The volunteer was selling us what it was like just 2 years ago.,志愿者向我们描述了仅仅两年前的情景：

{{c2::Once there wasn't sufficient money for more than one proper meal a day.}},那时，没有足够的钱每天吃一顿以上的正餐

{{c3::The orphanage director had to ask for money from different sources, including the government, charities and nonprofits.}},孤儿院院长不得不四处筹款，包括向政府、慈善机构和非营利组织求助。

{{c4::By last Christmas, the kids had long been starving, which caused most kids to suffer from malnutrition.}},去年圣诞节前，孩子们已经长期处于饥饿状态，导致多数孩子营养不良。

{{c5::"My heart sank when I first saw these pale and thin kids," she said. "So, I decided to do something for them."}},“我第一次见到这些面色苍白、瘦弱的孩子时，心都沉了下去，”她说，“于是，我决定为他们做点什么。”

{{c6::I reached other nonprofits and received some food.}},我联系了其他非营利组织，得到了一些食物。

{{c7::I guess at the Christmas party last year, they must have decided the kids had had one good meal, so they would save the food for another day.}},我猜去年圣诞派对上，他们肯定觉得孩子们已经吃了一顿好饭，于是决定把食物留到另一天。

{{c8::It makes me wonder what things will be like for the kids when the money and the volunteer are gone.}},这让我不禁思考，当资金和志愿者都离开后，孩子们的生活会变成什么样。

{{c9::Thus, I am determined to get enough money to help the kids.}},因此，我决心筹集足够的资金来帮助这些孩子。

{{c10::To ensure the long-running fund, I intend to set up a GoFundMe page, encouraging people from all walks of life to donate.}},为了确保长期的资金支持，我打算创建一个GoFundMe页面，鼓励各界人士慷慨解囊。

{{c11::With these funds, I believe the kids will have gotten rid of starvation by next Christmas.}},有了这些资金，我相信孩子们到下一个圣诞节就能摆脱饥饿了。

{{c12::The little girl will never consider saving any food for another day.}},那个小女孩再也不会想着为第二天节省食物了。