蜡笔女孩

敖灿灿

10岁“蜡笔女孩”创建非营利组织，为许多儿童的生活带来色彩。

难词探意

1. digestive /da??d?est?v/ adj. 消化的

2. a bunch of 一束;一堆

3. karate /k??rɑ?ti/ n. 空手道

4. tournament /?t??rn?m?nt/ n. 锦标赛

A 10?year?old girl from Ohio is making a big 1. to the lives of children throughout the United States who are hospitalized. I recently met with Ella Tryon at her home in Montville Township to learn more about her nonprofit 2.， Help Me Color A Rainbow.

In 2016， Ella was admitted to Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital in Cleveland for digestive issues. She was bored during her stay and wanted to color a picture. “I requested 3.， but there were none available，” said Jackie Tryon， Ellas mother. She was told that there werent enough crayons for all the children in the hospital to have their own packs. Because of germs， used crayons were not passed from one patient to another. “I wanted to color a rainbow， but I couldnt，” Ella explained. “I didnt want other kids like me to have that same experience.”

Ella told her parents that when she got better she was going to come back to the 4. and bring a bunch of crayons for the kids. Her parents thought that they would buy a few cartons and drop them off， but Ella had a bigger vision. “We got the community involved by setting up crayon drop?off locations at fire departments， my karate school， and my church，” Ella said. Word spread on Facebook， and then a Cleveland news channel picked up the story. Ella soon earned the nickname “The Crayon Girl”.

Ellas parents helped turn her 5. into a nonprofit organization， Help Me Color A Rainbow. An annual charity golf tournament is now held to raise money for additional crayons.

Up to now， “The Crayon Girl” has donated more than 49，000 boxes of crayons to childrens hospitals. “Many people believe that kids cant make a difference in the world，” Jackie Tryon said. “But Ella did. Ella has made 49，000 differences.”

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“We got the community involved by setting up crayon drop?off locations at fire departments， my karate school， and my church，” Ella said. 埃拉说：“我们在消防部门、我的空手道学校和我的教堂设置‘蜡笔投送地点，让社区参与进来。”

【信息提取】本句中，involve意为“（使）参与;加入”， “get...involved”意为“使……参与”。

【句式仿写】父母应当参与孩子的教育。