Questão 12
ESPCEX 2017
(EsPCEx - 2017)
Woman who rescued Nigerian ‘witch-child’ beats Obama and Pope Francis to top list of world’s most inspiring people
A woman who rescued a two-year-old boy who had been cast out by his own community for being a “witch-child” has been recognised in an international list of the most inspiring people of the year. Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish care worker who rescued the young Nigerian boy back in February 2016, beat the likes of Pope Francis, Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama to top the list of 100 inspiring individuals compiled by German-language OOOM Magazine.
An image of Ms Lovén giving the two-year-old boy (now called Hope) some water was shared around the world, and served to highlight the work she was doing to help orphan children in Nigeria. Witch accusations is a growing problem in many African countries, especially in Nigeria, where Anja’s charity African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation cares for other children like Hope.
“When she saw the starving child, she acted like a human being and became an inspiration for millions,” said Georg Kindel, OOOM’s editor-in-chief, who led the jury that chose the list. Speaking today about the experience, she said: “He was the size of a little baby, my whole body froze. I was thinking of my own son when I saw the boy. For me it was clear at that moment that I would fight with all my strength for him to survive.”
Adapted from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ worlds-most-inspiring-person-2016-ooom-anja-ringgren-lovennigeria-witch-child-a7460976.html
According to the text, read the statements and choose the correct alternative.
I – Hope’s community didn’t want him because of a superstition.
II – Ms Lovén started helping orphan children after she met Hope.
III – Anja’s foundation cares for poor parents who have many children.
IV – George Kindel was the only person who voted for Ms Lovén.
V – Ms Lovén has a child of her own and it’s a boy.
I, II and IV are correct.
III and V are correct.
I and V are correct.
I, III and IV are correct.
II, III and V are correct.
Gabarito:
I and V are correct.
Resolução:
CORRETAS:
I – Hope’s community didn’t want him because of a superstition. = A comunidade de Hope não o queria por causa de uma superstição.
No trecho: "[...] a two-year-old boy who had been cast out by his own community for being a “witch-child” [...]" = ...um menino de dois anos que havia sido expulso de sua própria comunidade por ser uma "criança-bruxa".
V – Ms Lovén has a child of her own and it’s a boy. = A Sra. Lovén tem um filho e é um menino.
No trecho: "I was thinking of my own son when I saw the boy." = Eu estava pensando em meu próprio filho quando vi o menino.
INCORRETAS:
II – Ms Lovén started helping orphan children after she met Hope. = A Sra. Lovén começou a ajudar crianças órfãs depois que conheceu Hope.
Incorreta. A Sra. Lovén conheceu Hope quando estava na Nigéria, trabalhando em seu projeto de caridade. "[...] in Nigeria, where Anja’s charity [...] Foundation cares for other children like Hope."
III – Anja’s foundation cares for poor parents who have many children. = A fundação de Anja cuida de pais pobres que têm muitos filhos.
Incorreta. A fundação de Anja é voltada para o cuidado especialmente de crianças (African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation) e o texto não fala nada sobre pais pobres que têm muitos filhos.
IV – George Kindel was the only person who voted for Ms Lovén. = George Kindel foi a única pessoa que votou em Lovén.
Incorreta. "Anja Ringgren Lovén [...] beat the likes of Pope Francis, Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama to top the list of 100 inspiring individuals [...]" = Anja Lovén ultrapassou pessoas como o Papa Francisco, Barack Obama e o Dalai Lama na lista de 100 indivíduos inspiradores.