为治疗贫血 柬埔寨穷人煮“铁鱼”吃
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="Cambodians">Cambodians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anemia">anemia</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="tried">tried</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="supplements">supplements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="diets">diets</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span>!</p><p>6年前，当加拿大科学家克里斯托弗·查尔斯发现柬埔寨人贫血得多么严重时，他就决定要努力解决这个问题。不幸的是，尝试过的和测试过的，像补铁或吃富含铁的食物的方法都没用，因为他们买不起。所以他有了一个新奇的想法：用一条小铁鱼做烹饪的配料！</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="pills">pills</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>. “<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> — <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> (<span word="research">research</span>) <span word="baptism">baptism</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>,” <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>.</p><p>查尔斯帮助的是穷人中的穷人，他们买不起牛羊肉或昂贵的补铁的药。妇女们甚至都不能换铁锅用，因为铁锅太重了，还很贵。查尔斯回忆说：“我待的这个村子没有自来水，没有电，我的电脑根本用不了——就像是一次研究经过了大火的洗礼。”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="anemia">anemia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span>. “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span> . . . <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>,” <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="chunk">chunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hesitant">hesitant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pots">pots</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lotus">lotus</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Cambodian">Cambodian</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>! <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span>’ <span word="instructions">instructions</span>.</p>
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