国内英语资讯:Across China: New innovation improves the lives of Tibetan nomads
<p><span word="LHASA">LHASA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 22-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="nomad">nomad</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yaks">yaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heating">heating</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="daybreak">daybreak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="heavier">heavier</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="gingerly">gingerly</span> <span word="bend">bend</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>-<span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scoops">scoops</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span>.</p><p><span word="Purang">Purang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nomad">nomad</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nagqu">Nagqu</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Sadruo">Sadruo</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="scooping">scooping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span>, <span word="Purang">Purang</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Purang">Purang</span>.</p><p><span word="Trials">Trials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span>, <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Guanghui">Guanghui</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p>
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