【大家说英语】出国做义工

Lesson 8 Travel¹

 

第八课 旅游

October 16

10月16日

Travel and Volunteer²!

出国做义工！

Read it!

读读看！

Vic is a volunteer in Cambodia.

维基在柬埔寨当义工。

Volunteers³ help poor people.

义工帮助贫穷的人，

There are a lot of poor people there, so a volunteer's work is really important⁴.

那里穷人很多，所以义工的工作非常重要。

Vic is an assistant⁶ at an orphanage⁷.

维基在一家孤儿院作助手。

Would⁸ you like to travel to Cambodia or somewhere⁹ else to volunteer?

你愿意到柬埔寨或其他地方作义工吗？

If so, ask for more information¹⁰!

如果愿意，就去询问更多的信息。

There are many ways to volunteer around the world.

在世界各地当义工的方式非常多。

Conversation¹¹ A (in the studio)

 

会话A（在摄影棚）

You have a really great job, Vic!

维基，你有个很棒的工作！

I do. I volunteer in Cambodia.

是的， 我自愿在柬埔寨作义工。

That's far away.

那很远耶。

What do you do as⁵ a volunteer there?

你在那里作哪种义工工作？

Anything and everything!

什么都做啊！

There are many poor people there.

那里有很多穷困的人，

They need a lot of help.

他们很需要帮助。

We should always try to help others¹².

我们应该时时帮助他人！

Many people around the world don't have much.

世界上有很多人生活贫困，

And we have so much!

而我们却很富足！

出国做义工

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

When I'm in Cambodia, I am an assistant at an orphanage.

我在柬埔寨的时候，是在一家孤儿院作助手。

That's a great way to volunteer!

那是很棒的自愿服务的方式！

I teach the kids¹³ and help them with their homework.

我教小孩子并帮助他们做功课，

And I play with them a lot!

我也常常和他们玩！

That's very important.

那非常重要。

All kids need love and care¹⁴.

所有的孩子都需要关爱和照顾。

Working at an orphanage is hard sometimes.

在孤儿院工作有时候很辛苦，

There is always so much work to do.

因为总是有那么多的工作要做。

Conversation C

 

会话C

What else can volunteers do in Cambodia?

义工在柬埔寨还可以做什么？

They can help build houses or teach classes.

他们可以帮忙盖房子或是教书。

I would like to help, but I can't travel there right now.

我很想帮忙，但是我现在无法去那里。

How can I support¹⁵ your work?

我该如何支持你的工作？

You can support a child.

你可以支持一个孩子。

You can send money each month.

你可以每月寄钱，

That money pays¹⁶ for a child's food, clothing¹⁷ and school.

那笔钱会用来支付一个孩子的食、衣和教育。

Thanks for the information, Vic!

维基，谢谢你提供这个信息！

1 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

2 volunteer   

n.志愿者；adj.志愿的；v.志愿

参考例句：

• She works as a volunteer in the hospital.她在医院里当志愿者。
• That man is a volunteer fireman in this town.那个人是这个镇里的志愿消防队员。

3 volunteers   

n.义务工作者( volunteer的名词复数 )；志愿者；自告奋勇者；主动做某事的人v.自动提供，自愿效劳( volunteer的第三人称单数 )；主动建议（或告诉）；（未经当事人同意）举荐；自愿参军，当志愿兵

参考例句：

• We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers. 我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。
• Schools need volunteers to help children to read. 学校需要义务工作者帮助儿童阅读。

4 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 assistant   

n.助手，助理，助教；adj.有帮助的，辅助的，副的

参考例句：

• He needs an assistant.他需要一位助手。
• Her sister is a sales assistant.她姐姐是个售货员。

7 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

8 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

9 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

10 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

11 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

12 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

13 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

14 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

15 support   

n.支持，援助，供养；vt.支援，帮助，支持

参考例句：

• You may depend on their support.你可依靠他们的支持。
• He is the only support that his poor old mother has.他是他可怜的老母亲的唯一赡养者。

16 pays   

v.付给( pay的第三人称单数 )；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings. 学校负担这些大楼的供热和维修费用。
• Death pays all debts and all thoughts are dashed. 一死百了，万念俱灰。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 clothing   

n.(总称)衣服

参考例句：

• John sells clothing in a store.约翰在商店里卖服装。
• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作，就不会缺吃少穿。