Angel of the Internet （三）

网络天使

GLORIA’S PLACE OF HOPE

It’s been her life’s work for three year’s now. She’s funded(1) by private and business donations(2) to her non-profit foundation — Gloria’s Place of Hope — set up(3) in the basement of her home. Today there are 1,000 children on Gloria’s waiting list(4) hoping to come to the U.S. for heart surgery. Money is short(5) and the cost is great, more than $100,000 per child. Since she began, 33 children have been saved.

Vocabulary

1. fund (v.) 提供资金 (n.) 资金2. donation (n.) 捐款﹔捐赠物 3. set up 设立4.waiting list候补名单﹔等候批准的申请人名单5.short (a.)短缺的﹔不足的

葛罗莉亚的希望之家

她已经将它当作终生的工作过了三年，她创立的非营利性基金会「葛罗莉亚的希望之家」(Gloria's Place of Hope) 由个人与商业团体捐款赞助，总部就在她家里的地下室。今天有一千名儿童在葛罗莉亚的等候名单中，他们在等待到美国接受心脏手术的机会，经费短缺，开销又大，平均每个儿童需要十万美金以上的费用，自从她开始后，已经救了三十三个儿童

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“I think I’m doing what I’m supposed to(1) be doing at this point in my life,” she said. “I’m tired. It consumes(2) me. But it’s the right thing to do.” The right thing to do — that’s why many call her “the Angel of the Internet,” giving families around the world new hope.

Vocabulary

1. be supposed to… 应该...
He is supposed to be here tonight.
他今晚应该会在这里
2. consume (v.) 消耗
She consumed most of her time in reading.
她把大部分的时间花在阅读。

我想我在做此刻生命该做的事，」她说，「它使我疲倦，它让我筋疲力尽，但这是该做的事。」该做的事--这就是为什么许多人称呼她为「网络天使」，她为世界各地的家庭带来了新希望。

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