Helping people
帮助别人
Read these three newspaper articles about different ways of raising money for charity in the U.S.A.
读关于这三个美国慈善机构不同的募捐方式的报刊文章。
Students go hunger for charity
学生们为了慈善捐款禁食
Students at New Point School enjoyed their breakfast more than usual yesterday, for it broke a 24-hour sponsored fast.
新点学校的学生们昨天早餐吃得比以往都开心，因为它结束了24小时的慈善禁食活动。
They had all volunteered to go without food for one day
他们都自愿参加为期一天的禁食，
to raise funds for World Vision projects to help the poor in underdeveloped countries.
目的是为世界宣明会的项目筹集资金，帮助发展中国家的穷人。
Mr James Wood, their English teacher, said that the students had suggested the idea themselves, after seeing shocking pictures of famine in Africa.
他们的英语老师詹姆斯先生说，看完非洲那些令人震惊的有关饥荒的图片学生们自己提出了这个建议。
'They arranged the whole thing,' he said. 'I'm very proud of them'.
“他们自己安排了整件事，”他说，“我为他们感到自豪。”
Jane Austin, a senior, said, 'It seems so wrong for us to have lots of food while many people in the world are starving.'
高三学生简·奥斯丁说：“世界上有那么多人还在挨饿，而我们却有这么多的食物，这似乎太不合理了。”
Donations of more than $24,000 have been collected.
捐款数额达到了2万4千多美元。
They came from the students' money for meals and money donated by sponsors.
这些钱都来自于学生们的饭钱，还有主办方捐赠的钱。
The students were delighted with the total amount.
学生们看到募捐总额都很高兴。
'We were surprised that people were so generous,' said Alan Long, a freshman.
“我们没想到，人们都这么慷慨，”高一学生艾伦·朗说。