A Children's Day Gift for Children with Heart Diseases

　　Listeners crowd the place at a event aimed at helping¹ children with congenital heart diseases, jointly² held by China's largest search engine Baidu, charitable organization Ai You Foundation and China Radio International's bilingual radio service Easy FM in downtown Beijing on Saturday, June 1, 2013. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Fu Yu]

 

　　On this year's children's day, China's largest search engine Baidu, charitable organization Ai You Foundation and China Radio International's bilingual radio service Easy FM jointly launched an event to help children with congenital heart diseases.

 

　　CRI's XYee has more.

 

　　Currently 37 children involved with the Ai You project are awaiting heart surgery. Founded in 2006, the Ai You Foundation has aided more than 16,000 children with heart diseases.

 

　　Lu Xiaomei, Business Development Director at the Ai You Foundation, says through their efforts, children with congenital heart diseases can live just like normal people.

 

　　"Almost all the simple congenital heart diseases can be cured, and children can live a normal life after surgery. Each family revolves³ around their children, and if the children get sick, it will be a big blow to them, especially so to work-class and rural families. We are not doing much, but a little kindness may change a child or a family's entire life."

 

　　To raise people's awareness⁴ of the children in need, Baidu teamed up with the Ai You Foundation to donate money for children's surgical⁵ operations.

 

　　But Baidu has much further visions than just calling people's attention and donating money. Liu Dong with the Baidu Charity elaborates.

 

　　"Many children don't get surgeries until they are three or four years old, and they cannot receive education because of their heart problems. Some can't even talk properly at five or six. There are also poor families that don't have much left after their children's surgery. What we do now only gives them a chance to live, but they will need help in later life as well. I hope there will be a long-term plan for them soon."

 

　　To help Baidu raise more money, radio hosts Xiaofei and Yu Zhou from China Radio International's Easy Fm were going live in downtown Beijing and doing a special program of their show Easy Morning.

 

　　Yu Zhou was giving away autographs to encourage people to take part in donations.

 

　　Many are hoping to pass along their good wishes to the sick children through pictures. Li Zheng, an engineer working in the railways is one of them.

 

　　"I uploaded a picture of a smiling face. I would be really glad if it could help the children. Many people are out during children's day, and I hope this event can raise their awareness for the situation."

 

　　The event eventually ends but not the efforts, both Baidu and Ai You Foundation are reaching out to help more children, and many listeners at the scene said they will continue to do their part whenever possible.

 

　　For CRI, I'm XYee.

1 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。

2 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。

3 revolves   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的第三人称单数 )；细想

参考例句：

• The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

5 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。