青川中学的学生站起来提问时一着急就满口四川话
Whenever the students at Qingchuan High School were anxious to ask a question, they spoke in the local Sichuan dialect.

这学期开始我们在青川只剩下青川中学和青川一中两所高中了
During this semester, our program was only realized in Qingchuan High School and No.1 High School.

今年从木鱼、关庄考上青川中学和青川一中的高一学生将是我们在青川的最后一批学生
This year the Muyu, GuanZhuang and Qingchuan No.1 High School’s grade 10 students will be in our final program in Qingchuan County.

晚上18：30开始座谈，青川中学高三学生猜想我们肯定没时间吃晚餐，就很贴心地给我们带来了热牛奶
The seminar started at 6:30 PM. Grade 12 students from GuanZhuang High School thought that we might not have had dinner yet, so they brought us warm milk.

青川一中的孩子们
Students in Qingchuan No.1 High School.

青川一中的高三女孩主动站起来用四川话告诫同学们要感恩惜福好好努力，简阿姨虽只听懂一小部分但从她颤抖的声音中感受到了她的真诚
One grade 12 student from Qingchuan No.1 High School used Sichuan dialect to tell the other students that they should study hard to show theirgratitude. Although Aunt Tricia could only understand a little bit of her dialect language, she could feel her sincerity from her trembling voice.

安慰哭泣的青川一中女孩
Comforting a crying Qingchuan girl.

青川一中学生从她的助学金捐出二百元给木鱼初中仅剩的一位”真爱明天”特困女孩
A student from Qingchuan No.1 High School donated two hundred yuan to a Muyu junior high school student who was the only “extremely poor” student remaining in the "Tomorrow Program”.

丈夫最近刚刚车祸去世，单亲的妈妈年纪尚轻应有足够工作能力，家里新盖好的楼房装修精致家具齐全，说明家庭条件良好，因此我们没有接收她两个孩子的申请
Her husband recently died in a car accident. Although she’s a single mother, she’s still young and capable of working. Her house was new and well furnished which evidenced her family is in good condition. Therefore, we did not accept her two children.

学生的爷爷下山带领老师和志愿者回家做家访
The student’s grandfather came down from the mountain to lead the teachers and volunteer for the home visits

家里养了两头猪，奶奶连夜剁好这堆红薯叶准备做猪食
This family owns two pigs. The grandmother cut this pile of sweet potato leaves last night for the pigs.

奶奶叙述家况老师当翻译，土房的外墙已有多处裂缝
The grandmother told us her family situation and the teacher translated for us. The mud construction of the house had many cracks.

炉灶上两锅刚煮好的猪食
Two pots of hogwash on the stove were just cooked.

这位学生的爷爷是退休老师，靠自己的退休俸供孙子上学
The student’s grandfather was a retired teacher. He supported his grandchild education with his pension.

房间地上堆积着刚收成的红薯
Sweet potato harvest is piled on the ground.

狭窄陡峭湿滑的山坡小径是通往学生家的唯一通道
A narrow, steep, slippery sloped trail is the only passage to the student’s home.

年迈的奶奶是家里的主心骨
The old grandmother is the heart of the family.

奶奶的儿子轻微智障至今未婚，十三年前他们领养了一个女婴，现在成为“真爱明天”的学生
The grandmother’s son is somewhat retarded and unmarried. They adopted a baby girl thirteen years ago who is in the "Tomorrow Program" now.

下两初中的男生宿舍干净整齐，折叠成豆干的棉被显示了学校严格的管理以及学生良好的精神面貌
XiaLiang Junior High School’s dorm is very clean and tidy. The folded quilt showed us the exacting management of the school and how well behaved the students are.

下两初中依山而建，午饭时间学生们拿着碗到食堂打饭
XiaLiang Junior High School was built on a hill. At lunch time students bring their own bowl to the cafeteria.

下两初中的孩子们纯朴可爱
Students at XiaLiang Junior High School were true and lovely.

主动站起来回答问题
They took the initiative to stand up and answer questions.

聪明可爱的初一男孩主动站起来回答问题
A smart and handsome grade 7 boy who stood up to answer questions.

孩子们听简阿姨说故事，脸上是会心的笑容
The children were listening to Aunt Tricia’s story with smiles on their faces.

在下两初中发放助学金
Presenting grant at XiaLiang Junior High School.

下两初中座谈结束，孩子们、老师、志愿者快乐合影相约下学期见
Children, teachers and volunteers took photos after the seminars at XiaLiang Junior High School. They made a promise to see each other at the next semester.

上两乡位于大巴山脚，比下两乡距离县城更远更偏僻，孩子们的校服和下两初中一样
ShangLiang Town is in the foothills of DaBa Mountain, farther and more remote than XiaLiang Town, but the two school’s uniforms are the same.

上两家访途中，老师的车子深陷泥淖中，车前方的保险杠也断裂了，不知保险公司能否赔偿
On the way to the home visits, the teacher’s car was mired in the muddy road and the front bumper was damaged. We are not sure whether the insurance would cover the damage.

老师借来附近乡民的铲子挖泥
The teacher borrowed a shovel from the village folks.

齐心协力推车
Everyone endeavored together to push the car

哪儿有房子？好不容易才找到学生的家是在对面坡顶上的树林后边
Where is the student’s house? Finally, we found the house and it’s behind the woods on the opposite side of the hill.

学生的家已垮塌，全家住在奶奶的土房里。患有精神病的妈妈热心端出核桃请我们吃，奶奶说她的精神病每天发作3、4次，乡民皆知，孩子由奶奶拉扯长大
The student’s home had collapsed. Now they lived in grandmother’s house. The mother who is mentally ill brought us walnuts. The grandmother said her psychotic episodes occur three to four times a day. The villagers all know that the children are reared by their grandmother.

家访下山途中边走边和校长、老师讨论学生的家况，大家心情都有点沉重
On our way home from the mountain after the home visits; talking about the student’s family situation with the principle and teachers, our hearts were heavy.

爷爷说孩子的父亲轻微智障只能做体力活，由孩子的母亲陪同去外地做苦力谋生
Grandpa said the child’s father is somewhat retarded and is only capable of labour work; was accompanied by the child’s mother to earn a living out of town.

上两初中的“真爱明天”的孩子们虽然家境都很困难，但在我们鼓励之下积极互动，令人心疼
Although the “Tomorrow Program” students’ family situation in ShanlLiang Junior High School were very difficult, with our encouragementthey positively interact with each other. We were touched.

在上两初中发放助学金
Presenting the grant at ShanfLiang Junior High School.

孩子们认真记下简阿姨所“传授”的“武功秘笈”
Students were diligently writing down notes from Aunt Tricia’s teaching.

对学习英语感到很困难的同学请举手
The students raised their hands to indicate that learning English was very difficult for them. R>

三个孩子帮忙发放英汉词典
Three children were assisting to hand out the English dictionaries.

北京101中学高二学生谢远聪和他的同伴为南江县“真爱明天”孩子们募集的英汉小词典
Xie Yuancong and his companions from Beijing 101 High School donated English dictionaries for the "Tomorrow Program" in Nanjiang Town.

木鱼初中还剩一位初三特困生，我们专程去木鱼把助学金送给她
There is still a grade 9 student in an extreme condition of impoverishment in Muyu Junior High School. We made a special trip to convey her the grant.