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埃爾納·格拉斯茲是阿桑特非洲基金會(huì)的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人之一。該基金會(huì)在現(xiàn)有的教育體系內(nèi)開展工作，幫助學(xué)生在學(xué)業(yè)上取得成功，現(xiàn)已經(jīng)改變了50萬東非青少年的生活。希望讀完本文，人人都會(huì)有一種把愛傳承和發(fā)揚(yáng)下去，讓世界更加美好的想法。

Walking along at 5 a.m. in Silicon Valley street， Erna Grasz wondered whom she could call at that early hour. Across the world in East Africa， her friends Hellen Nkuraiya in Kenya and Emmy Moshi in Tanzania would be awake. So she made a call to Ms. Moshi and Ms. Nkuraiya. These early morning meet?ings started in 2006， which were about educating children and improving communities.

Grasz calls herself and her friends as“the three little crazy women”. They had a com?mon idea that education could provide a way to realize their dreams for children. And before long， at the end of 2006， they founded Asante Africa （阿桑特非洲基金會(huì)）， a nonprofit organ?ization（非營(yíng)利組織） in order to increase the quality of learning in Kenyan and Tanzanian classrooms. It also provides life?skills training to develop leadership.

Asante Africa works within each countrys existing（現(xiàn)有的） educational systems. Its not about building new schools but paying more attention to children and teachers in middle school and high school—the grades when students are more likely to drop out. According to Asante Africa， more than 100，000 students took part in its programs last year， and over the past 11 years， the non?profit had served 500，000 students.

Sitting in her office in Oakland， Calif. Grasz talks about her decision to co?found the non?profit. She makes sure that every person has the talent to achieve his or her dreams， but opportunity isnt always possible. “I succeeded in my own life because others saw my talent as a young person and provided opportunities for me，” she notes. So she wanted to “pay it forward” for farseeing （有遠(yuǎn)見的） professionals （專業(yè)人士） like Moshi and Nkuraiya， and young children with the same potential （有潛力的）.

語塊收藏

make a call to 給……打電話

realize ones dream 實(shí)現(xiàn)某人的夢(mèng)想

in order to 為了

pay more attention to 更關(guān)注

drop out 退出;退學(xué)

according to 通過

take part in 參加

in ones own life 在自己的生命中

典句賞析

1.These early morning meetings started in 2006， which were about educating children and improving communities. 這些關(guān)于教育兒童和改善社區(qū)狀況的晨會(huì)開始于2006年。

該句是含由which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句的復(fù)合句。These early morning meetings started in 2006是主句，which were about educating children and improving communities是定語從句，其中which在從句中充當(dāng)主語，指代these early morning meetings.

2.Its not about building new schools but paying more attention to children and teachers in middle school and high school—the grades when students are more likely to drop out.? 她關(guān)注的并不是要建立新學(xué)校的問題，而是更加關(guān)注中學(xué)的孩子和教師——這些學(xué)生更容易輟學(xué)的年級(jí)。

此句中的be likely to do sth.是常見的搭配，意為“有可能……”;not...but...是連詞，意為“不是……而是……”。

3.She makes sure that every person has the talent to achieve his or her dreams， but opportunity isnt always possible. 她確信每個(gè)人都有天賦去實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，但是機(jī)會(huì)是有限的。

該句是含由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句的復(fù)合句。make sure是固定短語，意為“確保”;have the talent to do sth.是固定搭配，意為“有做某事的天賦、才能”。

理解自測(cè)

閱讀上述短文，從所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳答案。

1.Grasz and her two friends founded an organization called Asante Africa in? ? ? ? ? ? ? .

A.China B.India C.Africa D.America

2.The meaning of the underlined word “non?profit” in the passage is “? ? ? ? ? ? ?”.

A.非營(yíng)利的 B.自費(fèi)的 C.流行的 D.合法的

3.There were? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?students taking part in Asante Africas programs last year.

A.10，000 B.100，000 C.50，000 D.500，000

詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子。每空一詞。

1.你一到美國(guó)就給我打電話。

You will? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?me as soon as you arrive in America.

2.我們只要努力學(xué)習(xí)就能實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的夢(mèng)想。

We can? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?so long as we study hard.

3.為了謀生，湯姆每天努力地工作。

Tom works hard every day? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?make a living.

4.如果我們想擁有一個(gè)美麗的世界，我們應(yīng)該更加關(guān)注我們的環(huán)境。

We should? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?our environment if we would like to have a beautiful world.

5.參加課外活動(dòng)對(duì)我們的健康有好處。

It is good for our health to? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?physical activities.

（答案見第64頁）