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课件网) Unit 4 Helping people around the world 当一位志愿者不仅仅是帮助别人,对于志愿者自己也是很有好处的。这里有做志愿者的几个好处,你是否知道呢? 1.Teach You New Skills From helping making websites,to teaching immigrant1 kids your native language,to arranging events for charity,volunteering can really be almost anything.That means you start to master completely new skills. 2.Can Be Therapeutic Depending on what you choose to do,volunteer work can have a tremendous therapeutic effect.There are many options that can be tremendously giving.One of my close personal friends has completely transformed after she started working with disabled kids.Volunteering helps you look outside yourself and your problems,allowing you to see the world and other people from a whole different perspective2,which in turn can make you grateful for what you already have and see your own personal value. 3.Help Improve Social Skills If you’re the kind of person that has a hard time putting yourself in social situations,volunteering can help.It can be a useful tool in your battle.A permanent3 excuse to talk to people and try to get along.And you will make some new friends through volunteering. 4.Help You Expand Your Network One of the great things with volunteering,is that you meet a very wide variety of people.Instead of looking at it in a negative4 light of meeting people you don’t have a lot in common with,think of it as expanding your network.You’re getting to know people involved in many different jobs in life that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet otherwise. 5.Help You Grow Summed up in one line:volunteering helps you grow.Not only as a person,but as we’ve covered,it can help you develop your skill set as well.The only real downside is how hard it is to leave when circumstances5 make it difficult for you to continue. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering,what are you waiting for? 译文 1.教给你新的技能 从帮忙建网站、教移民孩子学习你的母语,到为慈善事业安排活动,志愿活动可以说是无所不包。这意味着你要学着开始全面掌握新的技能。 2.可以有治疗作用 根据你选择的活动来看,志愿工作会有非常好的治疗效果。很多志愿工作都能给你带来很大的帮助。我有一位非常亲密的朋友,她在开始为残疾人孩子工作后完全变成了另外一个人。志愿工作能帮你从自己的问题中跳出来,允许你以一个全新的不同视角去观察世界和他人,这反过来也能让你对自己已有的东西心存感激,并看到自己的个人价值。 3.可以帮你改善社交技巧 如果你在社交场合觉得困难,志愿活动能帮上你的忙。它可以成为你战斗中的一项有用的工具。这样你永远有机会和别人交谈并可以试着和别人相处。并且你也能通过志愿工作交朋友。 4.帮你扩展人际网络 志愿服务的一大好处是你会接触到很多人。从负面的角度看,你遇到了很多没多少共同之处的人,但不如换个角度来看,把它看成是在扩展你的人脉。你会认识各行各业的人,要是不参加志愿服务你根本就没有机遇和这些人见面。 5.帮你成长 总结成一句话:志愿服务能帮你成长。就像我们刚介绍的那样,它不仅能让你在人格方面成长,也能让你在技能方面进步。真正的缺点是当环境不允许你继续下去时,你却发现自己舍 ... ...
