大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程學(xué)生用書(shū) Community Service

[00:00.00] Community Service [00:03.58]The idea of helping people comes naturally to most of us. [00:10.03]If we see a blind person getting off a bus, [00:15.70]we watch to make sure that he is no danger of falling. [00:21.84]Members of family help one another, [00:26.59]with particular care for the very young and the elderly. [00:32.44]There are many people who have nobody near to see their need for help [00:38.71]and often nobody to give it even when the need is known. [00:45.17]The old,the handicapped,the homeless and friendless [00:50.70]-these are the people for whom help may not come,because nobody sees. [00:57.05]It may not have occurred to you that you are in a position to help. [01:03.50]Community service means helping the people around you. [01:09.25]Organizations exist which try to make sure [01:14.89]that someone sees when help is needed and does something about it. [01:21.35]These organizations depend on voluntary help [01:27.09]to carry out a wide variety of tasks, [01:32.66]volunteers giving up a little of their spare time to lend a hand. [01:39.29]If you wish to take part in this worthwhile activity, [01:45.14]what sort of things would you do? [01:49.79]Think of the people most in need of help [01:54.63]and the ways in which help can be given. [01:59.48]Much of the work of community service [02:04.34]is concerned with the care of the elderly and the handicapped. [02:10.38]Old people cannot always redecorate their homes. [02:16.33]Household repairs,cleaning,preparing food [02:21.69]or taking care of the garden may all prove difficult. [02:28.04]Elderly people with failing eyesight are delighted [02:33.99]if a friend comes in to read or to write letters for them. [02:39.84]A helping hand and a friendly face can mean a great deal [02:45.80]to a lonely elderly person. [02:49.95]Handicapped people may be young or old. [02:54.99]People confined to wheelchairs [02:59.25]cannot go out unless somebody takes them. [03:04.11]Blind children may love swimming [03:08.97]but they need a sighted swimmer to go with them. [03:14.40]Some handicapped people may be unable to go out at all [03:20.96]and a visitor is them more than welcome. [03:26.32]Voluntary help is needed in hospitals. [03:31.17]There are library and shop trolleys to be taken round the wards [03:37.31]and at Christmas time decorations to be put up [03:42.38]and parties and concerts to be organized. [03:47.53]Some volunteers help to run playgrounds [03:52.67]for young children during school holidays [03:57.22]and also look after children in pre-school play groups. [04:03.36]What do you do if you want to help? [04:07.41]Your school may have contact with an outside organization or, [04:14.77]indeed,run a community service scheme itself. [04:20.52]In many towns there is a committee [04:24.57]called the Council of Social Service or the Guild of Social Welfare [04:31.41]and they will be able to tell you about voluntary activities in the area. [04:38.36]The Citzens'Advice Bureau and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service [04:45.49]are other sources of information,as is the public library. [04:51.66]Churches,the Scouts and other youth organizations [04:58.29]can tell you about their activities. [05:02.65]Most large cities in the United Kingdom [05:07.62]have youth groups for community service, [05:12.45]for it is here need is greatest. [05:17.52]If you join such a group, [05:21.07]you will bring pleasure and hope to people who need your help.

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