卢阿姨点名核实人数
Aunt Lu taking attendance to verify the numbers

座谈前，那坡高中资助办黄主任勉励学生们要懂得感恩、努力学习
Before the discussion, Director Huang of the Napo High School Funding Office encouraged the students to be grateful and to study hard.

和高中生们谈论功课压力、抑郁症、早恋等较切身的问题以及解决之道
Talking to high school students about homework stress, depression, puppy love and other immediate problems and their solutions

高三的她说：老师布置太多作业，经常做不完，心里有了抵触情绪，但同时还要面临高考的压力，怎么办？
This senior in high school said: The teacher assigns too many homework, I often can't finish. I start to feel resistant, but at the same time, I face the pressure of the college entrance exam. What should I do?

高三孩子说在选择大学专业的问题上与父母发生严重矛盾，该怎么办？
This senior in high school said that they had serious conflicts with their parents in choosing a college major. What should I do?

高三的男孩问道：“身上背负着不可承受之重，该如何处理？”
The senior in high school asked, "I have an unbearable weight on my shoulders. What should I do?"

问他的“不可承受之重”是什么，他不方便当众回答，于是请他会后留下详谈
When we asked him what he meant by "unbearable weight", he replied that he did not want to discuss this in public, so we asked him to stay behind for a detailed discussion after the talk.

那坡高中发放助学金
Awarding education grants at Napo High School

患有糖尿病的孤儿经医生再次调整注射剂量后，这次的健康状态很好
The orphans with diabetes were in good health this time after the doctors adjusted their injection doses

晚上7点开始的高中座谈，在孩子们依依不舍道别后结束，我们坐三轮车回到宾馆已是快11点了
The high school talk started at 7pm and ended after the children reluctantly said goodbye. It was almost 11pm when we returned to the hotel by tricycle.

那坡民中患1型糖尿病的男孩考上了那坡高中，长高了，也结实了
The high school talk started at 7pm and ended after the children reluctantly said goodbye. It was almost 11pm when we returned to the hotel by tricycle.

龙合家访路上
Home visit in Longhe

危房改造必须先自己筹钱打好新房地基后，政府才给与三、四万元的补助，实在没钱的家庭至今仍住瓦房
For the renovation of dangerous houses, the family must first save up enough money to build the foundations of the new house. Then the government will provide subsidies of 30 000 to 40 000 yuan for renovations. Families with no money still live in tile houses.

瓦房内部
The interior of the tile house

学生的叔公告诉我们：孩子的爷爷双腿瘫痪多年，轻微智障的奶奶一人干活
The student's granduncle told us: the child's grandpa has been paralyzed for many years. The grandmother with mild mental disabilities supports the family by herself.

老师爬上梯子想看看屋顶夹层的状况
The teacher climbed the ladder to see the condition of the attic.

狭小的夹层上除了存放一些杂物，还有学生睡觉的床
Except a few sundries are stored in the attic, there is a sleeping bed for the student.

双腿瘫痪的爷爷看起来精神还不错
The grandpa with paralyzed legs is in good spirits.

奶奶从地里干活回来，手里还拿着镰刀
Grandma came back from the field with a sickle in her hand.

奶奶只会说壮话，陪同家访的老师帮忙翻译给我们听
Grandma only speaks the Zhuan dialect. The teacher who accompanied us on the home visit helped translate to us.

奶奶挥手跟我们道别
The grandma waving goodbye to us

好高的台阶，扶着老师肩膀以免跌跤
The steps are very steep. Hold on to the teacher’s shoulders to avoid falling.

学生的妈妈诉说家况
The student's mother tells us about the family situation.

学生的爸爸一只脚残疾了仍在外地做清洁工，妈妈身材矮小在家务农，家里的房子是六年前加固的
The student’s father has a foot disability, but still works out of province as a janitor. The mother is short and stayed behind to do farm work. The house was reinforced six years ago.

龙合新生面谈
Interview with a freshman student from Longhe

中间的女孩说暑假期间跟家人去外地打工，但只做了三天，因为她还不到法定年龄
The girl in the middle said that she went to work out of province with her family during the summer vacation, but only worked for three days because she was under the legal working age.

聚精会神
Everyone is focused

三个初三男孩留到最后，只为了一一拥抱，感谢我们的陪伴和鼓励。孩子们的成长令我们感到十分欣慰
The three seniors from the junior high school stayed to the end just to give Aunt Jian a hug, and to thank us for our support and encouragement. We are very pleased with how the children are growing up.

向民中申请的新生解释个别面谈的内容和流程
Explaining the content and process of the individual interviews to new applicants

民中新生面谈
Interviewing new students

那坡民中家访
Home visit for Napo Ethnic Junior High School

学生妈妈正在起火烧水，狭小不通风的平房里烟雾熏得人睁不开眼睛，我们只好坐在门口谈话
The student’s mother was lighting a fire to boil water. We could not open our eyes in the small, airless bungalow, so we had to sit and talk outside the door.

站在屋外也能看到从屋子里飘散出来的烟雾
You can see the smoke even from the outside of the house.

厨房挂着大块塑料布用来隔开房间和厨房
A large plastic tarp separates the kitchen from the bedroom.

学生的家还是多年的旧木房
The student's home is still an old wooden house, built many years ago.

木房的一层通常是用来养牲口的，需要爬上狭陡的木梯
The first floor of the wooden house is usually used to raise livestock. It is necessary to climb up a steep wooden ladder.

门边贴着孩子的奖状和低保户牌子
The child's awards and certificates, and the disability assistance sign are next to the door.

老师（左一）解释爷爷（右二）刚才的诉说，左二是孩子的婶婶
The teacher (first from the left) explaining what Grandpa (second from the right) has just said. Second from the left is the student’s aunt.

学生的婶婶正在做玉米糊
The student's aunt is making corn paste

房子太老，木头都已经被熏黑了
The house is so old that the wood has been blackened

奶奶在筛玉米粉
Grandma is sifting corn flour

瓦房前面这块地正开始垫地基，学生和叔叔两家人共建新房
A new foundation is being built in the ground in front of the tile house. The student’s family and their uncle’s family are building a new house together.

民中的视听教室正在开会，为了不浪费等待的时间，我们先在老师办公室站着聊天
There is still a meeting in the audio-visual classroom of Ethnic Junior High School. In order not to waste time, we stood in the teachers’ office and started to chat.

民中的孩子们积极回应：要做自己一次让自己感到满意的努力
The children of Ethnic Junior High School responded positively – do your best so that you are satisfied with your efforts!

认真记下如何提升学习效率
Carefully writing down how to improve learning efficiency

民中发放助学金，老师也前来帮忙
Awarding education grants at Ethnic Junior High School. The teacher also came to help.

民中的孩子们一一拥抱道别
Hugging the children of Ethnic Junior High School one by one and saying goodbye.

由于凌云农村生活条件的改善，我们于两年前就不再收新生了，等原有学生全部高中毕业后，我们就结束凌云助学
Due to the improvements in Lingyun's rural living conditions, we stopped accepting new students two years ago. After the students in our program graduate from high school, we will end our assistance program in Lingyun.

民中只剩八位初三学生，我们围成一圈座谈，很温馨
At Ethnic Junior High School, there are only eight senior students left in our program. We sat down in a circle and talked. It was very warm and cosy.

孩子们认真记下谈话重点
The children diligently write down the key points of the conversation.

不再迷茫，全力准备明年的中考
I am no longer confused. I will fully prepare for next year's high school entrance exam.

发放助学金
Awarding education grants

孩子们在签收表上签字
The children sign on the receipt form

逻楼初中剩下十位学生，孩子们觉得围圈圈座谈很新鲜
There are ten students left in our program at Luolou Junior High School. The children think that sitting in a circle for the discussion is a refreshing idea.

孩子们都很专注
The children are very focused

逻楼发放助学金
Awarding education grants at Luolou.

爱和感恩的拥抱
A hug filled with love and gratitude

临别的叮咛
Goodbye and take care!

简阿姨，照顾好身体哦
Aunt Jian, take care of yourself!

凌云高中学生提问
Lingyun High School students asking questions

高中生压力巨大，上学期靖西一位高二学生问及抑郁症的问题。这次我们与所有高中生们谈及抑郁症，以减少他们的担心和焦虑
High school students are under great pressure. Last semester, a junior high school student in Jingxi asked about depression. This time, we talked to all the high school students about depression to reduce their anxiety and worry.

凌云高中发放助学金
Awarding education grants at Lingyun High School

简阿姨，我一定会努力的
Aunt Jian, I will work hard

高一的孩子又长高了，还记得她初一时的模样
This freshman in high school has grown taller again. We still remember what she looked like as a freshman in junior high school.

高中生们认真记下应对轻微抑郁症的办法，对自己或其他同学都有帮助
The high school students write down ways to cope with mild depression, which will help themselves or their classmates.