希腊迷你马为病患和残疾人带来欢乐
📖 逐句对照翻译
A non-profit group in Greece uses small horses to provide pet therapy to sick and disabled people.
希腊的一个非营利组织利用小马为病患和残障人士提供宠物疗法。
But the organization is now considering its future after facing financial difficulties.
但该组织在面临财务困难后，目前正在考虑其未来。
The Associated Press (AP) recently met members of the group, called Gentle Carousel Greece.
美联社最近采访了名为“希腊温和旋转木马”的组织的成员。
The animals are brought to hospitals and care centers to give joy to the sick or those suffering physical limitations.
这些动物被带到医院和护理中心，为病人或身体有局限的人带去欢乐。
The horses are bred as miniature animals and stand about 72 centimeters tall.
这些马被培育成微型动物，身高约72厘米。
They are specially trained to provide comfort to disabled children, sick people, or older adults.
它们经过专门训练，为残疾儿童、病人或老年人提供安慰。
One of the horses was recently brought to a school outside Athens for children with special needs.
其中一匹马最近被带到了雅典郊外一所为有特殊需要的儿童开设的学校。
At the school, nine-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch seemed drawn to a small, gray horse.
在学校里，九岁的约瑟菲娜·托帕·马祖赫似乎被一匹灰色的小马吸引住了。
She ended up leading the animal down a school hallway.
她最后牵着那头动物穿过学校的走廊。
The horse, named Ivy, stood no taller than the girl’s pink wheelchair.
这匹名叫艾薇的马还没有女孩的粉色轮椅高。
“I really want them to come again,” Josifina told the AP about Ivy and another visiting horse, Calypso.
“我真的希望它们能再来，”约瑟菲娜向美联社谈及艾薇和另一匹来访的马卡吕普索时说道。
“They made me feel really happy,” she added.
“他们让我感到非常开心，”她补充道。
Ivy and Calypso are two of nine miniature horses provided by the non-profit group.
艾薇和卡里普索是该非营利组织提供的九匹迷你马中的两匹。
The organization is linked to an American group called Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses.
该组织与一个名为“温柔旋转木马微型治疗马”的美国团体有关联。
The U.S. group is based in Ocala, Florida.
该美国集团总部位于佛罗里达州奥卡拉。
The organization said the horses complete at least two years of training.
该组织表示，这些马匹至少完成了两年的训练。
They are taught how to work in confined environments with children and adults with special health needs.
他们接受培训，学习如何在封闭环境中与有特殊健康需求的儿童和成人一起工作。
Caregivers say the horses provide a form of pet therapy that offers valuable social interactions and new learning experiences.
护理人员表示，这些马匹提供了一种宠物疗法，带来了宝贵的社交互动和新的学习体验。
But the leader of the Greek organization says her group has been financially struggling in recent years.
但该希腊组织的领导人表示，近年来她的团体一直在经济上挣扎。
Gentle Carousel Greece is run by 68-year-old Mina Karagianni.
温柔的旋转木马希腊项目由68岁的米娜·卡拉扬尼管理。
She said she now performs most of the group’s duties herself.
她说，现在大部分团队职责都由她亲自承担。
Karagianni also finances the group and cares for the nine miniature horses, mostly by herself.
卡拉扬尼还为该团体提供资金，并主要独自照料这九匹迷你马。
Karagianni also told the AP she learned about the Florida-based organization over the internet while she was searching for information on a pony she had rescued.
卡拉扬尼还告诉美联社，她是在网上搜索她救助的一匹小马的信息时，了解到这个总部位于佛罗里达州的组织。
After learning about the group’s activities, she got the idea to start her own operation.
在了解了该组织的活动后，她萌生了自己创业的想法。
“I was touched and I was moved, and I said: ‘OK, we have to bring this to Greece,’”
我很感动，也很受触动，我说：‘好，我们必须把这个带到希腊去。’
Karagianni said.
卡拉扬尼说。
So, she decided to make changes to her land to be able to care for the horses.
于是，她决定改造自己的土地，以便能够照料这些马匹。
She said she turned her property into what she calls a “Magic Garden.”
她说她把她的房产变成了她所谓的“魔法花园”。
She has everything she needs to care for the horses.
她拥有照料马匹所需的一切。
She also runs a small restaurant and party area.
她还经营着一家小餐馆和聚会区。
Karagianni launched her Greek group in 2014.
卡拉扬尼于2014年创立了她的希腊团队。
She said the organization has served about 12,000 children since it began until the pandemic led to restrictions in 2020.
她说，该组织自成立以来已为约1.2万名儿童提供服务，直到2020年疫情导致限制措施实施。
The pandemic caused financial pressures and Karagianni herself faced a medical problem that hurt her ability to run the group.
疫情带来了财务压力，而卡拉吉安尼本人也面临健康问题，这影响了她管理该组织的能力。
“I’m just starting to get myself back together again now,” she told the AP.
“我现在才刚刚开始重新振作起来，”她告诉美联社。
“With a lot of financial difficulties. But what can I do? I’m trying.”
有很多经济困难。但我能怎么办呢？我正在努力。
Karagianni said she had contacted businesses and non-profit groups about financial help but has not been successful.
卡拉扬尼说，她已经联系了企业和非营利组织寻求经济援助，但没有成功。
She plans to continue to seek help.
她打算继续寻求帮助。
“I’m making super-human efforts,” Karagianni said.
“我正在做出超乎常人的努力，”卡拉扬尼说。
“I’m doing what I can. But I can’t do it alone,” she added.
“我正在尽我所能。但我一个人做不到，”她补充道。
Karagianni said she keeps going because she sees the great benefits the children and adults receive from the animals.
卡拉扬尼说，她之所以坚持下去，是因为她看到了儿童和成人从这些动物身上获得的巨大益处。
At the special needs school, teacher Eleni Volikaki said she sees “incredible” reactions from the children.
在特殊教育学校，老师埃莱尼·沃利卡基说，她看到了孩子们“不可思议”的反应。
“It’s like something awakens their senses.”
就像有什么东西唤醒了他们的感官。
Volikaki noted the horses can often get students to make more progress than with other therapy methods.
沃利卡基指出，与其他治疗方法相比，马匹往往能让学生取得更大的进步。
“We saw things we didn’t expect,” she said.
“我们看到了意想不到的事情，”她说。
“We saw children with autism, or children who are generally afraid of animals, coming very close, letting the (horses) get close to them.”
我们看到患有自闭症的儿童，或者通常害怕动物的儿童，都靠得很近，让（马）靠近他们。
Volikaki added.
沃利卡基补充道。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
The Associated Press reported this story.
美联社报道了这一事件。
Bryan Lynn adapted the report for VOA Learning English.
布莱恩·林恩为VOA英语学习频道改编了这份报告。
