字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbedhasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorninghereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpair
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Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbedhasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorninghereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpair
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Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbedhasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.

WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorninghereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired(受损的)

TheBlindFoundationprovidesitsmemberswiththeTelephoneInformationService(TIS)whichhasarticlesfrommorethan70newspapersradioandTVschedulesfinanceinformationpublicandgovernmentnoticesandupdatesfromtheBlindFoundation.For17yearsSwallowhasreadthepaperfortheservice.Intheearlydayssomeonewouldheaddowntothelocalstudiotorecordthenewsforthedayandtheyhadonechancetogetitright.Nowadaysthenewsreaderscanworkfromhomesuingtheirphones.

TheTISserviceisavailable365daysayearanditcouldsometimestakehimanhourtogetthroughthelocalnewsitemshehadchosen.“Itdoesn’ttakemucheffortbutitdoestakeacommitmentbecausepeoplearerelyingonit.”Hesaid.

Theservicehadstruggledforsometimewithvolunteersbecausenotmanypeopleknewaboutit.Swallowsaid“Itwasfulfillingtoknowthatpeoplewerebenefitingfromwhathewasdoing.”

ForBlindFoundationsocialfunctionorganiserLizAnsticetheopportunitytogivebacktoafoundationthathadgivenmuchtoherwasaniceaspectoftherole.Shehasbeeninvolvedwiththefoundationforfiveyearsaftershebecamevisuallyimpaired.Shesaidthebiggestchallengewasbuildingthetrustthatpeoplehadinthelocalbranchofthefoundation.

Ansticereformedthesocialcommitteegroupandchangedthingssopeopledidnotgetbored.TheChristmascelebrationshadbeensowellreceivedmembersfromtheBlindFoundationinBalcluthawerecomingdownforthem.Howeversometimesgettingmemberstotheeventswasachallengebecauseofalackofvolunteersavailabletotransportthemshesaid.ShewasproudofbeingafinalistfortheVolunteerRecognitionAward.

32.HowdoesAlanSwallowworkforTheBlindFoundation?

A.Bywritingnewspaperarticles

B.Byreadingnewsfortheblind

C.Byupdatinglocalnewseveryday

D.Bycollectingtelephoneinformation

33.HowdoesAlanSwallowfeelabouthisworkfortheTISservice?

A.Time-consuming B.C

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