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
Alde, River
alto stratus castellatus
anaphylatic hypersensitivity
annular airfoil
arnicas
aspartate aminotransferase
avuto
babertons
biradial symmetry
boesset
cathode collector bar
Chalons
circular steel support
conditional external reference
convective equilibrium (level)
cost profit volume analysis
dahomeys
davidite-(Ce)
demise owner
department of traditional Chinese medicine
discrete cosine transform
drop-finger
dummy run
element effect
epistrophic movement
fan laws
fat cooker
fatal message
filling twist
flushing canal
forward-facing seat
free amylase
functional explanation
genus terrietias
gestical
give about
groupthink
half-century
home on the range
hypotensions
Idlib
inter cut
isoconfigurational
lawws
lexicalities
Loegrian
Makar'yevskiy Rayon
mantrap
maximum speed governor gear
microtubule theory
mindwarps
motive type sandslinger
mustard families
Mwotlap
nictitant
nodding action
Novobedouze
noxious liquid substance
ochotona alpina
organ formation
outside crank
pampered
pathological biochemistry
phalanges of foot
phosphate pesticide
plicae synovialis
polynomial manipulation
principal vertical deflection
program lock-in register
rain-proof type
recapacitating
rectangular loop material
refractive index profiling
register rack
rewarmed
Rheic
romantic fiction
rompu
run time support
Rusape
San Rafael, C.
scyphistoma
sea-officer
seven pinches powder
singlesticker
solar eczema
subreptions
supply blower suction damper
synthetic fishing net
system identification input device
tenacious site
tirrs
tuckerman
twisting lid
undermeal
unslothfulness
well-scented
wijs
works project
worldwide tanker nominal freight scale
Yonaguni