Dear Kangkang,
Thank you for inviting me to your food festival. I regret [1]regret: 美: [rɪˈɡret] 英: [rɪ’ɡret] n. 遗憾；懊悔；痛惜；失望 v. 懊悔；感到遗憾；惋惜；有礼貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤 that I cannot come.
Let me tell you something about myself, Free the Children and my new school. I was born in Canada on December 17th, 1982 and spent my childhood there. I often take part in [2]take part in: 参与；参加活动 sports. My favorite food is fried chicken. I like to help people.
In 1995, when I was twelve, I read an article about a twelve-year-old Pakistani boy, Iqbal, in the newspaper. It changed my life. He started working in a factory when he was only four. He knew children should go to school instead of [3]instead of: working in factories all day. He decided to fight against the bosses. As a result [4]as a result: 结果, a bad man killed him. I was so angry that I decided to help them. I gathered [5]gather: 美: [ˈɡæðər] 英: [ˈɡæðə(r)] v. 聚集；集合；搜集；积聚 my friends and started a group [6]group: 美: [ɡrup] 英: [ɡruːp] n. 组；集团；群；类, the Twelve Twelve-Year-Olds. Soon many children joined us and the group became Free the Children. We raised money to help child workers go to school. “Children Helping Children” is our motto, I believe one person can make a change [7]make a change: 进行改变；奋斗一回；做出改变. Now Free the Children has 100 000 members [8]member: 美: [ˈmembər] 英: [ˈmembə(r)] n. 成员；会员in 35 countries who are helping children. In Kenya there are poorly-built schools with no roofs [9]roof: 美: [ruf] 英: [ruːf] n. 屋顶；车顶；顶部 or walls, so Free the Children is building new schools there to help them.
Sincerely,
Craig
Word Bank
| ↑1 | regret: 美: [rɪˈɡret] 英: [rɪ’ɡret] n. 遗憾；懊悔；痛惜；失望 v. 懊悔；感到遗憾；惋惜；有礼貌地或正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤 |
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| ↑2 | take part in: 参与；参加活动 |
| ↑3 | instead of: |
| ↑4 | as a result: 结果 |
| ↑5 | gather: 美: [ˈɡæðər] 英: [ˈɡæðə(r)] v. 聚集；集合；搜集；积聚 |
| ↑6 | group: 美: [ɡrup] 英: [ɡruːp] n. 组；集团；群；类 |
| ↑7 | make a change: 进行改变；奋斗一回；做出改变 |
| ↑8 | member: 美: [ˈmembər] 英: [ˈmembə(r)] n. 成员；会员 |
| ↑9 | roof: 美: [ruf] 英: [ruːf] n. 屋顶；车顶；顶部 |
