新奇事件簿 2014史上最棒的一年

The Internet says the year 2014 will be the best year ever for most of us. This year will be the year whenwe all start making progress with our plans. It is a great time to finally get around to doing the things you keep putting off. In particular, 2014 is the perfect year to start exercising and getting in shape. Itis also the right time to start eating healthier food. The Internet also found that 2014 is ideal¹ for people to help other people, especially people they do not know. Millions of people around the world are in need. They do not have enough food to eat and the water they drink is often not clean. Many children cannot go to school or get medicine when they are sick. The year 2014 is the time to help these people more.

网上称对于绝大部分人来说，2014年将是有史以来最棒的一年。在这一年中，我们的计划初见成效。之前不想干的事情该开始干了。2014年是参加锻炼，保持体形的最佳时刻。开始食用健康食物吧。网络称2014年是助人为乐的理想年月，特别是帮助那些陌生人。全球有上百万人需要帮助。没有充足的食物，没有清洁的水源。许多儿童无法获得教育，生病时无法就医。2014年，是时候对他们给予关心了。

The Internet also hopes there will be happier stories in the news. People are tired of wars, mass shootings², bombs and bad leaders. We can all help to make sure there are happier stories in the news. There are many small things we can all do to make the world a better place. We can change our lifestyle a little to help the environment. This means³ recycling more and using electricity less. We can also start doing voluntary⁴ work in our local community. This will help the volunteers and the projects they work with. Some of the biggest problems in the world are because of leaders who care more about staying in power than helping⁵ their people. The Internet could help people change these leaders.

网络还希望新闻中应该出现更多让人兴奋的新闻。人们对报道战争、枪杀、爆炸以及领导人不作为的新闻感到了厌倦。我们也能够对新闻作出我们的贡献。我们可以从小事做起来让世界变得更加美好。只要在我们的生活方式中做一些小小的改变，我们就能够改变环境。这就意味着增加可循环利用，少用电子产品。我们也可以在社区中当志愿者。这将对志愿者的工作提供帮助。世界上的许多重大问题都是因为领导人的不作为而产生的，他们更热衷于掌握手中的权利。互联网能够帮助人们改变领导人的行为。

1 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

2 shootings   

n.射击( shooting的名词复数 )；打猎；射击竞赛；（通常指犯罪行为的）开枪

参考例句：

• Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. 恐怖主义组织声称对这几起枪击和爆炸事件负责。
• Theoretically, we stop future shootings. 理论上，我们可以阻止将要发生的枪击。 来自电影对白

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 voluntary   

adj.自动的，自愿的，故意的，志愿的，非官办的，自发的；n.即兴演奏，志愿者

参考例句：

• She is a voluntary worker at the hospital.她是这家医院的义工。
• At election time the party needs a lot of voluntary helpers.大选时，该党需要许多义务帮忙的人。

5 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。