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There is a big issue1 with education in Bangladesh, a country in South Asia. In Bangladesh, heavy rains result in severe2 flooding3 every year. These floods can shut down thousands of schools at a time for months. With no classes available4, many children have no access5 to education. Fortunately, an effective6 solution has been found: boat schools!
Mohammed Rezwan, founder of the boat school program
The idea of a boat school came from my childhood. I grew up in a place where floods happened all the time. During the rainy season, I could go to school only by boat. That’s why we created these floating classrooms. Each boat is about fifteen meters long and three meters wide. With tables, chairs, a blackboard, electronic7 equipment, and digital8 resources provided, each boat school has the same facilities9 as a regular classroom. In addition, we install10 solar panels on the roof so that the boat can power its lights and computers.
Mili Akhand, teacher
Each boat school has space for up to thirty students. Every morning, the boat picks up elementary school students for class. When the class is over, the boat takes the students back to their village. Then, it sails on to the next village, where another thirty students are waiting for their class.
Rashida Khatun, parent
Apart from providing classes for the kids, boat schools are also put to use in the evenings, offering adult classes and showing educational films. These floating classrooms improve our quality of life. They offer lectures11 about health, farming techniques12, and even financial13 management14. These lectures help us grow more food and earn more money throughout the year.
The boat school concept15 has now been adopted in other countries at similar risk16 of environmental problems, including Cambodia, Nigeria, and the Philippines. Rezwan’s idea has made it possible for many people to overcome weather-related hardships17 and receive a proper education.
Vocabulary
Words
1. issue n. [C] 議題 SYN topic
● A low birth rate is an issue that many countries are currently facing.
低生育率是許多國家目前正面臨的議題。
2. severe adj. 非常嚴重的 SYN serious
● Poor little Robbie has suffered from a severe illness for many weeks.
可憐的小Robbie生重病好幾個星期了。
3. flooding n. [U] 淹水
● The road to the village is closed due to flooding.
這條通往那個村落的道路因為淹水而封閉。
flood vi. vt. 淹沒
● The whole floor flooded because of the broken pipe.
整個地板都因為破掉的水管而淹沒了。
4. available adj. 可獲得的；可用的 SYN accessible ANT unavailable
● There is no clean water available in this old building.
這棟老舊屋舍裡沒有乾淨的水可用。
5. access n. [U] 取得
● The government has provided students who have no access to the Internet with home learning resources.
政府已提供居家學習資源給無法上網的學生。
6. effective adj. 有效的 ANT ineffective
● The new medicine has proved to be effective in preventing cancer.
這款新藥已被證實能有效預防癌症。
(p.90)
effect n. [C] 效果；影響
● Stress can have a horrible effect on one’s health and quality of life.
壓力能夠對一個人的健康和生活品質造成可怕的影響。
7. electronic adj. 電子的
● Reading on electronic readers is less harmful to our eyes than reading on smartphones.
比起在手機上閱讀，在電子閱讀器上閱讀比較不傷害眼睛。
8. digital adj. 數位的
● More and more companies are using digital data to save time and money.
愈來愈多公司使用數位資料以節省時間和金錢。
9. facility n. [usually pl.] 設備 SYN equipment
● This large gym provides its members with a wide variety of sports facilities.
這間大型健身房提供給會員各式各樣的運動設備。
10. install vt. 安裝
● I just discovered that a new air conditioner had been installed in the classroom.
我剛剛才發現這間教室裡安裝了一臺新的冷氣機。
11. lecture n. [C] 課
● Ms. Sun gives a lecture on career development to 12th-grade students every Friday afternoon.
孫女士在每週五下午給高三學生上一堂生涯規劃的課。
12. technique n. [C] 技術
● A new technique is being used to keep vegetables and fruit fresh for a longer time.
一項新技術正被用於使蔬菜水果保鮮更久。
(p.91)
13. financial adj. 財務金融的
● Peter will need financial support from his parents to go to university.
Peter將需要他雙親的經濟支援才能讀大學。
finance n. [U] 財務
● Maggie works as the director of finance for a trading company.
Maggie在一間貿易公司任職財務總監。
14. management n. [U] 管理
● Jackson decided to learn more about business management so that he could get promoted.
Jackson決定去學習更多的商業管理知識以便可以得到升遷。
manage vt. 管理
● Although Beth had never managed a large project before, she was successful.
雖然Beth以前從來沒有管理過大型專案，她仍成功了。
15. concept n. [C] 概念 SYN thought, idea
● The concept of the superhero was first created by DC Comics in 1938.
超級英雄的概念是由DC漫畫公司在1938年首創。
16. risk n. [U, C] 風險 SYN danger
● Houses along the riverside are at risk of flooding.
河岸邊的房屋都有著淹水的風險。
risky adj. 冒險的 SYN dangerous
● It was risky for the rescue team to climb up to the mountaintop to find the missing hiker.
爬到山頂尋找這位失蹤的登山者對搜救隊來說是很冒險的。
17. hardship n. [C, U] 困境 SYN difficulty
● My mother’s family suffered many hardships when she was young.
媽媽一家人在她年輕的時候經歷了許多苦難。
(p.92)
Phrases
1. result in 導致 SYN lead to, bring about ANT result from
● The war resulted in the loss of homes for many people.
這場戰爭導致許多人流離失所。
2. shut (...) down 關閉 SYN close
● The company shut down many of its chain stores because of its financial crisis.
這家公司因為其財務危機而關閉了許多他們的連鎖門市。
3. at a time 一次 SYN at one time
● The machine can produce 120 face masks at a time.
這臺機器一次可以生產120個口罩。
4. up to 多達
● Up to thirty parents came to the parent–teacher meeting.
多達30位家長前來參加這場親師會。
5. put... to use 利用
● My brother put his computer skills to good use by helping my grandfather set up a website for his farm.
我哥哥善加利用他的電腦技巧幫助我祖父設立農場的網站。
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