艾伦脱口秀第225期:接受捐赠
英语课
Christmas you get presents and birthday you get a present and a cake 圣诞节你会收到礼物 生日有礼物跟蛋糕
and these kids don't get that.it's huge it's huge self-esteem，it's who you are 这些孩子没有那些 这很重要 这关乎自尊 这让你肯定自己
so I decided 1 to do it I decided to get them those things 所以我下定决心要让他们拥有这些
I made a deal with families,I ask them that if you give me your child 我跟这些家庭订下协议 我请求他们 如果给我们的孩子
I will give you whatever you need,I'll pay your electrical bill your utilities 2 我会提供你们所需要的 我会付你们的电费 水费 生活杂费
I'll give you food or clothes whatever you need,as long as you give me your child and then help raise that child as a person of character 我会提供所有你们需要的食物和衣服 只要给我你们的孩子 我会将孩子养育成拥有健全人格的人
It's started out with me actually going to every person I knew 一开始我给每个我认识的人打电话
and calling them up and saying hey I have this school and I need help,that's how I started the donations 3 告诉他们我的学校需要帮助 那是我最初接受捐赠的方式
almost everyone who donates 4 to Whitney is an individual or small business 几乎所有给惠特尼捐赠的都是个人或个体户
we take everything,we take everything because when you're in poverty,you need everything 我们什么都收 我们什么都收 因为如果你陷入贫困 你会需要一切
Ms.Gahn got me a new bed and my new apartment,that she got me and family too Gahn女士使我拥有了自己的房间 新床子 我的家人同样也得到了这些
when my daughter came to school she mentioned our water and electricity were off 当我女儿在学校提到我们的水电被停的时候
and they got a hold of us and they can help us and they paid off our electricity and water complete twice 他们联系到我们 说可以帮我们 他们帮我们付了两次水电费
when we're about to lose our house we didn't know she paid almost everything go bill 当我们差点失去房子的时候 我们都不知道她帮我们付了几乎所有费用
Whitney elementary gave me jeans and shoes and some food,I knew he needed glasses she took care of that,came back and a big old smile in his face 惠特尼小学给了我裤子鞋子还有吃的 我知道他需要眼镜 校长帮我解决了 他从学校回来 脸上带着灿烂的微笑
my kids wouldn't have had Christmas idea if it wasn't for this school thank God 我的孩子从来没有过圣诞节这个概念 如果不是因为这个学校 感谢上帝
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.[经济学]效用（ utility的名词复数 ）；实用；公用事业；神庙逃亡游戏中的一次性道具
- the administration of public utilities 公共事业的管理
- Phase II requires utilities to reduce emissions by an additional fifty percent. 第二阶段要求排放再减少50％。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
n.捐赠( donation的名词复数 )；赠送；捐款；捐赠物
- The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The charity is completely reliant on public donations. 这一慈善团体完全依靠公众捐款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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