Little Kids Making a Big Difference Through Community Service

1.emotional a. 感情的;激动的

例句:She is embarrassingly emotional in public.
       她在大庭广众前常激动得让人难为情.

2.donate v. 捐赠

例句:Local people lined up to donate blood for the brave girl.
      当地群众排队给这位勇敢的姑娘献血。

3.empower v. 授予权力,允许,使能够

例句:A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment.
      执行令授予官员执行判决的令状

4.nonprofit a. 非营利的,不合资本主义的

例句:Nonprofit - made organization is exempt from tax.
      非赢利组织是免税的。

5.combine vi. 结合,联合,化合

例句:He combines theory with practice.
      他结合理论与实践。

1.While many American children are climbing trees and playing at the pool this summer, a few others are helping people in need.

in need在急需时,在贫困时,在危难中

例句:Nothing is dearer to a man than a friend in need.
      患难之交最可贵。

2.Amanda says she does not want children to ever give up because they do not know what they can do until they try.

until与till的区别

用作介词或连词,意为“直到(……为止”,两者常可换用,只是 until 比 till 稍正式,所以在正式文体中,一般用 until,而在口语或非正式文体中则两者都可用。从其后所接成分来看,till多与名词或较短的从句连用,而较长较复杂的成分多用 until,位于句首时也多用 until。
  两者在用法上应注意以下几点:
  (1)相关主句谓语必须是持续性动词,若是终止性动词,则应为否定式(因为终止性动词一旦被否定就成为状态,便可持续)。如:
  We waited until [till] he came. 我们一直等到他来。
  We didn’t leave until [till] he came. 直到他来我们才走。
  (2)引导时间状语从句时,其谓语要用现在时表示将来意义。如:
  I won’t leave until he comes back tomorrow。我要等他明天回来再走。
  (3)有时其后可跟副词、介词短语或从句等。如:
  He has been ill until recently. 他最近一直生病。
  She didn’t return until after twelve o’clock。直到 12 点过后她才回来。
  They didn’t reach the station until after the train had left。直到火车开走之后,他们才到达车站。
  Until when are you going to stay here?你在这儿要待到什么时候

3. But that is not why he wants to help people.

why he wants to help people表语从句

名词性从句在be等系动词后作表语时被称为表语从句, 例如: The problem is how we can get the things we need.问题是我们怎样能弄到我们需要的东西。(how 在表语从句中充当方式状语)// The scissors are not what I need. 这把剪刀不是我所需要的。(what 在表语从句中充当宾语)// What I told him was that I would find him a good play. 我告诉他的是我会给他找个好剧本。(what在主语从句中作直接宾语, that作为表语从句的引导词在该表语从句中不充当句子成分, 不能省略)// That is what I want to tell you.那就是我想要对你讲的。(what在表语从句中充当直接宾语)// That is why she failed to pass the exam. 那就是她考试不及格的原因。(why 在表语从句中充当原因状语)

  注意: “That is why...”是常用句型, 意为“这就是……的原因/因此……”, 其中why引导的名词性从句在句中作表语, 该句型通常用于针对前面已经说明过的原因进行总结, 又如: That is why you see this old woman before you know, Jeanne. 珍妮, 这就是现在这个老太婆出现在你面前的原因。(前文提到Jeanne对老妇人显得苍老憔悴深感诧异, 说话人对她讲述了其中的原因之后,用这一句来进行概括)。// That is why I came. 这就是我来的原因。