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1、FamousSouthSudanAthleteReturnsHomeByVOA03July,2013Helloandwelcometoanotherdayinourworld"AsItIs."I'mJimTedderinWashington.Todaywehavetwostoriesthatshouldmakeyouhappy.First,ayoungmanreturnstohisAfricanhometohelphisfamilyandothers.Heleftanunknown,butnowheisfamous.Then,youwon'tbeli
2、evewhatsomeoneisbuildinginhisbackyardinKampala,Uganda.Tenminutestogetherissuchashorttime.Let'sgetstarted.SouthSudan'smostfamousathlete,runnerGuorMarial,hasreturnedhomeforthefirsttimein20yearstobewithhisfamily.Heisbringingattentiontootherrefugeesoftheworld'snewestcountry.Heretur
3、nedafteracivilwarthatkilledtwomillionpeople.Twentyyearsago,bomberplanesandsoldierscametoGuorMarial'svillageattheheightofAfrica'slongest-lastingcivilwar.HewaskidnappedasachildandtakentoSudan'scapital,Khartoum.LaterhefledtoEgypt,andafteratime,soughtrefugeintheUnitedStates,acountr
4、yhesaysheloves.Heusedhisabilitiestobecomeacompetitorinmarathonraces.HewastheonlySouthSudanesecompetitorintheOlympicGameslastyear.AsMarialwaswinningraces,hishomelandsoughtpeacewiththenorthofSudanbeforewinningindependencetwoyearsago.NowtheyoungrunnerisanambassadorfortheUnitedNati
5、onsrefugeeagency.Aspartofthatjob,hewasbroughthometoraisethespiritsofotherrefugeesandhelpthempullthemselvesoutofpoverty.Herecentlyvisitedcampsholdingmorethan260,000refugeesfromnewconflictsinSudan'sSouthKordofanandBlueNilestates.GuorMarialsaysthat,duringthetime,here-livedhisownex
6、periencesaspeopletoldhimofalwaysbeingontherun.Hesaysmanyyoungrefugeesarebeingpushedintoearlyadulthoodbecauseofwarandmilitaryservice.Ortheyarebeingleftwithnowheretogoandnothingtodo."Girlsarefacingearlymarriageandboysaswellarefacingearlymarriage,andalsorecruitmentfromoutsidersint
7、ermsoftakingthembacktothemilitary.Andsomeofthemarejustsittingthere(with)noeducation.TheycamefromArabic-speakingandcamefromArabicschools.Buthereit'sveryhardforthemastheywanttochangetoEnglish."Mariallost28familymemberstowarandneglect.HesayshisheroesareEthiopianrunnerGabrielSelass
8、ieandKenyanPeterTarget.Buthesayshisownabilitytoruncame
