□劉曉妮

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Do You Want to Be a Volunteer

□劉曉妮

As modern students, we should get actively involved1in volunteering activities. By participating2, we can learn how to work well in a team, how to improve our interpersonal skills and organizational ability. Undoubtedly3, all of these are critical for our personal growth. So, we should take this chance to learn and to grow.

作為現(xiàn)代學生，我們應(yīng)該積極地參與到志愿者活動中來。通過參與志愿者活動，我們可以學習如何在團隊中有效地進行工作，并同時學習如何提高人際交往能力和組織能力。毫無疑問，所有這些在我們的個人成長過程中都是至關(guān)重要的。所以，我們應(yīng)該抓住這個機會去學習和成長。（1.involved adj.受牽扯的2.participate v.參與3.undoubtedly adv.毋庸置疑地）

Actually an increasing number of people are willing to serve as volunteers especially the university students, because they consider that volunteering is not only a great contribution1to our society and those who are in need, but also improves themselves in many aspects. The volunteers provide their assistance2without requiring any financial3rewards. Their contributions have a great impact on social harmony.

實際上越來越多的人尤其是大學生愿意成為志愿者，因為他們覺得志愿服務(wù)不僅對社會和那些有需要幫助的人有很大的貢獻，而且對自己也會在多方面有所提升。志愿者不要求回報地提供幫助,他們的貢獻對社會和諧有著顯著的影響。（1.contribution n.貢獻，捐贈2.assistance n.幫助，援助3. financial adj.金融的；財政的）

For another, serving as a volunteer is also beneficial1to the volunteers themselves. They can improve their communication skills when providing help for others. One of the examples is that the university stu-dents who serve in Canton Fair will get a great chance to practice their English and get in touch with different kinds of people as well as broaden their horizon2. In addition, by serving as different kinds of volunteers, they are easier to understand themselves and know in which fields they are interested.

另一方面，成為一個志愿者，對自己也是有益的。在提供幫助的同時他們可以提高自己的溝通技巧。比如，為廣州交易會服務(wù)的大學生志愿者可以得到鍛煉英語的機會，還可以通過接觸到各種各樣的人來開闊視野。此外，成為不同類型的志愿者，他們更容易了解自己，知道自己的興趣所在。（1.beneficial adj.有利的，有益的2.horizon n.地平線；眼界）

Have you ever joined a volunteer holiday? Volunteer holidays are mainly divided into three kinds:＊Helping the people who need help.＊Helping to care for endangered wildlife.＊Helping to protect the environment.

你參加過志愿者假期嗎？志愿者假期主要分為三種：＊幫助需要幫助的人。＊幫助照顧瀕危野生動物。＊幫助保護環(huán)境。

If you want to go on a volunteer holiday, the first decision you need to make is where to go. A good way to plan a volunteer holiday is to work on a volunteer project. For example, Global Volunteers is an organization which offers volunteer holidays in many places around the world. You can travel to a certain country, play games with the local children, and visit the local people. You might fix up a house or help with the gardening. Volunteer holidays can be as short as a week, or as long as a year. What’s certain is that you will learn a lot about the place you go to, and you will return with some amazing memories.

如果你想?yún)⑴c到志愿者假期中來，你需要做的第一個決定是去哪里。計劃志愿者假期的一個好方式是去志愿者機構(gòu)工作。例如，全球志愿者是一個在世界各地許多地方提供志愿者假期的組織。你可以去一個固定的國家旅行，和當?shù)氐暮⒆油嬗螒?，探望拜訪當?shù)氐娜恕Ｄ憧梢孕蘩矸孔踊驇椭鰣@藝。志愿者的假期可以短到一個星期，或者長至一年的時間?？梢钥隙ǖ氖?，你會在你去的地方學到許多東西，并會帶回一些令人驚奇的回憶。