帮助别人，快乐自己

By Steven Dowshen/赵耀卫（编）

◆语篇导读

如何来帮助需要帮助的人或动物？可以做一名志愿者！志愿服务意味着可以将自己的一些空闲时间用于帮助他人，还可以让自己的生活快乐而有趣，何乐而不为呢！

What can you do to help people（or animals）who need it?The answer is—being a volunteer！

Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping others.You mayvolunteer tohelp other people，for example，the families who lost their homes after a natural disaster.But you can also volunteer to protect animals，the environment，or any other cause that you care about.

Volunteering helps others，but it can also help you.If youare upset aboutsomething that's happened—like the hurricane or other disasters，doing something about them can be a great way todeal withyour feelings.

Volunteering also lets you see your own life in new ways.Sometimes it's easy toworry about stuff likegradesor get annoyed because you don't havethemost expensive sports shoesorthenewest computer game.Volunteering lets you spend some time focusing on others for a while.

Lots of people and kids find that they reallyenjoy volunteering.Volunteer experiences often put you in a different environment and show you to people and situations that you wouldn't have come across in your regular life.For example，you might learn that juston the edge ofyour town are some kids who really need winter clothes.

It feels good to be able to meet a need like that.You'll know that，thanks to you，some kids have warm coats，hats，mittens（连指手套）and boots.So whether they're winter clothes，food for the hungry or homes for the unwanted pets，doing volunteer work means one very important thing—you make a difference in the world.

◆语块收藏

volunteer to do sth.自愿做某事

be upset about难过；失望

deal with处理；应付

enjoy doing sth.喜爱做某事

on the edge of...在……边缘

thanks to sb.多亏了某人

◆典句赏析

1.Youmayvolunteer tohelpother people，for example，the families who lost their homes after a natural disaster.你也许会自愿去帮助其他人，例如帮助那些在一场自然灾害后失去家园的家庭。

who在这里作关系代词，引导的是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the families；for example是固定词组，意为“例如”。

2....，doing something about them can be a great way to deal with your feelings.……，做一些相关的事情可能会是一个处理你感情的好方法。

动名词短语doing something about them在这里充当句子的主语；动词不定式短语to deal with your feelings作后置定语，修饰名词way。

3.For example，you might learn that just on the edge of your town are some kids who really need winter clothes.比如说，你也许会得知，在你故乡的边缘地带就有一些真正需要棉衣的孩子。

这是一个多重复合句。that just on...winter clothes是由连接词that引导的宾语从句；who作为关系代词，引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词some kids。

◆理解自测

根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

1.If you are_______something that's happened—like the hurricane or other disasters，doing something about them can be a great way to deal with your feelings.

A.excited aboutB.happy with

C.upset aboutD.interested in

2.The meaning of the underlined word“stuff”in the passage is“_________”.

A.织物B.东西C.废话D.废物

3.Which of the sentences is NOT true?

A.It feels good to be able to meet a need like that.

B.Lots of people and kids find that they really enjoy volunteering.

C.Volunteering also lets you see your own life in new ways.

D.Volunteering means spending your all free time helping others.

◆词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子。每空一词。

1.盐城比江苏的其他任何一个城市都大。

Yanchengislargerthan_______ _______ _______in Jiangsu Province.

2.不要担心我，我能照顾好我自己。

Don't______________me.I can look after myself well.

3.善良的人经常关爱他人。Kind people often_______________others.

4.汤姆，你是如何处理你的旧书的？

How do you______________your old books，Tom?

5.多亏了我的英语老师，我在英语上取得了很大的进步。

_______ _______my English teacher，I have made great progress in English.