国内英语资讯:Feature: China gifts well-equipped school building to remote Sri Lankan village
<p><span word="Colombo">Colombo</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tissapura">Tissapura</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hambantota">Hambantota</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18. <span word="Led">Led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Principal">Principal</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Weerakeerthi">Weerakeerthi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="happily">happily</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="storyed">storyed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Merchants">Merchants</span> <span word="Charity">Charity</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dignitaries">dignitaries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="Xueyuan">Xueyuan</span>, <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="Y">Y</span>. <span word="Wickramasiri">Wickramasiri</span>, <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hambantota">Hambantota</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>. <span word="Principals">Principals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicinity">vicinity</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="present">present</span>.</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="Nethma">Nethma</span> <span word="Dinethri">Dinethri</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="effusive">effusive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>. “<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="happiest">happiest</span> <span word="day">day</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="library">library</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>," <span word="Nethma">Nethma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Principal">Principal</span> <span word="Weerakeerthi">Weerakeerthi</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Container">Container</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span>. <span word="Weerakeerthi">Weerakeerthi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="with">with</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tissapura">Tissapura</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hambantota">Hambantota</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p>
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