If you have no good plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? I think you can also learn a lot by giving help.

Volunteer program: The volunteers will work in an orphanage (孤儿院) built by a group of kind women. There are more than 100 children (3 to 12 years old). They can’t go to school. Thanks to the volunteers in the orphanage, the unlucky children can have a chance (机会) to have classes. The volunteer teachers organize activities, teach them to read, to write, to speak and also give them moral (道德) lessons.

Working time: Saturday, 2: 00 p. m.—5: 00 p. m. Sunday,9: 00 a. m.—4: 00 p. m.

Place: Changsha

Age: 18 and over

Accommodation (住宿): Volunteers will live at the hotel near the orphanage. Volunteers need to pay for it.

Our school held a meaningful activity on May Day. About a week before the May Day, the teacher thought it was necessary for us to visit the sanitation workers (环卫工人) and experience their work. After a hot discussion, we decided to help the sanitation workers do some work and prepare some shows to bring them happiness.

The day finally came. We arrived at the sanitation station on time. After a short talk, we decided to follow the workers to do some cleaning first. We helped them carry heavy bags full of litter and paid close attention to every step, trying to match the workers’ pace (步伐). Finally, we emptied the bins, swept the streets, and picked up the litter. It was very hot that day, but all of us finished our work well.

Afer that, we got back to the station and presented our shows, such as singing, dancing and talk shows. Maybe the shows were not perfect, but we could feel that our shows were bringing the workers happiness at that time.

I didn’t realize the importance of labor until that day. I realized that these workers shouldn’t just be the strangers on the streets. They are people we should look up to. We shouldn’t throw away litter in order to make their work easier. Let them have enough time to rest and enjoy the beautiful city created by their labor.

Britain is a nation of animal lovers. From the cute and lovely ones to the slimy (粘滑的) and scary ones, people love them all.

Some of them have a deep feeling for our pets (宠物), and these animals become part of the family. But here at the Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service Centre, animals will go back to the wild at last. London is not only home to millions of people but also home to many wild animals, but sometimes the animals can get hurt.

Here at the centre, the workers look after the injured or very young animals. When they get well enough, they can go back into the wild. Looking after them is hard work. The first thing of the day is making breakfast.

Most of the people who work here are volunteers (志愿者). None of them are paid. They help out and provide their time for free, for the love of animals. They work here to care for sick and injured animals and birds and then let them go back into the wild where they live.

They depend on donations (捐赠) to keep the work going. People come to visit them at the centre, and then give away some money for animal protection (保护).