时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:英语课程学习计划和讲义


英语课

Come on everybody. Get up and do something. December the 5th is International Volunteer Day. This highly 1 important day was started by the United Nations in 1985. Its aim is twofold: first, to thank volunteers around the world for giving their time to help others; and second, to encourage other people to do voluntary work. Without volunteers, many people around the world would be worse off. In fact, the whole world would be a darker place. Volunteers help other people and help animals, the countryside, the environment and many more things that are so important to us. The UN urges governments around the world to take measures to heighten 2 awareness 3 of the important contribution of volunteering.


There are thousands of volunteer organizations around the world. Some of them are very famous. Perhaps everyone has heard of VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas), the Peace Corps 4, and Muslim Aid. A search on the Internet will pretty much give you a volunteer group on anything or anyone you want to help. You don’t need to join a worldwide group to be a volunteer. Most voluntary work that takes place around the globe is by individuals helping 5 their neighbours. We have probably all gone out of our way to help someone less fortunate. The great thing about voluntary work is that it makes you feel like a better person. So please, on this International Volunteer Day, think about how you can help, and offer your services.



1 highly
adv.高度地,极,非常;非常赞许地
  • It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
  • The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。
2 heighten
vt.加高,提高,增高;增加,增大,加强
  • A weakened immune system does not heighten the risks of catching a cold.一个弱免疫系统是不会增加感冒的感染可能性的。
  • We must however heighten our vigilance.但是我们应当提高警惕。
3 awareness
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
4 corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
5 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
学英语单词
acknowlegeement of deeds
acoustic mode
air impeller
anharmonic
annual stockholders' meeting
apporter
approximated
as in
attenuation-frequency characteristic
beaute satin
bonanza of sympathy
brownstoned
catch line
cerebral achromatopsia
coefficient of shock resistance
combos
connection
contact pesticide
copracrasia
crane support wall
cutter axis
Cynodon plectostachyum
data-centre
delivery of a deed
dewclaws
dragon-flies
duty partially remitted
early nonstorage type
eating apple
energy eigenstate
Eremurus inderiensis
ethyl bromoacetoacetate
executive
felser
finish broaching
flat bed container
formidolous
forward mail
free mass point
generalized Hankel Fourier transformation
gone a step further
Gowers' bundle
grid-based
hemstitching
hi-low
Hill, John
in-pile dosimeter
jelutongs
law of diminishing utility
Lonicera brevisepala
make herself understood
management of human difference
mesorium
micron(micrometer)
mixed bed column
module connective language
Myfedrine
mythicising
Nonavana
open-side milling machine
ordonezs
orientation disorder
pachydermial
papular perniosis
parishen
partially weather protected location
peacock flower fence
phobist
processing plus memory element
qingzao jiufei decoction
radio propagation
rears up
receiving order
Rhododendron griersonianum
Rubus flosculosus
sacrarial
safety shot
setting set bolt
ship radio licence
shipment cargo
shutter speed setting ring
simps
slippery dicks
soaked and mildewed
somalapor
sonic line of position
space flight environment simulation
spleenwort
sub-telegraph receiver
supplementary calling frequency
Swyer syndrome
tautograph
three-piece suite
tight metal container
Toxoden
uniform crossflow
unjustifiability
upward journey
velocity of movement
weather-proof housing
window advertising
winter salami