48 Which of the following statements is related to the high illiteracy rate of the Masai?
(A)The schools do not teach Masai tradition.
(B)There are too few schools in Laikipia, Kenya.
(C)Most Masai children are slow in learning.
(D)Most Masai children have to help with herding.

Johnson Kinyago, a sun-dried曬乾 Masai herder放牧人, has two sons. “One is a genius—he can identify every animal and find water anywhere. So he’s with the goats山羊,” he says proudly. “The other is stupid so he’s in school.” At a cattle母牛，奶牛 market in Laikipia in northern Kenya, other Masai elders nod尤指）點頭贊同 their approval贊成；同意.

Herding趕成一群，放牧 is for bright sparks生氣勃勃的人；精明的人, school for “thickies傻瓜; 笨蛋,” all of them say.

Only 35% of Masai children attend school. The reason is that pastoralists畜牧人 depend on their children’s labor, so even if persuaded of the merits優點；價值 of school, few could spare額外 their ablest（able的最高級） offspring.

The result is an illiteracy rate of over 90%, leaving the Masai vulnerable易受傷的；易受影響、脆弱 to abuse濫用；虐待 from their more worldly塵世的；追逐名利 neighbors. With their stretched伸展, 伸出、伸長 ear lobes耳垂（同earlobe）, their ochre赭色，土黃色-stained痕跡, 沾汙，染汙 warriors（尤指舊時的）武士，勇士, and gap-toothed brides, the Masai live much as they have for centuries, but in a world which has changed radically.

When their—illiterate—forebears祖先 made peace with the first British settlers, they unwittingly不知情的；無意 signed寫, 簽（名） away 90% of their land土地. The remaining留下的；剩餘 arid乾燥的，乾旱的 patch地區，小塊, 工作地 no longer supports their swollen（swell的過去分詞）腫大的；膨脹 population.

During a recent three-year drought（dry的過去分詞）, more than 89% of their animals died, and the proud Masai are now humiliatingly羞辱，使丟臉 dependent on food aid幫助；支持.

補充：

prove翻譯：表明, 證明是，結果是, 證實, 證明，證實。

bright翻譯：光, 光明的，明亮的, 顔色, （顔色）鮮艶的，鮮亮的, 聰明的, （人）聰明的

spark翻譯：火／電, 火花，火星；電火花, 原因, 導火線，誘因, 憤怒／靈感／生命的火花 lane翻譯：路, 鄉間小路；小巷，小街，胡同, 條帶, 車道；（田徑比賽的）跑道；泳道, 航道

remind翻译：使記起；使想起；提醒。 acid. KK[ˋæsɪd]; DJ[ˋæsid]. 美式. adj. 酸的，有酸味的 

er is stupid so he’s in school.” At a cattle market in Laikipia in northern Kenya, other Masai elders nod their approval. Herding is for bright sparks, school for “thickies,” all of them say. Only 35% of Masai children attend school. The reason is that pastoralists depend on their children’s labor, so even if persuaded of the merits of school, few could spare their ablest offspring. The result is an illiteracy rate of over 90%, leaving the Masai vulnerable to abuse from their more worldly neighbors. With their stretched ear lobes, their ochre-stained warriors, and gap-toothed brides, the Masai live much as they have for centuries, but in a world which has changed radically. When their—illiterate—forebears made peace with the first British settlers, they unwittingly signed away 90% of their land. The remaining ari

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