Photo Stories – Spring Semester 2015 – Wen County, Gansu Province
何阿姨与桥头乡文县四中的孩子们交流 Aunt He interacts with the students of Wenxian No.4 Middle School in Qiatou Village.  志愿者黄姐姐全程参与文县和青川助学 Volunteer sister Huang participated fully in the Wen County and Qingchuan County program.  与学生开心交流,全程参与听讲的四中老师坐在中间成了“透明人” The teacher of Wenxian No.4 Middle School, sitting at the center, was like an ‘invisible man’ during the entire period of the joyful interaction with the students.  说了故事给四中孩子们听,这位男孩主动站起来告诉大家故事的重点是什么 After listening to the story told to the students, this boy voluntarily stood up to tell classmates the emphasis of the story.  云端上的路通往大山里的桥头乡 The road in the cloud led us to Qiaotou Village in the mountain.  贯穿文县的212国道还需两年才能修复 The 212 National Highway that runs through Wen County needs two more years to be restored.  奶奶到公路边接我们去家访 This grandmother came to the highway to guide us to the home visits.  桥头乡家访 Enroute to home visit in Qiaotou Village.  患有精神病的爸爸经常痛打妈妈和孩子,妈妈带了两个孩子逃回外婆家住,没有任何经济来源 The mother had fled back to her mother’s home with the two children, without any source of income, as they were often beaten by the mentally ill father.  鼓励学生读小学六年级的弟弟要跟姐姐一样读初中,我们一定会资助他的;他点头答应并心酸地哭了 This grade six boy promised us with tears...upon our encouragement that he must study in the junior high school like his sister and we will definitely help him out.  上山容易下山难的石子路一不小心就会滑跤 The gravel road made walking downhill more difficult as one can easily slip if careless.  学生的家 Home of a student.  小心翼翼走在下坡的泥巴路上,下山后找了一块石头刮去鞋子的泥巴 Walking carefully on the muddy road downhill; have to use a stone to scrap away the mud on the shoes after we finished the walk.  志愿者向学生的老奶奶了解家况 The volunteer getting to know the family situation of the student from his grandmother.  不需横幅也没有仪式,但却以最尊重孩子的方式将爱心助学金交到孩子手上 No banners, no ceremony, but the grants were handed-over to the students in a most respectful way.  教四中孩子们如何处理困难和问题的4招《武功秘笈》 Teaching the students the four secrets on how to deal with difficulties and problems.  虽然在教室里已道别,但没想到许多四中孩子在教室外面等了许久送我们离开学校 Although we have said goodbye to the students in the classroom, to our surprise, many of them still gathered and waited for a long time outside the school to see us off.  忍住心酸,安慰鼓励一直哭泣的女孩并向她保证下学期我们一定回来 Holding back our sadness, we comforted with encouragement and assured the crying student that we will come back the next school term.  教会桥头乡这些贫困、不幸的孩子们不再流泪是我们今后的任务 Going forward, our assignment is to teach the impoverished and unfortunate students of Qiaotou Village not to cry anymore.  为默默留着泪的四中男生加油打气 Cheered up and encouraged this student of No.4 Middle School, who held back his tears.  我们为文县一中的高三学生复习一遍考上大学后该如何申请国家助学贷款等注意事项 We did a revision for the of 3rd year senior high students of Wen County No.1 Middle School on the things to pay attention to in applying for national grants, loans etc. when they are admitted to the university.  文县一中的教室不够83张椅子,有些3人挤2张椅子,我们请后面3个站着的男生坐在桌上听讲。 The classroom of Wen County No.1 Middle School did not have seats for eighty-three students, some of them have to share two seats with three students; the three boys who stood at the back were asked to sit on the desk.  一中老师带我们家访 A teacher of No.1 Middle School led us as we made the home visits.  家里只剩爷爷一人,家太远读高中的孩子很少回家 Grandfather was the only person still living at home, which is too far away for the student who seldom returns home.  学生的母亲从田里赶回家和我们见面,村子里稍有能力的人家都已建了砖房,我们大部分学生家仍是老旧的木房 The mother of a student came home from the field to meet with us; families who can afford it already have brick houses but most of the “Tomorrow Program” students still live in old homes built of wood.  她特地约我们见面谈论私人问题 She especially made an appointment with us to talk about her personal issues.  一中学生认真记下高考注意事项 Students of No.1 Middle School seriously took notes on things to pay attention to in the admission examination to university.  请一中一位喜欢书法的男生在黑板上写下这次的谈话主题:努力、挑战、勇气、信念 A student of No.1 Middle School who loves calligraphy was asked to write on the blackboard the theme of this discussion: Efforts, Challenges, Courage, Faith  简阿姨,请你在我笔记本上写几个字 Aunt Jane, please write a few words for me on my notebook.  简阿姨,我有两个问题,第一是:你可以留到今晚十点半才走吗?第二:上大学后可以当“真爱明天”的志愿者吗? Aunt Jane, I have two questions; First, can you stay until 10:30 p.m? Second, can I be a volunteer in the “Tomorrow Program” when I am in the university?  志愿者与文县一中的高三学生合影 Group photo of the volunteers with the students of Wen County No.1 Middle School.  |