美红十字会庆祝成立130周年

短语讲解：

1. And it all began with the vision of one woman.

begin with以…开始, 从…开始
例句：The teacher began his class with a question.
老师以一个问题开始他的讲课。

2. Suzy DeFrancis, the organization’s chief public affairs officer, says their mission is to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters.

prepare for为…作准备
例句：Every day they are talking about peace but actually preparing for war.
他们每天都在谈论和平, 但实际上却在准备战争。
respond to对…作出反应
例句：She responded to the news by bursting into tears.
她听到那个消息后眼泪夺眶而出。

3. “And we do it primarily through a large corps of volunteers all over the country who come together to help in times of need,” she says.

in times of need 在需要的时候
例句：His generosity manifests itself in times of need.
他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。

4. It started with Clara Barton, a teacher and lecturer who, in the 1860s, tended to wounded soldiers during the American Civil War and provided medical supplies to ease their suffering.

tend to趋向
例句：Arthur's books tend to poverty.
亚瑟的书趋于单调乏味。

5. “They would have had supplies ready to go out in the event of a disaster,” says Robinson, “things like bandages, food, clothes and other materials.”

go out 被发出; 被发布, 被发行; 被传布
例句：All the invitations for the party have now gone out.
宴会的请帖现在已全部发出去了。

6. “We train over 10 million people a year in skills like CPR and first aid, and of course we have millions of wonderful blood donors who contribute their blood to save people’s lives,” says Suzy DeFrancis.

first aid 急救
例句：He pulled the drowning man from the water and gave him first aid.
他把那个快要淹死的人拉上岸进行急救。
blood donor献血者
contribute to捐献
例句：He offered to contribute to the Red Cross.
他主动提出向红十字会捐款。

7. And the new generation coming along is continuing to give us energy and passion for our work.
come along出现, 发生
例句：These troubles came along all at the same time that I was at a loss.
这些麻烦突然一起发生, 使我不知所措。