我的第一本英文作文书06

　　Chapter 7
Great people
The people in Ciji are ordinary people, but they have done a great job. Ciji started as a group of 30 housewives¹, who saved a small amount of money each day and has grown to have more than 4.5 million members worldwide. Many people know that Ciji is an organization that focuses² on community service and outreach, eapecially in the areas of medicine, education, and disaster relief. It conducts its mission³ via⁴ an international network of volunteers. It has many sub-organizations around the world. They help to build many hospitals and schools worldwide, from kindergardens to universities and medical schools. I hope someday I can be a member of Ciji too.

1 housewives   

n.家庭主妇；家庭主妇( housewife的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This advertisement is calculated to attract the attention of housewives. 这个广告旨在吸引家庭主妇们的注意力。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This factory was started around 1980 by housewives. 这家工厂是在1980年由一些家庭妇女搞起来的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 focuses   

n.焦点； 焦距； 对焦点； 聚焦

参考例句：

• The documentary focuses on the razzmatazz of an American political campaign. 这部纪录影片着重展现出一场美国政治运动令人眼花缭乱的一面。
• The camera has two focuses. 这部相机有两个焦距。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

4 via   

prep.凭借；通过；经过

参考例句：

• The news reached me via my aunt.那消息是通过我婶婶转告我的。
• The ticket reads to Beijing via Shanghai.车票上写明经上海到北京。