2、orbikesarecomingontothemarket. The bikeisdesignedtocutdownonpollutionandaimedatlow-incomecommunities. MostmotorbikesusedinKenyadependongasoline,butnotthisnewmotorbike.Threeuniversitystudentsdevelopedthenewecotranbike. Itcatchesthesun’senergy,storesitinbatteriesandusesittochargetheelectricmotor
3、.RobertAchogeisoneof thestudentinventors. “Ourhopeisthatbythefifthyear,wewillbeabletocoverthewholeofKenyawiththeelectricmotorcyclesoastoprotecttheenvironmentandprovideaffordabletransport.”Thestudentshavesetupachargingstationfor the motorbikesinNairobi. The smallbatterycanrunfor70kilometerswhen
4、 fullycharged. Oncethepowerisusedup,themotorbikehastoreturntothestationwhileanotherchargedbatteryisconnectedtothebike. TheU.S.AfricanDevelopmentFoundation(ADF)ishelpingsetuptwosolar-poweredchargingstationsin the portofKisumu.Eachecotranbikecostsabout$700.Onetaxioperatorsaysthenewmotorbikecosts
5、lesstooperatethanthatrunningontraditionalgasoline. “Whenitcomestobuyinggasoline,there’snoneed. It’sbasicallygoodforvariousthings. Aslongasyouwon’ttakequiteaheavyload,youcangowithitanywhere. Otherwise,itmaybreakdownhalfway. Butnowpeoplestillhaveapreferenceto the gas-poweredbikes”A Nairobibusine
6、ssmanKennedyKusimbaissellingtheecotranbikes. Hehopestheywillbecomepopular. “Wealsoknowtheyaremorereliablecomparedtothegas-poweredbikes. They aremoreefficientandtheywilllastlonger.”新的贫困人口还会出现，因灾、因病、因学返贫情况还会时有发生;五是经济下行压力较大，贫困人口就业和增收难度增大，一些农民因丧失工作重新陷入贫困到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫
