The Taishin Youth Volunteer Awards A young girl's love of books is changing lives! She loves to read. She wants to help kids everywhere to read, learn, and grow. 有個女孩，她對書本的熱愛正在改變生命! 她要幫助世界各地的兒童閱讀和學習。 The girl found a group online. It helps kids to study. She volunteered. She read books online with students in India. She had a great time! 這個女孩志願參加幫助兒童學習的線上團體，她很喜歡在網路上，和印度的學生一起唸故事! Next, she started her own group. She worked with more than 70 schools in Taiwan. She helped many students! 接著，她成立自己的團隊，跟超過 70 個台灣的學校合作，幫助很多學生! Then she started another group! It runs online reading clubs. It's for girls all over the world! 然後，她又成立了第二個團隊! 這是給世界各地女孩參加的線上讀書會。 Last year, this girl won a Taishin Youth Volunteer Award. It's for junior high and high school students who help others. 去年，這個女孩贏得了台新青少年志工菁英獎，這個獎項鼓勵那些幫助其他人的國高中生。 She got a medal. Her favorite charity got money. She went on study trips abroad! 她得到了獎盃、為喜歡的公益團體募款，還出國遊學! This year's awards are soon. Do you know junior high or high school students in Taiwan who love to volunteer? They can sign up! Maybe they'll win! Sign up ends on October 31st! 你認識喜歡當志工的中學生嗎?也許他們會得獎! 記得要在 10 月 31 號前，報名今年的獎項哦! Are you too young for the award this year? Well, you're not too young to volunteer. It will make you feel good! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 當志工可以服務人群，增廣見聞。 1. volunteer 當志工。 Oh my God! I want to volunteer for this! 天哪，我要去當這個志工! For… eating at Michelin restaurants? 吃米其林餐廳的志工? No! For the World Masters Games! 不是! 壯年運動會的志工! 2. work 工作。 Masters in playing video games? 玩電腦遊戲的大師? No, masters in sports! 不，運動大師。 Oh, I get it. 我懂了。 You like working with handsome athletes. 你喜歡跟帥帥運動員一起做事。 Who wouldn't? 誰會不喜歡? 3. all over the world 世界各地。 Plus I'll get to meet people from all over the world! 而且我還會遇見世界各地的人。 4. start 開始。 So what do volunteers do? 所以志工做些什麼? I don't know. Starting a race with a gunshot? 我也不知道。鳴槍讓賽跑開始? 今天學到那些字? volunteer當志工 work工作 all over the world世界各地 start開始 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does last year's award winner love? a. Books b. Bags c. Balls 2. What do award winners get? a. A book b. A volunteer c. A medal 3. When does sign up end for this award this year? a. October 1st b. October 21st c. October 31st Answers 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn