英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 29 Help for Single Moms

[00:00.01]Unit 7 Help for Single Moms 第7單元 幫助單親媽媽 [00:09.25]Donald works in a bank and day after day he sees women come to his till， 唐納德任職于一家銀行，每天都有婦女來到他的柜臺， [00:14.04]and cash government issued assistance checks. 兌現(xiàn)政府核發(fā)的輔助支票。 [00:17.19]Most of these women are single moms， 這些婦女大部分是單親媽媽， [00:19.35]who receive money from the government to help raise their babies. 接受政府的補(bǔ)助來撫養(yǎng)子女。 [00:23.04]The problem is, once their child turns three years old, 問題是，等到孩子三歲， [00:26.47]the parent no longer receives money and needs to find work. 這些單親媽媽就不能再接受補(bǔ)助，而必須去找工作。 [00:31.27]Most mothers have been out of work for so long, 大部分的單親媽媽已經(jīng)很久沒在工作， [00:34.37]they don’t have the skills or confidence to find employment. 既沒有技能，也沒有自信能夠找到工作。 [00:38.49]Donald came up with an idea. 唐納德想到一個點子， [00:41.07]Right away, he put his plan in motion and organized a two-day workshop. 并立刻付諸行動，他舉辦了為期兩天的研討會， [00:46.15]At the workshop, he had women role models from the community come give speeches. 在研討會上，他請來社區(qū)里的模范婦女來演講， [00:52.17]There were workshops on how to find the right day care, 研討會的主題包括如何找到適當(dāng)?shù)耐袃核? [00:55.12]how to write a resume and find information on jobs. 如何撰寫履歷，以及尋找工作相關(guān)資訊。 [00:59.11]He had local businesses sponsor the women. 他也找來地方企業(yè)贊助這些單親媽媽， [01:03.02]They donated money needed to cover babysitting for the weekend and transportation. 捐贈了一筆錢作為周末的保姆費(fèi)和交通費(fèi)。 [01:08.30]The women who attended gained skills, confidence and a support group， 前來參加的婦女獲得技能、自信和支持的團(tuán)體力量， [01:13.08]that helped them make positive changes for themselves and their child. 協(xié)助他們?yōu)樽约汉秃⒆诱娴馗念^換面。

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