مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ج

Active Speaking C

Barbara came to the rescue for the fourth time, but she was angry.

How many times did Barbara come to the rescue? Barbara came to the rescue four times. Was she happy about that? No, she wasn’t happy about that. She was angry about that.

She contacted a California politician and worked to get a law made that would make it illegal for women to have children while using drugs.

Who did she contact? She contacted a California politician. What kind of law did she want? She wanted a law that would make it illegal to have children while using drugs.

The law failed to get passed, but Barbara couldn’t let it go. She had to do something.

What happened to the law? The law failed to get passed. Did Barbara let it go? No, Barbara couldn’t let it go. She had to do something.

She created an NGO that offered drug-addicted women $300 to voluntarily get their tubes tied.

How much money did her NGO offer drug addicted women? Her NGO offered drug-addicted women $300. What did they have to do to get the $300? They had to get their tubes tied to get the $300. Did Barbara force them to do this? No, Barbara didn’t force them to do this. They did this voluntarily.

This was an irreversible operation, but Barbara says these women aren’t victims. They are child abusers.

What was irreversible? The operation was irreversible. What does Barbara say about these women? Barbara says these women aren’t victims. They are child abusers.

The fact that these women sometimes take her $300 and buy drugs with it doesn’t faze her at all.

What do these women sometimes buy with her $300? These women sometimes buy drugs with her $300. Does this faze her? No, this doesn’t faze her at all.

Barbara has faced lots of criticism over the years.

Has she faced lots of praise or lots of criticism? She has faced lots of criticism.

Some people compare her to Hitler who wanted to breed a master race.

What did Hitler want to breed? Hitler wanted to breed a master race.

Barbara says that she stands with the children and if these women suffer, so be it. Barbara’s controversial view is that they don’t deserve a second chance.

Who does Barbara stand with? Barbara stands with the children. Does she believe these women deserve a second chance? No, she doesn’t believe these women deserve a second chance.

Jumping tracks again we look at a remarkable man named Aki Ra.

What are we jumping? We are jumping tracks. Who are we looking at? We are looking at a remarkable man named Aki Ra.

He was forced to kill as a child, but he didn’t let the horrors of his youth define him.

What was he forced to do as a child? He was forced to kill as a child. What didn’t he let define him? He didn’t let the horrors of his youth define him.

He seized a second chance and a new life helping people.

Who seized a second chance and a new life helping people? Aki Ra seized a second chance and a new life helping people.

With sweat dripping down his face in the heat of the Cambodian summer, Aki Ra pokes through the jungle floor with a wooden stick until he strikes metal.

What does he poke through the jungle floor? He pokes a wooden stick through the jungle floor. Where is the jungle? The jungle is in Cambodia.

Then very carefully he brushes aside the top layer of soil from the overgrown path with his fingers.

What does he use to brush away the soil? He uses his fingers to brush away the soil.

He uncovers a landmine planted by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.

What does he uncover? He uncovers a landmine. Who planted the landmine? The Khmer Rouge planted the landmine. When did the Khmer Rouge plant the landmine? The Khmer Rouge planted the landmine in the 1970s.

“This is an active landmine,” he says. “If we step on it, it explodes and cuts the leg off.”

What happens if we step on it? If we step on it, it explodes and cuts the legs off.

He then digs around it to make sure it’s not booby-trapped.

Does he make sure it’s not booby-trapped? Yes, he makes sure it’s not booby-trapped.

After that, he unscrews the detonator, and the mine is safe.

What does he do after that? After that, he unscrews the detonator, and the mine is safe.

Aki Ra is working to make Cambodia safer by clearing landmines with nothing but a stick, a pair of pliers, a pocketknife, and his bare hands.

Does he use a stick, a pair of pliers and a pocketknife? Yes, he uses a stick, a pair of pliers, and a pocketknife. What else does he use? He also uses his bare hands.

Aki Ra knows all about these landmines because he spent much of his childhood planting them.

Why does he know about landmines? He knows about landmines because he spent much of his childhood planting them.