| | |
| | | <p> |
| | | With busy life,it can be hard to find time to |
| | | volunteer.However,the benefits of volunteering can be |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'enormous')">enormous</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >enormous</span> |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | | One of the most well-known benefits of volunteering is the impact |
| | |
| | | need.Volunteering can benefit you and your family as well as the |
| | | people you choose to help.Doing volunteer work helps you make new |
| | | friends, |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'expand')">expand</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >expand</span> |
| | | your network,and |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'boost')">boost</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >boost</span> |
| | | your social skills. |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | | Volunteering helps reduce the effects of stress,anger,and |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'anxiety')">anxiety</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >anxiety</span> |
| | | .The social contact aspect of helping and working with |
| | | others can have a great effect on your overall mental |
| | | health.Nothing reduces stress better than a |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'meaningful')">meaningful</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >meaningful</span> |
| | | connection |
| | | to another person.Studies have found that those who volunteer have |
| | | a lower |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'mortality')">mortality</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >mortality</span> |
| | | rate than those who do not. |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | |
| | | field.Even if you’re not planning to change careers,volunteering |
| | | can give you the opportunity to practice important qualities and |
| | | skills used in work,such as teamwork, |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'communication')">communication</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >communication</span> |
| | | skills and |
| | | problem-solving skills.You might feel more comfortable stretching |
| | | your wings at work once you’ve developed these qualities and |
| | |
| | | <p> |
| | | What’s more,volunteering is a fun and easy way to explore your |
| | | interests and |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'passions')">passions</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >passions</span> |
| | | .Doing volunteer work can be a |
| | | relaxing, |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'energizing')">energizing</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >energizing</span> |
| | | escape from your day-to-day routine of |
| | | work,school,or family |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'commitments')">commitments</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >commitments</span> |
| | | .Volunteering also provides you |
| | | with <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'creativity')">creativity</span> |
| | | with <span class="word-bc" >creativity</span> |
| | | ,motivation,and |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'vision')">vision</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >vision</span> |
| | | that can carry over into |
| | | your personal life and your career. |
| | | </p> |
| | |
| | | spare some time for volunteering service.Not only can volunteering |
| | | improve your résumé,but it can also help connect you to more |
| | | people and bring |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'fulfillment')">fulfillment</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc">fulfillment</span> |
| | | to your life. |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p class="fl al-cn mt-40"> |
| | |
| | | </p> |
| | | <div class="bk-wh"> |
| | | <p class="dl-box"> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" @click="saveWord($event, 'blood donation')"> blood |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" > blood |
| | | donation</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'volunteer teacher')">volunteer teacher</span> |
| | | >volunteer teacher</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'community service')">community service</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" @click="saveWord($event, 'nursing home')">nursing |
| | | >community service</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" >nursing |
| | | home</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'rewarding')">rewarding</span> |
| | | >rewarding</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'challenging')">challenging</span> |
| | | >challenging</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'demanding')">demanding</span> |
| | | >demanding</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'interesting')">interesting</span> |
| | | >interesting</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'overwhelming')">overwhelming</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" @click="saveWord($event, 'moving')">moving</span> |
| | | >overwhelming</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" >moving</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'merciful')">merciful</span> |
| | | >merciful</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'kind-hearted')">kind-hearted</span> |
| | | >kind-hearted</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" |
| | | @click="saveWord($event, 'appreciate')">appreciate</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" @click="saveWord($event, 'cherish')">cherish</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" @click="saveWord($event, 'respect')">respect</span> |
| | | >appreciate</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span">cherish</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc mr-20 dl-span" >respect</span> |
| | | </p> |
| | | </div> |
| | | <div class="resource-primary-border" style="padding: 8px; margin: 5% 0%;"> |
| | |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | | If you go all over the world to very |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'remote')">remote</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >remote</span> |
| | | villages,you will |
| | | often find only very old people and very young people.The men have |
| | | already left.So,we came up with the simple |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'solution')">solution</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >solution</span> |
| | | of training |
| | | grandmothers.Grandmothers are |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'compassionate')">compassionate</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >compassionate</span> |
| | | , |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'tolerant')">tolerant</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >tolerant</span> |
| | | ,willing to |
| | | learn,and patient.All the qualities that you need are there. |
| | | </p> |
| | |
| | | Barefoot College follows the lifestyle of Gandhi:Students |
| | | eat,sleep,and work on the floor.They can stay for 20 years,or they |
| | | can go home tomorrow.As of today,we’ve trained 604 women |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'solar')">solar</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >solar</span> |
| | | engineers from 1,083 villages in 63 countries. |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | | The engineers have solar- |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'electrified')">electrified</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >electrified</span> |
| | | 45,000 houses.Please remember |
| | | that our students are |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'primarily')">primarily</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >primarily</span> |
| | | women who have never left their |
| | | villages before.They hate the idea of leaving their families and |
| | | getting on a plane.When they reach India,sometimes after 19 hours |
| | |
| | | do all the training in sign language.Yet in six months,they will |
| | | know more about solar engineering than most university |
| | | graduates.Some women face problems at home for |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'attend')">attend</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >attend</span> |
| | | ing Barefoot |
| | | College.In most of these traditional societies,the husband |
| | | says,“If you go for |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'training')">training</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >training</span> |
| | | ,don’t come back to me.I will take |
| | | another wife.” Then the wife goes,and when she returns,she helps |
| | | provide her village with solar electricity.And her husband |
| | |
| | | <p> |
| | | We taught a woman from Afghanistan.It was the first time a |
| | | grandmother had left her village. |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'Afterwards')">Afterwards</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >Afterwards</span> |
| | | ,at a community |
| | | gathering,she went to sit with the men,who said,“What do you think |
| | | you’re doing? You should be sitting with the women.” And she said |
| | |
| | | </p> |
| | | <p> |
| | | I’ll end the passage with a |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'quotation')">quotation</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >quotation</span> |
| | | from Gandhi:“First they |
| | | <span class="word-bc" @click="saveWord($event, 'ignore')">ignore</span> |
| | | <span class="word-bc" >ignore</span> |
| | | you,then they laugh at you,then they fight you,and then you |
| | | win.” |
| | | </p> |
| | |
| | | } else { |
| | | return data |
| | | } |
| | | }, |
| | | saveWord(event, word) { |
| | | this.$emit("saveCharacters", event, word); |
| | | }, |
| | | setTestData() { |
| | | localStorage.setItem("english-testOne", JSON.stringify(this.testData)); |