节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-12-16
难易度:Medium
关键字:blessing, campaign, accompany, hearty, Chinese Christian Relief
Association, scavenger hunt
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Carolyn.
And your English will improve today.
The name of our lesson is called 1919.
It's a number. And this is actually a project or an event.
It's a fundraising event that is put on every year by an organization that is
out to save lives.
Well, in this event 1919, actually it's a biking event.
Have you ever participated in a biking event of any kind?
Carolyn?
Well, I actually haven't, but after reading this article, I would like to.
They have a lot of different kinds of events for people who have all sorts of
biking experience.
So I think that I would be able to participate in at least one of these events,
and it's for a great cause.
Yes, it is. And actually I've actually participated in 1919's biking events
before.
And I love the idea of working alongside of them and helping them as they are
out to save people who are in need.
OK. Well, we're going to learn all about how they do this in our lesson.
So let's get started.
(Music).
1919.
Their motto - To save, to save.
"Instead of just giving money, you can see how it's used and meet the people it
helps.
It doesn't take that much to be a blessing to others," says Steven Pan.
Steven is one of the bicyclists in the "1919 Ride for Love" campaign.
Started in 2002 as a project of the Chinese Christian Relief Association, the
"1919 Ride for Love" serves the poorest of the poor.
Three yearly biking events enable 1919 to raise awareness and funds.
(Music).
They do put on a lot of events that are very worthwhile.
Now going back to the beginning here we see: Their motto - To save, to save.
And you might be wondering, what kind of a motto is that, "To save, to save"?
But Gabe, what does 1919 mean?
Well, "1919" could sound like (Chinese) as well.
And of course that, in Chinese, means to save or I need to be saved.
(Chinese).
So this organization is out to save.
That's their motto - To save, to save.
Ah, so they are trying to save people from the bad situations that they might
find themselves in in life...
because there are lots of bad things that happen, and they need to be saved.
Well, before we get too far into our article, why don't we watch a video about
the Chinese Christian Relief Association?
(Music).
(Chinese).
OK. So that was just a little introduction to this organization, the CCRA, or
the Chinese Christian Relief Association.
Well, we see a quote here right at the beginning of our lesson.
"Instead of just giving money, you can see how it's used and meet the people it
helps.
It doesn't take that much to be a blessing to others," says Steven Pan.
Wow! That is a great quote.
And I think it is so true.
It doesn't take that much to be a blessing to others.
Now let's take a look at that phrase right there in the beginning of this
sentence:
It doesn't take much to do something.
So if it doesn't take much, that means it's very easy, it's not hard or
difficult or complicated.
Right, Gabe?
That's right.
And you can add other words to this phrase.
It doesn't take much time to do this task.
It doesn't take much energy to get out and do that.
It doesn't take much gas to drive from here to there.
Think about other ways you can use this phrase.
It doesn't take much to do something.
Well, it doesn't take much to show you care.
And it doesn't take that much to be a blessing to others.
And blessing is another great word that we want to look at.
Something that is a blessing is something good, something that you are very
grateful to have.
And it makes me think of blessings from God, the good things that He gives us.
That's right.
And of course we often talk about counting our blessings.
If ever you're having a bad day, and you're not sure what's going on in life,
well, of course it's important to count your blessings.
Think about the good things that are going on in your life.
And of course this word can also be an adjective.
You could talk about being blessed or feeling blessed.
And you know, I think it's really important to pray that you will be a blessing
to other people wherever you go.
I think that is very true as well.
And this was a quote.
And we learn a little bit about the person who said it.
Steven is one of the bicyclists in "1919 Ride for..." in the "1919 Ride for
Love" campaign.
Well, hey, we have a word right there from our Word Bank: campaign.
Now what is a campaign?
There are many different kinds of campaigns.
That is a joint effort to do something or to promote some kind of idea.
It makes me think of The One campaign, which was started by Bono, the lead
singer of U2.
And this is a campaign to fight extreme poverty.
So that's one kind of campaign.
But there are many different kinds of campaigns out there.
There are many kinds of campaigns.
And a campaign could be political as well as social.
Politicians will start a campaign.
Maybe they want to raise money for their election or they want to raise
awareness about a certain issue that is important to them.
Well, we saw a word in that sentence there: bicyclist.
And Steve and Ken have some information for us about that in the Info Cloud.
If you ride a bicycle, you can call yourself a bicyclist.
But don't say you're a biker.
Why not?
Isn't bike a short form of bicycle, you ask?
Well, bike is also a short form of motorbike.
So a biker, to most people, is a motorcycle rider.
Now there's also the term cyclist, which refers to someone who's into cycling.
And cycling is a short form of bicycling.
So by definition, bicyclist and cyclist are the same.
But there is a certain connotation that comes with the word cycling.
When I hear "cycling," I think of Tour de France or very serious bicycling.
Me too, Ken.
Now most everyday people who ride a bike tend not to think of themselves as
cyclists.
More often, it's a word that applies to professionals and people more serious
about riding than they are.
Right.
A cyclist refers to a roadie or someone who rides a road bike.
And he's always dressed in a skin-tight jersey covered in logos and wears a
teardrop helmet.
Bicyclist, on the other hand, is more encompassing.
It includes anyone who rides a bicycle for transportation or pleasure.
A bicyclist may be wearing street clothes when he rides his bike, but not a
cyclist.
(Chinese).
Thank you, guys.
Well, are you a bicyclist or a cyclist?
OK, let's continue here learning about 1919.
Started in 2002 as a project of the Chinese Christian Relief Association, the
1919, or "1919 Ride for Love" serves the poorest of the poor.
The poorest of the poor, OK.
So they serve people in need.
Yes, they do.
And we have a great video with Steven Pan in it.
Let's watch that now.
(Background Noise).
I'm ready to go.
(Chinese).
(Music).
All right. Well, in case you're wondering who Steven Pan is, he was the one that
looked in the camera and said: I'm ready to go.
OK, so that's who we have been quoting so far today in our lesson.
Now let's continue learning about 1919.
Three yearly biking events enable 1919 to raise awareness and funds.
OK, so this is a fundraising event.
It raises funds.
That's right.
And right now it is time for us to raise our awareness and our English-speaking
ability by learning with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).