高中英语外研版 必修3 Unit2 语篇1 The Well that Changed the World As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy,Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn't get enough clean water.He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain.It was very close-only ten steps away.So,Ryan asked himself,"Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick "Young Ryan thought,“Life is easy for me,but hard for those people.Why don't I help " 作为一个六岁的加拿大男孩，瑞安很难相信他老师所说的许多发展中国家的非洲人无法获得足够的干净水源。他环顾教室，看着饮水机。它非常近———只有十步之遥。所以，瑞安问自己，“为什么一些非洲孩子每天必须走十公里去取水？为什么水那么脏，以至于让他们生病？”年轻的瑞安想，“对我来说生活很容易，但对他们来说却很难。我为什么不帮忙呢？” At first,his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa. He cleaned windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours.He soon reached his first target of $70,but when he gave the money to a charity,he was told that it actually cost $2,000 to build a well.Seventy dollars was only enough for a hand pump.Ryan understood that a hand pump wouldn't help the children.What they needed was a well dug near their homes. 起初，他的计划是在非洲某个地方赚足够的钱来建造一口井。他为家人和邻居清洗窗户和做园艺。很快，他达到了他的第一个目标，赚到了70美元，但当他把钱捐给慈善机构时，他被告知建造一口井实际上需要2000美元。70美元只够买一个手动泵。瑞安明白，手动泵并不能帮助孩子们。他们需要的是在他们家附近挖一口井。 Two thousand dollars was a lot of money,but Ryan didn't give up.He was determined to help other children have clean water.He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to donate money.At the same time,a friend of Ryan's mother helped make his story go public.After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000,with which a well was built near a primary school in Uganda The children at the school no longer needed to walk for hours to get water.They were grateful to him and invited him to visit. 两千美元是一大笔钱，但瑞安没有放弃。他决心帮助其他孩子拥有干净的水。他开始向同学和邻居寻求帮助，并说服他们捐款。与此同时，瑞安母亲的一位朋友帮助将他的故事公之于众。几个月后，瑞安筹集到了2000美元，这笔钱用来在乌干达的一所小学附近建造了一口井。学校的孩子们不再需要步行数小时去取水。他们对瑞安感激不尽，并邀请他去参观。 In Uganda,Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes.But that was not all.He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. They sang and danced happily.Some even offered him food and gifts.At first Ryan was nervous,but soon a great warmth filled him.He really had made a difference for these children.He broke into a joyful smile. 在乌干达，瑞安终于亲眼看到了完工的井。但这还不是全部。他还看到了数百名兴高采烈的学生出来欢迎他。他们唱着跳着，快乐极了。有些甚至给他带来了食物和礼物。 ... ...
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