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希望工程(Project Hope)是以救助贫困地区失学儿童为目的，于1989年发起的一项公益事业。宗旨是帮助贫困地区失学儿童重返校园，建设希望小学，改善落后地区办学条件。其中建设希望小学与资助贫困学生是希望工程的两大主要任务。希望工程给失学儿童带来了希望，改善了农村的教学条件，让人们更加重视教育，促进了基础教育的发展；弘扬了扶贫济困、助人为乐的优良传统，促进了社会主义精神文明建设。

翻译及详解

参考翻译

As a program for public good set up in 1989, Project Hope aims at helping dropout children in poverty-stricken area.It is aimed to help dropout children to come back to school and to build Hope primary schools to improve conditions for the schools in less developed areas.Building Hope primary schools and subsidizing students from poor families are the two main tasks of Project Hope.Project Hope brings hope to dropout children and improves schooling conditions in rural areas,which in turn draws more public attention to education and thus enhance the development of basic education.At the same time, it carries forward the fine tradition of helping the poor and being ready to help others, and promotes the socialist construction of spiritual civilization.

翻译讲解

1.于1989年发起的一项公益亊业:可译为As a program for public good setup in 1989。
2.宗旨是:此处可译为be aimed to do结构，和前面aim at doing形成差异，使表达多样化。
3.给失学儿童带来了希望:可译为bring hope to dropout children。
4.让人们更加重视教育:可译为draw more public attention to education。
5.促进了基础教育的发展:可译为enhance the development of basic education。
6.弘扬:可译为固定搭配carry forward。