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Unit1Womenofachievement

Reading

ASTUDENTOFAFRICANWILDLIFE

Itis5:

45amandthesunisjustrisingoverGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica・

FollowingJane'swayofstudyingchimps,ourgroupareallgoingtovisitthemintheforest・Janehasstudiedthesefamiliesofcliiinpsformanyyearsandhelpedpeopleunderstandhowmuchtheybehavelikelnunans.Watcliingafamilyofchimpswakeupisourfirstactivityoftheday.Thismeansgoingbacktotheplacewhereweleftthefamilysleepinginatixethenightbefore・Everybodysitsandwaitsintheshadeofthetreeswhilethefamilybeingstowakeupandmoveoff.Thenwefollowastheywanderintotheforest・Mostofthetime,cliiinpseitliei-feedorcleaneachotherasawayofshowingloveintheirfamily・Janewarnsusthatourgroupisgoingtobeverytiredaiiddirtybytheafternoonandsheisright・However,theeveningmakesitallworthwhile.Wewatchthemothercliimpandherbabiesplayinthetree.Themweseethemgotosleeptogetherintheirnestforthenight.Werealizethatthebondbetweenmembeisofachimpfamilyisaslongasinahumanfamily・

NobodybeforeJanefiillyunderstoodchimpbehaviour・Shespentyearsobservingandrecordingtheirdailyactivities.Sinceherchildhoodshehadwantedtoworkwithanimalsintheirownenvironment.Howe\ei\thiswasnoteasy.WhenshefirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest・Onlyafterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonthswassheallowedtobeginherproject・Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.Forexample,oneimportantthingshedisco^xredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.Untiltheneveryonehadthoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts.Sheactuallyobservedcliiinpsasagiouphuntingamonkeyandtheneatingit.Slicalsodiscoveredhowcliiinpscommunicatewitheachother,andliei*studyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedherworkouttheii-socialsystem・

FourfbityyearsJaneGoodallhasbeenoutspokenaboutmakingtherestoftheworldimderstandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.Shehasarguedthatwildanimalsshouldbeleftinthewildandnotusedforentertainmentoradvertisements・Shehashelpedtosetupspecialplaceswheretheycanlivesafely・Sheisleadingabusylifebutshesays:

"OnceIstop,itallcomescrowdinginandIrememberthechimpsinlaboratories・It'sterrible・ItaffectsmewhenIwatchthewildchimps・Isaytomyself,"Aren7theyluck?

9AndthenItliiiikaboutsmallchinasincagesthoughtheyhavedonenothing\vroiig・Onceyouhaveseenthatyoucanne\erforget...^

Shehasacliievedeverythingshewantedtodo:

workingwithanimalsintheirownemironment,gainingadoctor'sdegieeaiidshowingtliatwomencanliveintheforestasmencan・Sheinspiicsthosewhowanttocheertlicachievementofwomen.

Usinglanguage

WHYNOTCARRYONHERGOODWORD?

IeiijoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichoneshouldIchoosetostudyatuniversity?

IdidnotknowtheansweruntiloneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreatwomenofChina.

BychanceIcameacrossanailicleaboutadoctorcalledLiliQiaozlii,aspecialistiuwomensdiseases・Shelivedfrom1901to1983・Itseemedthatshehadbeenverybusyinherchosencareer,travelingabroadtostudyaswellaswritingbooksandarticles.Oneofthemcaughtmyeye.Iwasasmallbookexplaininghowtocutthedeathratefromhavingandcaringforbabies・Shega\esomesimplerulestofollowforkeepingbabiesclean,healthyandfreefionisickness・Whydidshewritethat?

WhowerethewomenthatLinQiaozliithoughtneededtliisadxice?

Ilookedcaiefiillyatthetextandrealizedthatitwasintendedforwomenillthecountryside.Perhapsiftheyhadanemergencytheycouldnotreachadoctor.

Suddenlyithitmehowdifficultitwasforawomantogetmedicaltrainingatthattime.Thatwasagenerationwhengirl'seducationwasalwaysplacedsecondtoboys'・Wasshesomuchclevererthananyoneelse?

Furtherreadingmademerealizethatitwasliaidworkanddeteiuiiiiationaswellashergentlenatuiethatgotherintomedicalschool.Wliatmadeliersucceedlateronwasthekindnessandconsideiationsheshowedtoallherpatients.TherewasstoiyafterstoiyofhowLinQiaozlii,tiredafteraday'swork,wentlateatnighttodeliverababyforapoorfamilywhocouldnotpayher.

BynowIcouldnotwaittofindoutmoreabouther.IdiscoveredthatLinQiaozliihaddevotedherwholdlifetoherpatientsandhadchosennottohaveafamilyofherown・Insteadshemadesurethatabout50,000babiesweresafelydelivered.BythistimeIwasveryexcited・WhynotstudyatmedicalcollegelikeLinQiaozliiandcanyonhergoodwork?

Itwasstillnottoolateformetoimprovemystudies,preparefortheuniversityentranceexaminations,a