广西贫困山区学校之变 Many measures carried forward for poverty alleviation work in Guangxi

Combo photo shows children wash(洗 xǐ) rice bowls(碗 wǎn) with spring water(泉水 quánshuǐ) on May 7, 2019 (upper) and children helping cook rice with stored rain water(雨水 yǔshuǐ) on Nov. 24, 2014(lower) at Bahao Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Water tanks have been built here to help ease(缓解 huǎnjiě) water shortage(短缺 duǎnquē) and provide safe drinking water.[Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Due to harsh(艰苦的 jiānkǔ de) environmental conditions(条件 tiáojiàn) such as(例如 lìrú) the stony desertification and mountainous landform, Dahua County in Guangxi has long been a less developed area. In recent years, local government carried out many measures(措施 cuòshī) for the poverty alleviation work(脱贫工作 tuōpín gōngzuò). The government helped local people build roads(修路 xiū lù), repair houses(修房子 xiū fángzi) and improve education(改善教育 gǎishàn jiàoyù).

Combo photo shows a staff member preparing(准备 zhǔnbèi) lunch(午饭 wǔfàn) for children on May 7, 2019 (upper) and a girl helping prepare lunch on Nov. 24, 2014 at Bahao Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.[Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Children play(玩耍 wánshuǎ) on the playground(操场 cāochǎng) at Nongyong Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 7, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Combo photo shows children walking home on a road after school on May 10, 2019 (upper) and children climbing ladders to go home on a mountain road on July 4, 2012 in Nongyong Village of Bansheng Township in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Two boys wash their hair at Nongyong Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 10, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Combo photo shows children walking home on a road after school on May 10, 2019 (L) and children climbing ladders to go home on a mountain road on July 4, 2012 in Nongyong Village of Bansheng Township in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Combo photo shows children reading books(读书 dúshū) at a new dormitory(宿舍 sùshè) on May 10, 2019 (upper) and children sleeping in the dormitory on July 1, 2014 in Nongyong Village of Bansheng Township in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Combo photo shows children having a meal(吃饭 chīfàn) at the new canteen(餐厅 cāntīng) on May 7, 2019 (upper) and children having lunch on Nov. 24, 2014 at Bahao Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

Children attend a class at Nongyong Primary School in Bansheng Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 10, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]

重点词汇 Key Word:

变

• <动词 v.> become different; change; transform
  E.g. Tiānqì biàn rè le.
  天气变热了。
  It's getting hot.

• <形容词 adj.> changeable; changed
  E.g. Qiántú chōngmǎn le biànshù.
  前途充满了变数。
  The future is subject to various uncertainties.