled to many countries, speaking out against child lab
9、or. But in 1995, 12-year-old Iqbal was murdered.,译文,Iqbal Masih was sold to a Pakistani carpet factory at four as collateral on a loan his parents had taken out. For six years, 1he worked 72 hours a week, tying the tiny knots that make up the Pakistani carpets coveted by tourists. He lived under the
10、 constant threat of being beaten with sticks or metal tools. At ten, he escaped with the help of a human rights organization. 2He traveled to many countries, speaking out against child labor. But in 1995, 12-year-old Iqbal was murdered.,作为父母贷款的抵押品，伊克伯马西在四岁时被卖到巴基斯坦的一个地毯厂。六年中，他每周工作72小时，给那些深受游客喜爱的巴基斯坦地
11、毯编织一个个小结。他终日生活在挨木棍或者金属用具毒打的恐惧之中。十岁时，在人权组织的帮助下他逃了出去。他去了许多国家，大胆讲演，抗议童工现象。然而，在1995年，年仅12岁的伊克伯被谋杀了。,克瑞格基尔休伯格与“解救儿童组织”的故事,Free the Children: the Story of Craig Kielburger,Language Points,1. .he worked 72 hours a week, tying the tiny knots that make up the Pakistani carpets coveted by tourists. covet: vt.
12、 to want very much to possess e.g. This painting is eagerly coveted by collectors. 收藏家们都对这幅油画垂涎三尺。,Language Points,2. He traveled to many countries, speaking out against child labor. speak out: to publicly speak in protest about sth. e.g. We should speak out against injustice. 我们应该大胆抗议不公正的行为。 He spo
13、ke out in favor of our reforms. 他大声支持我们的改革。,In Toronto, 12-year-old Craig Kielburger was searching through a newspaper for the comics when a photo of Iqbal caught his eye.,译文,In Toronto, 12-year-old Craig Kielburger was searching through a newspaper for the comics when a photo of Iqbal caught his ey
14、e.,在多伦多，十二岁的克瑞格基尔休伯格正在找报纸上的漫画看，这时，伊克伯的照片吸引了他的目光。,“I was shocked. In school, I had learned about the American Civil War, but I thought slavery was something out of the past, 1that it had been abolished,” he says.,译文,“I was shocked. In school, I had learned about the American Civil War, but I thought
15、slavery was something out of the past, 1that it had been abolished,” he says.,“我感到震惊。在学校里，我已经学过了美国内战，我觉得奴隶制是过去的东西，早已经被废除了，”他说。,Language Points,1. .that it had been abolished. abolish: vt. to end the existence of (a custom, an institution) e.g. Slavery was not finally abolished in the British Empire
16、until 1833. 直到1833年，奴隶制才最终在大英帝国被废除。 Their mission is to abolish the global fur industry permanently by utilizing appropriate legal and non-violent methods. 他们的任务是利用适当的合法和非暴力方式永久地废除全球的毛皮工业。,1With the dawning realization that slavery was still in existence, he photocopied the article on Iqbal and gathered statistics on child labor at the local library. 2With all the zeal of youth, he spoke to his class about what he had learned. After school, he invited some friends home to discuss the
