(2017·北京卷)
话题:助人为乐 词数:431W 难度:★★★
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man eating out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said (that the man was homeless and hungry). Hannah was very upset . She couldn’t understand (why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food). Hannah started to think about( how she could help ), but, of course, there is not a lot( one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness).
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, ( pushing an old shopping trolley(购物车)(which was piled with bags )). It seemed that everything (the woman owned) was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more determined to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people( since they first saw the homeless man). Her mother told her (that if she did something to change the problem (that made her sad), she wouldn’t feel as bad as before. )
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to spread her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation,( an organization (aiming at getting rid of homelessness)). She began to host“Big Bosses”lunches, (where she would try to persuade local business leaders to contribute to the cause). She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in“Ladybug Jars”to collect everyone’s spare change during“Make Change”month. More recently, the foundation began another campaign (called National Red Scarf Day)—a day when people donate＄20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s hungry and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”, something (that Hannah is very aware of). Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas,( providing shelter for people when it is so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death). In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of praises . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award (recognizing the efforts of young people to change the world). But besides all this, Hannah still has the normal life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people (who are making a difference in the world). You can, too!
汉娜·泰勒是来自加拿大马尼托巴省的一名女学生。五岁时的一天，她和母亲在温尼伯市中心散步。他们看见一个人在垃圾桶里吃东西。她问她的母亲他为什么这样做，她的母亲说，这个人是无家可归和饥饿。汉娜非常难过。她无法理解为什么有些人不得不在没有住所和足够食物的情况下生活。汉娜开始思考她如何帮助,但是,当然,并不是有很多人五岁能做的来解决(解决)无家可归的问题。
后来，当汉娜上学时，她看到另一个无家可归的人。她是一个女人,把一个古老的购物车(购物车)堆满了行李。似乎这个女人拥有的一切都在他们身上。这让汉娜非常伤心，她甚至下定决心要做点什么。自从她母亲第一次见到那个无家可归的人，她就一直在和她谈论无家可归者的生活。她的母亲告诉她，如果她做点什么来改变这个让她伤心的问题，她就不会感觉那么糟糕了。
汉娜开始公开谈论马尼托巴省和其他省份的无家可归问题。她希望传播她的希望和意识的信息。她创立了瓢虫基金会，这是一个致力于解决无家可归问题的组织。她开始举办“大老板”午餐会，试图说服当地商界领袖为这项事业做出贡献。她还在“瓢虫缸”里组织了一次募捐活动，在“找钱”月里收集每个人的零钱。最近，该基金会发起了另一项名为“国家红领巾日”的活动。在这一天，人们捐出20美元，戴上红领巾，以支持加拿大的饥民和无家可归者。
温尼伯有一个紧急避难所，叫做“汉娜之家”，汉娜对此非常清楚。汉娜的住所分为几个区域，当天气太冷，睡在户外可能意味着死亡时，为人们提供避难所。在汉娜开始参加活动的五年多时间里，她得到了很多表扬。例如，她获得了2007年的BRICK奖，表彰年轻人为改变世界所做的努力。但除此之外，汉娜仍然过着温尼伯女学生的正常生活，除了定期看望无家可归的人。
汉娜是众多改变世界的年轻人中的一个。你也可以!
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