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埃尔纳·格拉斯兹是阿桑特非洲基金会的联合创始人之一。该基金会在现有的教育体系内开展工作，帮助学生在学业上取得成功，现已经改变了50万东非青少年的生活。希望读完本文，人人都会有一种把爱传承和发扬下去，让世界更加美好的想法。

Walking along at 5 a.m. in Silicon Valley street， Erna Grasz wondered whom she could call at that early hour. Across the world in East Africa， her friends Hellen Nkuraiya in Kenya and Emmy Moshi in Tanzania would be awake. So she made a call to Ms. Moshi and Ms. Nkuraiya. These early morning meet⁃ings started in 2006， which were about educating children and improving communities.

Grasz calls herself and her friends as“the three little crazy women”. They had a com⁃mon idea that education could provide a way to realize their dreams for children. And before long， at the end of 2006， they founded Asante Africa （阿桑特非洲基金会）， a nonprofit organ⁃ization（非营利组织） in order to increase the quality of learning in Kenyan and Tanzanian classrooms. It also provides life⁃skills training to develop leadership.

Asante Africa works within each countrys existing（现有的） educational systems. Its not about building new schools but paying more attention to children and teachers in middle school and high school—the grades when students are more likely to drop out. According to Asante Africa， more than 100，000 students took part in its programs last year， and over the past 11 years， the non⁃profit had served 500，000 students.

Sitting in her office in Oakland， Calif. Grasz talks about her decision to co⁃found the non⁃profit. She makes sure that every person has the talent to achieve his or her dreams， but opportunity isnt always possible. “I succeeded in my own life because others saw my talent as a young person and provided opportunities for me，” she notes. So she wanted to “pay it forward” for farseeing （有远见的） professionals （专业人士） like Moshi and Nkuraiya， and young children with the same potential （有潜力的）.

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make a call to 给……打电话

realize ones dream 实现某人的梦想

in order to 为了

pay more attention to 更关注

drop out 退出;退学

according to 通过

take part in 参加

in ones own life 在自己的生命中

典句赏析

1.These early morning meetings started in 2006， which were about educating children and improving communities. 这些关于教育儿童和改善社区状况的晨会开始于2006年。

该句是含由which引导的非限制性定语从句的复合句。These early morning meetings started in 2006是主句，which were about educating children and improving communities是定語从句，其中which在从句中充当主语，指代these early morning meetings.

2.Its not about building new schools but paying more attention to children and teachers in middle school and high school—the grades when students are more likely to drop out.  她关注的并不是要建立新学校的问题，而是更加关注中学的孩子和教师——这些学生更容易辍学的年级。

此句中的be likely to do sth.是常见的搭配，意为“有可能……”;not...but...是连词，意为“不是……而是……”。

3.She makes sure that every person has the talent to achieve his or her dreams， but opportunity isnt always possible. 她确信每个人都有天赋去实现自己的梦想，但是机会是有限的。

该句是含由that引导的宾语从句的复合句。make sure是固定短语，意为“确保”;have the talent to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“有做某事的天赋、才能”。

理解自测

阅读上述短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

1.Grasz and her two friends founded an organization called Asante Africa in              .

A.China B.India C.Africa D.America

2.The meaning of the underlined word “non⁃profit” in the passage is “             ”.

A.非营利的 B.自费的 C.流行的 D.合法的

3.There were               students taking part in Asante Africas programs last year.

A.10，000 B.100，000 C.50，000 D.500，000

词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子。每空一词。

1.你一到美国就给我打电话。

You will                                                         me as soon as you arrive in America.

2.我們只要努力学习就能实现我们的梦想。

We can                                           so long as we study hard.

3.为了谋生，汤姆每天努力地工作。

Tom works hard every day                                           make a living.

4.如果我们想拥有一个美丽的世界，我们应该更加关注我们的环境。

We should                                                         our environment if we would like to have a beautiful world.

5.参加课外活动对我们的健康有好处。

It is good for our health to                                           physical activities.

（答案见第64页）