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Changing the world—my commitment
改變世界——我的承諾
20 October
10月20日
Arrived here to find everything was in chaos.
來到這兒，發現一切都亂糟糟的。
Have not had time to write my diary for a whole week.
有一整周我都沒時間寫日記了。
The whole island is flooded.
整個島嶼都被淹沒了。
Many of the people have fled to the mountains to escape.
很多人逃到山上躲避洪水。
The hospital is badly damaged and in a mess; it cannot be used at the moment.
醫院遭到嚴重破壞，混亂不堪；現在無法使用了。
This is a new experience for me.
這對我來說是場新的經歷。
Usually, I am working in areas that have dry climates, such as Kenya and Sudan.
我通常在氣候干燥的地區工作，像肯尼亞和蘇丹。
In Sudan, we set up centres to ensure that people got food and we checked the health of babies to make sure they were putting on weight.
在蘇丹，我們建立了確保人們得到食物的中心，我們還檢查嬰兒的健康狀況，確保他們在成長。
We also gave children shots to stop them dying from diseases.
為了防止孩子們死于疾病，我們也會給孩子種疫苗。
However, that campaign was conducted in villages where there was lots of fighting, far from the city.
然而，這場活動是在戰火紛飛、遠離城市的鄉村開展的。
Running from one place to another became a way of life.
從一個地方跑到另一個地方成了一種生活方式。
The situation is very different here, as are the problems.
這兒的情形和以上提到的非常不同，所遇到的問題也不同。
Instead of sand blowing everywhere, there is mud and water everywhere,
這兒沒有黃沙漫天，而是到處都布滿了泥土和水，
making it difficult to travel from place to place.
這使得從一個地方到另一個地方成了難事。
Yesterday, my colleagues on the medical team and I (two doctors, one nurse-me-and two assistants) found a vacant health centre on the north side of the town.
昨天，醫療隊的同事和我（兩位醫生、一位護士、我和兩位助手）在城鎮的北邊發現了一個空置的康復中心。
We are going to set up a temporary clinic there.
我們打算在那兒建一個臨時診所。
Medical supplies are now on their way from abroad.
醫療補給現在正在從國外運來的路上。
We have started to clean the health centre.
我們已經開始打掃康復中心。
One of the health problems is that people who need to take medicines regularly cannot get hold of them in a disaster such as this.
其中一個健康方面的問題是：那些需要接受定期的藥物治療的人在這樣的災難中無法得到像這樣的治療。
Small injuries also need to be taken care of, especially as it is so muddy and damp.
輕傷需要照料，尤其是在這樣泥濘潮濕的地方。
The majority of wounds are from walls and roofs that have fallen on people.
多數都是因為墻和屋頂的倒塌而受傷。
The water makes it difficult for the cuts and wounds to get better and easy for bacteria to spread.
水使傷口難以愈合，并容易導致細菌的蔓延。
Meanwhile, in the rest of the city, shelter and access to food and clean water are big problems.
同時，在城市其他地區，住所以及食物和干凈水的供給都成了大問題。
The fields and harvest have been destroyed, and so a lack of food will be a problem in the future.
田地和收成被破壞，將來食物匱乏便成了問題。
