2015年CRI 夏日之旅将已成孤儿成绩优异的年轻人带到北京

 

23-year-old Li Yaxiu is a new graduate with a Physical Fitness degree from Yangtze University in central China's Hubei Province.

The tour is bringing Li to the capital city for the first time, and she is clearly very excited about it. She sees the trip as a new starting point in her life.

"This Beijing tour has taken us to some great places such as the Summer Palace and the Great Wall, which we knew from our textbooks but had never visited. Hearing the histories of the Summer Palace from our tour guide has also aroused patriotism¹ in my heart. Additionally, we developed wonderful friendships with the volunteers at the Amway Charity Foundation during the trip."

Joining Li on the trip are her twin sister and eight other children who also grew up without their parents. While growing up, these youngsters all received steady financial support from a fund jointly³ operated by the Amway Charity Foundation and China Children and Teenagers Fund.

Since 2002, the joint² effort has supported 460 orphans⁴ in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province. 34 of those children are currently pursuing a college degree while 20 others have obtained their degrees and entered the workforce⁵.

The annual summer trip, started three years ago, is designed to further enrich the lives of those young people aided by the charity fund.

Wu Peifu is a staff member at the fund.

"This trip to Beijing is meant to take the participants out of the confines of their hometown and to boost their outlook on life. Taking them to Beijing's historic sites can help them better understand our nation's history. Also I think the trip will encourage these young people to work harder and pave the way for a better future."

In addition to giving these young people an opportunity to broaden their horizons, the itinerary⁶ also includes a visit to a local welfare center for children.

And this visit reminds Li Yaxiu of her childhood without her parents.

"After my parents passed away, our relatives decided⁷ to send us to a welfare center. We were presented with mounting challenges, including the possibility of dropping out of school. So as soon as I visited this Beijing welfare center, I felt so close to these children who face intense pressure from life. They need and deserve attention, care and love, like we did. Yesterday as I arrived there, I joined the lesson teaching them to learn new things and be independent."

Losing their parents at an early age was a blow to these young people. However, many loving members of the Chinee society were willing to lend them a helping⁸ hand and to support their growth.

Many children in need have not had access to the types of support that they received. Taking them to the welfare center was also meant to inspire in these young people a desire to give back. Wu Peifu explains again:

"Primarily we want to let them know there are people who need help more than they did. This trip hopefully will also plant in their minds a seed of voluntary giving to help those in need. Once they become successful and have the resources in the future, they may consider supporting charitable causes as a result."

On the last day of their trip, volunteers with the Amway Charity Foundation threw a birthday party for one of the young people. Moved to tears, the youngsters again felt the love and support surrounding them.

Friendships, teamwork and growth are the best take-aways for these young people from a trip that will surely be cherished for years to come.

For Studio Plus, I'm Luo Laiming.

1 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

4 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

5 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

6 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。