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The Mentawai Islands are on the west coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean.
明打威群岛位于印度洋苏门答腊岛的西海岸。
The warm wet weather is perfect for mosquitos.
温暖潮湿的天气非常适合蚊子生存。
These insects carry the malaria virus from person to person.
这种昆虫在人与人之间传播疟疾病毒。
According to Surfaid, malaria affects every family in the Mentawai Islands.
据国际冲浪救援组织称，疟疾影响着明打威群岛上的每个家庭。
And in the most affected villages, 25% of the children die from preventable diseases, before they are twelve years old.
在受影响最严重的村庄，25%的儿童在12岁之前死于可预防的疾病。
These villages did not have doctors or good medicines.
这些村庄没有医生，也没有好药。
The people wanted to have better health.
人们想要有更健康的身体。
But they did not have a way to get the help they wanted.
但他们没有办法获得他们想要的帮助。
But Doctor Jenkins saw a way to help.
但詹金斯医生找到了帮助他们的方法。
When he returned to his home in New Zealand, he made a plan.
当他回到新西兰的家时，他制定了一个计划。
He wanted to provide health care to the island communities.
他想为岛上的社区提供医疗保健服务。
So he formed the aid group, SurfAid International.
因此，他成立了一个援助组织——国际冲浪救援组织。
Another surfer named Andrew Griffiths heard of Doctor Jenkins’ project.
另一位名叫安德鲁·格里菲斯的冲浪者听说了詹金斯医生的项目。
He also wanted to help.
他也想帮忙。
The two men asked their surfing friends and local business people to help the aid group with money.
这两个人请求他们的冲浪朋友和当地商人向这个救援组织提供资金帮助。
Together the two men collected a few thousand dollars.
这两个人一起募集了几千美元。
Doctor Jenkins and Mr. Griffiths knew that malaria was a big concern for the island communities.
詹金斯医生和格里菲斯知道，疟疾是岛上社区的一大担忧。
The men used the money to purchase mosquito nets.
这两个人用这笔钱买了蚊帐。
These are large thin pieces of cloth.
蚊帐是又大又薄的布。
People sleep under them.
人们睡在它们下面。
A person can see through a mosquito net.
人可以透过蚊帐看到东西。
But insects can not get through it.
但昆虫无法穿过它。
The two men also purchased permethrin to put on the nets.
这两个人还购买了二氯苯醚菊酯并将其涂在蚊帐上。
This chemical kills insects.
这种化学物质能杀死昆虫
The men gave these items to the people living near their favorite surfing place.
这两个人把这些物品送给了住在他们最喜欢的冲浪地点附近的人。
