India Horses Help Physically Challenged Children
印度马儿有助于身障儿童
Wantan Chen, David Lee
【新闻关键字】
1. cater(v)迎合
2. polo(n)马球
3. equine(n)马;马科动物
4. boost(v)促进;提高
5. physiotherapist(n)物理治疗师
6. rhythmic(a)有节奏的
7. pelvic(a)骨盆的
8. hip(n)臀部;髋部
9. enroll(v)登记;成为会员
The Army Service Corps Center and College, catered to children with special needs just before the start of their national polo tournament.
就在全国马球联赛开始前，陆军勤务中心学校为特殊需求的儿童们服务。
The corps lent their horses to be used for a special kind of therapy with kids.
部队出借马匹，用作一种对孩童的特殊治疗方式。
Equine therapy, also known as horse therapy, is only a few years old in India, but it is believed to help physically challenged children, to improve their quality of life.
马术治疗，也就是把马作为辅助工具的疗法，在印度仅有数年之久，不过，据信可以帮忙身障孩童，改善他们生活的品质。
Therapist Pushpa Bopaiah has been training physically challenged children since 2000. She says the therapy helps to strengthen muscle, boosting the confidence of physically challenged children. 治疗师Pushpa Bopaiah从2000年就一直训练身障儿童。她表示这种疗法有助强化肌肉，提高身障儿童的自信。
[Pushpa Bopaiah, Physiotherapist]:
“American physiotherapists have found that rhythmic movement of the horse, which is similar to human beat, the process of moving on the horse, your pelvic moves, your muscle strengthens, you gain confidence and your posture, your balance, definitely, it improves.” [Pushap Bopaiah，物理治疗师]: 美国物理治疗师发现，马有节奏的动作和人的心跳相似，骑在马上移动的过程，你的骨盆跟着动，你的肌肉强化，你获得自信，而且你的姿势、你的平衡感明显地得到改善。
Deepak says the equine therapy, has helped him improve his hip balance.
Deepak表示，马术治疗已协助他改善臀部的平衡。
“Q: What kind of improvement you find in yourself?
A: Improvement, hip balance then the back pain is some reducing. Before I had some back pain)
Q: Are you getting confidence in yourself?
A: Yeah."
Q:你觉得你自己有什么进步？
A:有进步啊，臀部的平衡，然后背部的疼痛轻少了些。
Q:你对自己愈来愈有自信吗？
A:是的。
Many children have enrolled in Bopaiah’s riding sessions at the ASC Center. 许多孩童报名了Bopaiah在陆军勤务中心的骑马课程。
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http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2009-08-26/396595971921.html
